ashas menu
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My early childhood was spent moving from one town to another
with my fathers travelling theatre company; comprising of over 200
employees, they would perform wonderful musical plays which
would continue throughout the night and end at dawn. Exhausted,
The Company had food together, with my father presiding at
the head of the table. Little me would wander through the com-
munity kitchen; fascinated by the food being prepared in massive
cauldrons. I enjoyed watching the joy on the diners faces as they
savoured tasty delights. I suppose, this was my inculcation into the
fine art of cooking.
Over the years, I refined my musical talents along with my
culinary interests and seriously attempted to learn the diversity in
Indian food, which changes from region to region. India is the land
of countless religions, cultures, languages, dialects and taste buds,
and my attempt to give you a glimpse of a few regional dishes here
at Ashas only scratches the surface of the vast potential of Indian
cuisine. The menu is inspired by the offerings of great chefs that I
have met over the years and I sincerely hope that you, your family
and friends share in my family secrets and enjoy the recipes of my
heart.
AS HA BHO SL E
Al salam alaikom. My ancestors were born into the royal kitchens
of India. Traditional Indian cooking methods have been handed down
through generations. I am presenting recipes that have been tasted
and perfected over lifetimes.
Shukria and enjoy your dining experience.
SALEEM QURESHI
DessertsRASMALAI Dhs 45
Classic Indian cold dessert served with sweetened milk
MANGO KULFI Dhs 45
Home-made Indian ice-cream made with fresh mango
and served with falooda.
PISTACHIO KESAR KULFI Dhs 45
Home-made Indian ice-cream flavoured with pistachio
and garnished with saffron.
GAJAR KA HALWA Dhs 45
Classic Indian dessert made with grated carrots and milk red
GULAB JAMUN Dhs 45
Classic milk reduction and cottage cheese dumplings
served with rabri. (sweet milk reduction)
APPLE JILEBI Dhs 45
Sliced green and red apples coated in a traditional Indian batter fla
saffron, cardamom and Kewda water, deep fried and soaked in s
Served with Vanilla Ice cream.
ASHAS DESSERT SELECTION Dhs 75
Mango Kulfi, Gajar ka halwa,
Gulab jamun, Rasmalai.
WARM CHOCOLATE PUDDING Dhs 35
soft centered and served with mango sorbet
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AppetAPPETISERS
CLASSIC SAMOSA SELECTION Dhs 50
Stuffed with potatoes, green peas, dried fruits,
and curried lamb with green peas.
ALOO MATAR KI TIKKI (V) Dhs 45
Pan fried potato cutlets stuffed with mashed green peas,
flavoured with nutmeg and spices.
CHINGLI CHAAP (Rahul Dev Burman Style) Dhs 85
Jumbo prawns marinated in spicy ginger-garlic
yoghurt, breaded and deep fried.
Rahul Dev Burman was a prince of the royal family
of Tripura in North East India and the emperor of Indian popular musi
This style of fried prawn comes from his native region and he simply ador
AMRITSARI MACHLI Dhs 40
Deep fried Hammour kebabs, flavoured with bishop seeds.
ONION AND POTATO PAKORA Dhs 45
Sliced onion and potato pakora, flavoured with fennel seeds and curry
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Breads and Accompaniments
NAAN Dhs 19
Classic Indian bread made from refined flour.
TANDOORI ROTI Dhs 18
Indian bread made from whole wheat flour.
ROMALI Dhs 19
Thin bread made from refined flour.
LACHA PARANTHA Dhs 19
Layered bread made from refined flour.
STUFFED KULCHA Dhs 19
Stuffed bread made from refined flour.(Lamb/Chicken/Paneer/Onion/Cauliflower/Potato)
KHASTA ROTI Dhs 19
Crispy bread made from semolina, refined flour, sugar
and bishop seeds.
MISSI ROTI Dhs.19
Tandoori cooked bread made out of besan flour and spices
flavoured with bishop seeds.
VEGETABLE RAITA Dhs 30
Plain yoghurt topped with chopped cucumber,
tomato and onion.
BOONDI RAITA Dhs 30
Gram flour pearls in spicy yoghurt.
PLAIN YOGHURT Dhs 20
FRESH SLICED SALAD OR TOSSED SALAD
WITH A CHOICE OF DRESSING Dhs 30
Ask your server for d etails.
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Kebabs
SPECIALITY KEBAB PLATTER Dhs 100
A selection of three of our favourite non-vegetarian kebabs.
SEAFOOD PLATTER Dhs 195
A Selection of three of our favourite tandoori cooked seafood varieties.
VEGETARIAN KEBAB PLATTER (V) Dhs 85
A selection of three of our favourite vegetarian k ebabs.
TANDOORI CHICKEN Dhs 85
Classic chicken tikka, marinated overnight in spicyginger-garlic yoghurt. (On or off the bone)
MURG MALAI KEBAB Dhs 85
Boneless chicken, marinated in cashew nut paste,
yoghurt, cheese and cream.
GALAFI SEEKH KEBAB Dhs 75
Minced Chicken mixed with cheese, onions, ginger-garlic, coriander and green
chillies skewed and cooked in a Tandoor.
GOSHT SEEKH KEBAB Dhs 75
Minced Punjabi lamb kebab with cheese, ginger,
garlic and fresh coriander.
BARRAH KEBAB Dhs 95
Baby lamb chops marinated with spices and cooked in a slow heat and
finished with exotic Indian spices(Spicy)
KEBAB SULTANPURI Dhs 75
Minced lamb cutlet stuffed with chopped onions
and mint leaves - cooked on a griddle.
One of my trademark dishes originated in Sultanpur
(Uttar Pradesh) and I am quite sure you will like it.
All items are cooked in a traditional Indian clay oven, unless otherwise stated.
Recipe compliments of Asha Bhosle (V) Vegetarian
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Bir
PRAWN BIRYANI Dhs 110
Fresh jumbo prawns cooked with biryani rice and flavoured with sa
MURG BIRYANI AWADH Dhs 90
Boneless pieces of chicken, marinated and cooked with biryani r
GOSHT BIRYANI Dhs 90
Lamb cooked with biryani rice and
flavoured with rosewater on the bone.
BAHURANGI BIRYANI (V) Dhs 70
A colourful presentation of mixed vegetables and flavoured rice
KESAR BIRYANI Dhs 95
Lamb biryani with a very rich saffron flavour.
The late actor Prithviraj Kapoor and his illustrious sons Raj, Shamm
and Shashi came from Peshawar. This is their kind of home cooking
rich in ingredients and taste, just like their contribution to cinema.
All biryanis a
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All items are cooked in
Main Course Vegetarian
PANEER MAKHANI Dhs 60
Classic preparation of diced cottage cheese cooked in a
tomato and cream gravy.
PALAK PANEER Dhs 60
Diced cottage cheese in a thick spinach gravy.
KADAHI PANEER Dhs 60
Cottage cheese with green capsicum in a
spicy onion and tomato gravy. (Spicy)
MALAI KOFTA Dhs 60
Deep fried cottage cheese koftas stuffed with dates
and served in a spicy cream gravy.
VEGETABLE JHALFREZI Dhs 50
Sauted fresh vegetables with cumin, red chilli
powder and lemon juice.
MUSHROOM MUTTER Dhs 50
Fresh mushrooms and green peas cooked in an onion,
tomato and cashew nut gravy.
BHINDI MASALA Dhs 50
Fresh sliced okra cooked with onions, tomatoes,
green chillies, coriander and cumin.
ALOO MASALA Dhs 50
Baby potatoes in an onion and tomato gravy tempered
with cumin, curry leaves, mustard and fennel seeds. (Spicy)
HARE BAINGAN KA BARTHA Dhs 50
(Mais favourite)
Mashed eggplant cooked with green chillies, garlic
and fresh coriander.
My mother Mai, cooked great non-vegetarian cuisine
for her family, but remained a pure vegetarian all her life.
She simply adored this simple roasted aubergine dish.
KADAHI VEGETABLES Dhs 50
Mixed vegetables in a chunky and spicy onion tomato gravy.
VEGETARIAN SPECIALITY OF THE DAY Dhs 50
Ask your server for details.
BHARWA KARELA Dhs 60
Whole bitter gourd stuffed with own flesh, tempered with onion and flavoured
with bishop seeds coated in rich tomato gravy.
ARBI MASALA Dhs 60
Fried Arbi (cola cassia) cooked in tomato and onion, flavoured with dried
mango and pomegranate seeds powder.
ALOO MATAR GOBI Dhs 50
Traditional homestyle preparation of potatoes, green peas and cauliflower
cooked with cumin, greenchillies, curryleaves and spices.
KHANDESH BRINJALS IN PEANUT SAUCE Dhs 60
Baby egg plants stuffed with a peanut paste, onion and
coriander and pan fried
My Mother came from the Khandesh province in India. They love their
peanuts and use them quite liberally in their cooking.
This is rural India cooking.
HOME STYLE SPINACH (PALAK) Dhs 60
Usually, Spinach in Indian cuisine is combined with Paneer (cottage cheese)
and often has cream, ghee and butter, which makes it quite rich and heavy.
However, this dish though is light, easy and brings out the
true taste of spinach
SALEEMS DAL MAKHANI Dhs 57
Classic black lentils cooked overnight with tomatoes,
cream and clarified butter.
DAL TADKA Dhs 50
Yellow arhar lentils tempered with garlic, tomatoes and green chillies.
GHAR KI DAL Dhs 50
Yellow moong lentils tempered with fresh coriander, green chillies
and cumin in clarified butter.
As children we spent our holidays in Indore with my aunt JEEJI. She taught me this
dal, which is a common preparation of Madhya Pradesh (Central India).
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MANOHARIS LEG OF LAMB Dhs 160
Boneless pieces of baby leg of lamb flavoured with ginger gar
spices cooked with green chillies in oven.
Manohari Singh hailed from Nepal and was R D Burmans key mu
He played the saxophone and flute in almost all of Rahuls song
Sometimes, we persuaded him to make his Nepali style leg of lamb & this
TANDOORI LOBSTER Dhs 175
Whole rock lobster marinated with crushed
black pepper and bishop seeds.
TANDOORI POMFRET Dhs 90
White pomfret marinated in ginger-garlic, fresh coriandeand mint. (Spicy)
JHEENGA SHAN E NISHA Dhs 110
Jumbo prawns marinated in yoghurt and cheese,
flavoured with cardamom
MACHLI SARSON WALI Dhs 95
Hammour fillet marinated with mustard and yoghurt.
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Main Course Curries Main Course CurriesMURG MAKHANI (BUTTER CHICKEN) Dhs 85
Classic chicken tikka in a tomato and cream gravy.
DHANIYA MURG Dhs 75
Our chefs delicacy. Chicken cooked in a coriander seed
and cashew nut gravy.
CHICKEN JHALFREZI Dhs 75
Chicken strips tossed with fresh vegetables in a chunky
tomato and onion gravy.
MURG BEGAM BAHAR Dhs 65Boneless chicken flavoured with fenugreek, cooked in onion
and cashewnut gravy.
GOAN BROWN CASHEW CHICKEN CURRY Dhs 65
Chicken pieces on the bone cooked with whole red chillies and onions
in a coconut milk and cashewnut gravy.
Goa, in western India, has abundant cashew and coconut and therefore we find liberal
use of these two ingredients in Goan cooking. This particular curry has plenty of whole
cashews and coconut milk. Best to be had with white rice.
HOLKAR PALACE WHITE CHICKEN CURRY Dhs 65
Chicken pieces on the bone cooked with almonds, Chironji and
chilli seeds in an onion and yoghurt gravy.
Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar of Indore and my father were close friends. My parents would
be the guests of the Maharaja, whenever they visited Indore. The Maharaja and my father
relished this chicken dish and my mother convinced the royal chef to part with his recipe
MONAJIS SAME OLD CHICKEN CURRY AND RICE PULAO Dhs 75
Boneless chicken pieces cooked in onion, tomatoes, almonds,
coriander and green chillies.(Served with chicken pulao cooked in its own stock)
Composer O P Nayyars wife Mona, taught me this wonderfully simple, yet tasty chicken
curry and rice pulao. The curry is light and the rice pulao delicate.
Ideally, these should be eaten together.
ROGAN JOSH Dhs 80
Classic boneless lamb curry from Lucknow in a brown onion gravy.
MUTTON KORMA Dhs 80
Boneless lamb cooked in an onion yoghurt gravy,
flavoured with saffron and rosewater - Awadh emperors favourite.
LAAL MAAS Dhs 75
Classical Rajasthani preparation of tender lamb cooked with
rich onion, tomato and yoghurt gravy.(Spicy)
NALLY GOSHT Dhs 75
Nally Lamb shanks flavoured with maze, cooked with ginger and garlic in
brown onion & bone marrow sauce.
MUSCAT GOSHT Dhs 80
Boneless lamb cooked in clarified butter in a rich tomato gravy. (Spicy)
Sightseeing in the Sultanate of Oman, I stopped for lunch at a small dhaba
and had the most wonderful karahi gosht. This is my presentation of that hot afternoon.
CHANDNI CHOWK KA KEEMA Dhs 80
Minced lamb cooked with fresh onions and Ashas secret spices. (Spicy)
Chandni Chowk area in old Delhi has an array of old and traditional
restaurants serving some of the best North Indian cusine. The food
reflects the attitude of the Punjabi people, who are extremely
hospitable, affectionate and generous.
LOBSTER LABABDAR Dhs 165
Thick red onion tomato base curry coating ov er lobster
enriched with cashew nuts and sweetened with honey.
MAIS PRAWN CURRY Dhs 100
Prawns cooked in a coconut and whole turmeric gravy.
My mother, Mai, was a pure vegetarian and refused to taste
non-vegetarian food that she cooked for my father and her family.
So, I became her chief taster and young apprentice.
PRAWN MASALA Dhs 100
Prawns cooked in an onion, tomato and cumin gravy. (Spicy)
MACHLI MASALA Dhs 75
Fillet of hammour cooked in an onion and tomato gravy. (Spicy)
GREEN FISH CURRY Dhs 75
Hammour fillet, cooked with coconut, coriander and green chillies
in a fresh coconut milk gravy.
Not to be confused with Thai style green curry. This is an all Indian prepara
from the west coast of I ndia.
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