appetizers
KEEMA SAMOSA CRISP PATTIES FILLED WITH SPICED LAMB AND PEAS $2.95
vegetable samosa crisped patties filled with mildly spiced potatoes and peas $2.50
vegetable pakoras Mixed vegetable fritters dipped in batter and fried. $2.50
CHICKEN PAKORA BONELESS CHICKEN DIPPED IN SPICED BATTER AND FRIED $6.95
CHEESE PAKORAS DELICATELYSPICED FRIED CHEESE FRITTERS $4.95
FISH PAKORAS FISH FILETS DIPPED IN SPICED BATTER AND FRIED $7.95
ONION BHAJI CHOPPED ONIONS DIPPED IN BUTTER AND FRIED $2.50
TAJ ASSORTED SEEKH KABAB, VEGETABLE SAMOSA & PAKORA, CHICKEN PAKORA, ONION BHAJI $7.95
CHILLI CHICKEN BONELESS CHICKEN WITH ONION, BELL PAPER AN TOMATO $12.95
GOBI MANCHURIAN CAULI FLOWER OF VEGGIE BALLS IN SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE WITH ONIONS AND BELL PEPPER $7.95
PANEER TIKKA[CHEESE] MARINATED IN SPICES COOKED IN CLAY OVEN SAUTEED BELL PEPPER & TOMATO, ONION $11.95
soups & salad
MULTIGATAWNY SOUP DELICATELY SPICED LENTIL SOUP GARNISHED WITH RICE AND CHICKEN $3.50
CHICKEN SOUP INDIAN STYLE, SLIGHTLY SPICED $4.50
LENTIL SOUP MILDLY SPICED $2.50
KACHUMBER/CHICK PEA SALAD CUCUMBERS, ONIONS, TOMATOES, CILANTRO CHICK PEAS AND LEMON $4.50
VEGETERIAN SALAD ASSORTED LETUCES, CHEESE, CILANTRO & FLOUR CRISPS TOSSED IN A TAMIRIND VINAIGRETTE, TOPPED WITH RICE $3.50
CHICKEN SALAD LETUCE, TOMATO, CUCUMBERS, ONION AND CHICKEN $4.50
tandoori
freshly baked in the clay oven
NAAN LEAVENED BREAD $2.00
CHEESE NAAN FILLED WITH HOME CHEESE $3.50
PARANTHA UNLEAVENED LAYERED, WHOLE WHEAT BREAD $3.50
GARLIC NAAN LEAVENED BREAD LIGHTLY SPRINKLED WITH FRESH GARLIC $2.50
SWEET NAAN NAAN STUFFED WITH RAISINS AND CASHEW NUTS $3.50
ALOO PARANTHA WHOLE WHEAT BREAD FILLED WITH MILDLY SPICED POTATOES $3.50
KEEMA NAAN LEAVENED BREAD FILLED WITH MILDLY SPICED GROUND MEAT $3.50
ROTI UNLEAVENED PLAIN BREAD $2.00
ONION KULCHA LEAVENED BREAD WITH ONIONS $3.50
BREAD BASKET CHEF'SCHOICE OF ASSORTED BREADS SERVES WITH FOUR PEOPLE $7.95
POORI/BHATURA DEEP FRIED PUFFY WHOLE WHEAT BREAD $3.50
VEGETABLE PARANTHA FRESHLY BAKED, WHOLE WHEAT BREAD STUFFED WITH CAULIFLOWER, SPINACH $3.50
PASWARI NAAN LEAVENED BREAD FILLED WITH CASHEWS, CHERRIES, RAISINS & BUTTER $4.50
CHICKEN NAAN FILLED WITH MILDLY SPICED GROUND CHICKEN $3.95
AMRITSARI KULCHA FILLED WITH POTATO, CAULIFLOWER, ONION & CHEESE $4.95
GOBI PARANTHA CAULIFLOWER BREAD $3.95
rice biryani
PLAIN RICE BASMATI RICE $3.00
RICE PILLAU BASMATI RICE COOKED WITH GREEN PEAS AND SAFFRON $4.95
VEGETABLE BIRYANI BASMATI RICE COOKED WITH VEGETABLES, & NUTS WITH AROMA OF SAFFRON $7.95
CHICKEN BIRYANI BASMATI RICE COOKED WITH CHICKEN $11.50
LAMB BIRYANI BASMATI RICE COOKED WITH LAMB $12.50
SHRIMP BIRYANI BASMATI RICE COOKED WITH SHRIMP $13.50
ZEERA RICE BASMATI RICE COOKED WITH CUMN $3.95
PUNJABI FRIED RICE BASMATI RICE COOKED WITH EGGS, POTATOES, GREEN PEAS, AND TOMATO $8.50
PANEER BIRYANI BASMATI RICE COOKED WITH NUTS AND PANEER $10.95
tandoori specialities
prepared in the famous "tandoor" clay oven
"mesquite" and served sizzling hot
"mesquite" and served sizzling hot
TAJ TANDOORI CHICKEN HALF CHICKEN MARINATED IN YOUGURT SAUCE AND FRESH SPICES $16.95
TANDOORI SHRIMP JUMBO SHRIMP DELICATELY MARINATED WITH HERBS AND SPICES $15.95
LAMB TIKKA LAMB PIECES MARINATED IN SPICES $14.95
CHICKEN TIKKA SMOKED BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST MARINATED IN FRESH SPICES $11.95
MIXED TANDOORI AN ASSORTMENT OF TANDOORI SPECIALITIES $17.95
GINGER CHICKEN CHICKEN MARINATED IN FRESH SPICES AND GINGER POWDER $16.95
SEEKH KABAB MINCED LAMB MIXED WITH HERBS AND SPICES, ROASTED ON SKEWERS $12.95
FISH TIKKA KABAB FRESH FISH PIECES MARINATED LIGHTLY IN GARLUC AND HERBS $12.95
CHICKEN SEEKH KABAB MINCED CHICKEN WITH ONION, HERBS AND SPICES ROASTED ON SKEWERS $11.95
LAMB CHOP MARINATE RACK OF LAMB COOKED IN TANDOOR $23.95
sea food
FISH VINDALOO FISH COOKED WITH SPICES AND POTATOES $14.50
FISH CURRY FISH PREPARED IN A SAUCE OF TOMATOES AND SPICES $12.95
SHRIMP SAAG SHRIMP COOKED IN A SPECIAL CREAMED SPINACH $13.95
SHRIMP MASALA JUMBO TENDER SHRIMP COOKED IN MILD SPICY GRAVY $14.50
SHRIMP GARLIC MASALA SHRIMP SAUTEED WITH TOMATO, GREEN ONION, GARLIC, SERVED WITH BROWN SAUCE $13.95
SHRIMP JALFREZI JUICY SHRIMP COOKED WITH ASSORTED VEGETABLES $13.95
SHRIMP BHUNA SHRIMP COOKED WITH BELL PEPPERS AND ONIONS $14.50
SHRIMP MALAI SHRIMP COOKED WITH COCONUT IN A CREAMY SAUCE $14.95
SHRIMP MUSHROOM SHRIMP AND MUSHROOM COOKED WITH ONIONS IN A TOMATO SAUCE $14.95
specials
GOAT CURRY WITH BONE, COOKED IN SPECIAL ONION SAUCE $13.95
EGG BHURJI EGGS COOKED WITH CHOPPED ONIONS, TOMATOES AND SPICES $10.95
vegetable delights
PALAK PANEER CREAM SPINACH COOKED DELICIOUSLY WITH CHEESE CUBES $10.50
YELLOW DAAL YELLOW LENTILS DELICATELY SPICED $9.95
CHANA MASALA GARBANZO BEANS COOKED IN A SPECIAL BLEND OF SPICES $9.95
MALAI KOFTA FRESH GRATED VEGETABLE FRIKKERS COOKED IN TOMATO, CREAM & ONION SAUCE $10.50
MUTTER PANEER HOME MADE CHEESE AND GREEN PEAS COOKED IN A SPECIAL BLEND OF SPICES $10.50
BHINDI MASALA FRESH OKRA COOKED IN SPICED MASALA SAUCE WITH ONIONS AND TOMATO $10.50
BENGAN BHARTA ROASTED EGGPLANT SAUTEED WITH ONIONS AND SPICES $11.50
ALOO MUTTER GREAN PEAS WITH TOMATOES $9.95
DAAL MAKHANI CREAMED LENTILS DELICATELY SPICED $9.95
NAVRATAN KORMA MIXED VEGETABLES SAUTEED WITH ONIONS AND SPICES $10.50
ALOO VINDALOO POTATOES COOKED IN SPICY SAUCE $9.95
MUSHROOM BHAJI fresh mushrooms and peas cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes and spices $10.50
PANEER MAKHANI CUBES OF HOMEMADE CHEESECOOKED IN RICH TOMATO GRAVY $11.85
SAAG ALOO SPINACH WITH POTATOES PUNJABI STYLE $9.95
MUSHROOM MASALA mushrooms & vegetables with homemade cottage cheese & nuts in creamy curry $10.95
ALOO BENGAN mushrooms & vegetables with homemade cottage cheese & nuts in creamy curry $10.50
VEGETABLE JALFREZI fresh vegetables cooked with ground herbs and spices $9.95
BOMBAY ALOO fresh vegetables cooked with ground herbs and spices $9.95
SHAHI PANEER chunks of cheese sautéed with onion, tomato, bell pepper, served with thick sauce $11.50
PUNJABI PAKORA CURRY garbanzo flowers cooked with yogurt and spices $9.95
PANEER KADHAI paneer with chopped onions, bellpepper, tomatoes and spices $11.95
PANEER MALAI Homemade cottage cheese cooked with coconut & creamy sauce $13.50
PUNJABI KOFTA fresh grated vegetable fritter cooked in tomato,onion sauce and punjabi spice $9.95
PANEER BHURJI fresh grated vegetable fritter cooked in tomato,onion sauce and punjabi spice $11.50
ALOO METHI POTATOES AND METHI LEAVES COOKED WITH ONIONS IN A TOMATO SAUCE. $9.95
ALOO GOBI CAULIFLOWER COOKED WITH SPICES AND POTATOES $10.95
side orders
RAITA cultured yogurt with cucumber and tomatoes $2.00
MANGO CHUTNEY $2.00
PAPADDAM $1.25
HOT PICKLE $1.95
dessert
PISTA KULFI indian ice cream with pistachios and almonds $3.95
MANGO ICE CREAM $3.95
GULAB JAMAN an indian milk cheese ball, fried and soacked in honey syrup $3.95
KULFI FALOODA indian ice cream with falooda sev, sabja seeds, rose syrup and pistachios $3.95
KHEER INDIAN RICE PUDDING $2.95
RAS MALAI indian style cheese dumplings laced with pistachio in creamy SAUCE $4.95
taj palace combination
all dinners served with rice, daal, riata (yogurt), naan and dessert of the day
VEGETARIAN (ask for today's special) 2 vegetable curries $13.95
NON-VEGETARIAN choice of chicken or lamb curry, one piece of tandoori chicken and one vegetable curry $17.95
SEA FOOD choice of fish or shrimp curry,one piece of tandoori fish and one vegetable curry $18.95
entrees
BUTTER CHICKEN tandoori chicken prepared in a sauce of tomatoes & cream $12.95
CHCIKEN JALFREZI boneless chicken cooked with mildly spiced vegetables $11.95
CHICKEN KORMA delectable chicken cooked in special sauce with cream and nuts $12.95
CHICKEN CURRY boneless chicken cooked in special onion sauce $12.95
CHICKEN DALCHA chicken prepared with lentils, garlic, tamarind and tomato sauce $12.95
CHICKEN VINDALOO boneless chicken prepared with potatoes in hot spices $11.95
CHICKEN SAAG chicken cooked in special cream spinach $11.95
CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA marinated boneless white meat cooked in our clay oven and simmered in tomato yogurt sauce $13.95
CHICKEN HYDERABADI chicken cooked with apricots, fennel, crisp potatoes, herbs and spices $13.50
KADHAI CHICKEN boneless chicken sauteed with tomatoes, onions, chillies and cooked in mild sauce $11.95
CHICKEN MALAI all white meat marinated in yogurt, herbs & spices, cooked with coconut & creamy sauce, tandoored in $13.95
CHICKEN MADRAS chicken cooked in a pungent curry—spicy but subtly balanced $13.95
GARLIC CHICKEN pieces of chicken sautéed with garlic, bell peppers and onion cooked in clay oven $13.95
CHICKEN MUSHROOM boneless chicken cooked in an onion sauce with mushrooms $12.95
CHICKEN METHI boneless chicken and mathi leaves cooked with onions, sauce and spices $12.95
CHICKEN BHUNA boneless chicken cooked with bell pepper & onion $12.95
chicken do pyaza chicken cooked with onions, curd and spices $11.95
lamb
LAMB CURRY lamb cooked in a mildly spiced gravy $13.50
LAMB KABAB MASALA lamb tikka delicately cooked in a gravy of tomatoes and ginger sauce $14.50
lamb vindaloo lamb pieces cooked in hot spices, tomatoes and potatoes $12.50
lamb korma lamb prepared in mild cream sauce and garnished with nuts $14.50
lamb keema mutter minced lamb prepared with peas $14.50
lamb saag lamb cooked in a special creamed spinach $12.50
lamb madras lamb cooked in a spicy coconut sauce $14.50
lamb jalfrezi tender lamb pieces cooked in fresh vegetables, ground herbs and spices $14.50
lamb pasanda sliced lamb in a green curry with cream, yogurt, and coriander $12.50
lamb rogan josh lamb cooked special spices $13.50
lamb malai lamb prepared in herbs & spices, cooked with coconut and creamy sauce $14.50
taj palace drinks
soft drinks $2.00
indian tea $2.00
taj coffee $2.50
lassi a refreshing yogurt drink served sweet, salted or plain $3.00
mango lassi a refreshing yogurt drink with mango $3.00
rose lassi a refreshing yogurt drink with rose syrup and nuts $3.00
mango mastani a refreshing yogurt drink with mango and nuts $3.00
Lemon juice a refreshing drink with mint leaves and fresh lime $1.95
beer
indian
old monk 10,000 $6.99 - (22 OZ.)
flying horse $6.99 - (22
golden eagle $3.50 - (12 OZ.)
haywards 5000 $3.50 - (12 OZ.)
Taj mahal lager $6.99 - (22 OZ.)
holand
heinkenn $3.50 - (12 OZ.)
mexico
corona $3.50 - (12 Oz.)
USA
budweiser $3.50 - (12
bud light $3.50 - (12
ENgland
samuel smith i.p.a. $3.50 - (12 OZ.)
Sales tax will be added to the price of all food and beverage items served.We accept Major Credit Cards. No personal checks, please
Management reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.
Management is not responsible for lost or stolen personal items from premises.
White wines
johannisburg riesling
robert mondavi, napa valley $4.25 - glass
chardonnay
cupcake, california $5.50 - glass $18.00 - bottle
stone cellars, california $4.50 - glass $16.00 - $4.50 - glass $16.00 - bottle
Meridian, Santa Barbara, california $18.00 - bottle
pinot grigio
woodbridge, lodi, california $4.50 - glass
red wines
merlot
beringer founders estate $4.50 - glass $7.75 - bottle
pinot noir
meridian, santa barbara, california $20.00 - bottle
cabernet sauvignon
stone cellars, california $4.50 - glass $17.00 - bottle
concannon, california $17.00 - bottle
zinfandel robert
mondavi pvs, napa valley $20.00 - bottle
sparkling wines
blush wines beringer, white zinfandel, st. helena $3.50 - GLASS $12.00 - BOTTLE
STANFORD BRUT, GOVENORS CUVEE $3.50 - GLASS $10.00 - BOTTLE
corkage fee $8.00 per 750ml bottle