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    Big Tikka offers an inventive, bold approach to Indian cuisine, reinterpreting nostalgic Indian dishes with a big heart and an open mind towards global techniques and influences. Distinctly Indian flavors in a contemporary menu.

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ONION BHAJI $12.5
This crispy starter is an all-time favourite. An un-edited grandma’s recipe
VEG SAMOSA $14
Traditional Indian puff pastry with vegetarian fillings of tempered potatoes, peas and nuts
MIRCHI ALOO $16
Indian battered potato fingers tossed in garlic and chilli sauce
CHINATOWN MURGH $19
Indo-Chinese preparation of boneless chicken pieces, battered in corn flour and fried, then sautéed in soy and garlic sauce
CHICKEN TIKKA (4 PCS) $19
Tandoor oven roasted chicken thigh marinated in authentic tandoor marinade
MUMBAI KOHLIWADA (4PCS) $20
Take a deep dive into Bombay flavor with richness of battered prawns coated with rice flour, fresh ginger garlic & Kashmiri chilli

NON VEGETARIAN CURRIES



MURGH MAKHANI $31
Butter chicken prepared in traditional Indian way with tandoor cooked chicken finished in spiced tomato, butter, cashew cream sauce
CHICKEN CHETTINAND $33
Experience the Symphony of flavours through Double cooking method, chicken marinated in combo of 18 spices, finished in traditional gravy
KUKKAD MASALA $31
Go-to-curry packed with intense flavors; Tandoor Roasted Chicken cooked in thick tomato gravy with onion and capsicum
ADRAKI CAFREAL $34
Famous goan chicken prepared with green paste blended from coriander, whole spices, coconut milk, ginger and garlic
LAMB ROGAN JOSH $35
Arranged marriage between NZ lamb and Kashmiri curry with a blend of saffron, cardamom and other aromatic spices
POMPUGAR MAMISAM $35
A Magical combination of six tastes in a classic curry of lamb infused with coconut, peanut, curry leaves served with garnish of crispy chilly soaked in buttermilk sundried and fried
PRAWN MALABARI $36
Prawns cooked with coconut milk, tomato, homemade masala with jaggery, fennel seeds, kokum and curry leaves
GOAT CURRY $30
Bone in goat slow cooked for hours in Indian copper pot with gourmet spices, maze and whole garlic

VEGETARIAN CURRIES



DAL TAPELI $24
Slow cooked yellow lentils with tomato, onion, cumin, ginger and garlic
DAL MAKHANI $28
Traditional rich North Indian Lentils simmered for hours with specially churned butter and cream
PALAK PANEER $30
Cottage cheese with fresh spinach puree, herbs, mixed spices and garlic
PANEER TIKKA MASALA $30
Known dish of west Bengal made with cottage cheese, caramelized onion and gourmet spice blend cooked in mustard oil

Big Tikka FAVES



KASHMIRI KARIZMA $45
Boneless chicken thighs marinated overnight with cashew paste served with velvety sauce rich in aromatic spices accompanied with kashmiri naan
LAGAN KI SHANK $49
NZ Lamb shank marinated overnight slow cooked in copper pot clay oven and finished by tossing in lamb sauce and drizzled with reduction of lamb stock & Otago red wine. Served with garlic naan

Rice



PLAIN BASMATI RICE $3
Plain Basmati rice
BROWN BASMATI RICE $5
Brown rice - A Low carb option
JEERA RICE $6
Basmati rice tempered with cumin and coriander
COCONUT RICE $8
Rice cooked with lemon juice finished with peanuts, mustard seeds and grated coconut.
DINDUGAL CHICKEN BRIYANI $34
Slow dum cooked bone in Chicken Briyani made from premium long basmati rice, served with raitha

NAAN



PLAIN NAAN/ROTI $6
GARLIC NAAN/BUTTER NAAN/ BUTTER ROTI $7
LACHA PARATHA $8
PESHWARI NAAN $8.5
CHEESE CHILLI GARLIC NAAN $8.5

Sides



PAPPADUM 6PCS $5
Lentil flour crisps air fried in tandoor
RAITHA $6
Finely chopped Cucumber and carrot in yoghurt, flavoured with roasted cumin powder
MANGO CHUTNEY $6
MIXED PICKLE $6

Sweet Ending



TEA $5
earl grey, peppermint, chamomile or green
MASALA CHAI/CARDAMOM CHAI $7
CARROT PUDDING $14
Juicy Shreds of carrot cooked with raisins, nuts and milk garnished with almond and pistachio
PANCHARATNA KULFI $15
Traditional Indian ice cream made from Fig, raisin, Pistachio, Almond and walnut