nilgiris.com.au

 

 

Available for group of 2 or more people

 

KASHMIRI MENU
( food influenced by the Pandit & Muslim communities of Kashmir… )

 

TASTING MENU78 pp

TASTING MENU | VEGETARIAN72 pp

minimum order 2 guests

PAPPADUMS & DIPS
ENTRÉE
NADRU TIKKI DOON CHATIN
lotus stem and potato patties, served with walnut and dried mint chatni ( gf, df )
KACHALOO CHAAT
tandoor-smoked sweet potato and taro, served with spiced ground chickpeas and tamarind chutney ( gf, can be df )
IFTAAR SAMOSA
green pea & dry fruit samosa, mango and fresh coriander chutney to accompany
MAINS
METHI TCHAMAN
house-made fresh paneer in a fenugreek and yoghurt sauce ( gf )
KHATTE BAINGAN
baby eggplant in a sauce with tamarind, crushed coriander seeds, pepper and turmeric ( gf, df )
RAJMAH MASALA
a kashmiri staple – slow-cooked red kidney beans, tempered with cumin, black cardamom, tomatoes and dried fenugreek leaves (gf, df )
KASHMIRI PULAO & SHEERMAL

minimum order 2 guests, available for the entire table only

PAPPADUMS & DIPS
ENTRÉE
GAAD TE TAMATAR
tandoor-smoked fennel-flavoured fresh fish fillets with dry ginger and pepper-spiced tomato sauce ( gf, df )
KACHALOO CHAAT
tandoor-smoked sweet potato and taro, served with spiced ground chickpeas and tamarind chutney ( gf, can be df )
IFTAAR SAMOSA
green pea & dry fruit samosa, mango and fresh coriander chutney to accompany
MAINS
MUJ GAAD
steamed fillets of fresh fish of the day and white radish, served with a fennel and chilli-flavoured tamarind sauce ( gf, df )
MALAI ZINGHA
SA king prawns in a saffron, pepper, mace and dry ginger-flavoured coconut sauce ( gf, can be df )
KASHER DUM ALOUVE
chaat potatoes, dum-cooked with yoghurt, kashmiri chillies and cassia ( gf )
KASHMIRI PULAO & SHEERMAL

TASTING MENU | with SEAFOOD 90 pp

 

minimum order 2 guests, available for the entire table only

PAPPADUMS & DIPS
ENTRÉE
MACHCHI NA KABAB
oven-cooked fresh fish kababs rubbed with dhansak masala, served with fresh coriander, ginger and palm vinegar chutney ( gf, df )
MASALA LAMB CUTLETS
tandoor-cooked lamb cutlets in a worcestershire and black pepper marinade, served with smoked capsicum chutney ( gf, df )
IFTAAR SAMOSA
green pea & dry fruit samosa, mango and fresh coriander chutney to accompany
MAINS
MUJ GAAD
steamed fillets of fresh fish of the day and white radish, served with a fennel and chilli-flavoured tamarind sauce ( gf, df )
MALAI ZINGHA
SA king prawns in a pepper, mace and dry ginger-flavoured coconut sauce ( gf, can be df )
KHATTE BAINGAN
baby eggplant in a sauce with tamarind, crushed coriander seeds, pepper and turmeric ( gf, df )
PARSI PULAO & SHEERMAL
 

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KASHMIRI MENU
( food influenced by the Pandit & Muslim communities of Kashmir… )
ENTRÉE
GAAD TE TAMATAR ( 2 pcs)
25
tandoor-smoked fennel-flavoured fresh fish fillets with dry ginger and pepper-spiced tomato sauce ( gf, df )
TABAK MAAS ( 2 pcs )
25
green cardamom and fennel flavoured lamb cutlets, oven-cooked and served with fresh fenugreek and coconut yakhni ( gf, df )
KOKUR TUJJ ( 2 pcs )
22
tandoor-cooked chicken thigh fillets, spiced with ground kashmiri chillies, cassia and mustard oil, served with minted hung yoghurt ( gf, can be df )
ENTRÉE | VEGETARIAN
NADRU TIKKI DOON CHATIN ( 2 pcs )
16
lotus stem and potato patties, served with walnut and dried mint chatni ( gf, df )
KACHALOO CHAAT
16
tandoor-smoked sweet potato and taro, served with spiced ground chickpeas and tamarind chutney ( gf, df )
IFTAAR SAMOSA
16
green pea & dry fruit samosa, mango and fresh coriander chutney to accompany

MAINS

MUJ GAAD
40
steamed fillets of fresh fish of the day and white radish, served with a fennel and chilli-flavoured tamarind sauce ( gf, df )
MALAI ZINGHA
40
SA king prawns in a saffron, pepper, mace and dry ginger-flavoured coconut sauce ( gf, can be df )
KOKUR DHANIWAL
38
smoked breast of chicken in a sauce with crushed dry and fresh coriander, cassia and coconut ( gf, df )
GOSHT ROGANJOSH
40
kashmiri pandit-style classic roganjosh with lamb backstrap ( gf )
MARZWANGAN KORMA
38
slow-cooked yearling goat with kashmiri chillies, cassia and ground fennel, dum-cooked, best eaten with sheermal ( gf, df )
MURGH MAKHANI
38
butter chicken – the nilgiri’s version ( gf )
available on request!

MAINS | VEGETARIAN

METHI TCHAMAN
36
house-made fresh paneer in a fenugreek and yoghurt sauce ( gf )
KHATTE BAINGAN
30
baby eggplant in a sauce with tamarind, crushed coriander seeds, pepper and turmeric ( gf, df )
AL YAKHANI
30
green melon chunks in a nutmeg-flavoured yoghurt sauce ( gf )
KASHER DUM ALOUVE
30
chaat potatoes, dum-cooked with yoghurt, kashmiri chillies and cassia ( gf )
RAJMAH MASALA
28
a kashmiri staple – slow-cooked red kidney beans, tempered with cumin, black cardamom, tomatoes and dried fenugreek leaves (gf, df )

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SIDES

PAPPADUMS & DIPS ( gf )
14.5
 

BREADS & RICE

BAQARKHANI AKA KASHMIRI ROTI
leavened wholemeal flour bread
5
SHEERMAL AKA KASHMIRI NAAN
6
METHI PARATHA
layered wholemeal bread with dried fenugreek leaves
7
PESHWARI NAAN
naan with dry fruits, coconut and pistachio
9
CHILLI, GARLIC & CHEESE NAAN
8.5
GARLIC NAAN
6
NAAN
5
KASHMIRI PULAO
spiced rice with spices and rose petals ( gf, df )
6
STEAMED RICE ( gf , df )
3.5

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ROSE & PISTA KULFI
18
rose-flavoured home-made indian ice-cream kashmiri shufta & rose & honey drizzle
AAMRAKHAND
20
alphonso mango-flavoured hung yoghurt | saffron & cardamom mango gel, pistachios & fairy floss
DESSERT WINE, PORT & COGNAC
HEGGIES BOTRYTIS RIESLING 375ml
60 ml glass 14 | bottle 65
eden valley sa
ROYAL TOKAJI NV LATE HARVEST 2018 500ml
60 ml glass 12 | bottle 80
hungary
WARRE’S WARRIOR NV PORT
30 ml glass 10
portugal
HENNESSY VSOP COGNAC
30 ml glass 18
cakeage $4 per person
please turn over for our selection of teas…

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SOFT DRINKS
LASSIS
9.5
mango | sweet | masala
SOFT DRINKS
6
coke | coke no sugar | ginger beer | lemonade | lemon lime & bitters
MINERAL WATER
12
san pellegrino sparkling
JUICE
6
fresh orange
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
BEER
10
heaps normal quiet xpa
PRE-MIXED DRINKS
10
naked life classic g&t | naked life yuzu sake
TRINITY HILL LOST GARDEN ZERO ALCOHOL ROSE WINE
bottle 45
hawke’s bay nz
WINES by the glass ROSÉ & SPARKLING
DUNES & GREENE NV CHARDONNAY PINOT NOIR PICCOLO 200ml
13
DUNES & GREENE NV MOSCATO PICCOLO 200ml
13
BOUCHARD AINE & FILS VDT CUVEE NV ROSE
12
 
WINES by the glass WHITE
KANTA RIESLING
16
VALLI VINEYARDS PINOT GRIS
18
TIEFENBRUNNER MERUS PINOT GRIGIO DOC
17
FOURNIER P&F MMM GRANDE CUVEE CHENIN BLANC
15
PALA SOPRASOLE VERMENTINO
14
BLEASDALE VINEYARDS POTTS CATCH VERDELHO
13
PALLISER PENCARROW SAUVIGNON BLANC
14
GLENGUIN ESTATE SEMILLON
13
RUDI RABL SPIEGEL GRUNER VELTLINER
15
KOOYONG CLONALE CHARDONNAY
14
 
WINES by the glass RED
GEORGES DUBOEUF CHIROUBLES
15
LANGMEIL DELLA MINA SANGIOVESE BARBERA
14
YALUMBA SANCTUM CABERNET SAUVIGNON
14
ALAMOS MALBEC
14
JOHN DUVAL SHIRAZ GRENACHE MOURVEDRE
22
WIRRA WIRRA WOODHENGE SHIRAZ
19
DAMSEL OF THE BAROSSA MERLOT
14
 
SPARKLING, ROSÉ
DUNES & GREENE NV CHARDONNAY PINOT NOIR PICCOLO 200ml
bottle 13
adelaide hills sa
DUNES & GREENE NV MOSCATO 200ml
bottle 13
adelaide hills sa
REDBANK NV VICTORIAN PROSECCO
bottle 35
king valley vic
BARRINGWOOD NV TASMANIAN CUVEE
bottle 70
tamar valley tas
BOUCHARD AINE & FILS VDT CUVEE NV ROSE
glass 12 | bottle 48
burgundy france
BEERS & CIDERS
KINGFISHER BEER ON TAP
13
ASAHI SUPER DRY
14
LORD NELSON THREE SHEETS ALE
15
CASCADE PREMIUM LIGHT
8
SOMERSBY APPLE CIDER
13
SOMERSBY PEAR CIDER
13
SPIRITS
HENDRICKS GIN
12
ABSOLUT VODKA
12
BACARDI white rum
12
plantation original dark rum
12
GIN & TONIC | SODA WATER | LEMONADE
14
VODKA & ORANGE JUICE | SODA WATER | LEMONADE
14
RUM & COKE | SODA WATER | ORANGE JUICE
14
Black label | Chivas regal
15
buffalo trace bourbon & coke
14
glenlivet single malt
16
We are Fully Licensed & BYO bottled wine only
on Wednesday & Thursday,
No BYO from Friday to Sunday,
Corkage $9.5 per person,
Vintages are subject to change without notice
 
WHITE WINES
KANTA RIESLING 2022
glass 16 | bottle 70
adelaide hills sa
VALLI VINEYARDS PINOT GRIS 2023
glass 18 | bottle 88
north otago nz
TIEFENBRUNNER MERUS PINOT GRIGIO DOC 2022
glass 17 | bottle 75
alto adige italy
FOURNIER PERE & FILS MMM GRANDE CUVEE CHENIN BLANC 2022
glass 15 | bottle 60
loire valley france
PALA SOPRASOLE VERMENTINO 2022
glass 14 | bottle 55
sardinia italy
BLEASDALE VINEYARDS POTTS CATCH VERDELHO 2023
glass 13 | bottle 50
langhorne creek sa
PALLISER PENCARROW SAUVIGNON BLANC 2022
glass 14 | bottle 55
martinborough nz
LA GUARDIENSE FIANO SANNIO 2021
bottle 55
campania italy
FAMILLE HUGEL GENTIL 2021
bottle 80
alsace france
GLENGUIN ESTATE SEMILLON 2024
glass 13 | bottle 50
hunter valley nsw
JOHN DUVAL PLEXUS MARSANNE ROUSSANNE VIOGNIER 2022
bottle 75
barossa sa
CONDE VALDEMAR RIOJA BLANCO 2022
bottle 55
la rioja spain
RUDI RABL SPIEGEL GRUNER VELTLINER 2021
glass 15 | bottle 65
kamptal austria
KOOYONG CLONALE CHARDONNAY 2023
glass 16 | bottle 70
mornington peninsula vic
BARRINGWOOD CHARDONNAY 2021
bottle 90
northern tas
 

RED WINES
DALRYMPLE PINOT NOIR 2022
bottle 95
tamar valley tas
TARRAWARRA ESTATE PINOT NOIR 2021
bottle 75
yarra valley vic
GEORGES DUBOEUF CHIROUBLES 2020
glass 15 | bottle 60
beaujolais fr
OX HARDY MCLAREN VALE GRENACHE 2021
bottle 60
mclaren vale sa
LANGMEIL DELLA MINA SANGIOVESE BARBERA 2021
glass 14 | bottle 55
barossa valley sa
YALUMBA SANCTUM CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017
glass 14 | bottle 55
barossa valley sa
BOWEN ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2021
bottle 95
coonawarra sa
ALAMOS MALBEC 2022
glass 14 | bottle 55
mendoza arg
BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA CATENA MALBEC 2020
bottle 105
mendoza arg
JOHN DUVAL PLEXUS SHIRAZ GRENACHE MOURVEDRE 2021
glass 22 | bottle 105
barossa sa
WIRRA WIRRA WOODHENGE SHIRAZ 2021
glass 19 | bottle 80
mclaren vale sa
BLOODWOOD SHIRAZ 2016
bottle 105
orange nsw
DAMSEL OF THE BAROSSA MERLOT 2022
glass 14 | bottle 55
barossa valley sa
BELOKI RIOJA CRIANZA TEMPRANILLO 2019
bottle 55
la rioja spain
RUNNING WITH BULLS TEMPRANILLO 2021
bottle 50
barossa valley sa
wed & thu fully licensed & byo bottled wine
fri to sun fully licensed, no byo
Corkage $9.5 per person,
Vintages are subject to change without notice

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MASALA CHAI
5
our signature spiced tea best with milk & honey
black tea camellia sinensis, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves,
star anise, black pepper, nutmeg, mace, ginger
PEACE & QUIET
5
a calming tonic to relax the body & allow restfulness
chamomile, lavender, rose
HEAL
5
a bold lemon-zest bouquet in a revitalising infusion
calendula petals, fennel seeds, lemongrass, ginger
DIGESTIF
5
a cooling concoction to refresh the palate & purify the system mint, anise with chilling menthol
INHALE EXHALE
5
breathe easy with this therapeutic tonic
thyme, peppermint, fennel seeds, star anise,
liquorice root, lemon myrtle, nettle

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TIMINGS

Takeaway & Home Delivery

Wednesday to Saturday
5.30 pm to 9.30 pm

Sunday
5:30 pm to 8.00 pm

DINNER

Wednesday to Saturday
5:30 pm to 9.30 pm

Sunday
5:30 pm to 8.00 pm

CLOSED ON MONDAY & TUESDAY

FOOD INFO

our food is certified halal. our chefs do not add msg to any of the dishes. most dishes on our menu cater to everyone, including children. so while our dishes are spiced, they are not always ‘hot’. please do check with our waiters for child-friendly dishes.

FOOD ALLERGY STATEMENT

we can cater to most special dietary requirements, whilst still offering you a quality dining experience. for some of our dishes, vegan & gluten free options may be available; please ask your server. we will take all due care but we cannot guarantee that there won’t be traces of specific allergens in the food. this is due to the potential trace of allergens in the working environment & supplied ingredients.

We are Fully Licensed & BYO wine only on Wednesdays & Thursdays, corkage $9.50 each per person. Fully Licensed and No BYO on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays.