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The Balti House is a Miramar dining room devoted to Balti and Mughlai cooking rather than a broad, anonymous curry list. The Caledonia Street restaurant opens for weekday lunches and dinner throughout the week, with licensed and BYO service for diners who want to settle in. Takeaway remains available, but the table-service format and the menu's emphasis on breads and shared curries reward ordering several dishes for the centre of the table.

Its Balti identity follows a path from Baltistan through Birmingham, where quick cooking in a curved kadhai helped shape the modern style. The resulting curries are typically gentler and more semi-dry than gravy-heavy North Indian preparations. House spice pastes and sauces are made fresh, and naan or tandoori roti is treated as part of the method: bread is torn and used to scoop the curry rather than simply served alongside it.

The Balti specials show how that approach changes with the main ingredient. Chicken appears with spinach, broccoli or chunky tomato, while lamb can be paired with tomato or potato. Goat curry brings bone-in meat to an onion-and-tomato base; prawns are cooked with vegetables; and battered fish is finished in Balti sauce. These combinations give diners several routes through the style without reducing the choice to a single heat level or protein.

Vegetarian dishes receive comparable detail, from dal makhani and chickpeas with potato to mushroom masala, paneer with spinach and peas with cottage cheese. Mughlai choices introduce korma, jalfrezi, saag, madras and vindaloo preparations, while chicken, lamb and vegetable biryanis arrive with raita. A broad bread list, including garlic, peshwari, cheese, mince and potato naans, makes it easy to vary both flavour and texture across a shared meal.

Address: 44 Caledonia Street, Miramar, Wellington 6022, New Zealand

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The Balti House Wellington Menu

Lunch Starters

Only available with main.

Onion Bhajee
$10

Chopped onion coated with chick pea flour, deep-fried, served with tamarind chutney

Vegetable Samosa (2 pcs)
$10

Pyramid-shape flake pastry stuffed with vegetable & deep fried

Chicken Tikka Balti
Small $12 / Large $25

Tender boneless chicken pieces mildly marinated in spices and Balti herbs & spices roasted in the tandoor, served with salad and mint chutney

Lunch Mains – Balti Specials

Served with Rice & Plain Naan.

Butter Chicken
$17

Boneless chicken tikkas in a mildly spiced creamy gravy of tomato, cashew-nuts and herbs

Chicken & Spinach
$17

Boneless chicken tikkas cooked in a medium spicy balti sauce with sliced spinach and fresh herbs and spices

Chicken & Broccoli
$17

Boneless chicken tikka with chunky broccoli in a medium balti sauce with herbs and spices.

Chicken & Tomato
$17

Boneless chicken cooked with chunky tomatoes, sliced onions, spices and herbs

Lamb & Tomato
$17.50

Diced tender cooked with chunky tomatoes, sliced onions and fresh balti spices.

Lamb & Potato
$17.50

Lean diced lamb in a medium spicy Balti sauce with chunky potatoes and whole & ground spices and fresh herbs.

Balti House Goat Curry
$20

Pieces of goat (with bone) cooked in our homemade curry based of onions, tomatoes, spices and herbs.

Garden Balti Prawn
$21

Succulent prawns cooked with a selection of fresh vegetables in our special balti sauce.

Fish Balti
$19

Fish fried in a batter of mild spices and cooked in our special Balti sauce

Dal Makhani
$16.50

An essential creamy lentil dish cooked to perfection with tomato and spices to complete your balti cuisine experience

Balti Vege Meat
$16.50

A medium spicy Balti specialty with chunky soya meat; a complete vegetarian delight

Chhole Masala Balti
$16.50

Soft chickpeas in our special balti sauce cooked with chunky potatoes, tomatoes and fresh balti herbs and spices.

Mushroom Masala Balti
$16.50

Mushrooms cooked in our balti gravy with sliced onions, herbs and spices

Paneer Masala
$17

Homemade Indian cottage cheese in our balti gravy with sliced onions, herbs and spices

Palak Paneer
$17

Homemade Indian cottage cheese cooked with spinach in our special balti sauce.

Mutter Paneer
$17

Homemade Indian cottage cheese and peas cooked balti style.

Lunch Mains – Mughlai Specials

Served with Rice & Plain Naan.

Chicken Tikka Masala
$17

Boneless chicken tikka in a medium spiced gravy with sliced onions

Chicken Jalfreizi
$17

Chicken pieces with flavoured capsicum, lime and spices

Chicken Korma
$17

Boneless chicken cooked in a very mild and rich gravy with cashew paste, cream and a touch of whole spices

Chicken Saag
$17

Boneless chicken cooked in fresh spinach with tomato, garlic, ginger and spices

Chicken Madras
$17

Boneless chicken cooked in a coconut flavoured gravy

Chicken Vindaloo
$17

Boneless chicken cooked in a gravy of onion and a touch of vinegar.

Chicken Lachedaar
$17

Boneless chicken cooked in a tomato and onion based gravy with shredded coconut and coconut cream.

Lamb Kadhai
$17.50

Lamb in cooked in onion and tomato gravy with capsicum

Lamb Saag
$17.50

Lamb cooked in fresh spinach with tomato, garlic, ginger and spices

Lamb Madras
$17.50

Diced lamb cooked in a coconut flavoured gravy

Lamb Vindaloo
$17.50

Diced lamb cooked in a gravy of onion and a touch of vinegar.

Lamb Korma
$17.50

Lamb cooked in a very mild and rich gravy with cashew paste, cream and a touch of whole spices

Prawn Madras
$20

Succulent prawns cooked in a coconut flavoured gravy

Fish Makhani
$19

Boneless pieces of fish cooked with tomato, cashew paste, ginger, garlic and ground spices.

Paneer Jalfreizi
$17

Homemade Indian block cottage cheese with flavoured capsicum, lime and spices

Paneer Saag
$17

Homemade Indian block cottage cheese cooked with spinach in special spices

Aloo Saag
$16.50

Chunky Potato cooked with spinach in special spices

Vegetable Korma
$16.50

Vegetables in a very mild and rich gravy with cashew paste, cream and a touch of whole spices

Lunch Mains – Biryani & Bhatura

The following dishes do not come with rice and plain naan.

Chicken Biryani
$19

Boneless chicken cooked with rice, whole spices and served with Raita (vegetable yoghurt).

Lamb Biryani
$20

Lean diced lamb cooked with rice, whole spices and served with Raita (vegetable yoghurt).

Vegetable Biryani
$18

Seasonal vegetables cooked with rice, whole spices and served with Raita (vegetable yoghurt).

Balti Chhole Bhatura
$17

Soft chickpeas in a medium spicy balti sauce cooked with chunky potatoes, tomatoes and fresh balti herbs and spices, served with deep fried bread.

Lunch – Accompaniments

Plain Naan or Roti
$4
Peshwari Naan
$5.50
Mince Naan
$5.50
Chicken Naan
$5.50
Cheese Naan
$5.50
Onion Naan
$5.50
Butter Naan
$5
Garlic Naan
$5
Parantha
$5
Garlic Cheese Naan
$6
Raita
$5
Potato Naan
$5.50
Pickle/Mango Chutney
$4

Take Away – Dinner Starters

Onion Bhajee
Dinner $10

Chopped onion coated with chick pea flour, deep-fried served with chutney.

Vegetable Samosa (2 pcs)
Dinner $10

Pyramid-shape flake pastry stuffed with vegetables & deep fried.

Vegetable Pakora
Dinner $10

Slices of vegetable coated with chick pea flours, deep-fried, served with chutney.

Balti Paneer Moti
Dinner $12

Diced homemade paneer marinated in our balti spices and cooked in crisp batter, served with chutney.

Chicken Tikka Balti
Dinner $12

Tender boneless chicken pieces mildly marinated in spices and Balti herbs & spices roasted in the tandoor, served with salad and chutney.

Fish Jeera Balti
Dinner $12

Tender gujons of fish in a mildly spiced balti batter with cumin seeds, served with salad and chutney.

Balti Kebab
Dinner $12

Lean mince meat marinated in authentic Balti spices, wrapped on skewers & grilled; served with salad & chutney.

Mixed Platter For Two
Dinner $20

Combination of two pieces of samosa, pakora, sheikh kebab & chicken tikka. Served with Chutney.

Take Away – Balti Chicken Special

Served With Rice.

Butter Chicken
Small Size $17 / Large Size $20.50

Boneless chicken pieces in a creamy gravy of tomato, cashew-nuts and herbs.

Balti Garlic Chicken
Dinner $20.50

Boneless marinated chicken with chunky potatoes in a Balti gravy sauce, flavoured with garlic & herbs.

Chicken & Eggplant
Dinner $20.50

Boneless chicken tikka cooked with chunky eggplant in a Balti sauce with tomato and fresh Balti herbs and spices.

Chicken & Spinach
Dinner $20.50

Boneless chicken tikkas cooked in a balti sauce with sliced spinach and fresh herbs and spices.

Kadhai Chicken
Dinner $20.50

A popular Balti speciality from north India, boneless chicken tikka cooked in Balti sauce with capsicum and fresh herbs.

Okra & Chicken
Dinner $20.50

Boneless chicken and okra pieces tastefully combined with a Balti Sauce and fresh herbs and spices.

Garden Balti Chicken
Dinner $20.50

Chicken pieces cooked with a selection of fresh seasonal vegetables in our special Balti sauce.

Chicken & Tomato
Dinner $20.50

Boneless chicken cooked Balti style with sliced onion, chucky tomatoes and spices.

Take Away – Balti Lamb Special

Served With Rice.

Balti Josh
Dinner $21

A rich flavoursome lamb curry cooked with whole spices in a Balti sauce; a counterpart of rogan josh.

Lamb Balti
Dinner $21

Lean diced lamb in a Balti sauce with chunky potatoes and whole & ground spices and fresh herbs.

Lamb Chilli Balti
Dinner $21

A hot and spicy lamb dish with sliced onions, fresh green chillies and our special Balti spiced paste

Lamb Bitter Balti
Dinner $21

Tender dices of lamb cooked in our special Balti gravy with slices of bitter melon.

Lamb Mushroom
Dinner $21

Tender dices of lamb cooked in our special Balti gravy with mushroom.

Balti House Kebab Curry
Dinner $24

Kebabs cooked in the tandoor & then shimmered in our special balti sauce.

Lamb Palak Skardu
Dinner $21

Tender diced lamb in a gravy of pureed baby spinach cooked with tomatoes and a selection ground spices; a specialty from Skardu, the capital of Baltistan.

Balti House Goat Curry
Dinner $24

Pieces of goat (with bone) cooked in our homemade curry based of onions, tomatoes, spices and herbs.

Take Away – Balti Seafood Special

Served With Rice.

Fish Balti
Dinner $21

Fish cooked in a batter of mild spices and served in our special Balti sauce.

Seafood Balti
Dinner $22.50

A selection of seafood in our Balti sauce with onion, tomatoes and fresh herbs.

Balti Prawn Masala
Dinner $22.50

Succulent prawns prepared with capsicum in our special Balti gravy flavoured with herbs.

Prawn Malbari
Dinner $22.50

Prawn cooked in onion, Tomato, ajwain (carom seed) and coconut gravy.

Take Away – Balti Vegetarian Special

Served With Rice.

Kadhai Paneer
Dinner $20

Diced paneer (Indian block cottage cheese) in our special Balti gravy cooked with capsicums and tomatoes.

Vegetable Balti
Dinner $20

A selection of fresh seasonal vegetables cooked in Balti style.

Palak Paneer
Dinner $20

Diced homemade Paneer (Indian block cottage cheese) in a fresh spinach gravy with Balti spices.

Eggplant Mushroom
Dinner $20

Eggplant & mushroom cooked in our special Balti sauce with sliced onions & fresh tomatoes.

Balti Vege Meat
Small Size $16.50 / Large Size $20

A Balti specialty with chunky soya meat; a complete vegetarian delight

Dal Balti Makhani
Small Size $16.50 / Large Size $20

Combination of lentils and kidney beans, slow cooked to perfection with tomato, cream, ginger, garlic and mild spices.

Aloo Gobi
Dinner $20

Potato & cauliflower cooked balti style with Balti spices.

Chhole Masala Balti
Dinner $20

Soft chickpeas in a medium spicy balti sauce cooked with chunky potatoes, tomatoes and fresh balti herbs and spices.

Take Away – Mughlai Chicken Special

Served With Rice.

Mango Chicken
Small Size $17 / Large Size $20.50

Boneless chicken pieces cooked in a delicious mango flavoured cream sauce with a touch of Balti spices and cashew nut paste.

Chicken Tikka Masala
Small Size $17 / Large Size $20.50

Boneless chicken tikkas in a medium spiced gravy with sliced onions.

Chicken Saag
Dinner $20.50

Tandoori chicken tikka (boneless) cooked in fresh spinach with tomato, garlic, ginger and ground spices.

Chicken Vindaloo
Dinner $20.50

Boneless chicken in spicy gravy with onion with a touch of vinegar.

Chicken Madras
Dinner $20.50

Boneless chicken cooked in coconut flavoured gravy.

Chicken Korma
Small Size $17 / Large Size $20.50

Boneless tandoori chicken in very mild and rich gravy with cashew paste, cream with a touch of whole spices.

Take Away – Mughlai Lamb Special

Served With Rice.

Lamb Saag
Small Size $17.50 / Large Size $21

Lamb cooked in fresh spinach with tomato, garlic, ginger and spices.

Lamb Vindaloo
Small Size $17.50 / Large Size $21

Pieces of lamb cooked in a spicy gravy of onion and a touch of vinegar.

Lamb Madras
Small Size $17.50 / Large Size $21

Diced Lamb pieces cooked in coconut flavoured gravy.

Lamb Korma
Small Size $17.50 / Large Size $21

Lamb in very mild and rich gravy with cashew paste, cream with a touch of spices.

Take Away – Mughlai Seafood Special

Served With Rice.

Fish Makhani
Dinner $21

Boneless pieces of fish cooked with tomato, cashew paste, ginger, garlic and ground spices.

Fish Madras
Dinner $21

Boneless pieces of fish cooked in coconut gravy.

Mughlai Jhinga
Dinner $23.50

Juicy shrimp in rich flavoursome curry with fresh herbs and spices and mushroom.

Take Away – Mughlai Vegetarian Special

Served With Rice.

Aloo Saag
Small Size $16.50 / Large Size $20

Chunky potato cooked in fresh spinach with tomato, garlic, ginger and spices.

Aloo Matter
Small Size $16.50 / Large Size $20

A curry with diced potatoes & peas, cooked balti style.

Malai Kofta
Dinner $20

Kofta stuffed with cheese, dry fruit , nuts and cooked in a creamy gravy with cashew.

Vegetable Korma
Dinner $20

Mixed vegetables cooked in a very mild and rich gravy with cashew paste, cream and a touch of spices.

Matter Paneer
Dinner $20

A special curry with diced paneer and peas, cooked Mughlai style.

Take Away – Balti Tandoori Specials

Chicken Tandoori
Half-Size $20 / Full-Size $29

Tender chicken pieces marinated in Balti marinade, cooked in the tandoor and served with salad, tangy Balti mix and mint chutney.

Chicken Tikka Tandoori Balti
Half-Size $12 / Full-Size $23

Tender boneless chicken pieces mildly marinated in tandoori and Balti herbs and spices roasted in the tandoor. Severed with Balti spices on a bed of salad with mint chutney.

Tandoori Salt Pepper Chicken
Dinner $23

Tender boneless chicken pieces cooked in crushed black pepper, a touch of salt, with sliced ginger and spring onions cooked in Balti spices, and served with salad and chutney.

Balti Seekh Kebab
Dinner $24

Lean mince meat with a blend of Balti spices and herbs, cooked in the tandoor and served with salad and chutney.

Take Away – Mains Accompaniments

Plain Naan or Roti
$4
Peshwari Naan
$5.50
Butter Naan
$5
Garlic Naan
$5
Parantha
$5
Garlic Cheese Naan
$6
Mince Naan
$5.50
Chicken Naan
$5.50
Onion Naan
$5.50
Potato Naan
$5.50
Cheese Naan
$5.50
Onion Potato Naan
$6
Chilli Chicken Naan
$6
Chilli Mince Naan
$6
Coconut Rice
$10
Steamed Rice
$5
Jeera (Cumin) Rice
$10
Vegetable Biryani
$20
Chicken Biryani
$22
Lamb Biryani
$23.50
Prawn Biryani
$25
Vegetable Pulao
$10
Pickle/Mango Chutney
$4
Poppadoms
$1
Gulab Jamun
$9
Raita
$5

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