Shah Tandoori · 159 Drummond Street, London NW1

Our Menu

Authentic Indian dishes cooked fresh in our kitchen, a short walk from Euston Station. From clay-oven tandoori grills and chef's specials to classic curries, biryanis and vegetarian dishes.

🌶 Mild · 🌶🌶 Medium · 🌶🌶🌶 Hot · 🌶🌶🌶🌶 Very hot

Starters

  • 1.Onion Bhaji (2 pcs)

    £4.95

    Julienne potatoes and onions blended with crushed whole red chillies, tempered with curry leaves and mustard seeds.

  • 2.Samosa Chaat (Veg / Meat, 2 pcs)

    £5.95

    Veg or meat samosa topped with chickpeas, served in yoghurt, mint and a sweet, tangy sauce.

  • 3.Seekh / Shami Kebab

    £7.95

    Minced lamb kebab, lightly spiced, skewered and chargrilled in the tandoor.

  • 4.King Prawn / Prawn Puree

    £7.95 / £8.95

    Prawns cooked in a medium-spiced sauce, served on thin fried bread.

  • 5.Mix Starter

    £9.95

    A combination of chicken tikka, king prawn, seekh kebab, lamb chop, onion bhaji and samosa, with salad.

  • 6.Tandoori King Prawn

    £8.95

    Spicy and tangy king prawn marinated in garlic, turmeric and lemon juice, cooked with Goan chilli.

  • 7.Chicken or Aloo Chaat

    £5.95

    Diced chicken or potato cooked with chaat masala, served on puri fried bread.

  • 8.Lamb Chop Sizzler

    £7.95

    Lamb chops cooked in a clay oven, then fried with fresh garlic and onions.

  • 9.Salmon Tikka

    £8.95

    Cooked in the clay oven, with sweet and sour sauce.

  • 10.Chicken or Lamb Tikka

    £5.95

    Tender pieces of lamb or chicken marinated in our special sauce, then cooked in a clay oven.

  • 11.Paneer Tikka

    £5.95

    Paneer grilled in a clay oven.

  • 12.Chicken or King Prawn Nazagat

    £7.95 / £8.95

    Cooked in a clay oven with garlic paste.

Tandoori Dishes

Cooked in our traditional clay oven.

  • 13.Tandoori Chicken Sizzler (Half)🌶

    £9.95

    Half a tender chicken on the bone, marinated with yoghurt and spices and cooked in the tandoor.

  • 14.Chicken or Lamb Shashlik🌶

    £12.95

    Chicken or lamb with aromatic vegetables in a marinade of ground spices, capsicum, red onions and tomatoes, chargrilled.

  • 15.King Prawn Shashlik🌶

    £18.95

    King prawns skewered with aromatic vegetables in a marinade of ground spices, capsicum, red onion and tomatoes, chargrilled.

  • 16.Paneer Shashlik🌶

    £11.95

    Sliced paneer skewered with aromatic vegetables in a marinade of ground spices, capsicum, red onions and tomatoes, chargrilled.

  • 17.Tandoori King Prawn Sizzler

    £17.95

    King prawns marinated in our special sauce, then cooked in a clay oven.

  • 18.Tandoori Mixed Grill🌶

    £18.95

    A whole platter of tandoori delicacies served on a sizzler, with salad.

  • 19.Chicken or Lamb Tikka Sizzler

    £11.95

    Pieces of chicken or lamb marinated in our special sauce, then cooked in a clay oven.

  • 20.Garlic Lamb Chop Sizzler🌶

    £15.95

    Lamb chops cooked in a clay oven, then fried with fresh garlic and onions.

  • 21.Salmon Shashlik

    £16.95

    Salmon marinated and cooked in a clay oven with green peppers, tomatoes and onion.

  • 22.Tandoori Trout🌶

    £18.95

    Whole marinated trout with medium spice, cooked in a clay oven.

Chef's Specials

  • 23.Green Chicken

    £14.95

    Chicken cooked in the clay oven, finished in the chef's special green sauce.

  • 24.King Prawn Muglai

    £17.95

    Fresh king prawns cooked in the clay oven with fresh mixed peppers and cashew nuts.

  • 25.Chicken / Lamb Rezala

    £14.95

    The chef's own recipe.

  • 26.Chicken on the Bone

    £14.95

    Tandoori chicken cooked with medium spice in a rich meat sauce.

  • 27.Sikandari Lamb (Shah Special)

    £18.95

    Lamb shank cooked with chickpeas and plenty of herbs and spices.

  • 28.Tawa Gosht Lahori (Chicken / Lamb Tikka)

    £14.95

    Tender cubes of chicken or lamb with exotic spices and herbs, crushed garlic and ginger, in a light tomato sauce.

  • 29.Chicken / Lamb Xacuti

    £13.95

    Lamb or chicken cooked in coconut, vinegar and rare spices.

Traditional Dishes

Where two prices are shown: chicken / lamb.

  • 30.Chicken / Lamb Tikka Masala

    £10.95 / £11.95

    Pieces barbecued in the clay oven and served in a special creamy masala sauce.

  • 31.Chicken or Lamb Shashlik Masala

    £13.95

    Chicken or lamb from the clay oven, cooked in masala sauce.

  • 32.Lamb Chop Korai🌶🌶

    £14.95

    Lamb chops marinated in a special sauce, cooked with medium spice.

  • 33.Karai Chicken or Lamb🌶🌶

    £12.95

    Cooked in a thick medium sauce with fresh ginger and green peppers, served in a cast-iron bowl.

  • 34.Lamb Pasanda

    £12.95

    Tender lamb cooked in a specially prepared cream and nut sauce.

  • 35.Goan Fish Curry🌶🌶

    £14.95

    Fish fillet with fresh ginger, garlic, red chillies and coconut milk.

  • 36.Butter Chicken

    £11.95

    Chicken cooked in a rich, creamy sauce with butter and fresh cream.

  • 37.Garlic Chilli Chicken

    £12.95

    Cooked with freshly ground herbs, spices and garlic.

  • 38.Paneer Chilli Masala

    £12.95

    Fresh paneer cooked with mixed peppers and spices.

  • 39.Achari Lamb / Chicken

    £11.95

    Chicken or lamb cooked bhuna-style with mixed pickle.

  • 40.Chicken / Lamb Curry🌶

    £9.95 / £10.95

    Cooked in a mild spicy sauce.

  • 41.Chicken / Lamb Madras🌶🌶

    £9.95 / £10.95

    Fairly hot, strongly spiced, with plenty of sauce.

  • 42.Chicken / Lamb Vindaloo🌶🌶🌶

    £9.95 / £10.95

    Very hot and strong, with potatoes.

  • 43.Chicken / Lamb Dopiaza🌶🌶

    £10.95 / £11.95

    Medium spice with mixed peppers.

  • 44.Chicken / Lamb Bhuna🌶🌶

    £10.95 / £11.95

    Cooked with browned onions in a medium, thick sauce.

  • 45.Chicken / Lamb Rogan🌶🌶

    £10.95 / £11.95

    Cooked with glazed tomatoes and fresh coriander.

  • 46.Chicken / Lamb Korma

    £10.95 / £11.95

    Cooked in a specially prepared creamy sauce.

  • 47.Chicken / Lamb Pathia🌶🌶🌶

    £10.95 / £11.95

    Spicy curry sauce with lemon juice and a sweet base.

  • 48.Chicken / Lamb Dhansak🌶🌶

    £10.95 / £11.95

    Cooked in a fairly hot sweet and sour lentil sauce.

  • 49.Chicken / Lamb Jalfrezi🌶🌶

    £10.95 / £11.95

    Cooked with fresh chillies and spring onions in a hot sauce.

  • 50.Chicken / Lamb Saagwala🌶🌶

    £10.95 / £11.95

    Cooked with fresh spinach and garlic.

  • 51.Chicken / Lamb Phall🌶🌶🌶🌶

    £10.95 / £11.95

    Cooked in an extremely hot, spicy sauce.

Fresh Seafood

Where two prices are shown: prawn / king prawn.

  • 52.Prawn / King Prawn Curry🌶

    £11.95 / £13.95

    Cooked in a mild spicy sauce.

  • 53.Prawn / King Prawn Madras🌶🌶

    £11.95 / £13.95

    Fairly hot, strongly spiced, with plenty of sauce.

  • 54.Prawn / King Prawn Vindaloo🌶🌶🌶

    £11.95 / £13.95

    Very hot and strong, with potatoes.

  • 55.Prawn / King Prawn Dopiaza🌶🌶

    £11.95 / £15.95

    Medium spice with mixed peppers.

  • 56.Prawn / King Prawn Bhuna🌶🌶

    £11.95 / £15.95

    Cooked with browned onions in a medium, thick sauce.

  • 57.Prawn / King Prawn Rogan🌶🌶

    £11.95 / £15.95

    Cooked with glazed tomatoes and fresh coriander.

  • 58.Prawn / King Prawn Korma

    £11.95 / £15.95

    Cooked in a specially prepared creamy sauce.

  • 59.Prawn / King Prawn Pathia🌶🌶🌶

    £11.95 / £15.95

    Spicy curry sauce with lemon juice and a sweet base.

  • 60.Prawn / King Prawn Dhansak🌶🌶

    £11.95 / £15.95

    Cooked in a fairly hot sweet and sour lentil sauce.

  • 61.Prawn / King Prawn Jalfrezi🌶🌶

    £11.95 / £15.95

    Cooked with fresh chillies and spring onions in a hot sauce.

  • 62.Prawn / King Prawn Saagwala🌶🌶

    £11.95 / £15.95

    Cooked with fresh spinach and garlic.

  • 63.Prawn / King Prawn Phall🌶🌶🌶🌶

    £11.95 / £15.95

    Cooked in an extremely hot, spicy sauce.

Balti Dishes

Cooked in our own uniquely prepared balti sauce. All medium spiced.

  • 64.Chicken Balti🌶🌶

    £10.95
  • 65.Lamb Balti🌶🌶

    £11.95
  • 66.Vegetable Balti🌶🌶

    £9.95
  • 67.Prawn Balti🌶🌶

    £11.95
  • 68.King Prawn Balti🌶🌶

    £14.95
  • 69.Chicken / Lamb Tikka Balti🌶🌶

    Ask for price

Thali

  • 70.Vegetable Thali🌶

    £18.95

    Onion bhaji, veg samosa, mixed vegetable curry, saag aloo, tarka daal, pilau rice, naan and raita.

  • 71.Chicken or Lamb Thali🌶

    £20.95

    Mixed vegetable curry, onion bhaji, vegetable pakora, rogan, dopiaza, rice and naan.

  • 72.Special Thali

    £24.95

    Tandoori chicken, seekh kebab, chicken or lamb tikka and any curry, with rice, naan and salad.

Platters

  • 73.Platter for One

    £29.95

    Mixed starters, mixed grill and a vegetable dish, served with rice and naan.

  • 74.Platter for Two

    £54.95

    Mixed starters, mixed grill, any curry and a vegetable dish, served with rice and naan.

Biryani

Served with a vegetable curry or raita on the side.

  • 77.Special Biryani🌶

    £16.95

    A combination of chicken tikka, lamb tikka and king prawns.

  • 78.Chicken / Lamb Biryani

    £10.95 / £12.95

    Stir-fried rice with chicken or lamb.

  • 79.Chicken or Lamb Tikka Biryani🌶

    £14.95 / £15.95

    Stir-fried rice with grilled chicken or lamb.

  • 80.King Prawn Biryani🌶

    £17.95

    King prawns lightly flavoured with spices and rice.

  • 81.Vegetable Biryani🌶

    £10.95

    Stir-fried rice with herbs and vegetables.

Vegetable Dishes

Side / main portion.

  • 82.Bombay Aloo🌶

    £4.95 / £7.95

    Potato cooked with medium spices and cumin seeds.

  • 83.Saag Aloo🌶

    £5.50 / £8.50

    Potato and spinach with a touch of garlic.

  • 84.Mixed Vegetable Curry🌶

    £5.50 / £8.95

    Mixed vegetables cooked in a medium sauce.

  • 85.Daal Makhani🌶

    £6.95 / £9.95

    Spiced lentils, cooked fairly hot.

  • 86.Tarka Daal

    £4.95 / £8.95

    Mixed lentils with cumin and garlic.

  • 87.Aloo Gobi🌶

    £6.95 / £9.95

    Baby potatoes and cauliflower cooked with fresh fenugreek, mustard and poppy seeds.

  • 88.Saag Paneer🌶

    £5.95 / £9.95

    Spinach with homemade cheese and fresh cream.

  • 89.Saag Bhaji🌶

    £4.95 / £8.95

    Spinach bhaji.

  • 90.Matar Paneer🌶

    £5.95 / £9.95

    Peas with homemade cheese and fresh cream.

  • 91.Mushroom Bhaji🌶

    £5.95 / £8.95

    Spiced mushrooms and fresh herbs.

  • 92.Bhindi Bhaji

    £5.95 / £9.95

    Spiced okra and fresh herbs.

  • 93.Brinjal Bhaji

    £5.95 / £9.95

    Spiced aubergine and fresh herbs.

  • 94.Chana Masala

    £5.95 / £9.95

Rice, Naan & Sides

  • 95.Plain Rice

    £2.95
  • 96.Pilau Rice

    £3.50
  • 97.Lemon Rice

    £3.95
  • 98.Special Fried Rice

    £4.95
  • 99.Mushroom Rice

    £4.95
  • 100.Garlic Rice

    £3.95
  • 101.Keema Rice

    £4.95
  • 102.Coconut Rice

    £3.95
  • 103.Zeera Rice

    £3.95
  • 104.Plain Naan

    £2.95
  • 105.Peshwari Naan

    £3.95
  • 106.Keema Naan

    £3.95
  • 107.Cheese Naan

    £3.95
  • 108.Garlic / Kulcha Naan

    £3.50
  • 109.Paratha

    £4.95
  • 110.Tandoori Roti

    £3.50
  • 111.Chapati

    £2.95
  • 112.Aloo Paratha

    £5.95
  • 113.Chicken Tikka Naan

    £4.95
  • 114.Papadam

    £1.00
  • 115.Chutney (per person)

    £1.50
  • 116.Raita

    £3.30
  • 117.Chips

    £3.95
  • 118.Mixed Salad

    £4.95

Kids' Meals

  • 75.Chicken Nuggets and Chips

    £9.95
  • 76.Fish Fingers and Chips

    £9.95