Delight Spice brings a broad Indian dining menu to Khyber Pass Road in Newmarket. The kitchen describes its food as prepared to order from fresh produce, balancing familiar restaurant favourites with a much wider spread of regional choices. Separate lunch and dinner periods make it useful for different occasions. Guests eating on site can book ahead, while takeaway customers may choose collection or local delivery according to the rhythm of the day.
The appetiser list moves comfortably between vegetarian street snacks, seafood and tandoor cooking. Onion bhaji, vegetable pakora and samosa offer three distinct crisp openings, while samosa chaat adds yoghurt, onion, tomato, tamarind and coriander. Chicken tikka and lamb seekh kebab bring the flavour of the clay oven, and fish or prawn pakora extend the chickpea-batter treatment beyond vegetables. Mixed platters let two diners sample several of those styles together.
Tandoor technique carries into the main dishes as well as the starters. Butter chicken begins with marinated chicken roasted in the oven before it is finished in creamy tomato gravy and paired with basmati rice. Shahi paneer takes a meat-free route, placing Indian cottage cheese in a cashew cream sauce. Cheese naan and a cooling mango lassi give those richer dishes natural partners without dictating a single fixed combination.
The rest of the menu is organised for diners who want to explore beyond those headline choices. Chicken and beef, lamb and goat, seafood and vegetarian curries each receive their own sections, followed by biryani and an Indo-Chinese selection. Breads, condiments, desserts and street-food dishes round out the choices, so a visit can be shaped as a quick chaat stop, a tandoori meal or a shared table spanning several cooking traditions.
Address: 471 Khyber Pass Road, Newmarket, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
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Delight Spice Menu
Most Popular
Butter Chicken
Marinated chicken filled roasted in the Tandoori oven and cooked in creamy tomato gravy.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Tender meat fillets roasted in Tandoori oven and cooked with onions, capsicum & Spices.
Tandoori Roti
Whole wheat flour
Garlic Naan
Naan finished with garlic
Cheese & Garlic Naan
White Flour
Special
Spl Dhaba Style Mutton (Goat) Curry
A special Mutton/Goat curry slow cooked for hours in rich onion tomato gravy (pinch of yoguhurt) and double tempered with special masalas as in iconic roadside dhabas of North India) A must try.
Appertisers
Samosa (2Pcs)
Pastry stuffed with spicy potatoes and peas (2pcs)
Onion Bhaji
Sliced onions dipped in chick pea batter & deep fried (4pcs)
Samosa Chaat Style
Crushed samosas (2 pcs) topped up with plain yogurt, chopped onions & tomatoes, tamarind sauce, garnished with coriander.
Paneer Pakora
Deep fried paneer cubes mixed in chick pea flour, served with sweet chilli/plum sauce.
Chicken Pakora
Deep fried chicken cubes mixed in chick pea flour, served with sweet chilli/plum sauce.
Chicken Seekh Kebab – Half
Lamb Seekh Kebab – Half
Lamb Seekh Kebab – Full
Chicken Tikka – Half
Boneless pieces of chicken marinated with Indian spices & grilled in Tandoori oven served with salad (4 pcs).
Chicken Tikka – Full
Boneless pieces of chicken marinated with Indian spices & grilled in Tandoori oven served with salad (4 pcs).
Tandoori Chicken – Half
Tandoori Chicken – Full
Paneer Tikka
Boneless pieces of paneer marinated with Indian spices & grilled in Tandoori oven served with salad (4 pcs).
Bread And Dips
Home made breads served with dips.
Indian Dips And Poppadoms
Raita, sweet mango chutney, 4 poppadoms
Pakora
Fresh vegetables smothered in chick pea batter & deep fried (4pcs)
Delight Cheese Fries
Chef’s special Recipe
Vegetarian Platter
Paneer tikka, samosa, pakora served with salad
Sizzler Platter For Two
Selection of 4 entrees (samosa, onion bhaji, chicken tikka, seekh kebab).
Prawn Pakora
King prawns dipped in chick pea batter and deep fried.
Calamaari
Crispy calamari with black pepper lemon and mixed salad.
Garlic Prawn
Kings prawns cooked in garlic & butter.
Fish Pakora
Fresh fish wrapped in herbs and spices, then dipped in chic peas batter and deep fried.
Tandoori
Tandoori Chicken Cheese Fry
Chefs Special Recipe
Tandoori Chicken Salad
Tandoori chicken with sundried tomatoes, Indian cottage cheese garden salad with mint sauce dressing.
Tandoori Fish Salad
Tandoori fish with sundried tomatoes, Indian cottage cheese garden salad with mint sauce dressing.
Chicken Seekh Kebab
Chicken mince rolled on a skewer & roasted in Tandoori oven, served with dip (4 pieces).
Seekh Kebab
Lamb mince rolled on a skewer & roasted in Tandoori oven, served with dip (4 pieces).
Tandoori Chicken
Marinated spring chicken chargrilled in tandoori oven & served with a summer salad.
Tandoori Lamb Cutler
4 Lamb chops roasted with Indian spices, lemon, ginger, garlic paste and spices
Tandoori Fish
Marinated spring fish chargrilled in tandoori oven & served with a summer salad.
Tandoori Platter For Two
Sizzling platter served with lamb diced, fish tikka, chicken tikka and tandoori prawns.
Mains – Chicken
All curries are available as mild, medium & hot served with Basmati rice.
Butter Chicken
Marinated chicken filled roasted in the Tandoori oven and cooked in creamy tomato gravy.
Mango Chicken
Boneless chicken cooked in delicious mango flavoured sauce.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Tender meat fillets roasted in Tandoori oven and cooked with onions, capsicum & Spices.
Chicken Karahi
Meat cooked with diced onions, capsicums and tomatoes and made into thick curry.
Chicken Bhuna
Tender meat cooked with sweet mango chutney, garam masala, ginger, garlic & spices.
Chicken Saagwala
Selection of your choice of meat cooked in puree of spinach.
Chicken Korma
Selection of your choice meat cooked with gravy of cashews, sultanas and mild spices.
Chicken Vindaloo
Red hot curry from Goa, not for the faint at heart.
Chicken Madras
Selection of your choice of meat cooked with coconut and Southern Indian spices. A dish that does wonders to you taste buds.
Chicken Jalfrezi
Curry cooked with vegetables.
Takatak Chicken
Butter Chicken Indian Style Chef Special
Chicken With Bones cooked With Indian Makhani Style sauce
Aachari Chicken Chef Special
Tandoori boneless Chicken cook with delicious pickle and tomato gravy.
Mains – Lamb
All curries are available as mild, medium & hot served with Basmati rice.
Lamb Tikka Masala
Tender meat fillets roasted in Tandoori oven and cooked with onions, capsicum & Spices.
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb Korma
Selection of your choice meat cooked with gravy of cashews, sultanas and mild spices.
Lamb Madras
Selection of your choice of meat cooked with coconut and Southern Indian spices. A dish that does wonders to you taste buds.
Lamb Jalfrezi
Curry cooked with vegetables.
Lamb Rogan Josh
Lamb Coated with exotic blend of herbs & spices in thick gravy.
Lamb Saagwala
Main – Veg
All curries are available as mild, medium & hot served with Basmati rice.
Bombay Aloo
Spring potato sauteed with fenugreek, cumin & spices.
Karahi Vegetable
A variety of vegetables, plus cottage cheese cooked with spices
Tarka Daal
Yellow Lentils cooked with ginger, onion, tomatoes & coriander.
Aloo Gobi
Potatoes & Cauliflower cooked with mild spices
Chana Masala
Chick peas cooked with blended onions, ginger and tomatoes.
Vegetable Korma
A variety of vegetables cooked with mild spices & cashews.
Daal Makhni
Lentils cooked with ginger, onion, tomatoes & coriander.
Malai Kofta
Succulent vegetable balls made with dried fruit, nuts and cheese simmered in cashew gravy.
Shahi Paneer
Indian cottage cheese cooked in a cashew nut cream sauce
Karahi Paneer
Indian cottage cheese cooked with diced onions, capsicums and tomatoes
Palak Panner
Indian cottage cheese cooked in mild spices spinach.
Palak Aloo
Potatoes cooked in mild spices spinach.
Matar Panner
Paneer and peas cooked in spicy gravy.
Aloo Matar
Potatoes and peas cooked in spicy gravy.
Paneer Makhni
Indian cottage cheese cooked in mild tomato curry.
Paneer Malai Methi
Indian cottage cheese cooked with fenugreek in a cashew nut base.
Mushroom Do Piazza
Fresh mushroom cooked with diced onions in a thick gravy.
Mains – Seafood
King Prawn Masala
Prawns cooked with onions, capsicum, herbs and spices
Fish Masala
Boneless fish cooked with tomato, onion and capsicum
Fish Vindaloo
Boneless fish with hot spicy sauce
Prawn Vindaloo
Boneless prawn with hot spicy sauce
Prawn Madras
Curry cooked with onion, coconut & spices
Fish Madras
Curry cooked with onion, coconut & spices
Indo-Chinese
Chilli Chicken
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with chillies, capsicum in a Chinese style
Chicken Manchurian (Dry/Gravy)
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with finely chopped vegetables in soya sauce.
Chilli Paneer (Dry/Gravy)
Indian cottage cheese with capsicums in a Chinese style.
Chilli Fish (Dry/Gravy)
Boneless pieces of fish cooked with chillies, capsicum in a Chinese style
Vegetable Manchurian – Dry
Vegetable balls cooked with finely chopped vegetables in soya sauce.
Vegetable Manchurian – Gravy
Vegetable balls cooked with finely chopped vegetables in soya sauce.
Vegetable Noodles
Cooked in Chinese style.
Chicken Noodles
Cooked in Chinese style.
Briyani
Beef Biryani
Goat Biryani
Lamb Biryani
Jeera Rice
Vegetable Biryani
Vegetable cooked with basmati rice, coriander onion and spices.
Chicken Biryani
Boneless chicken cooked with basmati rice, coriander onion and spices.
Fish/Prawn Biryani
Fish/Prawn cooked with basmati rice, coriander onion and spices.
Breads
Tawa Parantha
Stuffed with boiled potatoes
Tandoori Roti
Whole wheat flour
Butter Naan
Garlic Naan
Naan finished with garlic
Cheese Naan
Cheese & Garlic Naan
White Flour
Lacha Parantha
Stuff with butter
Peshawari Naan
Dry fruits and nuts
Delight Special Naan
Stuffed with chopped onion & chicken
Keema Naan
Stuffed with chopped onion & lamb mince
Vegetable Naan
Stuffed with variety of mashed vegetables
Onion Kulcha
Stuffed with spicy onions and coriander
Paneer Kulcha
Stuffed with butter
Aloo Parantha
Stuffed with boiled potatoes
Sides
Wedges
Fries
Garden Salad
Desserts
Smoking Brownie
Apple And Blueberry Crumble
Crumble Hot Chocolate
Gulab Jamun
Mango Kulfi
Fudge Cake
Drinks
Mango Lassi
Salted Lassi
Plain Sweetened Lassi
Ginger Beer
Ginger Ale
Water Bottle 300Ml
Soft Drinks-Can
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Against typical prices in Auckland
- Butter chicken Typical in Auckland: $22.99 $24.00
- Chicken tikka masala Typical in Auckland: $21.50 $24.00
- Chicken korma Typical in Auckland: $21.00 $24.00
- Chicken biryani Typical in Auckland: $21.99 $20.00
- Lamb rogan josh Typical in Auckland: $22.50 $25.00
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