Golden triangles filled with vegetables, served with chutney.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Aloo Tikiya
$4.99
Chick peas potato patties pan fried served with and chutney.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Kachori Chaat or Aloo Papri Chaat
$4.99
Popular vegetarian roadside fare of melt-in-the mouth snacks drizzled with yogurt, served with chutneys and gram flour crisp.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Vegetable Pakora
$4.99
Assorted vegetables fritters served with chutney.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Onion Bhaji
$4.99
Onion fritters cooked with gram flour and turmeric. Served with green chutney and tamarind sauce.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Banana or Paner Pakora
$4.99
Banana or paner fritters cooked in mint flavored gram flour and turmeric, served with mint green chutney.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Vegetable Kofta
$4.99
Vegetable dumpling in an almond and turmeric sauce.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Palok Pakora
$4.99
Batter fried spinach
vegetarian
gluten-free
Corn Chaat
$4.99
Kernel corn, red onions, cucumber, lime and chaat masala.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Sauteed Mushroom
$4.99
Mushroom sauteed with garlic, methi, parsley, thyme, served on naan bread.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Lasuni Gobi
$4.99
Cauliflower seasoned with garlic, curry leaves and an exotic blend of Indian spices.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Chana Baji
$4.99
Chick pea fritters in spicy sauce.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Salt and Vinegar Garlic Potatoes
$4.99
Potatoes fried with garlic, salt and vinegar.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Bombay Eggplant
$4.99
Fire roasted eggplant, cooked with onion, peas and tomatoes.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Paneer Tawa Masala
$4.99
Home made cheese, onions, bell peppers with lndian spices.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Non Vegetarian Appetizers
Malai Kabab
$5.99
Tender pieces of chicken marinated in cream cheese lightly spiced.
Chicken Tikka
$5.99
Tender pieces of chicken marinated in yogurt with ginger, garlic tamarind and exotic spices
Parsee Fish
$5.99
Filet of tilapia in a mint and coriander chutney.
Chicken Liver
$5.99
Chicken liver cooked with onion and tomato served with poori, paprika flavored sauce.
Lasuni Shrimp
$5.99
Tandoori shrimp seasoned with garlic, curry leaves and an exotic blend of Indian spices.
gluten-free
Boti Kabab
$5.99
Cubes of lamb marinated with ginger, garlic, turmeric, garam masala and cooked in a clay oven.
gluten-free
Sheekh Kabab
$5.99
Marinated minced lamb skewers cooked in a clay oven.
gluten-free
Fish Pakora
$5.99
Filet of fish, batter fried.
gluten-free
Soup and Salad
Mizoram Soup
$4.99
Rich wholesome soup of chicken and vegetables garnished with coriander leaves.
gluten-free
Dakshin Soup
$4.99
A southern lentil soup, enhanced with roasted spices, curry leaves and fresh lime.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Smoked Tomato Basil and Pepper Soup
$4.99
Tandoori smoked red peppers and plum tomatoes spiked with an infusion of herbs and spices.
gluten-free
Coconut Soup
$4.99
Tandoori smoked coconut, spiked with an infusion of herbs and spices.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Lentil Spinach Soup
$4.99
Fresh spinach cooked with lentil and exotic organic spices.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Mulligatawny Soup*
$4.99
Traditional soup cooked with delicate spices and lentils.
gluten-free
Beets Vegi Soup
$4.99
House special.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Organic Quinoa Salad
$4.99
Mixed greens with organic quinoa, chickpeas, cardamon, dates, scalion, almonds, with olive oil and lemon.
gluten-free
Kale and Hearty Salad
$4.99
Marinated kale topped with avocado, cabbage, carrots, beets and sunflower seeds with house dressing.
gluten-free
Garden Salad
$4.99
Mixed greens with avocado, alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, tomato and onion with house dressing.
gluten-free
Small Shepherd Salad
$4.99
Diced cucumber and tomato with red onion and basil
gluten-free
Chicken, Lamb or Goat Entree
Chicken Tikka Masala
$7.00
Where the humble tikka masala varies from one home to another, we present our own exclusive recipe of succulent chicken tikkas marinated in semi-spiced masala.
gluten-free
Chicken Ginger
$7.00
Boneless chicken cooked in tomato and ginger sauce.
gluten-free
Dhaba Murgh
$7.00
Traditional home cooked style of chicken curry. Tender chicken braised with tomatoes, red onions, herbs and native spices.
gluten-free
Chicken Tikka Bhuna
$7.00
Chicken tikka cooked with assorted vegetable.
gluten-free
Lamb Tikka Bhuna
$7.00
Lamb tikka cooked with assorted vegetable.
gluten-free
Chicken Curry
$7.00
Medium hot spiced chicken cooked with tomatoes, south Indian style.
gluten-free
Chicken Dansak
$7.00
Chicken cooked with lentils and hot spices Persian style.
gluten-free
Lamb Dansak
$12.99
Lamb cooked with lentils and hot spices Persian style.
gluten-free
Chicken Korma
$7.00
Chicken cooked in creamy almond sauce and sweet spices mughlai style.
gluten-free
Lamb Korma
$12.99
Lamb cooked in creamy almond sauce and sweet spices mughlai style.
gluten-free
Chicken Jalfrezi
$7.00
Stir fried chicken and vegetables cooked in sweet and sour sauce.
gluten-free
Chicken Vindaloo
$7.00
Chicken cooked with hot spicy vinegar and potatoes.
gluten-free
Lamb Vindaloo
$12.99
Lamb cooked with hot spicy vinegar and potatoes.
gluten-free
Chicken Saagwala
$7.00
Chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes and spinach.
gluten-free
Lamb Saagwala
$12.99
Lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes and spinach.
gluten-free
Poulet Rouge
$7.00
Butter Chicken: Boneless tandoori chicken breast poached in a rich tomato sauce.
gluten-free
Chicken Kali Mirch
$7.00
Pieces of chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes and ground black pepper.
gluten-free
Lamb Kali Mirch
$12.99
Pieces of lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes and ground black pepper.
gluten-free
Kadai Chicken
$7.00
Chicken cooked with mixed vegetables in a light spicy sauce.
gluten-free
Kadai Lamb
$12.99
Lamb cooked with mixed vegetables in a light spicy sauce.
gluten-free
Xacutti De Galinha
$7.00
Chicken cooked in rich aromatic sauce of roasted coconut and fiery spices.
gluten-free
Lamb Rogan Josh
$12.99
A signature dish from kashmir, consists of succulent pieces of lamb or beef in cardamom, aniseed and paprika flavored sauce.
gluten-free
Lamb Pasanda
$12.99
Lamb cooked with cream, almonds and sweet spices, mughlai fashion.
gluten-free
Chicken Chili
$7.00
Cubes of chicken cooked with onions, green peppers, tomatoes and green chili.
gluten-free
Lamb Chili
$12.99
Cubes of lamb cooked with onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and green chili.
gluten-free
Kheema Matar
$12.99
Ground lamb and green peas cooked with onions, toasted cumin, green chili and coriander.
gluten-free
Chicken Madras
$7.00
Medium hot spiced chicken cooked with tomatoes, south Indian style.
gluten-free
Lamb Madras
$12.99
Medium hot spiced lamb cooked with tomatoes, south Indian style.
gluten-free
Seafood Entree
Half $7.99, Full $14.99.
Garlic Shrimp Curry
Chef Special.
Mango Shrimp Curry
Shrimp pan sauteed with onion, tomato, ginger, and mango chutney.
Shrimp Curry
Shrimp cooked with spicy flavored sauce.
Shrimp Vindaloo
Shrimp cooked with in very spicy sauce, madras style.
Shrimp Saag or Subji
Fresh shrimp cooked with choice of mushrooms, spinach or cauliflower in a thick spicy flavored sauce.
Shrimp Patia
Shrimp cooked with lentils and hot spices.
Kadai Shrimp
Shrimp cooked with ground spices, bell peppers, broccoli, tomato and herbs served in an Indian work.
Bhagari Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp cooked in tangy garlic sauce.
Fish Malabar
Chunks of salmon simmered in a spicy hot mustard sauce.
Goan Salmon Curry
Fresh salmon cooked in coconut and cream sauce.
Mixed Seafood Curry
Mixed seafood cooked with onions and mild spices.
Mixed Seafood Tikka Masala
Mixed seafood cooked in tomato and cream sauce.
Crab Mushroom Curry
Saffron Special.
Scallops or Shrimp Curry
Saffron Special.
Policha Meen
Fish bhuna. Choice of grilled tilapia or salmon marinated with green pepper, garlic and onions.
Goan Seafood Medley
Shrimp, scallop and halibut in a fragrant coconut gravy.
Shrimp Moile
Cooked in yogurt, cashew sauce and coconut with curry leaves.
Vegetarian
Half $7.99, Full $10.99.
Navratan Korma
Mixed vegetables, nuts, raisins and cream sauce garnished with almonds and cilantro.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Matter Paneer
Green peas, paneer cheese, tomato sauce.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Avail
Fresh green vegetables cooked in coconut, fennel and yogurt based sauce.
vegetarian
gluten-free
Yengai
Stuffed baby eggplants cooked with a spiced mixture of sesame seeds and peanut gravy.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Bombay Aloo
Cumin seeds and potatoes tossed with smoked red chilies, tomatoes and fresh spinach.
vegetarian, vegan
gluten-free
Vegan
Half $7.99, Full $10.99
Chana Masala or Chana Saag
Chick peas cooked with tomatoes, onions and peppers with fresh spinach.
vegetarian, vegan
Coorgi Mushroom Curry
Earthy mushrooms in a green herb, curry from the coorg region of south India.
vegetarian, vegan
Haidrabadi Baiga
Stuffed baby eggplants cooked with a spiced mixture of garlic, ginger and onion gravy.
vegetarian, vegan
Aloo Baigan
Spiced potatoes, eggplant, ginger, tomatoes.
vegetarian, vegan
Baigan Bharta
Fire roasted eggplant, cooked with onion, peas, tomatoes and exotic spices.
vegetarian, vegan
Saag or Palak Paneer
A traditional dish of leaf spinach and cottage cheese sauteed in butter with ginger.
vegetarian, vegan
Naintara do Pyaz
Bhindi Masala. Green okras sauteed with onions, tomatoes and a touch of spice.
vegetarian, vegan
Paneer Makhani
Cottage cheese poached in a rich tomato sauce with the blend of green peppers, dried fenugreek leaves and cardamom.
vegetarian, vegan
Kadai Paneer
Cottage cheese poached in a rich tomato sauce with the blend of green peppers, dried fenugreek leaves and cardamom.
vegetarian, vegan
Pineapple Gojju
Pineapple and bell pepper cooked with lentils, red chilies, menthe seeds and spices.
vegetarian, vegan
Karavali Peas Potato
Chopped spinach cooked with lentils, green chilies, mustard, cumin, turmeric and curry leaves.
vegetarian, vegan
Tadka Dall
Lentils, green chilies, cumin and coriander.
vegetarian, vegan
Chole Punjab
Curried chick peas, lime and coriander.
vegetarian, vegan
Simla Aloo Gobi Mutter
Potatoes, green peas and cauliflower simmered in thick sauce cooked with tamarind, turmeric and cumin seeds.
vegetarian, vegan
Saag Aloo
Potatoes and spinach cooked with Indian organic spices, garnished with cilantro.
vegetarian, vegan
Dall Makhni
Slow cooked black lentils, ginger cream sauce.
vegetarian, vegan
Malai Kofta
Carrots, onions, bell peppers, potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower wapped in a dumpling cooked in roasted almond sauce.
vegetarian, vegan
Spinach Lentil Thouve
Chopped spinach with lentils, green shilies, mustard, cumin, turmeric and curry leaves.
vegetarian, vegan
Cucumber Capcicum Thouve
Fresh cucumber and bell peppers cooked with lentils, green chilies, mustard, cumin, turmeric and curry leaves.
vegetarian, vegan
Sarson da Saag
Spinach, mustard greens, ginger cooked with exotic spicies.
vegetarian, vegan
Tofu Jalfrezi
vegetarian, vegan
Vegetable Jalfrezi
Mixed vegetables cooked with onions, bell pepper, tangy flavor.
vegetarian, vegan
Red Pumpkin Ka Saabji
Dry red chilies, mustard seeds, curry leaves.
vegetarian, vegan
Alasunde Saaru
Black eyed beans and potato cooked with coconut, ginger and special spices.
vegetarian, vegan
Dum Aloo
Cooked potato stuffed with minced vegetables served with creamy sauce.
Vegetable or chicken biryani or (lamb, seafood, shrimp or banarassi pulao add $2). Marinated with mint, coriander, and pomegranate seeds, cooked with basmati rice in an earthen pot with saffron and almonds.
Steamed Basmati Rice
$1.99
Brown Rice
$2.99
Peas Pullao
$2.99
Fluffy long grained basmati rice with green peas.
Lime Rice
$4.99
Coconut Rice
$4.99
vegetarian, vegan
Tamarind Rice
$4.99
Kashmiri Pullao
$4.99
Chef special. Basmati saffron rice cooked with raisin, nuts, and fruits.
Tandoori Main Course
Served with raita.
Chicken Tandoori
$12.99
Grilled chicken marinated in traditional spices, flavored with mustard oil and fenugreek leaves.
Chicken Tikka
$13.99
Tender pieces of chicken marinated in ginger garlic, turmeric and exotic spices.
Barra Lamb Chops
$21.99
Tender lamb chops marinated with browned onions, yogurt and garam masala, grilled to perfection, served with mint chutney.
Tandoori Prawns
$14.99
King prawns rolled in caramelized garlic and garam masala.
Tandoori Alaskan Salmon
$14.99
Alaskan salmon steaks rolled in mustard, garlic, ginger, Turmeric with mint coriander and sauce
Roasted Chili Seekh Kabab
$13.99
Choice of lamb or chicken marinated in natural yogurt, garlic, ginger, chili, turmeric, garam masala.
Tandoori Mixed Grill Platter
$14.99
A selection of our popular grills served with assorted dips.
Murgh Malai Kabab
$13.99
Chicken tikkas marinated with cream cheese and fresh green peppercorns grilled in the tandoor.
Tandoori Vegetable
$11.99
Assorted marinated fresh vegetables skewered and cooked in the clay oven.
vegetarian, vegan
Lamb Shahi Boti
$17.99
Cubes of lamb marinated in ginger, garlic, turmeric and exotic spices.
Paneer Tikka
$11.99
Home made cottage cheese marinated with cream cheese and fresh green peppercorns, grilled in tandoor.
Flumbeed Tandoori Lobster
$15.99
Lobster meat, coconut milk, garlic cooked, in the tandoor, flumbeed with Indian spicy.
Chef Special
Pepper Crab Special
$5.99
Crabmeat with garlic and black pepper.
Rasoul Lamb Special
$5.99
With curry and green peas, served with a sweet and spicy tamarind sauce and papadurn.
Sauteed Escargot Special
$5.99
Escargot sauteed to perfection with mint coriander parsley and thyme, served on a naan bread.
Rubiyan Jhinga Special
$5.99
Wild cath tiger prawns marinated with garlic, and coriander. Smoked in tandoor and served with a fresh red chili sauce.
Souvenir des Saffron Special
$12.99
Simply delicious, a chance to savor all of the above starters.
Bombay Lobster Special
$5.99
Lobster meat marinated in natural yogurt, garlic, chili flakes, gram masala and char-grilled.
Demoiselles de Pondicherry Special
$5.99
Juicy grilled scallops with a hint of garlic in a mild saffron sauce.
Lasooni Jhinga Special
$13.99
A royal marriage of jumbo shrimps and green garlic, tossed with dry red chiles and whole "kadai" spices.
Coconut Chicken Curry Special
$13.99
Mango Chicken Curry Special
$13.99
Chumude Karaikal Special
$13.99
Boneless beef tenderloin with roasted cinnamon, aniseed, cloves, black pepper and coconut chips.
Lobster Peri Peri Special
$13.99
Char-grilled lobster meat marinated in natural yogurt, garlic, chili flakes in garam masala.
Magret de Canard Pulivaar Special
$13.99
Tender pulled Barbary duck breast served with a spicy tamarind sauce unicue to the crable community of Pondicherry.
Mutton Curry Special
$13.99
Medium hot spiced mutton cooked with tomatoes, south Indian style.
Cassolet de Fruits de Mer Special
$13.99
A rich seafood slew simmered with local "vindai" spices. A dish often eaten in Pondicherry.
Bread
From tandoori.
Classic Naan
$2.99
Tandoori baked bread of leavened dough in a classic tear drop shape.
Papadum
$2.99
Crisp yellow lentil flat breads spiked with cumin seeds for that tinge of spice, served with sauces, served roasted or fried.
vegetarian
Laccha Paratha
$3.99
vegetarian, vegan
Kasoori Methi Paratha
$3.99
vegetarian, vegan
Kasoori Methi Paratha
$3.99
vegetarian, vegan
Kasoori Methi Paratha
$3.99
vegetarian, vegan
Kulcha
$3.99
Create yourself. Naan bread with a filling of your choice: 1. Mango and coconut; 2. Chilli and coriander; 3. Keema naan; 4. Herb potatoes and spiced; 5. Sesame naan; 6. Kandheri naan.
Kid's Special
Chicken Special Platter
$7.99
Boneless grilled chicken filet fingers served with potato, rice and salad.
Fish Special Platter
$7.99
Boneless grilled salmon fillet fingers served with potato, rice and salad.
Tandoori Chicken Wings
$7.99
Served with fried potatoes.
Desserts
Saffron Mango Cheesecake
$5.99
Rice Pudding
$4.99
Basmati saffron rice cooked with milk served with coconut shavings and fresh mango sauce.
Rasmalai
$4.99
Sweetened milk balls served in sweet cream.
Gulab Jamun
$4.99
Fried cheese ball dipped in homemade honey syrup.
Coconut Samosa
$4.99
Fried golden triangle puffs stuffed with sweet coconut served with saffron sauce.
vegetarian, vegan
Gajar Halwa
$4.99
Alachi masala's traditional Indian carrot pudding.
Our name is taken from the colorful and tasteful spice "Saffron". We invite you to come and enjoy our sumptuous and exotic delicacies sure to please your appetite and cravings for authentic Indian cuisine. Our entree selections are pleasing to the palette and aromatic. We here at SAFFRON GARDEN wish to offer you a delightful and satisfying culinary experience. Traditional North Indian Cuisine. Using many different, organic spices. Saffron is the special spice we use in our rice and nan.