BailwalG Pure Vegetarian Restaurant gives Rotorua diners an unusually broad meat-free view of Indian cooking. The menu stretches from breakfast and Mumbai-style street snacks to full thalis and substantial curries, with vegan choices and dishes that can be prepared without onion or garlic. A bookable dining room, group service and catering make it more than a quick snack stop, while the all-vegetarian kitchen keeps the concept clear from start to finish.
The tandoor provides one of the strongest routes into the menu. Paneer tikka combines cottage cheese, capsicum and onion in a spiced yoghurt marinade, while mushrooms, cauliflower and mixed vegetables receive their own tandoori treatments. Soya chaap appears with both aromatic spice and a creamier cheese marinade, and a paneer kathi roll wraps grilled cheese and vegetables in naan. These dishes give vegetarian ingredients the char and structure usually associated with meat-led grills.
North Indian mains range from chole bhature, kadhi chawal and several styles of dal to okra, roasted eggplant and an extensive paneer selection. Diners can move from spinach-rich palak paneer to kadai paneer with capsicum, or choose soy-based keema and chaap dishes. An Indo-Chinese section changes direction with vegetable momos, chilli paneer, Manchurian preparations, chow mein and fried rice, adding another strand to an already wide menu.
Thali is the easiest way to see how those strands fit together. Rojana, Punjabi, BailwalG and South Indian versions assemble different combinations of dal, paneer or vegetable curry, rice, bread, raita, salad, pickle, papad and sweets. Chaat, South Indian dishes and the restaurant's dedicated sweets selection extend the choice further, making BailwalG useful for both a focused single-plate meal and a table that wants to sample across regions.
Address: 1229 Tutanekai Street, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
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BailwalG Pure Vegetarian Restaurant Menu
Mains North Indian
Makki Di Roti + Sarson Da Saag
mustard leaves mix of spices & stirred in to build up the flavor and served with makki ki roti and butter milk
Chole Bhature
chickpea cooked in onion, tomato gravy with Indian spice and served with 2 deep fried bread made from wheat flavor
Puri Sabji
unleavened deep fried whole meal bread with subji (potato based curry) made with basic ingredients
Sheera Puri
roasted samolina cooked in hot water topped with sugar and mix nuts
Kadhi Chawal
thick gravy based on chickpea flour and yogurt is added to give it a bit of a sour taste served with boiled rice and pakora
Dal Tadka
cooked lentils which are tasty tempered with oil or ghee fried spices & herbs
Dal Makhani
black lentils and kidney beans cooked in tomato gravy finishing with cream
Dal Palak
cooked lentil with spinach, spices & herbs
Aloo Mutter
potato & green peas cooked in tomato gravy with Indian spices
Rajma Chawal
simmering red kidney beans in onion & tomato spices and herbs
Veg Kolhapuri
vegetable curry with thick and spicy coconut based gravy
Veg Jalfrezi
sweet & sour semi-dry gravy blend of many vegetables and spices
Mix Vegetable
mixed veggies cooked in onion, tomato gravy and Indian spices semi gravy
Chana Masala
chickpeas cooked in onion, tomato, masala gravy with Indian spices
Mutter Mushroom
consisting of peas & mushroom in a tomato based sauce spiced with garam masala
Jeera Aloo
boiled cubed potatoes sautéed with cumin
Baingan Bharta
fine roasted egg plant mash cooked with spices and onion. tomato masala gravy
Mutter Methi Malai
fenugreek leaves and green peas cooked in a rich creamy gravy
Bhindi Masala
pan fried okra, onion, tomato & spices. this is a semi dry gravy
Indo-Chinese
Steamed Momos – 8Pcs
steamed dumpling filled with soya and mix veggies
Schezwan Momos – 8Pcs
deep fried momos toasted in schezwan sauce
Chilli Momos – 8Pcs
deaf fried momos toasted in chili sauce with onion and capsicum
Paneer Chili
batter fried cottage cheese, onion, capsicum cooked in chili gravy
Veg Manchurian
fried veg dumpling cooked in manchurian gravy
Veg Chowmein (Noodles)
boiled noodles, mix veggies cooked in Indo Chinese style
Paneer Chowmein
boiled noodles stir fried with paneer & veggies
Schezwan Chowmein
boiled noodles stir fried with veggies and schezwan sauce
Veg Fried Rice
mix veggies and rice cooked in Indo Chinese style
Schezwan Fried Rice
spicy and tasty Indo Chinese recipe of stir fried veggies and rice in schezwan sauce
Veg Spring Roll
Chinese Chopsuey
spicy sauce
American Chopsuey
American chopsuey that has veggies, fried noodles topped with flavorful sweet sauces
Honey Chilli Gobhi
crispy fried couliflower toasted in honey & chili sauce
Chinese Combination
mixed veggie, noodles & rice toasted in Chinese style
Chinese Platter
Fried Rice, Noodles, Manchurian, Chilliy Paneer
Breads
Makki Roti
Indian flatbread made from corn & flour
Cheese Garlic Naan
naan stuffed with cheese and topped with garlic
Cheese Naan
naan stuffed with cheese
Peshawari Naan
flatbread filled with desiccated coconut, nuts
Pudina Laccha Paratha
whole meal bread crisp and flaky layered paratha flavored with dried mint
Laccha Paratha
whole meal bread with multiple layers cooked in clay oven
Paneer Naan
naan bread stuffed with flavoered cottage cheese
Laccha Naan
plain flour bread rolled into several layers cooked in oven
Garlic Naan
plain flour bread cooked in tandoor topped with butter and sprinkled with fresh garlic
Butter Naan
plain flour bread cooked in tandoor topped with butter
Tanddori Roti
whole wheat bread baked in clay oven
Plain Naan
leavened baked flatbread
Tawa Roti
traditional flatbread cooked on iron griddle
Amritsari Kulcha
with chana, raita, salad, pickle
Paneer Kulcha
with dal, raita, salad, pickle
Aloo Paratha
with raita, salad, pickle
Paneer Paratha
with raita, salad, pickle
Gobi Paratha
with raita, salad, pickle
Starters
Paneer Tikka – 8 Pcs
Indian cottage cheese, capsicum, onion marinated in curd and spice cooked in tandoori oven
Dakhni Kumb – 8 Pcs
mashroom marinated in fresh coriander, curry leaf, curd and spices cooked in tandoori oven
Lasuni Ghobi – 8 Pcs
cauliflower marinated in curd and spices garlic cooked in tandoor
Tandoori Salad – 8 Pcs
combination of mixed veggies cooked in tandoor
Tandoori Sizzler – 8 Pcs
corn tikki, tandoori chap, paneer tikka, dal makhni, garlic naan
Paneer Kathi Roll
chunks of marinated grilled paneer, veggies enclosed in a naan bread
Tandoori Chaap – 8Pcs
soya chaap is marinated in spices and curd cooked in tandoor
Malai Chaap – 8Pcs
soya chaap pieces marinated in spice curd and cheese and cooked in tandoor
Crispy Corn Aloo Tikki – 6Pcs
spiced potato & corn patties deep fried
Chaat
Pani Puri – 6 pcs
round deep friend crisp crepe filled with a mixture of flavored water and potato, onion, white peas
Dahi Puri – 6 pcs
round deep fried crisp crepe filled with potato and flavored sweetened curd with sweet and sour sauce
Sev Puri – 6 pcs
crisp puri which is loaded with potato, onion tamrind and green chutney and topped with sev, seasoned with chat masala
Papdi Chaat
Aloo Tikki Chaat
fried spices potato patties are topped with tangy sweet tamarind and green chutney along with sweetened curd
Samosa Chaat
samosa mashed and topped with chick pea gravy with sweetened curd, spices & chutneys
Papdi Bhalla Chat
Bhel Puri
puffed rice, sev, onion, tomato mixed with green chutney and tamarind sauce
Dahi Bhalla
savory deep fried lentil balls soaked in water are topped with whipped sweetened curd and chutneys
Raj Kachori
Ragda Patties
shallow fried potato patties are topped with ragda (peas curry) and the various chutney sev and spice powders
Chat Platter
Pani Puri, Aloo Tikki, Samosa, Papdi Bhalla, sev Puri
Chana Chaat
boiled chana mixed with spice powder, onion, tomatoes and finished with lemon juices and chat masala
Aloo Chaat
boiled potato cubes tossed in spicy chutney and topped with onion, tomato and sev, curd
South Indian
Masala Dosa
thin and crispy crepe served with, veg lentil soup and coconut chutney and stuffed seasoned potato
Onion Masla Dosa
thin and crispy crepe stuffed with onion, seasoned mashed potato
Plain Dosa
thin crepe made of fermented rice & lentil batter
Paneer Dosa
dosa with cottage cheese stuffing
Stuffed Mysore Massala Dosa
dosa spiced with red chutney and served with seasoned potato and coconut chutney
Rava Plain Dosa
Rava Masala Dosa
thin and crispy crepe made with white lentil rice and samolina and stuffed with mashed potato
Plain Uttapam
thin and crispy crepe made with white lentil rice and samolina and stuffed with mashed potato
Onion Uttapam
thick pancake topped with onion
Paneer Uttapam
thick pancake topped with paneer
Mixed Uttapam
thick pancake topped with onion, capsicum, carrot and tomato
Vada Sambhar
deep fried salty Indian donute made from lentil & seasoned with Indian spices
Idli Sambhar
steam cooked rice and lentil soft cake with veg lentil soup
Upma
roasted semolina cooked in water with spices & herbs, green peas, onion, ginger, mixed veggies
Chennai Platter
masala dosa, mix uttapam, idli, vada
Mysore Platter
mysore dosa, mix uttapam, idli, vada, upma
Salads & Raitas
Green Salad
Onion Salad
Kachumber
Piyaz Ki Chutney
Veg Raita
Boondi Raita
Burani Raita
Green Chutney
Tamarind Chutney
Snacks
Samosa
Bread Pakora -1pc
spiced potato stuffed bread sandwich is dipped in chickpea flour batter and deep fried
Mix Pakora
mix vegetable dipped in chickpea batter and deep fried
Paneer Pakora
India cottage cheese dipped in chickpea batter and deep fried
Onion Bhaji
sliced onion dipped in chickpea batter and fried
Pav Bhaji
a delicious thick curry made of mixed veggies and spices served with 2 soft breads
Vada Pao
spiced deep fried potato patties filling sandwiched between bun and layers of tamrind and green chutney
Veg Burger-Cheese
mix veg patties spiced, green chutney & tomato sauce dressing and cucumber tomato, onion slices stuffed in burger bun with cheese
Soups
Manchow Soup
soup made with fresh veg stock, soya sauce, hot chilly sauce, chopped veggies and served with fried noodles
Hot and Sour Soup
tangy spicy soup made with chopped vegetable and spring onion
Sweetcorn Soup
crushed sweet corn cooked with fine chopped veggies in creamy thick soup
Veg Noodles Soup
clear soup which is lightly spiced and mix veggies and noodles
Cream of Tomato
cooked tomato, garlic, onion blended them all up into puree finished with cream
Cream of Mushroom
thinned basic roux with cream and then mushroom added
Thali
Rojana Thali
dal makhani, mix veg, rice, roti, raita, salad, pickle, papad
Punjabi Thali
dal makhani, curry of the day, paneer mutter, rice, laccha paratha, raita, salad, pickle
BailwalG Thali
dal makhani, shahi paneer, veg manchurian, veg fried rice, dahi bhalla, idli laccha naan, raita, salad, papad, pickle, sweet
South Thali
south korma, aloo sabji, sambhar, rice, kheer, papad, raita, salad, puris
Rice
Biryani
Veg Pulao
Mutter Pulao
Kashmiri Pulao
Jeera Rice
Steamed Rice
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