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Indian Moments operates as a full dine-in restaurant in Shirley while keeping takeaway, delivery and catering central to its service. The Marshland Road menu is deliberately expansive, joining North Indian curries and tandoor cooking with South Indian dishes and an Indo-Chinese strand. That breadth makes the venue particularly useful for a mixed table: one diner can stay with a mild, creamy favourite while another chooses a grilled starter, a dosa or a sharper chilli preparation. Lunch and dinner service provide room for both a compact meal and a longer shared spread.

The starter selection shows several cooking methods before curry enters the picture. Chicken malai tikka brings a gentler, creamy marinade to the tandoor, while paneer tikka gives the same charcoal-led format to a vegetarian ingredient. Lollipop chicken offers a crisp, snackable contrast, and dosa introduces the fermented-batter tradition of South India. Chilli paneer and chilli chicken shift the flavour profile again through an Indo-Chinese combination of heat and savoury sauce. Ordering across these sections is an effective way to see the menu's range without relying on one large main.

Curries cover the comforting standards as well as more regionally distinct choices. Butter chicken and chicken korma provide rich, mild sauces, while lamb Madras adds warmth and lamb rogan josh uses a more aromatic profile. Lamb saagwala pairs meat with spinach, and paneer makhani or butter paneer gives vegetarians a creamy main with comparable substance. Vegetable jalfrezi offers a brighter, vegetable-led route. Because these dishes vary in both base and intensity, a shared order can avoid the repetition that sometimes comes from choosing several similar gravies.

Rice, biryani and breads turn those curries into a complete table meal, with naan useful for collecting sauces and balancing spice. Dedicated vegetarian starter and main sections mean meat-free diners can choose a sequence rather than a single fallback, while seafood and lamb sections broaden the options for everyone else. Side dishes and desserts allow the meal to progress beyond a curry-and-rice formula. Indian Moments therefore suits family dinners and group orders especially well, since its menu supports contrasting tastes without forcing the table into one regional style.

Address: Shop 1, 114 Marshland Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand

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Indian Moments Menu

Veg Starters

Honey Cauliflower
$22

attered crispy Cauli’s cooked in a sweet tomato and garlicy sauce with added spices in it. Must Try.

Mixed Pakora (6 Pcs)
$8

Crispy cauli, potato, onion dipped in spicy chick pea flour batter and deep fried.

Onion Bhajees (6 Pcs)
$8.50

Crispy onion fritter served with tamarind or mint chutney.

Paneer Tikka
$22

Dish made from chunks of cottage cheese marinated in spices and grilled in a tandoor oven.

Chilli Paneer
$22

Cooked with onions, capsicum and spices in dark soya sauce.

Tandoori Mushroom
$19

Mushroom Marinated with ginger and garlic paste cooked in Tandoor oven.

Non-Veg Starters

Chicken Malai Tikka
$18

This delicious chicken malai tikka recipe made with chicken chunks marinated in a creamy sauce is perfect for iftar.

Lollipop Chicken
$20

Chicken wings marinated in ginger, garlic and spices, added with cornflour and cooked as deep fried.

Achari Tikka
$18

Your selection of Paneer/Chicken marinated overnight with yoghurt and pickled spices. Must try.

Amritsari Fish
$19

Fish fillet and lemons, lightly battered in Chickpea flour and deep fried.

Chicken 65
$20
Chicken Tikka
$18

Boneless chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt and spices then skewered and cooked in Tandoor.

Vegetarian

Paneer makhni
$21

Paneer makhni is a popular Punjabi dish made with paneer, tomatoes, cashews, spices & cream.

Paneer Takka Tak
$22

This dish comes from Amritsar Punjab. This dish is tangy, spicy, flavourful and goes well with butter naan.

Paneer Butter Masala
$21

Fresh Indian cottage cheese cooked in a buttery tomato sauce with garam masala, kasuri methi, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon stick.

Methi Mattar Paneer
$21

Cottage cheese & green peas cooked in fenugreek flavoured gravy laced with cream.

Aloo Gobi
$19

Potato, cauliflower cooked cooked with onion, herbs and spices.

Butter Paneer
$20

Cottage cheese cooked in tomato sauce with butter, cream and spices.

Chicken

Black Pepper Chicken
$24.50

An easy black pepper chicken with juicy tender chicken, crisp vegetables and a rich savory black pepper sauce.

Chicken Bhuna
$24.50

A dry dish of diced chicken stir fried with onion, ginger, garlic, herbs and spices, capsicum, fresh coriander and garam masala. Dairy free available. Please ask.

Chicken Handi Meat
$24.50

Chicken / lamb cooked with coriander and cumin seeds, dry red chilli and added herbs and spices. Med and Hot curry.

Chicken Achari
$24.50

Chicken cooked with mustard oil, ginger, garlic, fenugreek seeds and spices. Intense in Indian Pickle flavours.

Butter Chicken
$23.50

Tandoori chicken cooked off the bone in a mild, buttery cream sauce.

Chicken Do Pyaza
$23.50

Chicken cooked with fresh onion mixed with spices and cashew nut sauce.

Lamb

Lamb Achari
$25

Lamb cooked with mustard oil, ginger, garlic, fenugreek seeds and spices. Intense in Indian pickle flavours.

Dhaba Lamb
$26

Served at the dhabas (road side diners) in north India. Oily, spicy and full of robust flavors; ready under an hour, needing no marination or grinding of spice pastes.

Lamb Bhuna
$25

Your choice of meat cooked with fresh onion, tomatoes, and ginger garlic sauce added with chef’s secret spices, Very authentic one.

Lamb Handi meat
$25.50

Lamb cooked with coriander and cumin seeds, dry red chilli and added herbs and spices. Med and Hot curry.

Lamb Jalfrezi
$25.50

Chef’s special, cooked with green chillies, fried onions and green peppers.

Lamb Kadai
$25

Cooked in onion based thick gravy with capsicum, tomatoes and spices.

Seafood

Butter Prawn
$25

King prawns cooked in mild butter sauce with a touch of fenugreek.

Fish Malabari
$24

A special dish Bombay. Cooked with coconut, capsicum, tomatoes and cream.

Prawn Saagwala
$25

Prawns cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic and spinach.

Fish Madras
$24

Fish cooked in a fine tomato and coconut sauce.

Fish Curry
$24

Cooked in North Indian Style. Tempered with spices, ginger, garlic and onions. Real taste of India.

Prawn Kadai
$25

Prawns cooked in butter with garlic, tomato, capsicum and fresh coriander.

Breads

Peshawari Naan
$6.50

Desiccated coconut, sultanas, butter and nuts.

Aloo Paratha
$7

Roti stuffed with mashed potato and spices.

Amritsari Kulcha Plate
$20
Butter Naan
$5.50

Naan bread stuffed with butter. A nice crispy one.

Cheese and Garlic Naan
$6.50

Naan bread with topping of garlic & stuffed with melting cheese.

Chilli Coriander Naan
$6

Naan with topping of Coriander & chilli.

Rice

Chicken Fried Rice
$18
Chicken Biryani
$25

BIRYANI Rice and Chicken are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal.

Prawn Biryani
$25

BIRYANI Rice and Prawn are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal.

Lamb Biryani
$25

BIRYANI Rice and Lamb are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal.

Rice Peas Pulao
$8
Vegetable Biryani
$23

BIRYANI Rice and Vegetable are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal.

Sides

Extra Rice
$5
Green Salad
$7
Mango Chutney
$3
Mint Chutney
$3
Mix Pickles
$3
Kechumber Onion
$5

Desserts

Vanila Icecream (2 scoop)
$7
Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate
$8
Gulab Jamun (2Pcs)
$6

Delicious dessert made with milk, cream. Finished with cardamom clove infused sugar.

Gulab Jamun (2 Pcs) with Icecream
$7

Gulab Jamun (2 Pcs) with Vanilla Icecream

Lunch Combo

All combos are served with plain naan & Basmati Rice

Butter Chicken Combo
$16.99
Mango Chicken Combo
$16.99
Chicken Tikka Masala Combo
$16.99
Chicken Korma Combo
$16.99
Chicken Vindaloo Combo
$16.99
Veg Korma Combo
$13.99

Lunch Menu

All CHICKEN /LAMB COMBO VEG COMBO TRADITIONAL COMBO

Butter Chicken
$16.99
Chana Masala
$13.99
Amritsari Kulcha
$20

2 Kulcha+ Cholle

Mango Chicken
$16.99
Dal Makhni
$13.99
Cholle Bhature
$18

Indo Chinese Noodles

Vege Noodles
$13
Chicken Noodles
$14

Drinks

Coke
$4
Fanta
$4
Mango Lassi
$6
Sprite
$4

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