Arjee Bhajee gives Riccarton diners a menu that connects Indian curry-house favourites with Nepalese and Indo-Chinese cooking. The restaurant serves both lunch and dinner on Riccarton Road, with pickup available for meals at home. Its range is unusually wide, but the food remains easy to navigate: tandoor starters lead into familiar curries, house specialities and dumpling or noodle dishes with their own distinct spice profiles.
The namesake bhajees are a natural place to begin, combining onion and spinach in crisp fritters served with tamarind chutney. Vegetable samosas, lamb seekh kebab and yoghurt-marinated chicken tikka cover pastry, minced meat and tandoor cooking in turn. For a table that wants to compare several preparations, the non-vegetarian platter brings Afghani chicken drums, tikka and seekh kebab together with salad and dips.
Classic curries include butter chicken, korma, rogan josh, vindaloo and dal, while the specialities move further afield. Gurkhali chicken combines a Nepalese-style curry with capsicum and broccoli; venison and portobello mushroom are cooked balti-style; goat appears with coconut, spinach and cardamom or in masala and vindaloo forms. Prawn saag, palak paneer and vegan makhani ensure that the more distinctive ideas are not confined to meat dishes.
Momo and Indo-Chinese plates give a meal another direction entirely. Dumplings can be steamed or fried, served in a tangy jhol sauce or tossed with onion, capsicum and a sweet, sour and spicy chilli sauce. Chowmein, fried rice and Manchurian dishes sit beside chicken, lamb, goat and vegetable biryani, while a long bread list runs from simple roti and garlic naan to peshawari, paneer and spiced chicken-filled versions.
Address: 13 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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Arjee Bhajee Menu
Arjee Bhajee Entrees
Bhajee (5pcs)
Divine crispy onion and spinach fritters-so good we named the business after them, served with tamarind chutney
Vegetable Samosa(2pcs)
Mildly spiced garden vegetables in a crispy pastry, served with tama-rind chutney
Lamb Seekh Kebab
Mince lamb, cooked on tandoor-classical creation of times
Chicken Tikka
Tender chicken chunks cooked in tandoor with yoghurt and spices
Mix Platter
Includes Samosas, onion spinach Bhajees and Chicken tikka served with fresh salad and a selection of yummy dips.
Classic Curries
Butter Chicken
Marinated chicken, simmered in a sublime tomato & butter sauce
Chicken Korma
Delicate creamy curry. Subtle yet sophisticated. Contains nuts.
Lamb korma
Delicate creamy curry. Subtle yet sophisticated. Contains nuts.
Chicken Vindaloo
Feisty favourite from goa. Best accompanied by fifteen lagers.
Lamb Vindaloo
Feisty favourite from goa. Best accompanied by fifteen lagers.
Chicken Rogan Josh
Spiced meat cubes cooked in tomato sauce
Lamb Rogan Josh
Spiced meat cubes cooked in tomato sauce
Chicken & mushroom
Full bodied wholesome curry with fresh tomato & mushroom
Lamb & Mushroom
Full bodied wholesome curry with fresh tomato & mushroom
Mix vegetable
Aromatic style curry with fresh seasonal vegetables and paneer
Dahl Bhat
Chef’s Special Lentil staple with fresh spinach and tomato.
Dal Tadka (Veggie)
Spiced and flavourful chef’s special lentil preparation dishes.
Arjee Bhajee Special
Chicken & Vegetable
Inspirational Nepali curry with capsicum and broccoli- favourite of the Gurkha soldier.
Mango Chicken
Dreamy flavoursome favourite-mango with a hint of garlic
Chicken Saag
Simmered spinach masala with tomato and garlic.
Lamb Saag
Simmered spinach masala with tomato and garlic.
Chicken Madras
Classical south indian dish in coconut cream and mustard seeds.
Lamb Madras
Classical south indian dish in coconut cream and mustard seeds.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Paneer cooked with chef’s secret aromatic spices
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken cooked with chef’s secret aromatic spices
Lamb Tikka Masala
Lamb cooked with chef’s secret aromatic spices
Kolkata Fish Curry
Fish of the day spice rubbed with lemon juice and garlic, ginger & mustard seeds and coconut cream.
Fish Masala
Fish of the day medium spiced, thick and delicious masala gravy
Matar Paneer
Peas and cottage cheese in tomato based sauce spiced with garam masala
Dal Makhani
Harmonious combo of lentil, ginger and garlic simmered overnight and finished with cream.
BTS Signature Specialities
Venison & Mushroom
Premium Denver leg pieces spice rubbed and marinated fresh fried balti style with mushroom and capsicum. To die for!
Goat Supreme
Tender farmed goat with coconut cream, cardamom, fresh spinach and tomato-rich and velvety south Indian creation.
Goat Masala
Tender farmed goat in medium spicy, thick gravy with capsicum
Prawn Kumara
East meets west in the sensational seafood creation
Prawn Makhani
Prawns simmered in a sublime butter sauce
Prawn Saag
Prawns in spinach sauce with garlic and tomato flavour.
Vegan Makhani
Sublime tandoori marinated soyabeans cooked in rich tomato sauce
Palak Paneer
Cottage cheese in a spinach based sauce & Indian Spices
Paneer Lababdar
Spicy cashew tomato paste cooked with sautéed onions and perfect balance of sweet, tang and spicy tastes with great flavors of spices.
Chicken Lababdar
Spicy cashew tomato paste cooked with sautéed onions and perfect balance of sweet, tang and spicy tastes with great flavors of spices.
Lamb Lababdar
Spicy cashew tomato paste cooked with sautéed onions and perfect balance of sweet, tang and spicy tastes with great flavors of spices.
Sides & Dips
Poppadom's
Indian crisp bread-roasted over the tandoor.
Garden Salad
Crisp salad mix on a bed of fresh lettuce, served with our infamous mango dressing
Raita
Cucumber and yoghurt-popular curry cooler.
Mint & yoghurt
Flavoursome dip or lamb curry cooler.
Tamarind & Date
Sweet and subtle Indian classic.
Sweet Mango Chutney
Mango of course delish
Biryani & Rice Specialities
Vegetable Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with mix vegetables, dry nuts and spices, served with raita
Chicken Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with chicken pieces, dry nuts and spices, served with raita
Goat Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with Iamb pieces, dry nuts and spices, served with raita
Lamb Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with Iamb pieces, dry nuts and spices, served with raita
Coconut Rice
Jeera (Cumin) Rice
Peas Pulao
Basmati Rice
Indo Chinese
Steam Vegetable Momo – 10 pcs
Fried Vegetable Momo – 10 pcs
Jhol Vegetable Momo – 10 pcs
Chilli Vegetable Momo – 10 pcs
Steam Chicken Momo – 10 pcs
Fried Chicken Momo – 10 pcs
Jhol Chicken Momo – 10 pcs
Chilli Chicken Momo – 10 pcs
Chicken Manchurian
Balls made of finely chopped mix vegetable/chicken deep fried and sauteed with garlic onion capsicum,soy sauce ,vinegar
Veg Manchurian
Balls made of finely chopped mix vegetable/chicken deep fried and sauteed with garlic onion capsicum,soy sauce ,vinegar
Chilli Chicken
Chicken sauteed with onion garlic capsicum soy sauce and vinegar
Chilli Paneer
Paneer sauteed with onion garlic capsicum soy sauce and vinegar
Vegetable Fried Rice
Rice sauteed with vegetable, onion, garlic ginger soy and vinegar.
Chicken Fried Rice
Rice sauteed with chicken, onion, garlic ginger soy and vinegar.
Prawn Fried Rice
Rice sauteed with prawn, onion, garlic ginger soy and vinegar.
Naan Breads
Butter Naan
Bread made of refined flour baked in tandoor
Roti
Whole meal flour bread baked in tandoor
Garlic Naan
Bread sprinkled with crushed garlic and baked in tandoor
Cheese Naan
Cheddar &cottage cheese with delicate spice
Garlic & Cheese Naan
Bread stuffed with garlic and cottage cheese and baked in tandoor
Peshawari Naan
Dry-fruit bread, brushed with butter
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Against typical prices in Christchurch
- Fried rice Typical in Christchurch: $19.00 $23.00
- Butter chicken Typical in Christchurch: $23.00 $23.50
- Chicken tikka masala Typical in Christchurch: $23.00 $24.50
- Lamb rogan josh Typical in Christchurch: $23.50 $25.50
- Chicken korma Typical in Christchurch: $23.50 $23.50
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