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Saffron Garden Indian Food
304 E 78th Street
New York, NY 10075
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Main Menu
Vegetarian
Samosa
$5.00
Pastries stuffed with potatoes, green peas, corn, and spices
Mix Veg/Paneer Pakora
$5.00
Fritters with an assortment of veggies or paneer filling
Chana Chaat
$5.00
Chickpeas mixed with onions, tomatoes, yogurt, tamarind and mint sauce
Aloo Papri Chaat
$5.00
Wheat crisps, chickpeas and potatoes served with yogurt and spices, topped with mint and tamarind sauce
Aloo Tikki
$5.00
Lightly breaded and spiced potato patties
Onion Bhaji
$5.00
Onion fritters dipped in gram flour batter
Lasuni Gobi
$5.00
Lightly spiced cauliflower with garlic, curry leaves, tomato sauce
Non-Vegetarian
Meat Samosa
$5.00
Pastries stuffed with meat and green peas
Chicken Liver
$5.00
Cooked with onion and tomato and served with poori bread
Chicken Tikka
$7.00
Boneless Chicken marinated in fresh spices and yogurt, cooked in clay oven(tandoor)
Seekh Kebab
$8.00
Minced lamb skewered with onion and exotic herbs, cooked in clay oven( tandoor)
Boti Kebab
$8.00
Chunks of lamb marinated in delicately flavored spices, cooked in clay oven(tandoor)
Seafood
Fish Tikka
$8.00
Marinated salmon cooked in clay oven(tandoor)
Lasuni Shrimp
$6.00
Baby shrimp seasoned with zesty garlic sauce
Fresh Shrimp
$7.00
Shrimp simmered in a tangy sauce and served with poori bread
Crab Bengal
$7.00
Fresh crab sautéed with onions, tomatoes and herbs and served with poori bread
Lobster Aloo Tikki
$7.00
Lightly breaded patties with mixed potato and lobster filling
Soup & Salad
Mulligatawny Soup
$5.00
Delicately spiced lentil soup
Mix Vegetable Soup
$5.00
Traditional soup cooked with fresh vegetables and light spices
Lobster Crawfish Bisque
$8.00
An American favorite flavored with Indian spices 8
From The Clay Oven (Tandoori)
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated in yogurt and flavored with fresh ground spices
Tandoori Shrimp
$19.00
Jumbo shrimp marinated in fresh spices
Tandoori Salmon
$17.00
Salmon marinated in garlic and spices
Chicken Tikka
$14.00
Boneless chicken marinated in yogurt and flavored with fresh ground spices
Chicken Malai Kebab
$14.00
Tender pieces of chicken marinated in a creamy sauce and mildly flavored spices
Lamb Seekh Kebab
$15.00
Minced lamb skewered with onion and spiced with exotic herbs
Lamb Boti Kebab
Chunks of lamb marinated in delicately flavored spices
Tandoori Mix Grill
$22.00
Assortment of tandoor meats and seafood
Tandoori Whole Fish
$19.00
Fish of the day marinated in herbs and spices, served with potatoes
Chicken
Curry
$13.00
Boneless chicken simmered in a home-style curry
Vindaloo
$13.00
Chicken and potatoes in a classic hot and zesty vindaloo sauce
Jalfrezi
$13.00
Chicken and fresh vegetables stir fried in sweet and sour sauce
Saag
$13.00
Chicken simmered in spinach based sauce with onions, tomatoes, and Indian seasonings
Korma
$13.00
Chicken simmered in a Mughlai-style creamy almond sauce, spices, and mixed fruits
Butter Chicken
$13.00
Boneless tandoori chicken breast poached and tenderized in a rich and creamy tomato sauce
Tikka Masala
$13.00
Boneless pieces of tandoori chicken cooked in cream, yogurt and spices, with a hint of tomato sauce flavor
Garlic
$13.00
Chicken simmered in a fresh garlic base with onion, green peppers and mild spices
Xacutti (House Specialty)
$13.00
Chicken simmered in a flavorful sauce of dry spices, curry leaves, mustard seeds, and coconut
Mushroom Chicken
$13.00
Chicken simmered with mushrooms in a traditional curry
Tikka Bhuna
$13.00
Chicken tikka in a mild sauce cooked in fresh fragrance of ginger, garlic and garam masala
Meat (Lamb/Beef)
Curry
$15.00
Lamb/Beef simmered in a traditional home-style curry
Vindaloo
$15.00
Lamb/Beef and potatoes in a classic hot and zesty vindaloo sauce
Kadai
$15.00
Lamb/Beef cooked with mixed veggies in a light yet spicy sauce
Rogan Josh
$15.00
A classic Kashmiri delicacy of lamb/beef cooked with cardamom and rich tomato gravy
Beef Saag
$15.00
Lamb/Beef simmered in spinach based sauce with onions, tomatoes, and Indian seasonings
Tikka Masala
$15.00
Lamb/Beef cooked in cream, yogurt and spices, with a hint of tomato sauce flavor
Xacutti (House Specialty)
$15.00
Lamb/Beef simmered in a flavorful sauce of dry spices, curry leaves, mustard seeds, and coconut
Pasanda
$15.00
Lamb/Beef simmered in a creamy sauce with almonds, sweet spices and mixed fruits
Garlic
$15.00
Lamb/Beef simmered in a fresh garlic base with onion, green peppers and mild spices
Mushroom
$15.00
Lamb/Beef simmered with mushrooms in a traditional curry
Bhuna
$15.00
Succulent cubes of lamb/beef cooked in a mild sauce and fragranced with ginger, garlic and garam masala
Seafood
Shrimp Curry
$16.00
Shrimp simmered in a home-style curry
Shrimp Saag
$16.00
Shrimp simmered in spinach based sauce with onions, tomatoes, and Indian seasonings
Shrimp Korma
$16.00
Shrimp simmered in a Mughlai-style creamy almond sauce, spices, and mixed fruits
Goan Salmon Curry
$15.00
A delicacy from western India, fresh salmon cooked in coconut and cream sauce
Fish Tikka Bhuna
$15.00
Fresh salmon simmered in a mild sauce fragranced with ginger, garlic, and garam masala
Lobster Bhuna
$16.00
Lobster meat simmered in a mild sauce fragranced with ginger, garlic, and garam masala
Crawfish Curry
$15.00
Tender crawfish simmered in a traditional curry, a specialty from the beaches of Kerala
Vegetarian
Curry (Saffron Special)
$11.00
Assortment of vegetables simmered in a traditional home-style curry
Korma
$11.00
Vegetables simmered in a Mughlai-style creamy almond sauce, spices, and mixed fruits
Kadai Paneer
$11.00
Cottage cheese with the blend of green bell peppers, dried fenugreek leaves, and cardamom
Paneer Tikka Masala
$11.00
Grilled cottage cheese simmered in cream, yogurt and spices, with a hint of tomato sauce flavor
Malai Kofta
$11.00
Vegetable dumplings in tomato and cream sauce
Saag Paneer
$11.00
Chunks of cottage cheese simmered in spinach based sauce
Mushroom Saag
$11.00
Mushrooms simmered in spinach based sauce with onions, tomatoes, and Indian seasonings
Chana Saag
$11.00
Chickpeas simmered in spinach based sauce with onions, tomatoes, and Indian seasonings
Baingan Bhartha
$11.00
Fire roasted eggplant cooked with onion and green peas
Hyderabadi Baingan
$11.00
Baby eggplant cooked with onion, peanut, coconut and sesame sauce
Aloo Mutter Gobi
$11.00
Potatoes and cauliflower cooked with green peas
Bhindi Masala
$11.00
Okra cooked with onion, tomatoes and exotic Indian spices
Daal Makhani
$10.00
Black lentils slow cooked with butter in a tomato based gravy
Punjabi Daal Tadka
$10.00
Yellow lentils tempered with aromatic spices
Indian Bread
Plain Naan
$3.50
Traditional Indian flour bread cooked in clay oven(tandoor)
Special Naan (Garlic/Onion/Keema/Cheese/Aloo)
$4.00
Flavored Naan cooked in clay oven(tandoor)
Roti
$3.50
Traditional Indian bread made from whole wheat cooked in clay oven(tandoor)
Plain Paratha
$3.50
Whole wheat flour bread cooked with fresh ghee
Special Paratha (Mint/Methi)
$4.00
Paratha flavored with mint/methi
Aloo paratha
$4.00
Paratha stuffed with potatoes
Mughlai Paratha
$5.00
Paratha stuffed with egg, lamb onion, garlic and mild spices
Saffron Special Nan
$5.00
Naan stuffed with coconut, nuts, fruits and spices
Rice Specialties
Served with raita
Vegetable Biryani
$12.00
Basmati rice cooked with garden fresh vegetables and aromatic spices
Chicken Biryani
$13.00
Basmati rice cooked with chicken and aromatic spices
Chicken Tikka Biryani
$13.00
Basmati rice cooked with tikka chicken and aromatic spices
Lamb Biryani
$15.00
Basmati rice cooked with tender lamb cubes and aromatic spices
Shrimp Biryani
$16.00
Fresh shrimp sautéed in herbs and spices, cooked with basmati rice and aromatic spices
Peas Pulao
$5.00
Basmati rice with saffron and green peas
Lemon Rice
$5.00
Lemon flavored basmati rice with green peas
Saffron Kashmiri Pulao
$6.00
Saffron rice with mixed fruits
Chef's Specialties
Please check with the restaurant in advance for availability
Malabar Chicken Biryani
$15.00
An exotic Mughlai-style chicken and rice recipe from the coasts of South India, served with raita (Contains cashews). Available only on Fri, Sat and Sun
Chicken 65
$14.00
Cubes of Tandoori chicken simmered in a buttery tomato sauce
Calamari Masala
$13.00
Light fried calamari cooked in onion and coriander masala
Sides
Saffron Special Basmati Rice
$3.00Mixed Pickle
$2.00Mango Chutney
$3.00Raita
$3.00Papadum
$2.00Desserts
Rice Pudding
$4.00Gulab Jamun
$4.00
Homemade balls of cheese deep fried and served in a sweet syrup
Ras Malai
$5.00
Homemade balls of cheese served in a sweet rich pistachio sauce
Rasgulla
$5.00
Indian cottage cheese dumplings served in a light sugary syrup
Carrot Pudding
$5.00Ice Cream (Malai Kulfi/Pista Kulfi/Mango Kulfi)
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About Us
Our name is taken from the colorful and tasteful spice “saffron”. 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/eatery experience. Enjoy the extraordinary health benefits of our Indian cuisine, due to our generous use of exquisite organic spices like Turmeric, Saffron, Tamarind, Garlic, Ginger, Pomegranate Seed and Fenugreek leaves . We invite you and your loved ones to try our opulent Indian delicacies at our beautiful and cozy restaurant at Upper East Side, Manhattan. From North India’s classic Rogan Josh to South’s favorite Goan Salmon curry and fresh Indian breads baked in clay oven(tandoor), enjoy it with a traditional Indian beverages or a glass of our fine wine. Enjoy and be healthy!