Saffron Indian Cuisine Indian

Saffron Indian Cuisine Menu

(215) 546-2009
1214 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
$$$$$

Appetizers


Vegetable Samosa
$3.00
two crisp turnovers stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and green peas.
Veggie Pakora
$5.00
fritters made of chopped veggies and chickpea flour.
Paneer Pakora
$6.00
homemade cheese in lightly-seasoned lentil flour batter and deep-fried.
Meat Samosa
$5.00
two pieces with ground lamb, onion, tomatoes and peas.
Sweet And Hot Shrimp
$8.00
* shrimp sauteed in a house special sweet and hot sauce with cumin and dill.
Crab Masala
$9.00
goan specialty of fresh flaked crab sauteed with spices, tomatoes, onions and fresh curry leaves.
House Chef's Special Chicken Wings
8.00
six pieces of indian style spiced chicken wings served with sweet and sour sauce.

$Soup


Tamatar Shorba
$4.00
tomato soup, subtly flavored with herbs and spices.
Mulligatwany
$4.00
a traditional soup made with lentils and spices, subtly flavored with herbs.
Shorba-E-Murg
$5.00
chicken soup in peanut sauce, flavored with mace.
Paalak Ka Shorba
4.00
cream of spinach soup garnished with yogurt and cilantro.

$Salad


Cucumber
$5.00
onions, tomatoes, jalapeno and cucumbers mixed with spices.
Saffron Chicken
6.00
lettuce, onion, tomato, cucumber and chicken breast.

$Rice Specialties


Lemon Rice With Cashews
$5.00
rice sauteed with mustard seeds and cashews.
Peas Pullao
$5.00
basmati rice cooked with garden fresh peas and herbs.
Basmati Rice
$4.00
boiled fluffy rice.
Saffron Rice
5.00

$Imitation Chicken, Fish And Shrimp


Chili Imitation Chicken
$13.00
* cooked in a chili garlic sauce, bell peppers and onion.
Chili Imitation Fish
$13.00
* cooked in a chili garlic sauce, bell peppers and onion.
Chili Imitation Shrimp
$13.00
* cooked in a chili garlic sauce, bell peppers and onion.
Imitation Chicken Tikka Masala
$13.00
cooked in a mildly spiced tomato gravy and garnished with fenugreek.
Imitation Fish Tikki Masala
$13.00
cooked in a mildly spiced tomato gravy and garnished with fenugreek.
Imitation Shrimp Tikki Masala
$13.00
cooked in a mildly spiced tomato gravy and garnished with fenugreek.
Imitation Chicken Manchurian
$13.00
pan-fried mixed vegetables in chili paste, soy sauce, onion and ginger.
Imitation Fish Manchurian
$13.00
pan-fried mixed vegetables in chili paste, soy sauce, onion and ginger.
Imitation Shrimp Manchurian
$13.00
pan-fried mixed vegetables in chili paste, soy sauce, onion and ginger.
Imitation Chicken Sasgwala
$14.00
fresh spinach, spices and ginger.
Imitation Shrimp Sasgwala
$14.00
fresh spinach, spices and ginger.
Imitation Chicken Vindaloo
$14.00
* made with potato in a hot tangy sauce.
Imitation Fish Vindaloo
$14.00
* made with potato in a hot tangy sauce.
Imitation Shrimp Vindaloo
14.00
* made with potato in a hot tangy sauce.

$Vegetarian Dishes $10


Navratan Korma
fresh vegetables lightly sauteed in mustard seed and sprinkled generously with fresh coconut.
Bhindi Masala
sweet and sour okra cooked with light spices.
Chana Masala
chickpeas and fresh tomatoes cooked in traditional spices.
Kofta Lajawab
spinach and cottage cheese balls cooked in a mildly spiced sauce.
Aloo Gobhi
cauliflower and potatoes cooked in a skillet with cumin and ginger.
Kadai Paneer
small chunks of cottage cheese and green peppers, sauteed in an indian wok with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and coriander.
Saag Paneer
homemade cheese sauteed with fresh spinach and cream.
Paneer Makhni
homemade cheese cubes, onions and cooked with fresh herbs in makhini sauce.
Baingan Bharta
baked and ground eggplant lightly sauteed with green peas, onions and tomatoes.
Malal Kofta
minced vegetable dumplings seasoned with spices and simmered in a cream onion base sauce.
Dal Tarka
yellow lentils cooked with spices and tempered cumin.
Dal Makhani
an assortment of lentils, slow simmered and sauteed in butter with herbs, spices, ginger, garlic and tomatoes.
Kashmiri Dum Aloo
potatoes cooked in tomato sauce made with indian herbs.

Chicken Specialties $13


White Chicken Tikka Marsala
our house signature special, made of boneless tandoori chicken, cooked in a mildly spiced yogurt and cream sauce and garnished with fenugreek.
Chicken Tikka Masala
the most popular indian delicacy, made of boneless tandoori chicken, cooked in a mildly spiced tomato gravy and cream and garnished with fenugreek.
Chicken Saagwala
boneless chicken pieces sauteed with spinach and enhanced with mild indian spices and cream.
Kadai Chicken
* chicken sauteed in an indian wok with turmeric, hot pepper, cumin and a blend of spices.
Chicken Banjara
* hyderabadi style chicken cooked in cardamom, cumin, hot pepper and poppy seed sauce.
Chicken Malabar
mustard seeds whole chili and coconut milk.
Chicken Vindaloo
a hot meat dish made of succulent pieces of chicken and pieces of potatoes in a hot tangy sauce.
Chicken Korma
cooked in a cream sauce with cashews, almonds and spices.
Chicken 65
chicken marsala, sauteed curry leaves and mustard seeds, garnished with yogurt.

Meat Specialties $15


Lamb Sasgwala
tender pieces of lamb cooked with fresh spinach, spices and ginger.
Lamb Tikka Masala
lamb cooked in chef's special tomato cream sauce with fresh basil leaves.
Lamb Korma
cooked in a korma (white) cream sauce with cashews, almonds and spices.
Lamb Vindaloo
a hot meat dish made of succulent pieces of lamb and pieces of potatoes in a hot tangy sauce.
Lamb Tawa Masala
lamb cubes, marinated in ginger and garlic sauce and cooked on skillet with scallions, tomatoes and green pepper.
Lamb Roganjosh
selected pieces of lamb simmered with a sauce of poppy seeds, cashews, almonds and herbs.

Seafood Specialties


Fish Malabar
$15.00
fish cooked with tangy mustard sauce, fresh tomatoes and herbs and coconut cream.
Tawa Fish
$15.00
fish coated with ginger and garlic paste, deep-fried and cooked in a thick spicy gravy, garnished with coriander.
Shrimp Bhuna
$15.00
shrimp cooked with onions, tomatoes, green peppers and light spices.
Shrimp Korma
$15.00
shrimp cooked in chef's special korma white sauce with fresh basil leaves and garnished with nuts.
Sheetal Shrimp
16.00
a delicacy from goa, jumbo shrimp cooked in rich red ginger and garlic sauce.

$Beriyani


Vegetable Beriyani
$11.00
mixed vegetables made with basmati rice, saffron, cardamom and spices.
Chicken Beriyani
$13.00
chicken made with basmati rice, saffron, cardamom and spices.
Lamb Beriyani
$15.00
basmati rice flavored with saffron and cooked with tender morsels of spicy lamb. served with raita.
Seafood Beriyani
14.00
shrimp, salmon and fish made with basmati rice, saffron, cardamom and spices.

$Tandoori


Lamb Seekh Kabob
$15.00
tender rolls of succulent minced lamb with royal cumin and aromatic spices.
Tandoori Boti Kabob
$15.00
chopped lamb with ginger, garlic, lemon juice and exotic herbs.
Salmon Tandoori
$15.00
* fish fillet marinated in saffron yogurt sauce and cooked over a low fire, garnished with cilantro.
Tandoori Shrimp
$15.00
jumbo shrimp marinated in yogurt, lemon juice, ginger and garlic. grilled to perfection in our clay oven and served over vegetables.
Tandoori Chicken
$13.00
chicken marinated overnight in a blend of yogurt, ginger and garlic. masterfully barbequed over charcoal.
Chicken Malai Kabob
$13.00
creamy chicken supreme marinated in ginger, garlic and green coriander. cooked in a clay oven and served with special cream sauce on the side.
Tandoori Mix Grill
17.00
assortment of tandoori specialties: lamb, chicken, fish and shrimp

$Indo Chinese


Chili Paneer
$10.00
diced white cottage cheese cooked in chili garlic sauce with bell pepper and onion.
Chili Chicken
$12.00
chicken breast cooked in chili garlic sauce, bell pepper and onion.
Chicken Manchurian
$12.00
deep fried boneless chicken balls in chili paste, soya sauce, onion and ginger.
Vegetable Manchurian
$12.00
deep fried mixed vegetables in chili paste, soya sauce, onion and ginger.
Fried Rice
$12.00
fried rice with vegetables or chicken, chinese sauce and spices.
Hakka Noodles
12.00
hakka noodles with vegetables or chicken in chinese sauce.

$Breads


Naan
$2.00
refined flour bread sprinkled with onion seeds.
Garlic Naan
$3.00
a naan topped with garlic and cilantro baked to perfection in the tandoor.
Kashmiri Naan
$3.00
naan bread stuffed with cashews, raisin and coconut.
Garhwali Naan
$3.00
naan bread stuffed with cheese and spinach.
Onion Kulcha
$3.00
refined flour bread stuffed with onions and fresh peas.
Tandoori Parantha
$2.00
multi-layered whole wheat bread.
Roti
$2.00
whole wheat flour bread baked in the tandoor.
Puri
$2.00
deep fried balloon puffed bread.
Aloo Parantha
$3.00
bread stuffed with lightly spiced potatoes.
Keema Naan
$4.00
bread stuffed with ground lamb and spices.
Bread Basket
7.00
an assortment of garlic naan, naan & aloo pratha.

$Accompaniments $3


Cucumber Raita
grated cucumber and yogurt to cool your palate.
Papadum
a crisp lentil wafer flavored with spices.
Mixed Pickles
Mango Chutney
pieces of mango in a sweet and tangy sauce.

Desserts $3


Mango Kulfi
Pistachio Ice Cream
Rasmalai
dumplings made from cottage or ricotta cheese soaked in sweetened thick milk delicately flavored with cardamom.
Gulab Jamun
light cheese morsels dipped in honey syrup.
Kheer
traditional indian rice pudding flavored with essence of roses and nuts.

Beverages


Indian Coffee
$2.00
Chai Tea
$2.00
tea brewed with special whole spice mint.
Masala Chai
$2.00
Masala Lassi
$5.95-4.95
traditional buttermilk, served salted, spiced with cumin and pepper powder.
Mango Lassi
$3.00
a refreshing yogurt drink with mango.
Sweet Lassi
$3.00
Salt Lassi
$3.00
Mango Juice
$2.00
Cranberry Juice
$2.00
Apple Juice
$2.00
Soda
$2.00

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