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Dawat Menu

  • Takeout Available | Delivery Available
  • Delivery Payment:
    $20 minimum
  • Delivery Hours:
    Mon-Sat, 11:30am-10:30pm; Sun, 5:30pm-10pm
  • Delivery Area:
    48th St. to 68th St., York Ave. to Fifth Ave.

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Aloo Tikkyas With Red Peshawari Chutney the best, curry leaf flavored potato cakes you will ever eat, served with a special red pepper chutney with almonds & mint       6.25
Vegetable Samosa spicy seasoned potatoes and peas wrapped in light pastry       6.25
Keema Samosa spicy seasoned mince lamb wrapped in light pastry       6.50
Baghari Jhinga succulent shrimp, flavored with garlic, mustard seeds and curry leaves       10.50
Paneer, Kulcha tandoori bread stuffed with seasoned homemade cheese       6.50
Bhaja crisp light fritters made with whole spinach leaves and potato skins       6.25

madhur's snack cart

Bhel Poori a melange of assorted crisps and noodles, smothered in sweet, sour and spicy chutneys       6.50
Dahi Aloo Poori a mouth watering mixture of crisps, potatoes and chick peas in yogurt and tamarind sauces       6.50

soup

Ginger Cauliflower Soup a silken pureed spicy ginger flavored soup       5.75
Muligatawny Soup a spicy favorite of anglo-india, made with split peas, vegetables and chicken       5.75

special dinners

Vegetarian Thali miss jaffrey's selection of vegetables, split peas, rice, breads, chutneys and relishes       24.95
Tandoori Mixed Grill tandoori chicken, muradabadi boti kebab, tandoori shrimp reshmi kebab and naan, served with kali dal       24.95
Light Platter madhur's low-calorie combination of chicken or fish, assorted vegetables, salad, chutneys, relishes and bread       24.95
Dawat Special Dinner a soup, tandoori chicken, seekh kebab, fish tikka, saag gosht, a vegetable, naan and vegetable pillau       24.95

accompaniments

Papadum light, airy lentil wafer       1.25
Kheera Raita yogurt and grated cucumber       4.45
Timatar Raita yogurt with tomato and mint       4.45
Boondi Raita yogurt with tiny chick pea flour dumplings       4.45

specialties from tandoor oven

Tandoori Shrimp king-size shrimp marinated in mild spices       23.50
Tandoori Fish Tikka chunks of seasonal fish, marinated in an aromatic herb mixture       20.75
Tandoori Chicken chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices     whole 18   half 12
Chicken Tikka boneless chunks of chicken, marinated in yogurt and mild spices       16.75
Reshmi Kebab succulent cubes of boneless white meat chicken, marinated in yogurt and ginger       16.75
Murgh Jehangiri chicken pieces marinated in yogurt and roasted in a tandoor oven with lavish bastings of chili-coriander       17.50
Seekh Kebab minced lamb with aromatic herbs, wrapped around a skewer       17.95
Muradabadi Boti Kebab skewered boneless cubes of lamb marinated in yogurt, garlic and ginger       17.95
Raan a whole, small tender leg of lamb braised with ginger and whole spices, then roasted in the tandoor oven until it is crisp outside and meltingly tender inside       24.95
Whole Tandoori Fish whole seasonal fish is marinated in yogurt and flavored with dill-like ajwain seeds before it is roasted       23.50

seafood

Scallops Caldin crusty scallops with a green coriander chili sauce, a goan specialty that we suggest you eat with our lemon rice       23.50
Fish in a Mustard Sauce chunks of seasonal fish in a spicy sauce of crushed mustard seeds and mustard oil       23.50
Kerala-style Konju Pappaas shrimp in a coconut sauce, flavored with aromatic curry leaves and smoked tamarind       23.50
Parsi-style Patra-ni-machhi salmon smothered in a fresh coriander chutney wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed. served with basmati rice       23.95
Shrimp Bhuna shrimp cooked in herbs and spices with a touch of garlic and ginger       23.95

goat & lamb dishes

Home-style Rogan Josh succulent pieces of baby goat (with bone), in a cardamom flavored sauce       17.95
Lamb Vindaloo lamb in a hot, tangy sauce       17.95
Kofta Masala delicately spiced mince lamb roundal. spiced with ginger and garlic, folded in a gravy of onions, tomatoes and fresh cilantro       17.95
Saag Gosht cubes of lamb delicately blended in spinach puree       17.95
Boti Kebab Masala cubes of lamb roasted in a clay oven and then folded into a spiced sauce       17.95

chicken dishes

Chicken Saag chicken pieces smothered in a spicy spinach puree       16.95
Chicken Makhani white meat chicken pieces roasted in a clay oven and then folded into a creamy tomato sauce       16.95
Chicken Tikka Masala chunks of chicken, roasted in a clay oven and then folded into a mildly spiced tomato sauce       16.95
Kashmiri-style Dhaniwal Korma chicken pieces cooked in a mild sauce of yogurt and fresh green coriander       16.95
Chicken Jal Frazie marinated chicken, sauteed with fresh vegetables       16.95
Cornish Hen With Green Chilies a very hot specialty of kerala's baghdadi jews, this dish is flavored with fiery green chilies and sour tamarind       17.25

rice specialties

Lemon Rice very aromatic rice perfumed with the juice and rind of lemons, curry leaves and mustard seeds       6.25
Steamed Basmati Rice naturally aromatic long grain rice brought to you from the foot hills of the himalayas       5.45
Chicken Biryani baked casserole of basmati rice and chicken richly flavored with saffron, nuts and raisins       16.75
Vegetable Pillau baked casserole of rice and vegetables, flavored with nuts and raisins       8.45
Goat Biryani baked casserole of basmati rice and meat, richly flavored with saffron, nuts and raisins       17.75

vegetarian specialties

Paneer Makhani fresh home-made cheese, folded into creamy tomato sauce       13.75
Sautéed Shiitake Mushrooms we flavor our mushrooms with fresh curry leaves and green coriander       14.25
Mattar Paneer fresh home-made cheese cubes cooked with green peas       13.95
Saag Paneer fresh home-made cheese cubes in a spicy spinach puree       13.95
Bhindi Masala okra blended with browned onion and dried mango       13.45
Baked Eggplant thin slices of eggplant coated with a mild sweet-and-sour tamarind sauce and baked       13.75
Maharashtrian-style Farasvi Bhaji green beans cooked with freshly grated coconut       13.45
Labdharay Aloo potatoes with ginger and tomatoes in a thick sauce       13.45
Bhuni Gobi cauliflower stir-fried with ginger and cumin seeds       13.50
Malai Kofta mixed vegetable croquette in an savory sauce       13.75
Tadka Dal slow-simmered matpe beans and red kidney beans, sautéed with tomatoes, ginger, cumin and onion       11.45
Vegetable Jal Frazie mixed vegetables with cottage cheese, mildly spiced       13.45
Yellow Daal split lentils sautéed with onions, ginger and spices. perhaps the most popular north indian daal       11.45
Zeera Aloo spicy potatoes flavored with whole and ground cumin seeds, an all-time favorite of our staff and friends       13.75
Sindhi Karhi a specialty of the community of western india, this vegetarian stew is made with chick-pea flour and vegetables & seasoned with tamarind & fenugreek seeds, this home favorite is best eaten with plain basmati rice       13.75

breads

Onion and Black Pepper Kulcha crisp, pizza like flat bread from the tandoor oven, filled with caramelized onions and dusted with coarse black pepper       6.45
Naan leavened indian bread of white flour baked in clay oven       3.85
Keema Naan a naan stuffed with mince lamb and baked in a clay oven       5.50
Garlic Naan a special naan bread from the tandoor flavored with garlic       4.45
Naan-e-dawat a rich, flat bread stuffed with nuts and dried fruit and baked in a clay oven       6.50
Tandoori Roti whole wheat bread baked in a clay oven       3.75
Tandoori Paratha rich, multi-layered whole wheat bread, baked in a clay oven       4.25
Ajwain Paratha whole-wheat layered bread topped with aromatic ajwain seeds       4.25
Pudina Paratha whole-wheat layered bread topped with mint       4.25
Poori whole-wheat puffed bread, deep fried       4.50

beverages

Darjeeling Tea       2.95
Coffee Regular & Decaf       2.95
Masala Tea tea with aromatic spices       2.95
Herbal Tea assorted flavors       3.45
Espresso / Cappuccino       3.45
Lassi a refreshing cold yogurt drink, sweet or salty, as desired       4.75
Mango Lassi       4.95

desserts

Gajrela caramelized grated carrots, studded with pistachios and served with whipped cream       5.75
Rasmalai sweet, spongy cottage cheese dumplings, flavored with cardamom and rose water       5.75
Special Kheer cooling rice pudding, flavored with cardamom and garnished with pistachios       5.75
Gulab Jamun a light pastry made from milk and honey       5.75
Mango or Coconut Ice Cream       5.75
Kulfi traditional indian ice cream       5.95
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