Our Menu - Saffron of Chapel Hill

Dinner Menu

Appetizers

Aloo Tikki Chana Chaat $8

Chickpeas, onions, tomatoes, spiced yogurt, tamarind and coriander chutneys atop a spicy potato patty

Potli Samosa $7

Deep fried turnovers filled with seasoned potatoes and peas

Crab Masala $10

Fresh crab meat mixed with Southern style masala served with Naan

Subz Galouti Kebab $7

Patties made from pureed fresh vegetables and mushrooms

Rajasthani Kurkuri Bhindi $8

Julienned okra lightly breaded with Rajasthani spices and sea salt then deep fried and topped with lentil battered onion rings

Scallop Mint Masala $12

Large, day boat scallops seared and served in a basil, mint and cilantro sauce

Makhmali Seek $10

Ground lamb with cilantro, mint and cardamom, skewered and baked in the tandoor

Kesri Malai Tikka $10

Tender chicken marinated in sour cream, garam masala and saffron and cooked in the tandoor oven

Kathi Spring Roll $8

Mixed greens, cabbage and paneer rolled in a thin crepe with mint, tamarind and raita

Paneer Tikka Saslic $8

Cubes of Indian cheese cooked in the tandoor clay oven then grilled and served with red and green bell peppers

Tandoori Vegetable Khazana $12

A sample of our Paneer Saslic, Subz Galouti, Potli Samosa and Aloo Tikki Chaana Chaat

Soups

Daal Subz Shorba $5 / $7

Yellow lentil and fresh vegetable soup with a small garlic naan

Tamatar Shorba $5 / $7

A smooth puree of fresh tomatoes and cream spiced with cumin and ginger served with a small naan

Murgh Shorba $6 / $8

Creamy chicken soup flavored with roasted garlic and cilantro and served with a small naan

Salads

Saffron Salad $5 / $8

Our house salad with sprouted lentils, mixed greens, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and our house lemon vinaigrette

add Salmon or Shrimp $3 / $5

add Chicken $2 / $4

Tropical Chicken Salad $7 / $13

Grilled chicken and seasonal tropical fruits atop mixed greens and tomatoes with our house dressing

Breads and Rice

Naan $3.5

Traditional clay oven baked bread. Choice of rosemary, mint, jalepeno, garlic or basil

Roti $3.5

Whole wheat flatbread prepared in our clay oven

Paratha $4

Whole wheat bread layered with clarified butter

Kulcha $5

Naan stuffed with your choice of cheese, onions or seasoned potatoes

Lamb or Chicken $6

Mixed Bread Basket $10

Your choice of three different Naans or Roti

Pulao $8

Bhasmati rice with peas, carrots and flavored with cumin, rosewater and saffron

Biryani $14

Bhasmati rice baked in the Dum oven with sautéed garlic and onions and your choice of Vegetables,

Chicken or Lamb add $2

Lamb and Chicken

Lamb Vindaloo $19

Potatoes and lamb in a spicy vinegar, chili and black cardamom sauce

Lamb Korma $19

Tender lamb pieces in a mild cumin and ginger sauce

Lamb Rogan E Nishat $19

Lamb cuts in a spicy onion and yogurt sauce

Hyderabadi Buna Gosht $19

Goat meat marinated in ginger, garlic, bay leaves, cumin and clove in an peppery onion sauce

Murgh Chettinad $18

Boneless chicken in a spicy South Indian red chili, black pepper and onion sauce

Tandoori Murgh $18

Clay oven baked, bone-in chicken marinated in garlic, ginger, lemon, yogurt and chili

Murgh Tikka Masala $18

Tandoori chicken with a ginger and garlic marinade served in our signature Masala sauce

Saffron Lamb Shank Maharaja $22

Marinated with star anise, bay leaves and dark rum, slowly braised and served with fried potato croquettes and mixed vegetables

Frontier Lamb Chops $24

Clay oven baked after a ginger, lemon and garlic marinade served with sautéed mixed vegetables and potato croquettes

Sikandari Raan $27

Whole leg of lamb marinated in garlic, ginger and dark rum. Slow-braised and sauteed with bell peppers, onions and fresh ginger

Tandoori Mixed Grill $27

A sampling of Tandoori Murgh, Lamb Chop, Kesri Malai Tikka and Makhmali Seek Kebab

Seafood

Malabar Machali $20

A filet of our daily fish selection grilled and served over a tomato and onion sauce with coconut milk and curry leaf

Malai Halibut $23

Marinated in sour cream, ginger and garlic and baked in the tandoori oven served with sauteed vegetables and rice

Tandoori Basil Sea Bass $24

Marinated in basil and lemon, clay oven baked and finished on the grill. Served with rice, fresh mixed vegetables and a tomato and fresh bell pepper sauce

Tandoori Smoked Salmon $23

Cooked slowly in the tandoori oven served with a tomato, coconut milk and black pepper sauce

Goan Scallops Balchao $23

Large, day boat scallops seared and served in a vinegar, curry seed and black pepper sauce

Jhinga Chettinad $24

Tiger prawns sautéed with mustard seeds, curry leaves, onions and a spicy black pepper sauce

Saffron Lobster Masala $27

Grilled lobster tail complimented with a yellow pepper, tomato and mustard sauce and served with fresh mixed vegetables

Vegetarian

Nargisi Kofta $16

A fresh vegetable and potato medley hand-molded around paneer, lightly breaded and fried. Served in a tomato onion sauce with cardamom, ginger and coriander

Began Pasanda $15

Sliced eggplant marinated in a garlic-ginger paste and smoked in the clay oven served atop pureed eggplant, onion and tomato

Tawa Subz $15

Mixed vegetables with cumin, clove and black cardamom seasonings in a medium spiced onion sauce

Paneer Makhni $16

Paneer cheese in a creamy tomato sauce flavored with ginger, garlic and fenugreek

Palak Subz $15

Sauteed spinach and mixed vegetables with your choice of paneer, potatoes, mushrooms or green peas.

Gobi Musslam $16

Marinated and sauteed cauliflower seasoned with ginger and black cardamom

Daal Bukhara $14

Traditional black lentils, chickpeas and kidney beans cooked slowly with garlic, ginger and yogurt

Grilled Paneer $16

Indian cheese sliced and stuffed with grated khoa cheese, mint and cilantro, grilled and served over an onion and tomato sauce

Saffron Aloo Anari $16

Peeled and cored potatoes stuffed with raisins, cashews and spiced potato skins in a pomegranate and tomato sauce

Bharwan Simla Mirch $16

Fresh bell peppers stuffed with potatoes, mixed vegetables and paneer served over a tangy tomato and bell pepper sauce

Kadai Paneer $16

Paneer with bell peppers and onions and a spicy crushed black pepper tomato sauce