Taj India Menu

Introducing Taj India, an Indian restaurant located at 3028 Clairmont Ave S, Birmingham, AL. Taj India offers a wide range of vegetarian and vegan options, making it a great choice for those with dietary restrictions. The restaurant provides various utilities such as reservations, delivery, and takeout. With a casual and quiet ambiance, Taj India is suitable for a relaxing meal with friends or family. The extensive menu includes traditional Indian dishes prepared with authentic flavors, offering a taste of India right in Birmingham. Whether you're looking for a quick lunch or a leisurely dinner, Taj India caters to your needs. Don't miss out on trying their flavorful dishes and experiencing the warm hospitality at Taj India. Call (205) 939-3805 to make a reservation or place an order today.

Appetizers

Dal Shorba

Light, refreshing puree of lentils with fresh herbs and spices.

$3.99

Tomato Shorba

Tangy tomato soup with fresh herbs and spices.

$3.99

Palak Ka Shorba

A classic spinach soup with a light, refreshing creamed spinach leaves with herbs and spices.

$3.99

Mulligatawny Soup

A delicately spiced chicken and rice soup.

$4.50

Vegetable Pakora

A house specialty - fresh vegetables soaked in a batter of special roasted ground spices and yellow gram flour, deep-fried to crisp perfection.

$4.99

Onion Bhaji

Thinly-sliced onions coated in spiced gram flour batter and deep-fried.

$4.99

Palak Ki Tikkiya

Spinach and potato patties spiced with fresh herbs and spices served with a medley of chutneys.

$4.99

Samosa Chaat

Indian roadside fare - crisp pancakes stuffed with mixed vegetables and served on a bed of chickpeas topped with chutneys.

$5.99

Sev Batata Puri

The sea-side attraction of Bombay - small biscuit-like puri covered with cubed broiled potatoes, onions, cucumber, and tomato topped with gram flour straws, mint, and tamarind chutney.

$4.99

Gobi Pakora

Cauliflower florets napped in spiced gram flour and crisp-fried.

$4.99

Chili Pakora

Sliced jalapenos napped in spiced gram flour and crisp-fried.

$4.99

Paneer Pakora

Homemade cottage cheese slices napped in spiced gram flour batter and crisp-fried.

$5.99

Bhel Puri

A mixture of rice puffs, gram flour straws, leavened flour sticks, onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes tossed with tamarind and mint chutney.

$4.99

Chicken Pakora

Chicken tenderloins coated in fresh ground spices and yellow gram flour batter fried to perfection. Served with chutneys.

$6.99

Khass Shish Kebab

Tender roles of succulent minced lamb, mildly spiced and coated with onions grilled over the charcoal.

$6.99

Chicken

Tender chicken morsels marinated in a unique blend of crushed, roasted spices baked in the tandoor clay oven.

$6.99

Shrimp Pakora

Tiger shrimp napped in gram flour batter with coriander, garlic, and ginger, crisp-fried.

$7.99

Sampler Appetizer Platter

$7.99

Navrattan Korma

Vegetarian. Farm fresh seasonal mixed vegetables with cheese and nuts in a mild creamy sauce.

$12.99

Saag Paneer

Vegetarian. Cheese with fresh creamed spinach.

$12.99

Aloo Palak

Vegetarian. Potatoes with fresh creamed spinach.

$12.99

Palak Makki

Vegetarian. Baby corn with fresh creamed spinach.

$12.99

Baingan Bharta

Vegetarian. Grilled pureed eggplant cooked with onions, tomatoes, and fresh herbs.

$12.99

Kadai Paneer

Vegetarian. Cubes of homemade cheese cooked in a thick tomato based masala sauce and finished with kasoori pillav.

$12.99

Bhindi Masala

Vegetarian. Sliced baby okra sauteed with onions and tomatoes tossed with spices. Medium spicy.

$12.99

Gobi Matar Masala

Vegetarian. Cauliflower florets cooked with green peas, fresh herbs, and spices.

$12.99

Aloo Baingan

Vegetarian. Cubes of fresh eggplant and potatoes sauteed with onions and specially roasted spices.

$12.99

Hariyali Malai Kofta

Vegetarian. Soft mixed cheese and vegetable croquettes simmered in a creamed coconut butter sauce.

$12.99

Chana Masala

Vegetarian. Garbanzo beans in a special blend of freshly roasted spices and tamarind pulp. Mild to medium.

$10.99

Dal Makhni

Vegetarian. Black lentils seasoned with fresh herbs. Mild to medium.

$10.99

Tarka Dal

Vegetarian. Yellow lentils seasoned with fresh herbs. Mild to medium.

$10.99

Aloo Mushroom Mattar

Vegetarian. Mushrooms, potatoes, and peas in a semi-dry curry sauce. Medium.

$12.99

Mattar Paneer

Vegetarian. Cheese and peas in a semi-dry curry sauce. Medium.

$12.99

Paneer Tikka Masala

Vegetarian. Cubes of homemade cheese cooked with sliced onions and bell peppers in a ginger, garlic, and tomato masala. Medium.

$12.99

Mushroom Korma

Vegetarian. Mushrooms cooked in a moderately spiced cream sauce with nuts and raisins. Fairly mild.

$12.99

Kesar Pista Korma

Vegetarian. Baby corn, carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, bell peppers, and dried fruit cooked with yogurt and pistachios flavored with saffron and cardamom. Fairly mild.

$12.99

Punjabi Kadhi Pakora

Vegetarian. Yogurt curry tempered with gram flour, spices, and vegetable dumplings. Mild to medium.

$12.99

Aloo Gobi

Vegan. Fresh cauliflower florets cooked with potatoes in fresh herbs and spices garnished with kasoori methi

$12.99

Vegetarian Dishes

Chicken Dishes

Chicken Mushroom

Boneless chicken and baby mushrooms cooked in a blend of tomato and onion based sauce. Medium spicy.

$14.99

Chicken Korma

Chicken cooked in a moderately spiced cream sauce with nuts, raisins, and saffron. Fairly mild.

$14.99

Chicken Dalcha

Succulent chicken cooked in a moderately spiced yellow lentil sauce. Medium spicy.

$14.99

Chicken Saagwala

Tender pieces of chicken simmered in a delicately spiced, creamed spinach. Served mild, medium, or spicy.

$14.99

Butter Chicken

Freshly cooked boneless chicken tikka breast simmered in a tomato based butter sauce in the tandor. Moderately spiced.

$14.99

Kadai Chicken

Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a thick tomato based masala sauce and finished with kasoori methi.

$14.99

Chicken Masaladar

Tender pieces of chicken cooked with sliced onions bell peppers, ginger, garlic, and tomato masala. Medium spicy.

$14.99

Chicken Badami

$14.99

Chicken Tikka Masala

Freshly cooked, juicy pieces of chicken tikka from the tandoor in a creamed coconut butter sauce. Mild to medium.

$14.99

Lamb Rogan Josh

Lamb in a classic Kashmiri style dish with tomatoes, yogurt, and spices. Medium.

$17.49

Lamb Korma

Lamb in moderately spiced coconut cream sauce with nuts and raisins. Fairly mild.

$17.49

Lamb Badami

Lamb cooked in ground almond, cashew, and poppy seed sauce mellowed with coconut. Mild to medium.

$17.49

Lamb Saagwala

Tender morsels of lamb simmered in a delicately spiced, creamed spinach. Mild to medium.

$17.49

Lamb Jalfrezi

Lamb cooked with onions, bell pepper, and cabbage in a curry masala sauce with tomatoes. Medium.

$17.49

Lamb Dhansak

Lamb cooked in a moderately spiced black lentil sauce. Medium.

$17.49

Lamb Tikka Masala

Boneless pieces of marinated lamb tikka cooked in a tandoor, immersed in a creamed coconut butter sauce. Medium.

$17.49

Goat Curry

Goat (on the bone) cooked in a spiced rich masala. Medium to spicy.

$17.49

Keema Matar

Minced lamb blended with green peas, tomatoes, fresh herbs, and spices. Mild to medium.

$16.99

Lamb & Goat Delicacies

Seafood Delicacies

Fish Malabar

Cat fish nuggets cooked in coconut milk with curry leaves, mustard seeds, tamarind, and fennel powder. Medium.

$16.50

Spinach Shrimp

Shrimp cooked with delicately spiced, creamed spinach. A delight for spinach lovers!

$16.50

Shrimp Korma

Shrimp cooked in a creamy saffron and coconut-flavored cream sauce with nuts and raisins. Mild.

$16.50

Shrimp Pepper Masala

Shrimp stir-fried with chopped onions, fresh herbs, and spices in a sharp, tangy sauce. Served medium to spicy.

$16.50

Chili Shrimp

Shrimp cooked with onions, sliced bell peppers, and cabbage in a spiced tomato sauce. A spicy, crispy tangy treat that goes great with naan.

$16.50

Goan Shrimp Curry

Shrimp cooked in a curry sauce made from coconut and freshly ground coastal spices. Spicy to hot.

$16.50

Tandoori Chicken

Chicken leg pieces marinated in yogurt and spices roasted in the clay oven.

$13.99

Tandoori Fish Tikka

Cubes of fish marinated and baked in the clay oven.

$16.99

Lamb Tikka

Boneless lamb marinated in a blend of rich herbs and spices, char-grilled, and served on a bed of bell peppers, onions, and cabbage.

$16.99

Shish Kebab

Minced lamb with onions, herbs, and spices roasted in a clay oven.

$16.99

Chicken Tikka

Boneless morsels of chicken marinated in yogurt and fresh ground spices, char-grilled.

$14.99

Tandoori Shrimp Phuljhari

Prawns marinated with fennel, green cardamom, and saffron cooked in the tandoor. Served on a bed of sliced onions, bell peppers, and cabbage.

$16.99

Mixed Grill

A delightful change from the usual grill - tandoori chicken, shish kebab, chicken tikka, and lamb tikka. Served on a bed of bell peppers, onions, and cabbage.

$15.99

Paneer Tikka

Seasoned chunks of homemade cottage cheese baked with bell peppers, cabbage, and onions.

$12.99

Tandoori Shimla Mirch

Fresh bell peppers stuffed with spiced, grated vegetables roasted in a clay oven.

$12.99

Tandoori Specialities

Hot & Spicy Curries

Chicken Madras

Spicy. Not for the faint-hearted. A very spicy chili chicken dish made with crushed red chilies and hot mustard seeds.

$13.99

Lamb Vindaloo

Spicy. Lamb cooked with cubed, boiled potatoes, onions, and a blend of hot spices garnished with jalapeno.

$13.99

Chicken Vindaloo

Spicy. Chicken cooked with cubed, boiled potatoes, onions, and a blend of hot spices garnished with jalapeno.

$13.99

Achari Gosht

Spicy. A very aromatic and spicy dish made with crushed pickling spices.

$13.99

Kori Gasi Shrimp

Spicy. A very spicy chili dish made from dried red chilies.

$15.99

Ghost Krara

Spicy. Semi-dry lamb curry with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and a special blend of spicy and hot, freshly roasted ground spices.

$13.99

Vegetable Biryani

Saffron flavored basmati rice steamed with seasonal farm fresh vegetables in curry sauce with nuts and raisins.

$12.99

Chicken Biryani

Chicken in a curry sauce tossed with saffron flavored basmati rice, roasted nuts, and raisins.

$14.99

Lamb Biryani

Boneless lamb and saffron flavored basmati rice steamed in curry sauce with raisins and roasted nuts.

$16.99

Goat Biryani

Goat (on the bone) and saffron flavored basmati rice steamed in curry sauce with raisins and roasted nuts.

$16.99

Shrimp Biryani

Shrimp cooked in a curry sauce and tossed with basmati rice, raisins, and nuts.

$16.99

Taj House Biriani

Basmati rice stir-cooked with lamb, chicken, shrimp, curried vegetables, dried fruits, and nuts.

$16.99

Fried Basmati Pillav

Plain white basmati rice with fried onions, mustard seeds, and peas.

$4.50

White Basmati Rice

Plain white fluffy basmati rice with peas and spices.

$2.99

Rice Dishes

Breads & Roti

Naan

Refined flour leavened bread.

$1.99

Onion Kulcha

Naan bread stuffed with fine chopped onions.

$2.99

Garlic Naan

Naan stuffed with fresh grated garlic.

$2.99

Lachha Paratha

Multi-layered whole wheat buttered bread.

$2.99

Aloo Paratha

Whole wheat bread stuffed with curried potatoes and peas.

$2.99

Paneer Paratha

Whole wheat bread stuffed with cheese.

$2.99

Gobi Paratha

Whole wheat bread stuffed with lightly spiced cauliflower.

$2.99

Tandoori Roti

Famous whole wheat clay oven baked bread.

$1.99

Murg Naan

Leavened bread stuffed with bits of tandoori chicken.

$2.99

Puris

Puffy deep-fried whole wheat bread.

$3.29

Mint Paratha

Whole wheat bread stuffed with fresh garden mint.

$2.99

Kabuli Naan

Naan bread stuffed with chopped raisins, nuts, maraschino cherries, and coconut.

$2.99

Keema Naan

Naan bread stuffed with spiced minced lamb.

$3.29

Mirchi Kulcha

Naan bread stuffed with chili.

$2.99

Assorted Basket

$7.99

Masala Papadum

Thin, crispy lentil wafer. Indian version of crispy nachos.

$1.99

Achaar

Mixed pickle - mango, ginger, garlic, and carrots in pickling spices.

$2.05

Dahi

Plain live natural yogurt.

$2.05

Raita

Live natural yogurt with potatoes, cucumber, carrots, and fresh mint.

$2.99

Mango Chutney

Sweet and sour chutney.

$2.99

Kachumar Salad

Onions, cucumber, tomatoes, and green chilies in a lemon dressing.

$2.99

Ring Salad

Fine sliced onions, cucumber, tomatoes, and green chilies in a lemon dressing.

$2.99

Tossed Salad

An assortment of fresh mixed greens and our zesty house dressing.

$3.99

Korma Sauce

Tomatoes and onions with specially blended spices and herbs.

$7.99

Curry Sauce

Coconut cream based curry sauce with specially blended spices and herbs.

$7.99

Side Dishes

Desserts

Kulfi (Indian Ice Cream) ( Flavor)

$3.68

Gulab Jamun

A traditional dessert made from dry milk, semolina, and cheese, fried, then dipped in rose-flavored honey syrup. Served warm.

$3.41

Kheer

A special homemade dessert with mill and rice - served cold with nuts.

$3.10

Gajar Ka Halwa

A homemade carrot and nut delicacy - served warm.

$3.10

Fruit Juice

Mango tomato orange grapefruit apple pineapple or cranberry.

$2.05

Lassi

Frothy yogurt drink with your choice of sweet, salty, mango, or rose flavoring.

$3.00

Iced Tea

$2.05

Fountain Drink

$2.05

Decaf Coffee

$2.05

Regular Coffee

$2.05

Regular Black Tea

$2.05

Indian Masala Tea

Made with milk and spices.

$2.05

Herbal Tea

$2.05

Beverages