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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)
$8

Flakey pastry filled with mashed potatoes, peas and cumin seeds then fried golden brown

Onion Bhaji
$8

Sliced onion dipped in chickpeas flour batter and deep fried

Mix Pakora (5 Pieces)
$8

Selection of mixed vegetable dipped in special crunchy batter and deep fried

Paneer Pakora (7 Tikkis Per Portion)
$19

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
$21.99

Cottage cheese marinated with curd mint and a variety of spices then grilled with chilli pepper

Achari Paneer Tikka
$20.99

Green chilli, pickle flavoured paneer cubes cooked to perfection in the tandoor

Stuffed Mushroom
$19

Mushrooms stuffed with cheese and spices rolled in chickpea flour, flash fried

Chilli Mushrooms
$20

Indo-Chinese appetiser where crisp batter fried mushroom are tossed in a sweet and spicy chilli sauce

Tandoori Mushrooms (9 Pcs Per Portion)
$19

Mushrooms dipped in a spicy garlic & yoghurt marinade and cook in the tandoor

Tandoori Broccoli
$16

Fresh broccoli florets marinated with cashew, cheese and spices and slow roasted in tandoor

Gobi Manchurian
$20

Gobhi manchurian is a popular Indo Chinese appetiser made with cauliflower, corn flour, soya sauce, vinegar, chilli sauce, ginger & garlic

Tandoori Chaap
$20

Soya bean chaap marinated with yoghurt spices & cooked in clay oven

Malai Chaap
$20

Tender chaap mixed with cashew nuts & onion gravy

Vegetarian Platter For Two
$23

A combination of 4 vegetarian samosa, onion bhaji, paneer pakoras and mix pakoras

Non-Veg Starters

Chicken 65
$21.50

Batterred chicken cooked in mustard seeds and curry leaves then toast in pan with fine chopped onions

Chicken Lollipop
$22

Deep fried chicken coated with cornflour and spices

Chicken Pakora
$21.99

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
Half $16 / Full $21

Chicken marinated in yoghurt crushed cashews, white pepper, cheese, fresh ground spices then cooked in the tandoor

Haryali Chicken Tikka
Half $16 / Full $21.50

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
$23.50

Boneless chicken pieces marinated with peri peri sauce and grilled in tandoor

Golden Fried King Prawn
$22

King prawns marinated in tempura butter, deep fried until crispy

Chilli Prawn
$24

Battered fried prawns tossed in pan with diced onion, capsicum, spring onion

Amritsari Fish
$24

Boneless fish pieces battered in chickpea flour and served with salad and tamarind sauce

Bhara Kebab (2 Pcs Per Portion)
$21

Lamb chops dipped in spicy marinade skewerd & cooked in a tandoor

Boti Kebab (5 Pcs Per Portion)
$25

Cube lamb marinated ginger garlic paste overnight, mix with chef special spices

Tandoori Sizzling Mains

Paneer Tikka
$22

Homemade cottage cheese skewered with green capsicum, tomatoes, onions and then marinated with own spices then cooked in tandoori oven

Tandoori Chicken
Half $16 / Full $23

Whole chicken with bone marinated in special tandoori masala and cooked in tandoori oven

Chicken Tikka/Garlic Chicken Tikka
Half $16 / Full $23

Boneless chicken pieces marinated in special tandoori masala and cooked in tandoor

Tandoori Prawns
$22

Prawns marinated with tandoori masala and cooked in tandoor

Tandoori Platte For Two
$25

It is a combination of tandoori chicken, Garlic chicken tikka, seekh kebab and tandoori prawns, roasted in tandoori oven

Fish Tikka
$23

Fish fillets marinated in special tandoori masala and cooked in tandoori oven

Chicken

Butter Chicken
$22

Boneless chicken roasted in tandoori oven and finished in a chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce

Indian Style Butter Chicken
$22

Tender morsels of boneless chicken roasted in tandoor & finished in a creamy tomato flavoured sauce in indian style

Methi Chicken
$22

Boneless meat cooked fenugreek leaves and spices

Punjabi Chicken
$22

Boneless chicken pieces cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, capsicum and garnished with coriander

Chicken Dhansak
$22

Boneless meat cooked with lentils in an onion gravy. A delicious medium spicy dish

Chicken Kolhapuri
$22

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
$22

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
$22

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
$22
Chicken Korma
$22

Chicken cooked with cashew, almond, and creamy gravy, garnished with sliced almond

Chicken Tikka Masala
$22

Succulent tender chicken morsels roasted in tandoor and then cooked in spicy gravy, Capsicums, onions & fresh herbs

Mango Chicken
$22

Exotic curry with tender boneless chicken in subtle mango sauce

Chicken Madras
$22

South Indian curry, tempered with mustard and curry leaves

Chicken Saag
$22

Chicken cooked with fresh spinach cooked in aromatic spices

Chicken Mushroom Masala
$22

Fresh mushroom, tender chicken pieces cooked with garlic, tomato and onion gravy

Achari Chicken Curry
$22

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
$22

Boiled chicken cooked in cashew nuts, onions gravy and creamy sauce, finishing with honey and grated lemon

Karahi Chicken
$22

Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked with ginger, garlic, onions, tomato, capsicum, fresh coriander with special spices

Chicken Vindaloo
$22

Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked with vindaloo sauce added with our own spices

Chicken Achari
$22

Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked with special pickles flavoured sauce

Chicken Jalfrazie
$22

Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked in sweet and sour tomato ketchup sauce with diced capsicum

Chicken Bhuna
$22

Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked in tomato, onion, ginger and coriander based sauce and topped with caramelised onions

Chicken Pasanda
$22

Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked in cashew, onion, almond creamy sauce and added with some vegetables

Tikka Swadi
$22

Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked in special creamy cashew gravy with some special spices

Chicken Mughlai
$22

Boneless chicken tikka pieces cooked with cashew and almond sauce added with egg and topped with some sultanas

Chicken Balti (DF)
$22

Boiled chicken pieces cooked with onion and garlic-based gravy which added with other special spices

Chicken Madras (DF)
$22

Boiled chicken pieces cooked in coconut cream topped with special fried fenugreek and fresh

Chicken Curry – Bone In (DF)
$22

Traditional Indian chicken curry comes from grand ma’s kitchen

Chicken Mushroom Masala (DF)
$22

Boiled chicken pieces and mushroom cooked in a special way in a thick sauce

Chicken Nawabi (DF)
$22

Boneless chicken pieces cooked in Chef’s special coconut cream sauce

Lamb/Beef/Goat

Lamb or Goat or Beef Rogan Josh
$22.99

Tender diced meat cooked with brown gravy and finish with own spice

Lamb or Goat or Beef Saag
$22.99

Meat cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy

Lamb/Beef Kadai
$22.99

Meat cooked with butter sauce, brown sauce and finely chopped meat with and desiccated coconut fried with garlic

Lamb/Beef Rajasthani
$22.99

Diced meat cooked in rich butter sauce with cashew gravy and simmered over slow fire mouth-watering dish

Lamb Shank
$22.99

Lamb shank cooked with mint flavoured masala gravy

Lamb or Goat or Beef Korma
$22.99

Meat cooked with cashew, almond and creamy gravy, garnished with sliced almond

Lamb or Goat or Beef Do Piaza
$22.99

Tender diced meat pieces cooked with onion, capsicum and Indian herbs. Garnish with fresh coriander

Lamb or Goat or Beef Madras
$22.99

Delicious tender meat cooked in coconut cream topped with special fried fenugreek

Lamb or Goat or Beef Pumpkin and Mushroom Curry
$22.99

Diced meat cooked with pumpkin and mushroom chef’s special gravy

Lamb or Goat or Beef Bhuna
$22.99

Tendered meat cooked in tomato, onion, ginger and coriander based sauce and topped with caramelised onions

Lamb or Goat or Beef Dhansak
$22.99

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
$22.99

Tendered meat cooked with own spices with garlic, ginger, fried onion & tomato in a home style gravy

Lamb or Goat or Beef Vindaloo
$22.99

Tendered meat cooked with vindaloo sauce added with our own spices

Lamb or Goat or Beef Jalfrazi
$22.99

Meat pieces cooked in sweet and sour tomato ketchup sauce with diced capsicum

Lamb or Goat or Beef Balti
$22.99

Tendered meat cooked in tomato, onion, ginger and coriander based sauce and topped with caramelised onions

Lamb or Goat or Beef Lababdar
$22.99

Meat cooked with cashew, almond, onion and creamy gravy with green chilli with sliced almond and cashew

Vegetarian

Navrattan Korma
$20

Mix vegetables cooked with cashew, almond and creamy gravy

Daal Makhani
$20

Whole lentils cooked in rustic flavours with rich cream and butter

Butter Panner
$20

Homemade cottage cheese cooked with chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce

Paneer Dhaniya Adhraki
$20

Cubes of paneer cooked in creamy sauce with ginger and coriander

Paneer Lababdar
$20

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
$20

Soft paneer sandwiches are filled with aromatic nut & spice mixture, batter fried until crisp and served with a luxurious gravy

Paneer Kasturi
$20

It is a paneer dish with creamy gravy with dry fenugreek leaves known as kasoori methi

Bhindi Masala
$20

Bhindi masala is a eatable Indian dish made with okra whole and ground spices, herbs, onion & tomatoes

Aloo Matar
$20

Pea and potatoes cooked in a very smooth onion and tomato based curry

Nizami Handi Gulbhar
$20

One of the creamiest and royal Indian curry recipes made with combination of veggies and spices. It is super rich creamy

Subzimiloni
$20

Subzimiloni is a traditional Indian dish originating from Lucknow. It consist seasonal vegetables in garlic & spinach

Hing Daniya Ke Chatpate Aloo
$20

Potatoes are stir fried with delicious masala, ginger, chillies, hing and more to create a chilli free dish

Paneer Butter Masala
$20

Fresh cottage cheese cooked in dried fenugreek leaves, onion, tomato flavoured sauce

Shani Paneer
$20

Homemade cottage cheese cooked in butter and hot gravy

Butter Paneer Indian Style
$20

Cottage cheese pieces roasted in clay oven then finished with butter and tomatoes

Malai Chaap
$20

Soya bean chaap cooked in rich tomato, onion & cashew gravy

Panner Mutter
$20

Cottage cheese and green peas cooked in chef’s special gravy

Methi Mutter Paneer
$20

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

Kadai Panner
$20

Homemade cottage cheese cooked with ginger, garlic, onions, tomato, capsicum, fresh coriander with special spices

Palak Paneer
$20

Homemade cottage cheese cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy

Malai Kofta
$20

Mashed potatoes and cottage cheese deep fried bullets and cooked in special creamy sauce

Vegetarian Jalfrazi (DF,V)
$20

Mix vegetables cooked in sweet and sour tomato ketchup sauce with diced capsicums

Aloo Gobi (DF,V)
$20

Potato and cauliflower cooked together in dry way with Indian flavour topped with fresh coriander

Bombay Aloo (DF,V)
$20

Deep fried potatoes cooked with curry leaves and tomato gravy

Tarka Daal (DF,V)
$20

Yellow lentils cooked with garlic, ginger, onion, tomato and own spices

Saag Aloo (DF,V)
$20

Deep fried potatoes cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy

Chana Masala (DF,V)
$20

Chickpeas cooked with capsicum and own masala’s special thick gravy

Vege Madras (DF,V)
$20

Selection of veges cooked in coconut cream gravy and topped with butter

Chaap Tikka Masala
$20

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)
$25
Butter Scallops
$25

Pan fried scallops cooked in Chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce

Butter Prawns
$25

Pan fried prawns cooked in Chef’s special tomato and creamy sauce

Prawns or Scallops or Fish Malabari
$25

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
$25

Selected seafood cooked in onion, garlic, ginger and tomato gravy

Prawn or Scallops or Fish Pasanda
$25

Selected seafood cooked with almond, cashew creamy gravy & finished with butter on top

Prawn or Scallops or Fish Saag
$25

Selected seafood cooked with smooth grinded spinach gravy

Prawns or Scallops or Fish Curry (DF)
$25

Selected seafood cooked in traditional curry comes from Grand’s ma kitchen

Goan Prawns or Scallops or Fish Curry (DF)
$25

Selected seafood cooked in a fine thick tomato and coconut gravy

Prawn or Scallops or Fish Jalfrazi (DF)
$25

Selected seafood cooked in sweet and sour tomato ketchup sauce with diced capsicum

Indo Chinese

Chicken Manchurian
$23

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
$23

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
$23

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
$23

Chopped mix veges deep fried balls cooked in Chinese flavour gravy and tossed with fined chopped onion, capsicum and spring onion

Chilli Paneer
$23

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
$23

A popular Indo-Chinese dish featuring crispy, batter-fried mushrooms tossed in a sweet, spicy, and tangy sauce

Chilly Prawns
$23

Prawns wok-tossed with perfection cooked with onions, capsicum & green chilly in a tangy and spicy sauce

Kid's Menu

Chicken Nuggets and Chips
$15
Hot Dogs and Chips
$15
Kids Butter Chicken
$15
Kids Chicken Korma
$15
Kids Butter Panner
$15
Vegetable Spring Rolls
$15
Fries
$6

Rice Dishes

Chicken Biryani
$20

Rice cooked with chicken, herbs and spices

Lamb or Beef or Goat Biryani
$23

Rice cooked with meat, herbs and spices

Prawns or Scallops or Fish Biryani
$24

Rice cooked with seafood, herbs and spices

Vegetable Biryani
$20

Rice cooked with vegetables in herbs and spices

Pulav Rice
$6

Basmati rice cooked in cashew nuts, sultans and herbs

Zeera Rice
$6

Rice cooked with cumin seeds

Mushroom Mutter Pulav (DF, V)
$6

Basmati rice cooked with green peas, mushroom and cumin seeds

Naan

Butter Naan
$4.50

Plain flour bread cooked in tandoori oven and topped with butter

Cheese Naan
$5.50

Naan stuffed with cheese

Garlic Naan
$5

Plain flour bread topped with garlic cooked in tandoori oven

Roti
$4.50

Hand rolled bread made from wholewheat flour

Cheese and Garlic Naan
$7.50

Naan stuffed with cheese and topped with garlic

Cheese and Chilli Naan
$7.50

Naan stuffed with cheese and topped with green chillies

Kashmiri Naan
$7.50

Naan stuffed with dried fruits, coconut, sultanas and cherries

Vegetable Naan
$7.50

Plain flour stuffed with finely chopped vegetables

Keema Naan
$7.50

Naan filled with minced lamb

Condiments

Papadum (15 Pieces)
$3.50
Raita
$3.50
Pickles
$3.50
Sweet Mango Chutney
$3.50
Mint Sauce
$3.50
Tamarind Sauce
$3.50

Salad

Indian Salad
$7.99

Sliced carrots cucumber, tomatoes, red onions topped with lettuce and a piece of lemon and garnished with Indian chaat masala

Kachumber Salad
$4.99

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
$18

Shredded Chicken Tikka served with lettuce, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, carrot spice with pepper and special Indian spices and topped with yogurt

Desserts

Mango Kulfi
$10

Indian style Mango flavor ice-cream

Gulab Jamun (3 Pieces)
$10

Deep fried sweet balls dipped in hot sugar syrup

Vanilla/Chocolate Ice-Cream
$10

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
per person $42

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
per person $38

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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