Indian Moments operates as a full dine-in restaurant in Shirley while keeping takeaway, delivery and catering central to its service. The Marshland Road menu is deliberately expansive, joining North Indian curries and tandoor cooking with South Indian dishes and an Indo-Chinese strand. That breadth makes the venue particularly useful for a mixed table: one diner can stay with a mild, creamy favourite while another chooses a grilled starter, a dosa or a sharper chilli preparation. Lunch and dinner service provide room for both a compact meal and a longer shared spread.
The starter selection shows several cooking methods before curry enters the picture. Chicken malai tikka brings a gentler, creamy marinade to the tandoor, while paneer tikka gives the same charcoal-led format to a vegetarian ingredient. Lollipop chicken offers a crisp, snackable contrast, and dosa introduces the fermented-batter tradition of South India. Chilli paneer and chilli chicken shift the flavour profile again through an Indo-Chinese combination of heat and savoury sauce. Ordering across these sections is an effective way to see the menu's range without relying on one large main.
Curries cover the comforting standards as well as more regionally distinct choices. Butter chicken and chicken korma provide rich, mild sauces, while lamb Madras adds warmth and lamb rogan josh uses a more aromatic profile. Lamb saagwala pairs meat with spinach, and paneer makhani or butter paneer gives vegetarians a creamy main with comparable substance. Vegetable jalfrezi offers a brighter, vegetable-led route. Because these dishes vary in both base and intensity, a shared order can avoid the repetition that sometimes comes from choosing several similar gravies.
Rice, biryani and breads turn those curries into a complete table meal, with naan useful for collecting sauces and balancing spice. Dedicated vegetarian starter and main sections mean meat-free diners can choose a sequence rather than a single fallback, while seafood and lamb sections broaden the options for everyone else. Side dishes and desserts allow the meal to progress beyond a curry-and-rice formula. Indian Moments therefore suits family dinners and group orders especially well, since its menu supports contrasting tastes without forcing the table into one regional style.
Address: Shop 1, 114 Marshland Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
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Indian Moments Menu
Veg Starters
Honey Cauliflower
attered crispy Cauli’s cooked in a sweet tomato and garlicy sauce with added spices in it. Must Try.
Mixed Pakora (6 Pcs)
Crispy cauli, potato, onion dipped in spicy chick pea flour batter and deep fried.
Onion Bhajees (6 Pcs)
Crispy onion fritter served with tamarind or mint chutney.
Paneer Tikka
Dish made from chunks of cottage cheese marinated in spices and grilled in a tandoor oven.
Chilli Paneer
Cooked with onions, capsicum and spices in dark soya sauce.
Tandoori Mushroom
Mushroom Marinated with ginger and garlic paste cooked in Tandoor oven.
Non-Veg Starters
Chicken Malai Tikka
This delicious chicken malai tikka recipe made with chicken chunks marinated in a creamy sauce is perfect for iftar.
Lollipop Chicken
Chicken wings marinated in ginger, garlic and spices, added with cornflour and cooked as deep fried.
Achari Tikka
Your selection of Paneer/Chicken marinated overnight with yoghurt and pickled spices. Must try.
Amritsari Fish
Fish fillet and lemons, lightly battered in Chickpea flour and deep fried.
Chicken 65
Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt and spices then skewered and cooked in Tandoor.
Vegetarian
Paneer makhni
Paneer makhni is a popular Punjabi dish made with paneer, tomatoes, cashews, spices & cream.
Paneer Takka Tak
This dish comes from Amritsar Punjab. This dish is tangy, spicy, flavourful and goes well with butter naan.
Paneer Butter Masala
Fresh Indian cottage cheese cooked in a buttery tomato sauce with garam masala, kasuri methi, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon stick.
Methi Mattar Paneer
Cottage cheese & green peas cooked in fenugreek flavoured gravy laced with cream.
Aloo Gobi
Potato, cauliflower cooked cooked with onion, herbs and spices.
Butter Paneer
Cottage cheese cooked in tomato sauce with butter, cream and spices.
Chicken
Black Pepper Chicken
An easy black pepper chicken with juicy tender chicken, crisp vegetables and a rich savory black pepper sauce.
Chicken Bhuna
A dry dish of diced chicken stir fried with onion, ginger, garlic, herbs and spices, capsicum, fresh coriander and garam masala. Dairy free available. Please ask.
Chicken Handi Meat
Chicken / lamb cooked with coriander and cumin seeds, dry red chilli and added herbs and spices. Med and Hot curry.
Chicken Achari
Chicken cooked with mustard oil, ginger, garlic, fenugreek seeds and spices. Intense in Indian Pickle flavours.
Butter Chicken
Tandoori chicken cooked off the bone in a mild, buttery cream sauce.
Chicken Do Pyaza
Chicken cooked with fresh onion mixed with spices and cashew nut sauce.
Lamb
Lamb Achari
Lamb cooked with mustard oil, ginger, garlic, fenugreek seeds and spices. Intense in Indian pickle flavours.
Dhaba Lamb
Served at the dhabas (road side diners) in north India. Oily, spicy and full of robust flavors; ready under an hour, needing no marination or grinding of spice pastes.
Lamb Bhuna
Your choice of meat cooked with fresh onion, tomatoes, and ginger garlic sauce added with chef’s secret spices, Very authentic one.
Lamb Handi meat
Lamb cooked with coriander and cumin seeds, dry red chilli and added herbs and spices. Med and Hot curry.
Lamb Jalfrezi
Chef’s special, cooked with green chillies, fried onions and green peppers.
Lamb Kadai
Cooked in onion based thick gravy with capsicum, tomatoes and spices.
Seafood
Butter Prawn
King prawns cooked in mild butter sauce with a touch of fenugreek.
Fish Malabari
A special dish Bombay. Cooked with coconut, capsicum, tomatoes and cream.
Prawn Saagwala
Prawns cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic and spinach.
Fish Madras
Fish cooked in a fine tomato and coconut sauce.
Fish Curry
Cooked in North Indian Style. Tempered with spices, ginger, garlic and onions. Real taste of India.
Prawn Kadai
Prawns cooked in butter with garlic, tomato, capsicum and fresh coriander.
Breads
Peshawari Naan
Desiccated coconut, sultanas, butter and nuts.
Aloo Paratha
Roti stuffed with mashed potato and spices.
Amritsari Kulcha Plate
Butter Naan
Naan bread stuffed with butter. A nice crispy one.
Cheese and Garlic Naan
Naan bread with topping of garlic & stuffed with melting cheese.
Chilli Coriander Naan
Naan with topping of Coriander & chilli.
Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Biryani
BIRYANI Rice and Chicken are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal.
Prawn Biryani
BIRYANI Rice and Prawn are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal.
Lamb Biryani
BIRYANI Rice and Lamb are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal.
Rice Peas Pulao
Vegetable Biryani
BIRYANI Rice and Vegetable are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal.
Sides
Extra Rice
Green Salad
Mango Chutney
Mint Chutney
Mix Pickles
Kechumber Onion
Desserts
Vanila Icecream (2 scoop)
Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate
Gulab Jamun (2Pcs)
Delicious dessert made with milk, cream. Finished with cardamom clove infused sugar.
Gulab Jamun (2 Pcs) with Icecream
Gulab Jamun (2 Pcs) with Vanilla Icecream
Lunch Combo
All combos are served with plain naan & Basmati Rice
Butter Chicken Combo
Mango Chicken Combo
Chicken Tikka Masala Combo
Chicken Korma Combo
Chicken Vindaloo Combo
Veg Korma Combo
Lunch Menu
All CHICKEN /LAMB COMBO VEG COMBO TRADITIONAL COMBO
Butter Chicken
Chana Masala
Amritsari Kulcha
2 Kulcha+ Cholle
Mango Chicken
Dal Makhni
Cholle Bhature
Indo Chinese Noodles
Vege Noodles
Chicken Noodles
Drinks
Coke
Fanta
Mango Lassi
Sprite
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Against typical prices in Christchurch
- Fried rice Typical in Christchurch: $19.00 $18.00
- Butter chicken Typical in Christchurch: $23.00 $16.99
- Chicken biryani Typical in Christchurch: $22.00 $25.00
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