Address
Passage to India
20 Union Place
Edinburgh,
EH1 3NQ
Telephone
01703 230326
We Welcome to the
cuisine of Passage to India.
There are only two great places to eat -
yours and ours.
Welcome to ours.
Enjoy!
Pre-Starters
Popadoms with Raita, Onions, Mango Chutney and mixed
Pickle For 1 - £2.50
For 2 - £3.00
For 3 - £3.50
For 4
- £4.00
Extra Popadoms 60p each
Starters
Chef's Platter for 2 £6.95 for 4 £11.95
Consists of chana chaat, chicken chaat, mixed
pakora and 2 dips.
Mixed Platter for 1 £6.95
for 2 £10.95
Tandoori selection of barbecued meats.
Stuffed Samosas £3.95
Triangle pastries with a choice of mince or vegetable, served with
sweet and sour chick peas.
Soup of the Day £2.95
See waiter for details.
Puris £3.95
Prawn, mushroom, chicken or chick pea served with a sweet and sour
sauce on an Indian pancake.
Prawn or Chicken Cocktail £3.95
Fresh water prawns or chicken on a bed of crispy salad topped with
Marie Rose sauce.
Spiced or Garlic Mushrooms £3.50
Button mushrooms drenched in a spiced or garlic sauce.
Pakora £4.25
Prawn, mushroom, chicken or chick pea served with
a sweet and sour sauce on an Indian fluffy pancake.
King Prawn Butterfly £5.95
King prawns marinated in spices overnight then deep fried in crisp
batter.
Spicy Garlic Mussels £3.95
Accompanied with puri.
Mushroom Nihari £3.95
Spiced mushrooms topped with onions and cheese.
Crispy Potato Fritters £2.95
Vegetable Pafeora £2.50
Mushroom Pakora £3.65
Chicken Breast Pakora £3.95
King Prawn Pakora £5.95
Cauliflower Pakora £3.65
Aubergine Pakora £3.65
Onion Bhaji £2.95
(Rings or original). Ripe onion covered in spicy batter laced intricately
into a golden webbed mass.
Whole Chilli Pakora £2.95
Nippy, but nice. Not for the faint hearted.
Pakora Mix £4.25
A selection of different pakoras.
Dosa £4.25
A delicious spicy pancake made from ground lentils and stuffed with
your choice of fillings:
Shredded Chilli Chicken, Spicy Mince, Alooa Chana, Garlic Mushrooms,
Mushroom Daal, Succulent Chilli Prawns, Spicy Daal Pardesi, Bombay
Prawn, Chicken Masala or Traditional Vegetable.
Accompanied by a side dish of daal.
Tandoori Starters
Chicken
Tikka £3.95
Lamb Tikka £3.95
King Prawn £5.95
Tandoori Chicken £3.95 Leg or breast.
Chicken Chaat £3.50
Sheefeh Kebab £3.95
Kormas
Mughlai Korma
A rich creamy dish prepared using fresh cream and mild spices.
Kashmiri Saffron Korma
Made with yoghurt and saffron milk with pineapple or mangoes.
Ceylonese Korma
Creamed coconut is used in this preparation with ground cumins and cloves.
Please ask for desired preparation of korma:
Tandoor Specials King prawns, chicken or Iamb marinated in yoghurt base sauce
spiced with our own freshly ground masalas and fresh herbs
and then cooked evenly on skewers in our clay ovens.
All these dishes are served with basmati saffron rice, salad and
yoghurt mint sauce or curry gravy of desired strength.
Karahi Dishes
All these Punjabi bhoonas are coobed with the choicest of ingredients
blended with freshly
ground Punjabi spices with peeled and grated fresh ginger and garlic
in cumin butter.
A great tasty dish prepared and sered in fearahi to required strength.
Popular Dishes
Mild, Hot or Madras - 50p extra
Vindaloo - £ 1.00
extra King
Prawn - £4.00 extra
Prawn - 50p extra
Lamb or Vegetable - no extra charge
Chicken Patia £7.45
Tender chicken cookeed in a slightly sweet and sour tangy sauce
giving an exquisite Parsee dish.
Chicken Dansac £7.45 Chicken cookeed in a thick sauce with lentils
and selected parsee spices with a touch of freshly peeled and grated
ginger.
Chicken Dopiaza £7.45
Selected chicken cooked with onions.
Chicken with Mushrooms £7.45
Chicken and Prawn Curry £7.95
Chicken Curry £6.45
Chicken Biryani £7.95
A royal dish of Moghul origins consisting of pieces of chicfeen with
saffron rice, raisins and almonds. These dishes can be served with
curry gravy or mint sauce.
Balti
All these dishes are prepared tibba style and coobed with fresh garlic
and ginger,
with a touch of mixed pickle. A great tasty dish prepared and served
in Balti to required strength.
Chicken Balti £7.95
Lamb Balti £7.95
Vegetable Balti £7.95
King Prawn Balti £12.95
Mussel Balti £9.95
Prawn Balti £8.95
Passage to India Dishes All dishes are broiled in the tandoor free of any butter or oils
in the marination or cooking process - ideal for the health conscious
and the calorie counters. Please ask for assistance.
Cuisine of Excellence
Chefs Special Biryani £ 10.95 Chicken tikka, lamb tikka &king prawn tikka cooked with rice and
spices. Topped with fresh salad and served with medium sauce.
Chef's Special Sizzler £ 10.95
Chicken tikka, Iamb tikka, king prawn tikka cooked with onions, mushrooms,
green peppers and medium spiced sauce.
Chef's Special Pardesi £10.95
Chicken tikka, lamb tikka, king prawn tikka cooked with mushroom
and spinach (Popeye's favourite).
Passage to India Special (Hot) £ 10.95
Chicken and lamb tikka, prawns, onions, hot pickles and green chilli
cooked with punjabi hot masala sauce. Dare you try it.
Garlic Mussels £12.95
Fresh mussels in a rich creamy sauce served on sizzler accompanied
with french fries or puri.
Paella Mix £14.95
Authentic comination of half shell mussels, king prawns and fresh
water prawns. Parsee style (hot, sweet & sour)
Punjabi style (medium strength)
Achari Masala (hot)
Moonlit Chicken Tikka £12.95
Our own exclusive mild chicken tikka, prepared with a mild sauce
makes this the mildest yet deliciously tastiest dish on the menu.
Chicken Tava £ 10.95
Boneless chicken breast dry cooked with onions and punjabi spices.
Served on a charred onion platter with coriander and spring onion
topping. Served with a chapati and a side dish of daal.
Chicken Akbari £ 10.95
As above but not as spicy. Topped with soft cheese and green peppers.
South Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken £ 10.95
Spicy (but not hot) dish with barbecued chicken, chilli and a rare
mix of Indian herbs and spices.
Passage to India Special Korma £ 11.95
White wine held in fresh chicken, combined with the rich, creamy,
smooth sauce of garlic and tomatoes make this dish King of Kormas.
Chicken Tikka Salsa £11.95
A blend between Indian and Mexican Salsa is a truly uniquely wonderful
experience not to be missed. Slightly hot.
Lamb Dhahi £11.95
Tender lamb pieces with fresh mintcool yoghurt. If you like lamb
and mint - this dish is for you.
Tandoori Steak £12.95
Fillet or sirloin steak cooked with masala sauce in tandoor, accompanied
with french fries, fresh side salad or choice of rice.
Connoisseur's Selection
All the recipes on this page can also be prepared with the following: King Prawn - £4.00
Extra Prawns - £1.00
Extra Lamb or
Vegetable - no extra charge
Mussels - £ 1.00 extra
Chicken Achari £8.45
Pieces of marinated chicken cooked in
a tantalising pickle masala and green chillies - beautiful.
Chicken Jaipuri Jeera £8.45
Very tasty dish with slices
of chicken cooked in a combination of spices, including black jeera
and mushrooms.
Chicken Pasanda Nawabi £8.45
Sliced chicken cooked in yoghurt
with nuts and raisins. Mild.
Chicken Tikka Bahar £8.45
Barbecued chicken breast cooked
in a mild creamy sauce. Mild korma.
Chicken Rogan Josh £8.45
Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a traditional masala paste with
fresh tomatoes and onions. Mild to medium.
Chicken Xabuti £8.45
(Pronounced 'shakuti'). A fiery, dry chicken curry made with coconut,
tamarind and a blend of several rare spices. Hot.
Chicken Tikka Chasni £8.45
Barbecued chicken cooked in
a mild sauce of fresh cream with cashew nuts and sweet and sour sauce,
giving it a creamy taste.
Chicken and Prawn Parsee £8.45
Chicken breast and prawns
cooked to a sweet and sour flavour with chillies.
Chicken Mirch Korma £8.45
Chicken breast simmered in yoghurt
with a mixture of spices including chillies, cinnamon, cardamon and
cloves. Not a mild korma. Medium to hot.
Chicken Tikka & Prawn Goanese Style £8.45
Chicken tikka
pieces with prawns cooked in a mild coconut sauce, but with added
green chillies to give you that contrasting bite.
Chicken Ginger Bhoona £8.45
Cooked in the cast iron karahi
with slices of ginger - absolutely fabulous!
Chicken Jalfrezi (Hot) £8.45
Barbecue chicken tikka cooked with peppers, onions, green chilli
and black cumin seed in a spicy rich sauce.
Chicken Tikka Mabhani Masala £8.45
Chicken tikka pieces cooked in a cream sauce blended with tomatoes.
Favourite of many Indian film stars.
Chicken Tikka Tandoori Masala £8.45
Tikka pieces cooked in tandoori masala paste (spicy tomato flavour).
Chicken Tikka Garam Masala £8.45
Chicken tikka pieces cooked
as a bhoona with garam masala sprinkled on top.
Chicken Tikka Masala £8.45
With green peppers and tandoori
spices. Medium to hot.
Kerela Chilli Chicken £8.45
A patia style treat for the slightly
hotter palate, using fresh green chillies and kali mirch, with a
hint of coconut.
Set Meals
For 2 £30.00
2 Popadoms with Mixed Dips
Mixed Pakora Platter
Choice of 2: Chicken or Lamb Karahi
Chicken or Lamb Chasni
Chicken or Lamb Balti
Boiled or Fried Rice
Nan or 2 Chapatis
Coffee or Tea with Mints
For 4 £60.00
4 Popadoms with Mixed Dips
Mixed Pakora Platter (Vegetable, Mushrooms, Chicken or Fish)
Special Bhoona Lamb or Chicken
Chicken Tikka Chasni or Lamb Balti
Chicken Tikka Tandoori Masala or
Lamb and Mushroom Curry
Mixed Vegetable Bhoona Choice of any 4 Main Meals above
2 Boiled or Fried Rice
2 Nan or 2 Chapatis
Coffee or Tea with Mints
European Dishes
Haddock and Chips £7.95
Fried Scampi £7.95
Served with salad and french fries.
Fillet Steak 10oz £10.95
Sirloin Steak 10oz £ 10.95
Chicken , Prawn or Cheese Omelette £7.95
Served with salad and french fries.
Prawn or Chicken Salad £7.95
Served with french fries.
Chicken Maryland £7.95
Served with salad and french fries.
Menu