Cubes of lamb in a thick curry sauce made with onions, garlic, spices & herbs.
Lamb Saag
$13.99
Boneless lamb cooked w. cream & spinach & spices.
Lamb Vindaloo
$13.99
Lamb marinated in vinegar & spices & cooked w. potatoes in a HOT tangy sauce.
Lamb Korma
$15.99
Lamb cooked w. spices, herbs, & nuts in a mild cream sauce.
Keema Mutter
$15.99
Minced lamb cooked w. peas, onions, herbs & spices.
Lamb Bahar
$13.99
Lamb cooked with roasted and mashed eggplant, onions, peas and bell peppers.
Lamb Do Piaza
$13.99
Cubes of lamb pan fried with sliced onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, and spices.
Lamb Banjara
$15.99
Cubes of lamb cooked with chicken, shrimp, bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes in a special sauce.
Lamb Rogan Josh
$14.99
Tender lamb cooked in butter with onions, ginger , garlic and simmered in spices and yogurt.
Boti Kabab Masala
$16.99
Cooked in a creamy tomato based sauce.
Lamb Madras
$14.99
Boneless cubes of lamb cooked in a coconut sauce.
Tandoor Specialties
From the Red Coals or our Clay, The Tandoor is a part of the Moghail tradition which makes it indispensible in North Indian culture. The following dishes are first marinated, so that they absorb large amounts of spices. Tandoor-roasting awakens these spices, leading to an aromatic burst in these typical dishes.
Murg Tikka
$15.99
Boneless pieces of chicken roasted tandoor-style. Another all-time favorite.
Hariyali Kabaib
$15.99
Boneless chicken pieces marinated in a crisp mint sauce and tandoor-roasted.
Murg Malai Kabab
$15.99
Cubes of boneless chicken marinated in three types of cream, spices, and roasted in the tandoor.
Tangree Kabab
$13.99
Chicken legs marinaed in dark spices such as black pepper, cloves and black cumin then tandoor-roasted.
Chicken Tandoori
$14.99
Whole Chicken with bone, marinated with sour cream, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, and other spices.
Lamb Kabab
$18.99
Cubes of lamb marinated in spices and cooked tandoori-style.
Machli Tikka
$18.99
Boneless cubes of fish marinated in garlic, lemon juice and spices then tandoor-roasted.
Teekha Jinga
$20.99
Prawns marinated in lemon juice and hot spices then roasted in the tandoor.
Ek Mein Chhe (Tandoori Mix Platter)
$25.99
Create your own combination with one piece each of any six of the above-mentioned items.
Peene Ke Liye - Drinks
The following drinks can be imbibed with your meal or after it, as dessert.
Meethi Lassi
$3.99
Homemade yogurt blended with milk and sugar.
Aam Lassi
$4.99
Homemade yogurt blended with milk and mango pulp.
Strawberry Lassi
$4.99
Strawberry yogurt blended with milk and fresh strawberries.
Masala Lassi
$3.99
Homemade yogurt blended with milk and spices.
Masala Chai
$2.99
Tea made with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and milk.
Aam Ras
$4.99
Mango juice.
Meetha - Desserts
Gajar Haiwa
$4.99
Carrots cooked with milk, sugar and cinnamon.
Rasmalai
$4.99
Homemade cheese dumplings in a sweet, creamy sauce.
Gulab Jamun
$4.99
Milkball dumplings in a sweet, honey syrup.
Kheer
$4.99
Rice pudding.
Mango Ice Cream
$4.99
Pistachio and Cashew Ice Cream
$4.99
Layers of ice cream made with almonds, pistachios and cashews.
Strawberry Ice Cream
$4.99
Made with fresh strawberries.
Soup
Mulligatawny Soup
$4.99
Delicious & popular soup of mixed lentils cooked with herbs and mild Indian spices.
Coconut Soup
$4.99
A rich & warm soup made with slightly sweetened coconut milk topped with pistachios.
Tomato Soup
$4.99
Chicken Soup
$5.99
Condiments
Raita
$1.99
Cool yogurt with shredded cucumber & mint.
Plain Yogurt
$1.99
Mint Chutney
$1.99
Mixed Pickles
$1.99
Mango Chutney
$3.99
Condiment Tray
$4.99
Mango chutney, pickle, raita & mint chutney.
Fresh Garden Salad
$4.99
Cutchuber Salad
$5.99
Special cut salad mixed with spices.
Seafood Dishes
Fish Masala Curry
$15.99
Fish cooked with onions, garlic, tomatoes and spices.
Fish Curry
$14.99
Fish cooked in a curry sauce.
Shrimp Curry
$14.99
Shrimp cooked in a delicate curry sauce made with onion, tomatoes and spices.
Shrimp Do Piaza
$15.99
Shrimp cooked with onions and hot spices.
Shrimp Saag
$15.99
Shrimp cooked with fresh spinach with cream & spices.
Shrimp Korma
$15.99
Shrimp cooked in a mildly spiced cream sauce flavored with nuts and raisins.
Shrimp Vindaloo
$15.99
Shrimp cooked in a HOT tangy sauce with potatoes.
Lobster Masala Curry
$22.99
Lobster cooked with lemon juice in a white sauce.
Kids Meal
Pasta with Chicken & Sauce
$6.99
Pasta with Chesse & Sauce
$6.99
Indian Style Kids Meal
$6.99
Served with a piece of chicken breast, aloo nan bread & French fries.
Shuruat
A Shuruat is not simply an appetizer but a beginning. In Indian culture, it is important for a beginning to be made at an auspicious time and fortune tellers are often consulted for the best date and time to make a new beginning. We hope the beginning of your meal is auspicious for you.
Vegetable Pakoras 5 Pieces
$4.99
Fresh cut spinach, onions, potatoes & cauliflower covered with gram flour batter and deep fried.
Vegetable Samosa
$4.99
Thin cones of dough stuffed with potatoes, green peas and spices, are deep fried to produce this all-time favorite.
Aloo Tikki 2 Peices
$4.99
Lightly spiced & deep fried potato patties.
Meat Samosa 2Peices
$5.99
Turnover stuffed with minced lamb, peas & spices.
Chicken Pakora 5 Peices
$6.99
Tender peices of boneless chicken breast dipped in batter with spices and fried.
Vegetarian Platter
$8.99
Delicious assortment of two vegetable pakoras, samosas, aloo tikki, gobhi, pakora & pappadam. Served with mint chutney.
Combination Platter
$10.99
Combination of vegetable pakora, aloo tikki, gobhi pakora, meat samosa, chicken pakora, chicken tikka and shrimp pokora. Served with mint chutney.
Pappadam
$1.99
Spicy lentil wafers.
Onion Bhaji
$4.99
Onion covered in gram flour.
Fish Pakora
$9.99
Pieces of fish covered with gram flour and deep fried.
Shrimp Pakora
$10.99
Mango Chutney
$3.99
Condiment Tray
$4.99
Mango chutney, pickle, raita & mint chutney.
Fresh Garden Salad
$4.99
Cutchuber Salad
$5.99
Pieces of fish covered with gram flour and deep fried.
Khushbudar Chawal Basmati Rice
"Kushbu" the Urdu word for aroma, invokes images of a lost world the world of the Moghai emperors, who were patrons of artists of all sorts. Tansen the musician and Birbai the wise, both occupied a special place in the court of Akbar the Great. We hope your basmati rice will occupy a similar place in your meal.
Special Biryani
$16.99
Basmati rice cooked with shrimp, chicken, lamb, vegetables, nuts and raisins.
Subziyon Ki Biryani Vegetable Biryani
$11.99
Rice cooked with vegetables in biryani sauce.
Murg Ki Biryani Chicken Biryani
$13.99
Rice and chicken cooked in biryani sauce.
Mutton Ki Biryani Lamb Biryani
$14.99
Rice and mutton cooked in biryani sauce.
Singa Biryani Shrimp Biryani
$15.99
Rice and shrimp cooked with biryani sauce, nuts and raisins.
Mutter Pulao
$4.99
Rice cooked with green peas and spices.
Extra Plain Rice
$1.99
Chicken Dishes
Chicken Curry
$12.99
Boneless chicken cooked with onion, garlic, ginger & spices.
Chicken Saag
$12.99
Boneless chicken cooked with cream & spinach and freshly ground spices.
Chicken Korma
$13.99
Boneless chicken cooked with spices, herbs, nuts & raisins in a delicate cream sauce.
Chicken Vindaloo
$12.99
Boneless chicken cooked with potatoes in a HOT tangy sauce.
Chicken Jalfrezi
$12.99
Boneless chicken cooked with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, green peas & spices.
Chicken Chilli
$13.99
Boneless chicken breast cooked with onions, bell peppers & finished with exotic Indian sauce.
Chicken Tikki Masala
$13.99
Boneless roasted chicken breast cooked with cream, tomato sauce & special spices.
Chicken Tikki Saag
$13.99
Boneless roasted chicken breast cooked in fragrantly spiced spinach & cream.
Chicken Madras
$12.99
(Hot & Spicy) Not for the fainthearted. Tender pieces of white chicken cooked in a special HOT sauce with a dash of lemon juice.
Chicken Butter`
$12.99
Boneless roasted chicken leg meat specially cooked with butter, tomato sauce & spices.
Krahi Chicken
$12.99
Boneless chicken cooked with onions & a special spicy Indian sauce.
Tandoori-Roti
Bread from a clay oven.
Nan
$1.99
Unleavened bread baked in a tandoor clay oven.
Aloo Nan
$2.99
Unleavened bread baked in a tandoor clay oven stuffed w. potatoes & spices.
Onion Nan
$2.99
Unleavened bread baked in a tandoor clay oven stuffed w. lightly spiced onion.
Garlic Nan
$3.99
Unleavened bread baked in a tandoor clay oven stuffed w. garlic & spices.
Spinach Paratha
$3.99
Whole wheat bread folded & stuffed w. spinach.
Keema Nan
$3.99
Unleavened bread baked in a tandoor clay oven stuffed w. spices & minced lamb or chicken.
Chapati Or Tandoori Roti
$1.99
Indian whole wheat bread cooked on a griddle or tandoor .
Peshawari Nan
$3.99
Unleavened bread baked in a tandoor clay oven stuffed w. coconut & dry fruits.
Paratha
$1.99
Whole wheat bread folded & cooked w. butter on a griddle.
Two people can cuddle up to dinner of pappadam, combination platter appetizer, lamb rogan josh, chicken tikka masala, allo matter curry, rice, raita, nan, tea or coffee & dessert. Vegetarian or non vegetarian soup.
Nirlep Indian Restaurant has been voted Best Indian Restaurant in 2006, 2007, and 2008 by the readers of the Charleston City Paper. Read a review by the Charleston City Paper here. We also were a People's Choice Winner in 2008 for Best Indian Restaurant by the Post and Courier.