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Jalalabad 2 Restaurant

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On the corner of Eastern Avenue in Newbury Park, you will find Jalalabad 2 Restaurant with its glittering glass frontage and an airy interior of light wood floors and tables and brilliant blue upholstery. Named after the romantic Afghan city at the entrance to the Khyber Pass, Jalalabad 2’s menu includes classic Indian dishes like Chicken Tikka and Mushroom Pakora as well as regional favourites like Lamb Ceylon, a hot curry with coconut, ginger and peppercorns or a milder Vegetable Dansak. It also has a number of speciality fish dishes including the King Prawn Chef’s Special. Jalalabad 2 Restaurant won Best Indian Restaurant in the Ilford Recorder Food and Drink awards in 2006 and the owners have over 25 years of experience in pleasing diners. A plasma screen and sound system are also available if you wish to organise a party for up to 30 people.

Opening Times:
Open daily from 18:00 to 23:30.

Sample Menus:

Dinner

STARTERS

ONION BHAJI Golden Fried Discs; Spiced Finely Chopped Onions With Gram Flour £1.70

MEAT SAMOSA (2 Per Portion) Thin, Light Pastry Filled With Minced Meat, Lightly Spiced

And Cooked Until Golden Brown £1.70

VEGETABLE SAMOSA (2 Per Portion) Thin, Light Pastry Filled With Vegetables, Lightly

Spiced And Cooked Until Golden Brown £1.50

ALOO CHAT Lightly Cooked Potatoes, Spiced With A Specially Prepared Sauce £2.50

CHICKEN PAKORA Smashed Chicken Cooked With Bread Crumbs £2.50

MUSHROOM PAKORA Cooked With Bread Crumbs £2.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB TIKKA Lean, Succulent Pieces Of Chicken Or Lamb Marinated In Yoghurt

With Fresh Ginger And Garlic And Barbequed In Tandoori Clay Oven, Served On A Bed Of Salad £2.50

TANDOORI MIX STARTER Combines Chicken Tikka, Lamb Tikka, Tandoori King Prawn

And Sheek Kebab £4.50

SHEEK KEBAB Lamb Minced, With Fresh Ginger, Garlic, Coriander, With A Touch Of

Green Chilies, Herbs And Spices, Cooked On A Skewer Over Charcoal £2.20

SHAMI KEBAB Mince Lamb With Freshly Ground Aromatic Spices That Are Cooked

Through And Pan‐fried £2.20

NARGIS KEBAB Mince Lamb Patties With Freshly Ground Aromatic Spices That Are Cooked

Through And Pan‐fried Served With Egg And A Bed Of Salad £2.30

CHICKEN CHAT PUREE Finely Diced Tender Breast Of Chicken Spiced With Chat Mosalla

Served On Puree £3.20

LAMB CHOP Marinated With Yoghurt Base Sauce With Ginger, Cumin And Mustard Oil With

Aromatic Ground Spices Then Barbecued In The Tandoori Clay Oven £2.60

TANDOORI CHICKEN Quarter With Bone Chicken On The Bone Marinated In Spices And

Cooked In A Tandoori Oven £2.40

SOUP (DALL/MULLIGATAWNY) Lentils Cooked In Our Own Special Recipe £1.80

KING PRAWN BUTTERFLY A Whole King Prawn Delicately Spiced And Deep Fried To A

Crispy Taste £4.20

PRAWN COCKTAIL Fresh Prawns Served In Yogurt Mixed With Cucumber £2.30

PRAWN PUREE Lightly But Tasty Spiced Prawns, Served In An Indian Fried Bread £2.70

PONIR PUREE Bite Size Succulent Pieces Of Ponir (cheese) Cooked With Tangy Spices And Cucumber

In A Little Sauce Served With An Indian Fried Bread £2.60

KING PRAWN PUREE Bite Size Succulent Pieces Of King Prawns Cooked With Spices And Cucumber

In A Little Sauce Served In An Indian Fried Bread £4.65

TANDOORI DISHES

Tandoori Dishes Are Maintained With Yoghurt, Herbs And Spices And Then Grilled In The Tandoori Clay Oven. All Dishes

Garnished With Salad And Served With Mint Sauce.

SHEEK KEBAB Lamb Minced, With Fresh Ginger, Garlic, Coriander, With A Touch Of

Green Chilies, Herbs And Spices, Cooked On A Skewer Over Charcoal £4.50

LAMB TIKKA Selected Pieces Of Lamb, Marinated With A Touch Of Spice And Herbs, Threaded

On A Skewer And Cooked In The Tandoori Clay Oven, Over Charcoal £4.80

CHICKEN TIKKA Diced Off The Bone Breast Of Chicken, Marinated And Mildly Seasoned, Cooked

Over Charcoal In The Tandoori Clay Oven £4.80

CHICKEN Or MEAT SHASHLICK Selected Pieces Chicken Or Lamb, With Capsicum Tomatoes,

Onions And Green Peppers Marinated In Delightful Spices And Cooked On Skewers In The Tandoor.

A Mouthwatering Preparation £6.90

PANNER SHASHLICK A Refreshing Combination Of Cottage Cheese, Onions, Tomatoes, And

Green Peppers Char Grilled £5.90

TANDOORI CHICKEN (Half) Cooked In A Tandoori Clay Oven £4.95

TANDOORI CHICKEN (Full) Cooked In A Tandoori Clay Oven £7.95

TANDOORI KING PRAWNS Medium Spiced Succulent King Prawns. £8.50

TANDOORI MIXED GRILL Contains Chicken Tikka, Lamb Tikka, Sheek Kebab, King Prawn.

A Tandoori Chicken £9.95

KING PRAWN SHASHLICK Selected Pieces King Prawns, With Capsicum(s) Tomatoes, Onions

And Green Peppers Marinated In Delightful Spices And Cooked On Skewers In The Tandoor.

(A Mouthwatering Preparation) £8.95

TANDOORI MOSALLA SECTION

Marinated Selected Pieces Cooked In Clay Oven In Secret Spices, Then Delicately Cooked With Fresh Cream, Coconut,

Almond Powder And A Very Tasty Sauce

Served With Pilau Rice.

VEGETABLE MOSALLA £5.95

JALALABAD CHICKEN MOSALLA £7.50

CHICKEN Or LAMB TIKKA MOSALLA £7.50

TANDOORI CHICKEN MOSALLA £7.60

KING PRAWN MOSALLA £9.95

CHEF’S SIGNATURE DISHES

King Prawn Chef’s Special - A Delight For The Senses - Size Does Matter. £9.95

Tandoori House Special Cooked In A Traditional Tandoori Oven, A Mixture Of Meat And Fish

Marinated In Fresh Spices, Superbly Decorated. £8.95

Chicken Supreme A Breast Of Chicken Marinated In Chef’s Special Sauce And Charcoal Grilled,

Served With Dry Fruits, Garnished With Chopped Onions. £7.95

Tandoori Morisa Available Either Chicken Or Lamb, Marinated In Mossolla Sauce, Baked Into A

Tandoori Oven To Tikka Perfection. £7.95

Sizzling King Prawn Delight Whole King Prawns Diced And Presented With Fresh Garlic, Ginger

And Sliced Onions. £7.95

Chicken Peshwari Charcoal Grilled In An Exotic Sauce, Garnished With Indian Herbs And Spices. £7.95

Chicken Kebull Tender Pieces Of Diced Chicken, Cooked With Kebull Chick Peas, Sweet Red Peppers

And Garnished With Roasted Pistachio Nuts. £7.95

Ghosht‐E‐Lazzez Barbecued, Lamb Pieces Flavoured With Tomatoes, Green Chillies And Enhanced

With Thinly Sliced Potatoes. £7.95

Lal Lamb Or Chicken Pieces Of Lamb Or Chicken Marinated In Mossolla Sauce, With Coriander, Sweet

Lal Peppers And Sliced Lal Onions Rings. £7.95

Roushnor Chilli Chicken Tikka Pieces With A Hint Of Coriander, Green Chilies And Fresh Tomatoes

Presented In A Rich Sauce. £7.95

Tandoori Makani Boneless Tandoori Chicken Mixed In Ghee With Coconut, Almonds, Served On A

Honey Nut Rich Creamy Sauce. £7.95

Passanda A Choice Of Lamb Or Chicken Fillet Spiced And Simmered In Green Cardamoms In A Creamy

Yogurt Sauce Flavored With Nutmeg And Mace. £7.95

Butter Chicken Boneless Chicken Pieces Partially Grilled Over Charcoal And Finished In Tomato

Gravy With Butter And Cream £6.95

BIRYANI DISHES

Ingredients Of These Are Cooked With Basmati Rice, Almond And Sultans Separate Decorated With Tomato And Cucumber,

Cooked With Exotic Spices And Versatility, Served With Vegetable Curry.

JALALABAD SEPCIAL BIRYANI Consists Of Succulent Chicken, Lamb Prawns And Mushrooms. £8.95

TANDOORI SPECIAL BIRYANI Chicken Tikka, Lamb Tikka, And Tandoori King Prawns. £8.95

KING PRAWN BIRYANI £8.95

CHICKEN TIKKA Or LAMB TIKKA BIRYANI £6.85

MIXED VEGETABLE BIRYANI £5.85

CHICKEN Or LAMB BIRYANI £5.85

MUSHROOM BIRYANI £5.65

PRAWN BIRYANI £5.65

BALTI SPECIALITIES

Each Delicious Dish Is Cooked In The Balti Of Cast Iron Or A Stainless Steel Wok. A Balti Is A Small Saucepan With A Handle On

Either Side, Which Has Been Handed Down By The Tribesmen Of The Khyber Pass Who Cooked Their Food This Way Upon An

Open Fire. Each Dish Ordered Is Individually Cooked And Served In Its Own Balti Which Enhances The Flavour And Aroma Of

This Type Of Dish. Spices And Green Herbs Such As Coriander Combine To Make A Different And Special Alternative To Any

Other Style Of Oriental Cooking.Balti Dishes Are Enhanced With Specially Prepared Garam Masaka, Herbs And Spices

Served With Plain Naan.

BALTI TANDOORI KING PRAWN £8.95

JALALABAD SPECIAL BALTI £8.20

BALTI MOSALLA COCKTAIL £7.95

BALTI PRAWNS £5.95

SABJI BALTI MIX £5.25

BALTI CHICKEN Or LAMB £7.25

CHEFS SPECIAL BALTI LAMB CHOPS £7.25

BALTI CHICKEN Or LAMB CHAT £7.95

SEAFOOD DISHES

Prawn King Prawn

CURRY £4.50 £6.20

KORMA Cooked In Rich Cream Sauce A Very Mild Dish. £4.60 £6.95

PATHIA £4.60 £6.95

BHOONA Deliciously Spicy Dish, Allows You To Savor The Delicate Spices £4.60 £6.95

SAAG Delicately Spiced Dishes Cooked With Spinach £4.60 £6.95

JALFREZI £4.60 £6.95

MADRAS Well Spiced “Fairly Hot” Dish £4.60 £6.95

VINDALOO A Very Hot Dish, Pleasantly Spiced To Tantalise Your Taste Buds £4.60 £6.95

DANSAK Hot, Sweet And Sour With Lentils £4.60 £6.95

KORAI A Combination Of Spices, Tomatoes, Peppers And Onions Cooked In An £5.95 £6.95

Iron Dish (Korai) Topped With Sliced Cucumbers. Delicious

FISH SPECIALITY

FISH MOSALLA Freshwater Boal Fish Cooked With Jalalabad’s Special Mosalla Sauce £7.20

FISH BHUNA Cooked In A Thick Sauce Deliciously Mild Spicy Dish £6.50

FRIED FISH Pan Fried With Onions, Spice And Herbs £6.50

CLASSIC FAVORITES

These Dishes Require Little Introduction. They Represent Staple, Traditional Fare Of Britain’s Indian Restaurants And Are

Sufficiently Well Known To Merit Inclusion In The Recipe Ranges Most Incorporate Varying Proportions Of Basic Curry

Ingredients Such As Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Chili And Coriander With Ground Spices Of Cumin, Pepper, Fennel, Cinnamon,

Mustard And Cardoman. (Served Without Rice)

CHICKEN Or LAMB CURRY Medium £4.40

CHICKEN Or LAMB KORMA Creamy, Mild And Enriched With Powdered Almond And Coconut £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB BHUNA Medium Dry Aromatic India’s Everyday Curry, Dry And Medium Spiced. £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB ROGAN Medium Tomatoes And Onions, Ground Red Chilies, Paprika And

Tomatos Are Responsible For The Red Appearance From Which This Curry Drives Its Title. £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB KASHMIR With Banana £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB SAG Medium With Spinach £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB JALFREZI Fairly Hot With Fresh Green Chilli £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB MADRAS Lemon Juice, Red Chili And Pureed Tomato Predominate This

Hot South Indian Dish. £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB VINDALOO Very Hot This Fiery, Rich Curry Is For Unshockable Palates Only £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB CEYLON Fairly Hot With Coconuts Coconut, Red Chili, Ginger And Ground

Peppercorn And Generously Applied In This Exceptionally Hot Curry From Southerly Asia. £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB KORAI Spicy Dish Cooked With Finely Diced Onions And Green Peppers

In A Thick Sauce With Sliced Cucumbers, Served Uniquely In Sizzling Pot £5.95

CHICKEN Or LAMB BOMBAY Medium With Potato And Egg £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB PHAL Extremely Hot £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB DUPIAZA Onion And Green Pepper £4.60

CHICKEN Or LAMB BENGAL SPECIAL Egg, Tomato And Potato £4.60

VEGETABLE SIDE AND MAIN DISHES

All Vegetables Are Cooked With Fresh Herbs And Spices.

Side Main

MIXED OR DRYVEGETABLE CURRY A Range Of Vegetables Can Be Stir Fried £2.60 £4.20

BOMBAY ALOO Potatoes Cooked With Tomatoes, Heavily Spiced Sweet & Sour Hot Dish £2.60 £4.20

ALOO GOBI Potato And Cauliflower £2.60 £4.20

SAG ALOO Fresh Spinach And Potato £2.60 £4.20

GOBI BHAJEE Cauliflower Cooked With Herbs And Spices £2.60 £4.20

MUSHROOM BHAJEE £2.60 £4.20

BINDI BHAJEE Traditional Indian Vegetable Okra £2.60 £4.20

BRINJAL BHAJEE Aborigines, Lightly Spiced £2.60 £4.20

CHANA MOSALLA Chick Peas Cooked In Mosalla Sauce £2.60 £4.20

TARKA DALL Lentils With Fried Garlic £2.60 £4.20

VEGETABLE SAMBA Vegetable And Lentils £2.60 £4.20

MOTOR PANEER Peas With Home Made Indian Cheese £2.60 £4.20

SAG PANEER Spinach Lightly Spiced And Cooked With Indian Cheese £2.60 £4.20

CHANA SAG Chick Peas With Spinach £2.60 £4.20

VEGETARIAN SPECIALITIES

VEGETABLE KORMA Vegetables Cooked In A Very Rich Sauce, With Cream And

Coconut Flour (mild Dish) £4.95

VEGETABLE MOSALLA Cooked In Mild Spice Sauce £4.95

VEGETABLE KORAI Spicy Dish Cooked With Finely Diced Onions And Green Peppers

In A Thick Sauce With Sliced Cucumbers, Served Uniquely In Sizzling Pot £4.95

VEGETABLE JALFREZI Vegetables Blended With Secret Spices And Cooked With Capsicums,

Onions And A Very Tasty Sauce. £4.95

VEGETABLE PASSANDA With Coconut, Almond And Mild Sauce £4.95

VEGETABLE ROSHONI £4.95

VEGETABLE MAKHONEE Delicately Blended With Mild Sauce £4.95

VEGETABLE PAPRI Chick Peas And Potatoes‐mildly Hot £4.95

MUSHROOM CURRY Cooked In A Rich Tomato Gravy With Home Made Spices £4.95

PANEER MAKAHNI Cubes Of Fresh Cottage Cheese Cooked In Home Made Spices With

Tomato And Cream Sauce £4.95

MUSHROOM DIPIAZA Mushrooms Cooked With Onions And Traditional Spices £4.95

PERSIAN DISHES

Pathia Dishes Are Marinated Pieces Cooked In Special Spices, Sweet, Sour, Hot And Flavored With Green Herbs, Tomatoes

And Garnished With Cucumber. Dansak Dishes Are Delicately Cooked With Various Lentils, In Butter, Sweet, Sour And Hot.

CHICKEN/LAMB DANSAK £5.95

CHICKEN/LAMB PATHIA £5.95

CHICKEN TIKKA / LAMB TIKKA DANSAK £6.95

CHICKEN TIKKA/ LAMB TIKKA PATHIA £6.95

VEGETABLE DANSAK £4.95

VEGETABLE PATHIA £4.95

PRAWN DANSAK £5.95

KING PRAWN DANSAK £7.95

KING PRAWN PATHIA £7.95

GARLIC DISHES

CHICKEN OR LAMB GARLIC £6.20

CHICKEN OR LAMB TIKKA GARLIC £6.50

KING PRAWN TIKKA GARLIC £7.40

ACCOMPANIMENTS

CHAWAL

PLAIN RICE Basmati White Boiled Rice £1.60

PILAU RICE Very Specially Cooked With Saffron £1.90

SPECIAL FRIED RICE Peas, Sultanas With Coconut And Egg £2.20

MUSHROOM PILAU RICE Pilau Rice Cooked With Mushrooms £2.20

KEEMA RICE Basmati Rice Cooked With Minced Meat £2.20

EGG FRIED RICE Plain Rice With Egg £2.20

NAAN:

PLAIN NAAN £1.50

KEEMA NAAN Mince Meat Layer In The Naan £2.10

PESWARI NAAN Stuffed With, Almond, Coconut And Sultanas £1.90

CHILLI NAAN Cooked With Green Chillies - Very Hot £1.90

VEGETABLE NAAN Cooked With Fresh Mixed Vegetables £1.90

CHAPATI Thin Whole Meal Bread £0.90

TANDOORI ROTI Plain Unleavened Bread Cooked In A Tandoor £1.20

PORATHA Buttered Rich Bread £1.50

KEEMA PARATHA Stuffed With Mincemeat £2.10

PUREE Deep Fried Thin Puffs Of Bread £1.00

STUFFED PORATHA Stuffed With Bountiful Fresh Mixed Vegetables £2.10

GARLIC NAAN Made With Freshly Sliced Garlic £1.90

SUNDRIES

POPPADOM £0.50

MOSALLA POPPADUM £0.50

MANGO/LIME/CHILLI PICKLE £0.50

MANGO CHUTNEY £0.60

ONION SALAD £1.00

GREEN SALAD A Mixture Of Onions, Tomato, And Cucumber, Lemon And Green Chillies £1.95

PLAIN RAITA Yogurt Mix £1.00

CUCUMBER RAITA When Accompanied By This With Hot Or Oily Foods It Makes It Easier To Digest And Also Lends Their

Own Flavours As Well As Enhancing The Flavours Of The Main Dish. £1.50

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