House of Spice Bethlehem is the Bethlehem Town Centre branch of a restaurant group that has served Tauranga for more than a decade. Its chefs describe their approach as home-style Indian cooking, and the branch supports that with table bookings, pickup and delivery rather than operating as a takeaway counter alone. The Shop J9 dining room gives local families and groups a full-service option inside the centre, while the broad menu is designed to accommodate diners who prefer familiar favourites and those looking beyond the standard curry-house shortlist.
Chicken dishes show how the kitchen changes technique and sauce rather than simply changing spice levels. Butter chicken begins with tandoor-roasted meat and a mild tomato-and-cream sauce, Madras uses mustard and curry leaves, and saag folds chicken through spinach and aromatic spices. Chilli chicken moves into an Indo-Chinese direction with a wok, capsicum and spring onion, while dhansak introduces lentils to an onion-based gravy. Ordering across these styles reveals differences in texture, acidity and richness that a single curry cannot provide.
The house-special section has its own identity. Garlic butter chicken sits beside tawa preparations cooked with butter, brown sauce, coconut and garlic, while kadhai combines meat with onion, capsicum, cream and crushed tomato. Nawabi curry brings coconut cream, potato, curry leaves and mustard seed into the mix. These dishes can be chosen with different meats, allowing a table to compare sauces without ordering the same protein repeatedly. Goat curry and seafood preparations add further routes through the menu for more adventurous diners.
Vegetarian starters, paneer dishes and vegetable curries make it possible to build an equally varied meat-free meal, supported by rice and breads from the tandoor. Banquet-style choices help larger groups sample several preparations at once, while individual ordering suits a quieter dinner. House of Spice Bethlehem is therefore most useful as a sharing restaurant: a tandoor starter, contrasting curries, a vegetable dish and fresh bread can be spread across the table, giving the meal the breadth promised by the restaurant's name.
Address: Shop J9, Bethlehem Town Centre, 19 Bethlehem Road, Bethlehem, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
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House of Spice Restaurant & Bar Menu
Veg Starters
Vegetable Samosa (2 Piece)
Flakey pastry filled with mashed potatoes, peas and cumin seeds then fried golden brown
Onion Bhaji
Sliced onion dipped in chickpeas flour batter and deep fried
Mix Pakora (5 Pieces)
Selection of mixed vegetable dipped in special crunchy batter and deep fried
Paneer Pakora (7 Tikkis Per Portion)
Homemade Indian cottage cheese cubes, onion and fresh coriander made into patties and finished in hot oil. A must for all vegetarians
Paneer Pudina Tikka
Cottage cheese marinated with curd mint and a variety of spices then grilled with chilli pepper
Achari Paneer Tikka
Green chilli, pickle flavoured paneer cubes cooked to perfection in the tandoor
Stuffed Mushroom
Mushrooms stuffed with cheese and spices rolled in chickpea flour, flash fried
Chilli Mushrooms
Indo-Chinese appetiser where crisp batter fried mushroom are tossed in a sweet and spicy chilli sauce
Tandoori Mushrooms (9 Pcs Per Portion)
Mushrooms dipped in a spicy garlic & yoghurt marinade and cook in the tandoor
Tandoori Broccoli
Fresh broccoli florets marinated with cashew, cheese and spices and slow roasted in tandoor
Gobi Manchurian
Gobhi manchurian is a popular Indo Chinese appetiser made with cauliflower, corn flour, soya sauce, vinegar, chilli sauce, ginger & garlic
Tandoori Chaap
Soya bean chaap marinated with yoghurt spices & cooked in clay oven
Malai Chaap
Tender chaap mixed with cashew nuts & onion gravy
Vegetarian Platter For Two
A combination of 4 vegetarian samosa, onion bhaji, paneer pakoras and mix pakoras
Non-Veg Starters
Chicken 65
Batterred chicken cooked in mustard seeds and curry leaves then toast in pan with fine chopped onions
Chicken Lollipop
Deep fried chicken coated with cornflour and spices
Chicken Pakora
Chicken pipes with ginger, garlic, ground chillies and chaat masala coated in chickpea flour batter – Are an easy appetiser and guaranteed crowd pleasure
Murgh Malai Tikka
Chicken marinated in yoghurt crushed cashews, white pepper, cheese, fresh ground spices then cooked in the tandoor
Haryali Chicken Tikka
Tender pieces of chicken, haryali chicken tikka in a north Indian starter where chicken is flavoured with fresh green herbs-mint and coriander leaves along with spices
Peri Peri Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken pieces marinated with peri peri sauce and grilled in tandoor
Golden Fried King Prawn
King prawns marinated in tempura butter, deep fried until crispy
Chilli Prawn
Battered fried prawns tossed in pan with diced onion, capsicum, spring onion
Amritsari Fish
Boneless fish pieces battered in chickpea flour and served with salad and tamarind sauce
Bhara Kebab (2 Pcs Per Portion)
Lamb chops dipped in spicy marinade skewerd & cooked in a tandoor
Boti Kebab (5 Pcs Per Portion)
Cube lamb marinated ginger garlic paste overnight, mix with chef special spices
Tandoori Sizzling Mains
Paneer Tikka
Homemade cottage cheese skewered with green capsicum, tomatoes, onions and then marinated with own spices then cooked in tandoori oven
Tandoori Chicken
Whole chicken with bone marinated in special tandoori masala and cooked in tandoori oven
Chicken Tikka/Garlic Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken pieces marinated in special tandoori masala and cooked in tandoor
Tandoori Prawns
Prawns marinated with tandoori masala and cooked in tandoor
Tandoori Platte For Two
It is a combination of tandoori chicken, Garlic chicken tikka, seekh kebab and tandoori prawns, roasted in tandoori oven
Fish Tikka
Fish fillets marinated in special tandoori masala and cooked in tandoori oven
Chicken
Butter Chicken
Boneless chicken roasted in tandoori oven and finished in a chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce
Indian Style Butter Chicken
Tender morsels of boneless chicken roasted in tandoor & finished in a creamy tomato flavoured sauce in indian style
Methi Chicken
Boneless meat cooked fenugreek leaves and spices
Punjabi Chicken
Boneless chicken pieces cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, capsicum and garnished with coriander
Chicken Dhansak
Boneless meat cooked with lentils in an onion gravy. A delicious medium spicy dish
Chicken Kolhapuri
Chicken kolhapuri is a popular spicy, rich, delicious and super flavoured dish of curries chicken from kolhapuri cuisine. It is marinated in fresh grounded spices & coconut
Afghani Chicken Curry
The curry is made with marinated chicken cooked in a rich and creamy yoghurt based sauce infused with a blend of spices
Murgh Handi Lazeez
It is an extremely rich and delicious dish prepared with desi chicken marinated in garlic ground herbs, tomatoes and cook in silky gravy garlic butter chicken
Chef Special Curry
Chicken Korma
Chicken cooked with cashew, almond, and creamy gravy, garnished with sliced almond
Chicken Tikka Masala
Succulent tender chicken morsels roasted in tandoor and then cooked in spicy gravy, Capsicums, onions & fresh herbs
Mango Chicken
Exotic curry with tender boneless chicken in subtle mango sauce
Chicken Madras
South Indian curry, tempered with mustard and curry leaves
Chicken Saag
Chicken cooked with fresh spinach cooked in aromatic spices
Chicken Mushroom Masala
Fresh mushroom, tender chicken pieces cooked with garlic, tomato and onion gravy
Achari Chicken Curry
Achari chicken curry is seasoned with Indian pickling spices and India pickle to give a tangy, spicy flavour that will surprise you
Lemon Honey Chicken
Boiled chicken cooked in cashew nuts, onions gravy and creamy sauce, finishing with honey and grated lemon
Karahi Chicken
Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked with ginger, garlic, onions, tomato, capsicum, fresh coriander with special spices
Chicken Vindaloo
Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked with vindaloo sauce added with our own spices
Chicken Achari
Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked with special pickles flavoured sauce
Chicken Jalfrazie
Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked in sweet and sour tomato ketchup sauce with diced capsicum
Chicken Bhuna
Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked in tomato, onion, ginger and coriander based sauce and topped with caramelised onions
Chicken Pasanda
Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked in cashew, onion, almond creamy sauce and added with some vegetables
Tikka Swadi
Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked in special creamy cashew gravy with some special spices
Chicken Mughlai
Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked with cashew and almond sauce added with egg and topped with some sultanas
Chicken Balti (DF)
Boiled chicken pieces cooked with onion and garlic-based gravy which added with other special spices
Chicken Madras (DF)
Boiled chicken pieces cooked in coconut cream topped with special fried fenugreek and fresh
Chicken Curry – Bone In (DF)
Traditional Indian chicken curry comes from grand ma’s kitchen
Chicken Mushroom Masala (DF)
Boiled chicken pieces and mushroom cooked in a special way in a thick sauce
Chicken Nawabi (DF)
Boneless chicken pieces cooked in Chef’s special coconut cream sauce
Lamb/Beef/Goat
Lamb or Goat or Beef Rogan Josh
Tender diced meat cooked with brown gravy and finish with own spice
Lamb or Goat or Beef Saag
Meat cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy
Lamb/Beef Kadai
Meat cooked with butter sauce, brown sauce and finely chopped meat with and desiccated coconut fried with garlic
Lamb/Beef Rajasthani
Diced meat cooked in rich butter sauce with cashew gravy and simmered over slow fire mouth-watering dish
Lamb Shank
Lamb shank cooked with mint flavoured masala gravy
Lamb or Goat or Beef Korma
Meat cooked with cashew, almond and creamy gravy, garnished with sliced almond
Lamb or Goat or Beef Do Piaza
Tender diced meat pieces cooked with onion, capsicum and Indian herbs. Garnish with fresh coriander
Lamb or Goat or Beef Madras
Delicious tender meat cooked in coconut cream topped with special fried fenugreek
Lamb or Goat or Beef Pumpkin and Mushroom Curry
Diced meat cooked with pumpkin and mushroom chef’s special gravy
Lamb or Goat or Beef Bhuna
Tendered meat cooked in tomato, onion, ginger and coriander based sauce and topped with caramelised onions
Lamb or Goat or Beef Dhansak
Own Masala special curry with tender diced meat cooked with fresh spinach and added with yellow lentils in thick onion gravy
Lamb or Goat or Beef Curry
Tendered meat cooked with own spices with garlic, ginger, fried onion & tomato in a home style gravy
Lamb or Goat or Beef Vindaloo
Tendered meat cooked with vindaloo sauce added with our own spices
Lamb or Goat or Beef Jalfrazi
Meat pieces cooked in sweet and sour tomato ketchup sauce with diced capsicum
Lamb or Goat or Beef Balti
Tendered meat cooked in tomato, onion, ginger and coriander based sauce and topped with caramelised onions
Lamb or Goat or Beef Lababdar
Meat cooked with cashew, almond, onion and creamy gravy with green chilli with sliced almond and cashew
Vegetarian
Navrattan Korma
Mix vegetables cooked with cashew, almond and creamy gravy
Daal Makhani
Whole lentils cooked in rustic flavours with rich cream and butter
Butter Panner
Homemade cottage cheese cooked with chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce
Paneer Dhaniya Adhraki
Cubes of paneer cooked in creamy sauce with ginger and coriander
Paneer Lababdar
Paneer Lababdar gravy is made of a spicy cashew tomato paste that is cooked with sautéed onions. It has a perfect balance of sweet, tangy flavour
Paneer Pasanda
Soft paneer sandwiches are filled with aromatic nut & spice mixture, batter fried until crisp and served with a luxurious gravy
Paneer Kasturi
It is a paneer dish with creamy gravy with dry fenugreek leaves known as kasoori methi
Bhindi Masala
Bhindi masala is a eatable Indian dish made with okra whole and ground spices, herbs, onion & tomatoes
Aloo Matar
Pea and potatoes cooked in a very smooth onion and tomato based curry
Nizami Handi Gulbhar
One of the creamiest and royal Indian curry recipes made with combination of veggies and spices. It is super rich creamy
Subzimiloni
Subzimiloni is a traditional Indian dish originating from Lucknow. It consist seasonal vegetables in garlic & spinach
Hing Daniya Ke Chatpate Aloo
Potatoes are stir fried with delicious masala, ginger, chillies, hing and more to create a chilli free dish
Paneer Butter Masala
Fresh cottage cheese cooked in dried fenugreek leaves, onion, tomato flavoured sauce
Shani Paneer
Homemade cottage cheese cooked in butter and hot gravy
Butter Paneer Indian Style
Cottage cheese pieces roasted in clay oven then finished with butter and tomatoes
Malai Chaap
Soya bean chaap cooked in rich tomato, onion & cashew gravy
Panner Mutter
Cottage cheese and green peas cooked in chef’s special gravy
Methi Mutter Paneer
Cottage cheese and green peas cooked in fenugreek flavoured gravy laced with cream
Kadai Panner
Homemade cottage cheese cooked with ginger, garlic, onions, tomato, capsicum, fresh coriander with special spices
Palak Paneer
Homemade cottage cheese cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy
Malai Kofta
Mashed potatoes and cottage cheese deep fried bullets and cooked in special creamy sauce
Vegetarian Jalfrazi (DF,V)
Mix vegetables cooked in sweet and sour tomato ketchup sauce with diced capsicums
Aloo Gobi (DF,V)
Potato and cauliflower cooked together in dry way with Indian flavour topped with fresh coriander
Bombay Aloo (DF,V)
Deep fried potatoes cooked with curry leaves and tomato gravy
Tarka Daal (DF,V)
Yellow lentils cooked with garlic, ginger, onion, tomato and own spices
Saag Aloo (DF,V)
Deep fried potatoes cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy
Chana Masala (DF,V)
Chickpeas cooked with capsicum and own masala’s special thick gravy
Vege Madras (DF,V)
Selection of veges cooked in coconut cream gravy and topped with butter
Chaap Tikka Masala
A popular and flavorful vegetarian Indian curry dish where marinated & grilled soya chaap is simmered in a rich, spiced tomato-based gravy
Seafood Mains
Prawns/Scallops/Fish (GF)
Butter Scallops
Pan fried scallops cooked in Chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce
Butter Prawns
Pan fried prawns cooked in Chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce
Prawns or Scallops or Fish Malabari
Selected seafood cooked in special coconut cream and tomato gravy with special flavour added with prawns or scallops sautéed capsicum
Prawns or Scallops or Fish Masala
Selected seafood cooked in onion, garlic, ginger and tomato gravy
Prawn or Scallops or Fish Pasanda
Selected seafood cooked with almond, cashew creamy gravy & finished with butter on top
Prawn or Scallops or Fish Saag
Selected seafood cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy
Prawns or Scallops or Fish Curry (DF)
Selected seafood cooked in traditional curry comes from Grand’s ma kitchen
Goan Prawns or Scallops or Fish Curry (DF)
Selected seafood cooked in a fine thick tomato and coconut gravy
Prawn or Scallops or Fish Jalfrazi (DF)
Selected seafood cooked in sweet and sour tomato ketchup sauce with diced capsicum
Indo Chinese
Chicken Manchurian
Boneless chicken fried in chef’s special Chinese batter and then cooked in Chinese flavour gravy and tossed with fined chopped onion, capsicum and spring onion
Chilli Chicken
Boneless chicken fried in chef’s special Chinese batter and then cooked in Chinese flavour gravy and tossed with diced onion, capsicum and spring onion
Honey Chilli Chicken
Boneless chicken fried in chef’s special Chinese batter and then cooked in Chinese flavour gravy with honey and tossed with diced onion, capsicum and spring onion
Vegetable Manchurian
Chopped mix veges deep fried balls cooked in Chinese flavour gravy and tossed with fined chopped onion, capsicum and spring onion
Chilli Paneer
Cottage Cheese fried in chef’s special Chinese batter and then cooked in Chinese flavour gravy and tossed with diced onion, capsicum and spring onion
Chilli Mushroom
A popular Indo-Chinese dish featuring crispy, batter-fried mushrooms tossed in a sweet, spicy, and tangy sauce
Chilly Prawns
Prawns wok-tossed with perfection cooked with onions, capsicum & green chilly in a tangy and spicy sauce
Kid's Menu
Chicken Nuggets and Chips
Hot Dogs and Chips
Kids Butter Chicken
Kids Chicken Korma
Kids Butter Panner
Vegetable Spring Rolls
Fries
Rice Dishes
Chicken Biryani
Rice cooked with chicken, herbs and spices
Lamb or Beef or Goat Biryani
Rice cooked with meat, herbs and spices
Prawns or Scallops or Fish Biryani
Rice cooked with seafood, herbs and spices
Vegetable Biryani
Rice cooked with vegetables in herbs and spices
Pulav Rice
Basmati rice cooked in cashew nuts, sultans and herbs
Zeera Rice
Rice cooked with cumin seeds
Mushroom Mutter Pulav (DF, V)
Basmati rice cooked with green peas, mushroom and cumin seeds
Naan
Butter Naan
Plain flour bread cooked in tandoori oven and topped with butter
Cheese Naan
Naan stuffed with cheese
Garlic Naan
Plain flour bread topped with garlic cooked in tandoori oven
Roti
Hand rolled bread made from wholewheat flour
Cheese and Garlic Naan
Naan stuffed with cheese and topped with garlic
Cheese and Chilli Naan
Naan stuffed with cheese and topped with green chillies
Kashmiri Naan
Naan stuffed with dried fruits, coconut, sultanas and cherries
Vegetable Naan
Plain flour stuffed with finely chopped vegetables
Keema Naan
Naan filled with minced lamb
Condiments
Papadum (15 Pieces)
Raita
Pickles
Sweet Mango Chutney
Mint Sauce
Tamarind Sauce
Salad
Indian Salad
Sliced carrots cucumber, tomatoes, red onions topped with lettuce and a piece of lemon and garnished with Indian chaat masala
Kachumber Salad
A special salad in an indian Cuisine of freshly chopped tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, carrot lettuce mixed with Indian chaat masala and garnish with special salad dressing
Tandoori Salad
Shredded Chicken Tikka served with lettuce, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, carrot spice with pepper and special Indian spices and topped with yogurt
Desserts
Mango Kulfi
Indian style Mango flavor ice-cream
Gulab Jamun (3 Pieces)
Deep fried sweet balls dipped in hot sugar syrup
Vanilla/Chocolate Ice-Cream
Vanilla ice-cream with Gulab Jamun
Banquet – Minimum for 2 People
House of Spice Non-Veg Banquet $42.00 per person; House of Spice Veg Banquet $38.00 per person. Minimum for 2 people.
House of Spice Non-Veg Banquet
Appetiser: Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kebab, Onion Bhaji. Mains: Butter Chicken, Lamb Rogan Josh, Vegetable Korma With Rice & Naan Bread. Dessert: Dessert of the day after dinner. $42.00 per person, minimum for 2 people.
House of Spice Veg Banquet
Appetiser: Samosa, Onion Bhaji, Vegetable Pakora. Mains: Daal Makhani, Butter Paneer, Vegetable Korma With Rice & Naan Bread. Dessert: Dessert of the day after dinner. $38.00 per person, minimum for 2 people.
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Against typical prices in Tauranga
- Butter chicken Typical in Tauranga: $22.00 $22.00
- Chicken tikka masala Typical in Tauranga: $22.50 $22.00
- Chicken korma Typical in Tauranga: $22.50 $22.00
- Chicken biryani Typical in Tauranga: $20.00 $20.00
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