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Saffron Garden
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
From The Clay Oven (Tandoori)
Tandoori Chicken
$19.00
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