Taj Mahal
19 N 5th St
Columbia, MO 65201


**ALL FOOD IS MADE FROM SCRATCH....PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR DELIVERY!!**
We offer Delivery for this restaurant.
Ordering Hours
Monday
11:00AM - 2:00PM
5:00PM - 8:45PM
 Tuesday
11:00AM - 2:00PM
5:00PM - 8:45PM
 Wednesday
11:00AM - 2:30PM
5:00PM - 8:45PM
 Thursday
11:00AM - 2:00PM
5:00PM - 8:45PM
Friday
11:00AM - 2:00PM
5:00PM - 8:45PM
 Saturday
11:00AM - 2:00PM
5:00PM - 8:45PM
 Sunday
11:00AM - 2:00PM
5:00PM - 8:45PM
Appetizers
Fish Pakora $4.95
Tender pieces of fish dipped in a delicately spiced batter & fried to perfection
Onion Pakora $3.50
Each dipped in spiced chic pea batter & fried to perfection
Vegetable Pakora $3.50
Fresh vegetables dipped in a delicately spiced batter & fried to golden perfection
Vegetable Samosa $3.50
Crisp fried turnover filled with delicious, mildly spiced potatoes & green peas
Chicken Samosa $3.95
Crisp fried turnover filled with mildly spiced ground chicken & vegetables
Taj Mahal Appetizer Platte $7.95
Chicken Samosa, Chicken Pakora, Vegetable Pakora, Vegetable Samosa & Panner Pakora
Chicken Pakora $4.95
Tender pieces of chicken dipped in a delicately spiced batter & fried to perfection
Paneer Pakora $3.95
Homemade cheese dipped in a spiced batter and fried to perfection
Potato Pakora $3.50
Each dipped in spiced chic pea batter & fried to perfection
Aaloo Tikk $3.50
Spiced potato & green pea patties delicately grilled
Soups
Daal Soup $2.00
Lentils cooked slowly with Indian spices
Chicken Spinach Soup $2.50
Soup prepared with chicken broth & spinach with a touch of Indian spices
Vegetable Soup $2.00
Fresh vegetables with an extra touch of spices
Mulligatawny Soup $2.50
A special south Indian creation made with lentils, chicken and a touch of specially blended herbs and spices
Breads
Tandoori Roti $1.95
Round-shaped whole wheat bread baked in the Tandoor
Naan $2.50
Unleavened soft flat bread
Paratha $2.50
A multi-layered whole wheat bread with melted butter & cooked on the grill.
Vegetable Stuffed Naan $2.95
Freshly baked bread with your choice of spinach, potatoe, green chili, onion, cauliflower or cheese as stuffing
Poori (two fried) $2.95
Deep fried whole wheat flour
Batura $2.50
Large fluffy bread deep fried.
Garlic Naan $2.95
Teardrop-shaped traditional Punjabi bread seasoned with fresh garlic, baked in the Tandoor
Vegetabe Stuffed Paratha $2.95
Whole wheat bread with your choice of spinach potatoe, green chili, onion, cauliflower or cheese as stuffing
Chicken or Keema Naan $3.50
Naan bread stuffed with a delicately spiced mixture of shredded chicken or minced lamb & authentic spices
Kashmiri Naan $3.50
Unleaved baked bread with cashews, pistachios raisins & cherries
Accompaniments
Papadum $1.95
A thin & crispy lentil flat bread
Mango Chutney $2.00
A sweet accompaniment to delight your mea
Dahi $2.00
Plain homemade yogurt
Raita $2.50
Homemade yogurt blended with cucumbers, carrots, red onions, tomatoes & spices
Kachumber Salad $2.50
Fresh chopped tomatoes, cucumber, bell peppers, red onions, carrots, lemon & spices
Rice Delicacies
Vegetable Biryan $10.95
Sauteed in spices and served with Rai
Chicken Biryan $11.95
Sauteed in spices and served with Rai
Lamb Biryan $12.95
Sauteed in spices and served with Raita
Goat Biryan $12.95
Sauteed in spices and served with Raita
Shrimp Biryan $12.95
Sauteed in spices and served with Raita
Taj Mahal Biryani $13.95
Sauteed in spices and served with Raita. Combination of chicken, lamb & shrimp
Lemon Rice $5.95
Sauteed in spices and served with Raita
Pulao $5.95
Sauteed in spices and served with Raita
Vegetarian Delicacies
Dal Makhani $8.95
Lentils cooked in butter with fresh onions, ginger, garlic & tomatoes
Chana Masal $8.95
A delicious variety of chickpeas, onions & tomatoes in a rich sauce
Aloo Gobhi $8.95
Fresh cauliflower & potatoes cooked with onions, tomatoes & Indian spices
Aloo Meth $8.95
Potatoes cooked with fenugreek leaves, Indian herbs and spices
Punjabi Kaddi $8.95
Vegetable fritters cooked in yogurt with spices
Bhindi Masala $8.95
Fresh Okra cooked with onions & tomatoes in a pepper-laced sauce with Indian herbs & spices
Shaahi Paneer $9.95
Shredded Indian cheese cooked with creamy masala sauce and spices
Malai Kofta $9.95
Homemade Indian cheese stuffed in vegetable balls & cooked in a mildly spiced cream sauce
Palak Paneer $9.95
Spinach cooked with lightly fried homemade cheese cubes in a mildly spiced cream sauce
Matar Paneer $9.95
Green peas and lightly fried homemade cheese cubes cooked in a mildly spiced cream sauce
Paneer Tikka Masal $9.95
Cubes of fresh cheese cooked with bell peppers tomatoes & onions in a creamy sauce.
Narvatan Korma $9.95
A royal entree of garden fresh vegetables gently simmered in a spice-laced cream sauce and sprinkled with nuts
Bengan Bhartha $9.95
Whole eggplant partially roasted in the Tandoor before being mashed with tomatoes & onions & then simmered with mild spices and cream sauce.
Seafood Delicacies
Shrimp Curry $11.95
Exotically prepared in a mildly spiced sauce
Fish Curry $11.95
Exotically prepared in a mildly spiced sauce
Fish Koffa $13.95
Minced spiced fish balls gently fried & cooked in a creamy sauce of onions, tomatoes, ginger & garlic
Shrimp Saag $12.95
Fresh spinach prepared with shrimp, coriander & other fragrant herbs in a cream sauce
Shrimp Vindaloo $11.95
Shrimp cooked with potatoes, onions, tomatoes ginger & garlic in a hot and spicy sauce
Shrimp Korma $12.95
Shrimp cooked with nuts in a mildly spiced creamy sauce
Shrimp Kabab Masala $13.95
Marinated, broiled over flaming charcoal & sauteed on the grill with spices, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, green chili, mushrooms, ginger & garlic
Fish Kabab Masala $13.95
Marinated, broiled over flaming charcoal & sauteed on the grill with spices, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, green chili, mushrooms, ginger & garlic
Shrimp Tikka Masal $13.95
Broiled pieces of shrimp or fish cooked with onions tomatoes & ground spices in a mild creamy sauce
Fish Tikka Masala $13.95
Broiled pieces of shrimp or fish cooked with onions, tomatoes & ground spices in a mild creamy sauce
Lamb Delicacies
Rogan Josh (Lamb Curry) $11.95
Lamb cooked in rich Kashmiri Masala sauce
Lamb Korma $12.95
Lamb cooked with nuts in a mildly spiced creamy sauce
Lamb Saag $12.95
Tender cubes of lamb cooked with spinach & enhanced with Indian spices
Keema Matar $12.95
Minced lamb cooked with green peas & Indian spices
Lamb Chop Masala $13.95
Marinated, broiled over flaming charcoal & sauteed on the grill with spices, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, green chili, mushrooms, ginger & garlic
Boti Kabab Masala $13.95
Marinated, broiled over flaming charcoal & sauteed on the grill with spices, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, green chili, mushrooms, ginger & garlic
Seekh Kabab Masal $13.95
Marinated, broiled over flaming charcoal & sauteed on the grill with spices, bell peppers, onions tomatoes, green chili, mushrooms, ginger & garlic
Lamb Haleem $11.95
Boneless lamb deliciously spiced & cooked in a sauce made from lentils
Lamb Vindaloo $11.95
Lamb cooked with potatoes, onions, tomatoes, ginger & garlic in a hot & spicy sauce
Lamb Karah $12.95
Pieces of lamb sauteed in a karahi (wok) with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, ginger & garlic.
Yakhani (Kashmir) $12.95
Tender pieces of goat with bones cooked in yogurt with traditional Indian spices
Achar Gosht $12.95
Pieces of goat with bones cooked in Indian pickle sauce
Lamb Tikka Mesal $12.95
Marinated boneless lamb cubes cooked over charcoal in a deliciously spiced creamed onion tomato masala
Goat Curry $12.95
Goat with bones in a rich Kashmiri Masala sauce.
Boneless Chicken Delicacies
Chicken Curry $10.95
Fresh chicken exotically prepared in a light mildly-spiced gravy
Chicken Vindaloo $10.95
Fresh chicken exotically prepared with potatoes in a hot-spiced gravy
Chicken Saag $11.95
Boneless chicken cooked with spinach and enhanced with Indian spices
Chicken Methi $11.95
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with fenugreek leaves, herbs & spices. A specialty of Northern India
Chicken Kabab Masala $12.95
Marinated chicken breast broiled over flaming charcoal and sauteed on the grill with bell peppers onions, tomatoes, green chilis, mushrooms, ginger garlic & spices.
Chicken Karahi $11.95
Chicken sauteed in karahi (wok) with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and enhanced with spices.
Chicken Korma $11.95
Boneless chicken cooked with nuts in a mildly spiced cream sauce
Chicken Tikka Masala $11.95
Boneless, broiled chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes and ground spices in a cream sauce
Murg Makhani $11.95
The universally popular butter chicken. Shredded Tandoori chicken cooked in a creamy sauce of onions, tomatoes & spices
Chicken Haleem $10.95
Boneless chicken deliciously spiced & cooked in a sauce made from lentils
Specialties from the Charcoal Clay Oven (Tandoor)
Tandoori Chicken $10.95
Spring chicken marinated in yogurt, fresh spices & lemon then broiled over flaming coals in the Tandoor
Chicken Tikk $11.95
Tender boneless pieces of chicken subtly flavored with spices & broiled over flaming coal in the Tandoor
Chicken Malai Kaba $12.95
Diced boneless chicken breasts marinated in the house special recipe of herbal spices then broiled in the Tandoor
Seekh Kabab $13.95
Ground lamb marinated with herbs and spices then broiled on skewer over charcoal in the Tandoor
Boti Kabab $12.95
Tender morsels of lamb marinated in the house special recipe then broiled in the Tandoor
Tandoori Shrimp $13.95
Fresh king-sized shrimp gently seasoned and slowly broiled over charcoal in the Tandoor.
Mixed Tandoori Platter $14.95
An assortment of Tandoori specialties: Tandoori Chicken, tikka, boti, seekh kabab & shrimp
Tandoori Fish $13.95
(Catfish, Salmon or Swordfish) Cubes of fish marinated in spices and broiled over flaming charcoal in the Tandoor
Lamb Chops $14.95
Tender lamb chops marinated in a special house recipe and broiled over flaming charcoal in the Tandoor
Taj Mahal Special Dinners
Vegetarian Dinner $14.95
A complete combination of vegetarian dishes; two vegetable curries, daal, raita, naan, rice and desset
Indian Grill (Tawa) Specialty $16.95
A royal selection of your choice of lamb chops, chicken, shrimp, seekh kabab or fish broiled in the Tandoor & sauteed on the grill in herbs & spices with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, green chili, mushrooms, ginger & garlic. Served with naan, rice, raita and dessert (please specify your selections for this entree)
Feast for Two $34.95
A complete meal with soup, a mixed Tandoori platter, chicken or lamb curry, a vegetable dish, naan, rice, raita and dessert (Please specify your selections for this entree)
Kids Menu
Corn Dog $6.95
Served with curly fries
Chicken Strips $6.95
Served with curly frie
Dessert
Mango Lassi $2.50
Gulab Jamun $2.50
Dumplings made of dry milk, deep fried & soaked in a cardamom syrup
Kheer $2.50
Basmati rice pudding served with almonds & pistachios

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