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Essence of India Prices in Tallahassee, FL 32301

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1105 Apalachee Pkwy, Tallahassee, FL
(850) 656-7200
Essence of India Menu

Hours of Operation

Hours may fluctuate. For detailed hours of operation, please contact the store directly.

Restaurant Menu

Appetizing Appetizers

Papadum (2 Pc)

Lentil cracker wafer.

$2.00

Vegetable Samosa (2 Pc)

Seasoned peas and potatoes in a crispy pastry shell.

$3.50

Mixed Vegetable Pakora

Crispy light fritters made of potato, onions and spinach dipped in a split gram batter & deep fried.

$3.50

Onion Bhaji

Sliced onion dipped in light spicy batter and deep fried.

$3.50

Alu Tikki

Mashed, breaded potatoes cooked with mouth-watering spices.

$3.50

Chicken Pakora

Tender pieces of chicken, marinated in ginger, garlic, spices, and deep fried.

$4.99

Cheese Pakora

Cheese pieces marinated in ginger, garlic, spices, and batter fried.

$4.99

Madras Fried Shrimp

Shrimp stir-fried with onions, bell peppers in tomato sauce.

$7.99

Appetizer Platter

Delicious combination of samosa, vegetable, cheese and chicken pakora, papadum, onion bhaji.

$7.99

Chicken Seikh Kabab

Minced chicken meat blended with fresh spices and herbs, skewered and charbroiled.

$7.99

Soups

Vegetable Soup

Tomato based, vegetable soup.

$2.99

Lentil Soup

Lentils seasoned with herbs and spices.

$2.99

Coconut Soup

Coconut based with herbs and spices.

$2.99

Mulligatawny Soup

Lentil cooked in a rich chicken broth flavored with curry leaves and lemon.

$2.99

Dinner Specials

Vegetarian Thali

Includes soup, samosa, mater panir, aloo palak, rice, naan, raita, rice pudding, and sweet lassi.

$19.95

Non-Vegetarian Thali

Includes soup, raita, lamb curry, chicken tikka masala, rice, nann and rice pudding.

$19.95

Dinner For Two

Includes soup, samosa, chicken pakora, onion bhaji, papadum, choice of two curries: vegetable curry, chicken curry, lamb curry, or beef curry, served along with rice, naan, and gulab jamun.

$37.95

Sizzling Tandoori Specialties

Tandoori Chicken

the showpiece of indian culinary art. chicken marinated in yogurt & spices overnight, then cooked in the clay oven.

$12.95 - $22.95

Chicken Tikka

Boneless chunks of chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices roasted in the clay oven.

$13.95

Chicken Kabab

Minced chicken meat blended with fresh spices and herbs, skewered and charbroiled.

$13.95

Chicken Tikka Kabab

Chicken tikka skewered along with onion, green pepper and tomatoes, charbroiled and served on a bed of rice along with curry sauce.

$13.95

Mixed Tandoori Platter

Assortment of tandoori specialties.

$15.95

Seikh Kabab Lamb

Minced lamb with aromatic herbs and spices wrapped around a skewer and grilled in the clay oven.

$14.95

Delectable Chicken Specialties

Chicken Tikka Masala

Tender boneless chicken pieces broiled in tandoor, cooked in a fresh creamy tomato sauce herbs and spices with diced onions and green peppers.

$12.95

Chicken Jalfarezi

Juliennes of chicken marinated in fresh ground spices saut'ed with tomato and bell peppers.

$12.95

Chicken Korma

Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in a rich almond flavored sauce.

$12.95

Chicken Vindaloo

Chicken cooked in a fiery red hot curry sauce. A goan specialty.

$12.95

Murg Shahi Saag

Boneless chicken pieces smothered in a creamy spinach puree and fresh herbs.

$12.95

Chicken Curry

Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in delicately flavored curry sauce.

$10.95

Chicken Mushroom

Chicken cooked in thick curry sauce with sliced mushrooms.

$12.95

Chicken Madras

Chicken cooked in south indian style with fresh coconut and roasted ground spices.

$12.95

Chicken Mango

Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in mango sauce with herbs and spices.

$12.95

Chicken Bhunna

Succulent pieces of chicken cooked with sliced onions, green pepper, fresh herbs and spices.

$12.95

Chilli Chicken

Chicken cooked with tomato sauce, chilli sauce, bell peppers, onions, and ground spices.

$12.95

Chicken Methi Malai

Chicken cooked with fenugreek, indian herbs and spices in a fine creamy sauce.

$12.95

Luscious Lamb & Goat Specialties

Lamb Curry

Tender pieces of lamb cooked in curry sauce with fresh ground spices.

$13.95

Lamb Saag

Succulent pieces of lamb cooked along with spinach, tomatoes, green peppers, fresh cilantro and delicately spiced.

$14.95

Lamb Mushroom

Lamb pieces cooked in thick curry sauce along with sliced mushrooms.

$14.95

Lamb Mango

Pieces of lamb marinated in mango sauce, herbs and spices.

$14.95

Lamb Korma

Tender pieces of lamb cooked in rich cream sauce with nuts and raisins.

$14.95

Lamb Jalfarezi

Lamb cooked in special gravy with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes.

$14.95

Goat Curry

Chunks of young goat meat with bone in a delicious curry sauce.

$14.95

Goat Spinach

Chunks of goat meat cooked with spinach, fresh ground herbs and spices.

$14.95

Lamb Vindaloo

Goan specialty with tender pieces of lamb marinated overnight and cooked in piquant sauce.

$14.95

Lamb Rogan Josh

A delightful lamb preparation. Succulent pieces of lamb cooked in sauce made from fresh yogurt, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and fresh spices.

$14.95

Juicy Beef Specialties

Beef Curry

Chunks of beef cooked in curry sauce with herbs and spices.

$10.95

Beef Nawabi Palak

Chunks of beef cooked along with spinach, tomatoes, green peppers, fresh herbs, nuts, and raisins.

$12.95

Beef Korma

Chunks of beef cooked in rich creamy sauce with nuts and indian spices.

$12.95

Beef Mushroom

Chunks of beef cooked in thick curry sauce with sliced mushrooms.

$12.95

Beef Methi Malai

Beef cooked with fenugreek, indian herbs and spices in a fine creamy sauce.

$13.95

Scrumptious Seafood Specialties

Shrimp Curry

Shrimp cooked in curry sauce with fresh ground spices.

$12.95

Shrimp Vindaloo

Shrimp cooked with piquant sauce.

$13.95

Shrimp Mushroom

Shrimp curry cooked in thick curry sauce with sliced mushrooms.

$13.95

Shrimp Saag

Fresh shrimp cooked with spinach, herbs, and spices.

$13.95

Shrimp Korma

Shrimp cooked in mild cream sauce with almonds, cashew nuts and raisins.

$13.95

Shrimp Masala

Shrimp saut'ed in fresh creamy tomato sauce with diced onions, green peppers, ginger, and garlic.

$13.95

Fish Curry

Pieces of fish cooked in a curry sauce with fresh ground spices.

$13.95

Fish Masala

Chunks of fish cooked in fresh tomato sauce with onions, bell peppers, and fresh spices.

$14.95

Delightful Vegetarian Specialties

Aloo Palak

Potatoes cooked with spinich and fresh herbs and spices.

$9.95

Aloo Mattar

Potatoes cooked with green peas with fresh herbs and spices.

$9.95

Bombay Aloo

Cubes of potatoes cooked along with onion and tomatoes and slightly spiced.

$10.95

Mixed Vegetable Curry

Garden fresh vegetables in rich curry sauces.

$10.95

Channa Masala

Chick peas delicately flavored with fresh ground spices.

$10.95

Eggplant Bhartha

Roasted eggplant, chopped and blended with herbs and fresh ground spices, onions and tomatoes.

$11.95

Navrattan Korma

Garden fresh vegetables cooked in mild creamy sauce with nuts and raisins.

$11.95

Aloo Gobi Cauliflower

Potatoes and peas cooked with herbs and spices.

$11.95

Palak Paneer

Homemade cheese cubes cooked with spinach and fresh herbs and spices.

$11.95

Mattar Paneer

Homemade cheese cubes cooked with fresh peas in curry sauce.

$10.95

Dal Makhani

Creamed black lentils, delicately seasoned with fresh ground spices.

$9.95

Vegetable Malai Kofta

Small vegetable patties cooked in a fine creamy sauce.

$11.95

Palak Chole Chick

Pea delicately cooked in spinach with herbs and spices.

$10.95

Mattar Methi Malai

Green peas cooked with fenugreek and Indian spices in a creamy sauce.

$10.95

Vegetable Mango

Fresh vegetables marinated in mango sauce with herbs and spices.

$11.95

Paneer Masala

Homemade cheese cubes in fresh tomato sauce, onion, green peppers and indian spices.

$11.95

Yellow Dal Tadka

Yellow lentils cooked with onion, tomatoes, ginger and garlic.

$9.95

Paneer Methi Malai

Homemade cheese cubes cooked with fenugreek and indian spices in a creamy rich sauce.

$11.95

Paneer Shahi Korma

Homemade cheese cubes cooked in mild creamy sauce with nuts and raisins.

$11.95

Bhindi Masala Okra

Cooked with tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic and ground spices.

$11.95

Wholesome Rice & Biryani Pulaos

Vegetable Biryani

Garden fresh vegetables cooked along with rice, ground spices nuts and raisins.

$11.95

Chicken Biryani

Tender pieces of chicken cooked with onions, nuts, raisins, ground spices along with rice.

$12.95

Beef Biryani

Beef cubes cooked with onion, raisins, nuts and ground spices along with rice.

$12.95

Lamb Biryani

Rice cooked with tender pieces of lamb, flavored with herbs nuts and ground spices.

$13.95

Shrimp Biryani

Rice cooked along juicy shrimp, onions, ground spices, herbs, nuts and raisins.

$13.95

Special Nawabi Biryani

Rice cooked along with lamb, chicken, beef, shrimp, vegetables, onions, nuts raisins and fresh ground spices.

$14.95

Chilli Tofu

Tofu cooked with tomato sauce, chili sauce, bell peppers, onions and ground spices.

$11.95

Tofu Marrar

Delightful tofu cooked with fresh peas in a classic curry sauce.

$10.95

Tofu Makani

Nourishing tofu simmered with indulgent tomato curry sauce.

$11.95

Palak Tofu

Tofu cooked with wholesome spinach, fresh herbs and spices.

$11.95

Pulao Rice

Fried rice saut'ed with almonds, cashews, green peas and raisins.

$5.95

Plain Yellow Rice

Long grain basmati rice cooked with herbs.

$3.95

Freshly Baked Indian Breads

Naan

Light and fluffy authentic Indian bread baked in clay oven.

$1.95

Garlic Naan

Naan stuffed with fresh chopped garlic baked in clay oven.

$2.95

Chapati

Thin leavened whole wheat bread.

$1.95

Tandoori Roti

Whole wheat flour bread baked in tandoor.

$1.95

Plain Paratha

Lightly buttered unleavened whole wheat bread.

$2.95

Aloo Paratha

Layered whole wheat bread stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes.

$3.95

Aloo Naan

Leavened flour bread, stuffed with potatoes, peas and fresh herbs and baked in clay oven.

$3.95

Onion Kulcha

Leavened flour bread, stuffed with onion and cilantro and baked in clay oven.

$3.95

Pashwari Naan

Leavened bread stuffed with grated nuts and raisins, baked in clay oven.

$3.95

Chilli Naan

Green chilli, cilantro, buttered, and baked in clay oven.

$3.95

Keema Naan

Minced chicken keema with herbs and spices.

$4.95

Sesame Naan

Leavened bread stuffed with sesame and onion seeds baked in a clay oven.

$3.95

Cheese Naan

Leavened bread stuffed with cheese, cilantro and fresh herbs, baked in a clay oven.

$4.95

Side Dishes

Cucumber Rayta

A cool, soothing yogurt preparation with grated cucumber and spices, A must with every meal.

$2.95

Green Fresh Salad

Mix of lettuce, cucumbers, onions and tomatoes.

$3.95

Achaar

Spicy Indian mixed pickle.

$1.95

Sweet Mango Chutney

Homemade with specially selected raw mangoes.

$1.95

Mint Chutney

Homemade with fresh mint, herbs and spices.

$1.95

Tamarind Chutney

Special homemade tamarind chutney.

$1.95

Tempting Desserts

Gulab Jamun

Golden fried balls of mixed pastry soaked in rose, saffron, and cardamom flavored honey syrup.

$3.50

Rice Pudding

Rice cooked with thickened creamy milk, sugar, and scented with green cardamom.

$3.50

Malai Kulfi

Homemade traditional indian ice cream garnished with pistachios and rosewater.

$3.50

Mango Ice Cream

Homemade ice cream with mangoes, a real delight.

$3.50

Beverages

Soft Drinks

No description available

$1.95

Orange Juice

No description available

$2.00

Mango Juice

No description available

$2.95

Sweet Or Salted Lassi Homemade Yogurt Drink

No description available

$2.95

Mango Lassi Yogurt Drink Flavored With Mango

No description available

$3.95

Hot Tea Or Coffee

No description available

$1.95

Indian Chai

No description available

$2.00

Milk

No description available

$1.95

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