Shahi Ponsonby Indian Restaurant

Name: Shahi Ponsonby Indian Restaurant
Address: 26 Jervois Road, Herne Bay, 1011, 1011
Telephone: 09-378 8896

Shahi is a personalized chain of restaurants and takeaways with a history and reputation for fine authentic Indian food served in modern, contemporary surroundings.

26 Jervois Road, Herne Bay, Auckland, 1011, NZ

• Monday: 5:00PM-11:00PM •Tuesday: 5:00PM-11:00PM •Wednesday: 5:00PM-11:00PM •Thursday: 5:00PM-11:00PM •Friday: 5:00PM-11:00PM •Saturday: 5:00PM-11:00PM •Sunday: 5:00PM-11:00PM •

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Cuisine: Indian
Parking:
Alcohol Type: beer and wine
Takeout Available: No

Delivery Available: No
Catering Available: No
Reservations: Yes
Smoking Allowed: No

Dress Code: none
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Seating: Indoor
Music Type:

Main Menu

Entrees

Papad - crispy bread 1.50

Samosa (2 pieces) - timeless 9.90

Conical pastry filled with delicately spiced potatoes and peas. Cooked and served with tamarind sauce.

Onion bhajjia - divine 9.90

Finely chopped onion, mixed with chickpea flour batter. Cooked and served with tamarind sauce.

Garlic prawn - fat buster 16.90

Prawns marinated in spices. Cooked with garlic and served with mint sauce.

Shahi cigar - politically incorrect but delectable 11.90

Finely chopped chicken mixed with subtle spices, fresh coriander and green chillies. Stuffed in a cigar shaped pastry. Served with tamarind sauce.

Chicken tikka - boneless tandoori dish 11.90

Boneless Chicken thighs marinated with yoghurt, ginger and spices for over a day, and then barbecued. Served with mint sauce.

Punjabi lamb - robust 11.90

Lamb marinated in robust spices and sautéed with capsicum, onions and tomatoes. Finished with fresh coriander and served on a bed of lettuce.

Mixed platter - delicious variety of entrees for two diners 20.90

Samosa, Shahi Cigar, Onion Bhajjia, Chicken Tikka. Served with mint and tamarind sauce.

Mains

Chicken mughlai - mild dish 20.90

Chicken cooked in cashew nut sauce with aromatic spices, garnished with coriander.

Butter chicken - most popular 21.90

Boneless tandoori chicken cooked with a sumptuous sauce of tomatoes, fresh coriander and spices.

small - 14.00large - 20.90

Gluten FreeChicken tikka masala - English special 20.90

Boneless chicken cooked in lightly spiced sauce with capsicum, ginger & fresh coriander.

Gluten FreeChicken curry - fat free

Chicken marinated in spices and then cooked in a home style curry.

small - 14.00large - 20.90

Chicken jalfrezi - sumptuous 20.90

Chicken marinated in spices, ginger and garlic. Finished with tomatoes, chunks of capsicum and onions.

Mango chicken - exotic 20.90

Chicken cooked in delicately spiced mango sauce.

Tandoori chicken - healthy

Skinless chicken marinated in spices for over a day and then cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.

small - 16.00large - 25.00

Fish makhanwala - synchronised swimmers 21.90

Fillet of fish delicately cooked with ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes, yoghurt and aromatic spices.

Prawn malabari - kiwi favourite 26.00

Shelled prawns cooked in an exotic sauce of tomatoes, dried whole coriander, mustard seed and spices. Finished with coconut cream and garnished with fresh coriander.

Kadai gosht - bank managers favourite 20.90

Lean lamb delicately cooked with exotic spices and finished with capsicum and onion. Garnished with fresh ginger and coriander. (Dairy Free)

Akbari gosht

Succulent lean lamb dish cooked with yoghurt and spices and finished with nuts. Garnished with fresh coriander.

small - 14.00large - 20.90

Saag gosht – romantic interlude 21.90

Lean lamb cooked with tomatoes, robust spices and spinach.

Gluten FreeRogan josh - chefs speciality

Traditional lean lamb dish in a tomato gravy with spices.

small - 14.00large - 20.90

Beef vindaloo - ring burner 20.90

Prepared the traditional way- beef cooked in a hot, fiery and spicy sauce.

From the garden

Tadka dhal - staple food

Yellow split cooked and tempered with garlic, onion, mustard seeds finished with coriander.

small - 14.00large - 18.90

Vegetable curry - vegan special

Seasonal vegetables cooked in a lightly spiced gravy with tomatoes.

Mushroom & pea curry - magic 18.90

Mushrooms and peas cooked beautifully with light spices.

Pea panir

Peas and panir cooked in tomato based curry.

small - 14.00large - 18.90

Saag panir 19.90

Spinach pureed and cooked with delicate spices and panir.

Rice dishes

Chicken or lamb biryani 22.00

Northern Indian dish of rice cooked with chicken or lamb, cashew nuts and raisins.

Vegetable biryani 21.00

Northern Indian dish of rice cooked with vegetables, cashew nuts and raisins.

Breads

Roti - wholemeal bread. 3.50

Buttered nan 4.00

Standard flour kneaded into a dough with yoghurt, eggs, yeast and baked in tandoor.

Garlic nan 5.00

Same as buttered nan, with garlic.

Cheese nan 6.00

Same as buttered nan, stuffed with cheese.

Peshawari nan 6.00

Nan stuffed with nuts and raisins.

Masala kulcha 6.00

Nan stuffed with potatoes and spices.

Shahi nan 6.50

Freshly cooked nan stuffed with cheese, onion and green chilli. Delicious.

Accompaniments

(Highly recommended – they are a must with curries)

Raita - yoghurt with cucumber. 4.00

Green salad 9.00

Sliced cucumber, lettuce, carrot and tomatoes with a wedge of lemon.

Mixed vegetables 9.00

Seasonal vegetables sautéed with garlic.

Raw onions 5.00

Seasonal and served with a wedge of lemon.

Green chillies 2.00

Sweet mango chutney 4.00

Mixed pickle (salty n’sour) 4.00

Mint chutney 4.00

Tamarind chutney 4.00

Desserts

Sweet lassi - sweet yoghurt drink. 5.00

Mango lassi 7.00

Sweet yoghurt mango flavoured drink.

Cardamon kulfi - indian ice cream. 7.00

Mango kulfi 9.00

Indian Ice Cream And Mango Topping.

Gulab jamun dumpling 9.00

Dipped In Syrup And Served With Ice Cream.

Wine List

White wine

Odyssey sauvignon blanc 40.00

Vibrant passionfruit with gooseberry flavours, luscious palate - defining flinty finish, create this fresh and concentrated wine.

Esk valley pinot gris

Full bodied and dry style with aroma and flavours of stone fruit, honey and pear with a hint of spice.

glass - 10.00bottle - 45.00

Oyster bay chardonnay

Elegantly fragrant white peach, vibrant citrus and a delightful creamy texture.

glass - 10.00bottle - 45.00

Red wine

Thornbury hawkes bay merlot 40.00

A wine which oozes plum, boysenberry and pepper aromas and lovely layers of dark chocolate and smoky oak. It’s a rib-sticking red with a long, warming finish.

Left field hawkes bay syrah 45.00

The palate is finely constructed, with medium weight and supple flavours. Spicy on the nose and then leading through to a flowing and generous palate.

Villa maria cellar selection hawkes bay merlot cabernet sauvignon

Layers of berry, cassis and dark plum combine with cedar and savoury characters in this generous, full bodied wine

glass - 10.00bottle - 45.00

Homer pinot noir

Displays ripe red cherry, dried herb and spice characters on the nose. The palate is beautifully fruited with the smooth texture and supple tannins. A fabulous drink.

glass - 10.00bottle - 45.00

Soft drinks

Coke, diet coke, sprite 4.00

Ginger beer | orange juice 5.00

San pellegrino sparking water 500ml 8.00

Beer

Amstel light 7.00

Kingfisher indian beer | heineken | steinlager pure 8.00

Hot drinks

Tea - earl grey 4.00

Indian tea 5.00

Take-away Menu

Entrees

Papad 1.50

Crispy bread

Onion bhajjia - divine!!! 8.90

Finely chopped onion mixed with chickpea flour batter. Cooked and served with tamarind sauce.

Samosa (2 large pieces) - timeless 8.90

Conical pastry filled with delicately spiced potatoes and peas. Cooked and served with tamarind sauce.

Garlic prawn - fat buster 15.90

Prawns marinated in spices, cooked with garlic & served with mint sauce.

Shahi cigar - politically incorrect but delectable 11.90

Chicken chopped and mixed with fresh coriander, green chillies and peas. Stuffed in a cigar shaped pastry. Cooked and served with tamarind sauce.

Chicken tikka - (boneless tandoori dish) 11.90

Boneless chicken thighs marinated with yoghurt, ginger and spices for over a day and then barbequed in indian oven. Served with mint sauce.

Punjabi lamb - robust 11.90

Lamb marinated in robust spices and sauteed with capsicum, onions and tomatoes. Finished with fresh coriander and served on a bed of lettuce.

Mixed platter (delicious variety of entrees) 19.90

Combination entree for two of samosa, onion bhajjia, chicken tikka and shahi cigar. Served with mint and tamarind sauce

Main courses

All Mains Served with Rice

Butter chicken - popular

Boneless tandoori chicken cooked with sumptuous sauce of tomatoes and spices.

small - 14.00normal - 17.90

Chicken tikka masala - english special 17.90

Boneless chicken cooked in a lightly spiced sauce with capsicum, ginger and fresh coriander.

Chicken mughlai (mild dish) 17.90

Boneless chicken cooked in cashew nut sauce and delicate spices.

Chicken curry - fat free

Chicken marinated in spices and then cooked in home style curry.

small - 14.00normal - 17.90

Chicken jalfrezi - sumptuous 17.90

Chicken marinated in spices, ginger and garlic. Finished with tomatoes, chunks of capsicum and onions

Mango chicken - exotic 17.90

Chicken cooked in delicately spiced mango sauce.

Tandoori chicken - healthy

Skinless chicken marinated in spices for over a day and then cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce

half - 16.00full - 25.00

Fish makhanwala - synchronised swimmers 17.90

Fish fillet delicately cooked with ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes, yoghurt and aromatic spices.

Prawn malabari - kiwi favourite 22.00

Shelled prawns cooked in a tasty sauce of tomatoes, dried whole coriander, mustard seed and spices. Finished with coconut cream.

Akbari gosht 17.90

Succulent lean lamb dish cooked in yoghurt, spices and finished with nuts. Garnished with fresh coriander.

Saag gosht - romantic interlude 18.90

Lean lamb cooked in spices and finished with spinach

Rogan josh - chef’s speciality

Traditional lean lamb dish in tomato gravy

small - 14.00normal - 17.90

Kadhai gosht - bank manager’s favourite 17.90

Dairy free lamb delicately cooked with diced capsicum and onions

Beef vindaloo - ring burner 17.90

Beef cooked in hot, fiery and spicy sauce

From the gardens

Dhal

Black lentils cooked with cinnamon and bay leaf. Tempered with ginger, garlic and cumin seed

small - 14.00normal - 16.90

Vegetable korma - vegan special

Seasonal vegetables cooked in a lightly spiced gravy with tomatoes.

small - 14.00normal - 16.90

Pea & mushroom curry - magic 16.90

Mushroom and peas cooked in a lightly spiced sauce.

Pea panir

Peas and panir cooked in tomato based curry.

small - 14.00normal - 16.90

Saag panir 17.90

Panir cooked with pureed spinach in light spices

Rice dishes

Chicken biryani 20.00

Rice cooked with chicken, nuts and raisins

Lamb biryani 20.00

Northern indian dish of rice cooked with lamb, nuts and raisins

Vegetable biryani 19.00

Rice cooked with vegetables, nuts and raisins.

Breads

Roti 3.50

Wholemeal bread

Buttered nan 4.00

Standard flour kneaded into a dough with milk, eggs, yeast and baked in tandoor.

Garlic nan 5.00

Same as buttered nan with garlic

Cheese nan 6.00

Same as buttered nan stuffed with cheese

Peshawari nan 6.00

Same as buttered nan with nuts and raisins

Masala kulcha 6.00

Nan stuffed with potatoes and spices

Shahi nan - delicious 6.50

Freshly cooked nan stuffed with cheese, onion and green chilli

Accompaniments

(Highly recommended. They are a must with curries)

Raita 4.00

Yoghurt with cucumber.

Green salad 9.00

Cucumber, lettuce, carrot and tomatoes with a wedge of lemon

Mixed vegetables 9.00

Seasonal vegetables sauteed with garlic.

Sweet mango chutney 4.00

Mixed pickle (salty ‘n’ sour, acquired taste) 4.00

Variety of vegetables mixed with spices and pickled

Mint chutney 4.00

Tamarind chutney 4.00

Raw onion 5.00

Green chillie- s 2.00

Sweet dishes

Sweet lassi 6.00

Sweet yoghurt drink.

Mango lassi 7.00

Sweet yoghurt mango flavoured drink.

Kulfi 8.00

Indian ice cream

Mango kulfi 9.00

Indian ice cream topped with mango

Gulab jamun 9.00

Dumplings dipped in caramelised sugar syrup, flavoured with cardamom.