8 High Street, Rochester, Kent. ME1 1PT

We have an extensive range of authentic Indian dishes, ranging from the sweet Kurmas to the hot spicy vindaloos. Whatever your taste, you will find it at the Star of India. We can also prepare any special requests to your favour.


Starters
Tandoori Dishes
Curry Dishes
Madras Dishes
Vindaloo Dishes
Kurma Dishes
Kashmir Dishes
Malaya Dishes
Bhuna Dishes
Rogon Dishes
Dupiaza Dishes
Ceylon Dishes
Jalfrezi Dishes
Saag Dishes
Dansak Dishes
House Specials
Set Meals
Thalli Meals
Balti Dishes
Pathia Dishes
Biriyani Dishes
Methi Dishes
Minced Meat Dishes
Vegetable Dishes
Rice Dishes
Breads
Sundries
English Dishes
Vegetarian Dishes

Starters

All starters are served with a fresh seasonal salad and mint sauce.

Tandoori Chicken
A leg of chicken cooked in the tandoori oven with a blend of fine spices and garam massala.
Chicken Tikka
Pieces of succulent chicken marinated in a spicy red sauce and cooked in the tandoori oven for a delicious authentic taste.
Lamb Tikka
Selected pieces of lamb barbecued on a skewer in the tandoori oven.
Seekh Kebab
Minced lamb mixed with herbs and spices cooked on a skewer in the tandoori oven.
Shami Kebab
Round flat oven-cooked kebab that resembles a burger in shape.
Reshmi Kebab
Minced meat mixed with spices and grilled in an egg batter.
Chicken Chaat
Diced chicken in a delicious puree.
King Prawn Butterfly
A whole King Prawn cooked in butter and seasoned with a delicious blend of herbs and spices.
Prawn Puree
Prawns cooked with tomatoes, onions fresh coriander and spices. Served on a pancake with salad.
Chicken Puree
Meat Puree
Onion Bhaji
Chopped onion fried in a cornflour batter.
Meat Samosa
A fried pastry triangle with a meat filling.
Vegetable Samosa
A fried pastry triangle with a vegetable filling.
Mulligatawny Soup
A soup blended from lentils and rice.
Dall Soup
Lentil soup.
Prawn Cocktail
Potato Chaat
Chopped potato cooked in a tamarind sauce with fresh coriander.
King Prawn Puree

Tandoori Dishes

All Tandoori dishes are served with a fresh seasonal salad and mint sauce.

Tandoori Chicken
Half a spring chicken oven-cooked on the bone.
Chicken Tikka
Tender pieces of chicken.
Lamb Tikka.
Tandoori King Prawn
King Prawns marinated with herbs and spices and grilled in the tandoori oven.
Tandoori Mixed Grill
A platter with portions of lamb tikka, seekh kebab, tandoori chicken and chicken tikka served with a naan bread.
Chicken Schaslick
Diced chicken cooked with green peppers, tomatoes and onions.
Lamb Schaslick
Special Sizzler Juliet
A special chicken tikka bhuna containing minced meat.

Curry Dishes

These are medium hot saucy curries.

Chicken Curry
Meat Curry
Prawn Curry
King Prawn Curry
Vegetable Curry
Chicken Tikka Curry

Madras Dishes

Madras dishes are prepared with a fairly hot chilli sauce.

Chicken Madras
Meat Madras
Prawn Madras
King Prawn Madras
Vegetable Madras
Chicken Tikka Madras

Vindaloo Dishes

Vindaloo dishes contain potatoes and a very hot chilli sauce.

Chicken Vindaloo
Meat Vindaloo
Prawn Vindaloo
King Prawn Vindaloo
Vegetable Vindaloo
Chicken Tikka Vindaloo

Kurma Dishes

Deliciously mild and sweet dishes, cooked in coconut and cream.

Chicken Kurma
Meat Kurma
Prawn Kurma
King Prawn Kurma
Vegetable Kurma
Chicken Tikka Kurma

Kashmir Dishes

A mildly spiced dish prepared with banana and fruit juices to create a beautifully balanced flavour.

Chicken Kashmir
Meat Kashmir
Prawn Kashmir
King Prawn Kashmir
Vegetable Kashmir
Chicken Tikka Kashmir

Malaya Dishes

A medium hot curry cooked with pineapple for a combination of sweet and chilli flavours.

Chicken Malaya
Meat Malaya
Prawn Malaya
King Prawn Malaya
Vegetable Malaya
Chicken Tikka Malaya

Bhuna Dishes

These dishes contain a delicious base of spicy minced meat.

Chicken Bhuna
Meat Bhuna
Prawn Bhuna
King Prawn Bhuna
Vegetable Bhuna
Chicken Tikka Bhuna

Rogon Dishes

Prepared with medium hot spices and topped with juicy tomatoes.

Chicken Rogon
Meat Rogon
Prawn Rogon
King Prawn Rogon
Vegetable Rogon
Chicken Tikka Rogon

Dupiaza Dishes

A relatively dry medium curry flavoured with onions, peppers and tomatoes.

Chicken Dupiaza
Meat Dupiaza
Prawn Dupiaza
King Prawn Dupiaza
Vegetable Dupiaza
Chicken Tikka Dupiaza

Ceylon Dishes

A fairly hot curry flavoured with coconut and sour spices, for a sweet and sour taste.

Chicken Ceylon
Meat Ceylon
Prawn Ceylon
King Prawn Ceylon
Vegetable Ceylon
Chicken Tikka Ceylon

Jalfrezi Dishes

A Jalfrezi is a very spicy, dry curry cooked with fresh herbs and green chillis.

Chicken Jalfrezi
Meat Jalfrezi
Prawn Jalfrezi
King Prawn Jalfrezi
Vegetable Jalfrezi
Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi

Saag Dishes

A dry, medium hot curry cooked with fresh spinach and oriental spices.

Chicken Saag
Meat Saag
Prawn Saag
King Prawn Saag
Vegetable Saag
Chicken Tikka Saag

Dansak Dishes

This is a Persian dish of mixed hot, sweet and sour flavours cooked in a lentils base.

Chicken Dansak
Meat Dansak
Prawn Dansak
King Prawn Dansak
Vegetable Dansak
Chicken Tikka Dansak

House Specials

Chicken Tikka Massala
Pieces of tikka chicken cooked in a mild and creamy sauce.
Lamb Tikka Massala
Pieces of lamb baked in the Tandoori oven and then cooked in a mild and creamy sauce.
Tandoori King Prawn Massala
King Prawns cooked in a mild and creamy sauce.
Honey Chicken
Chicken cooked in honey, cream and spices in the style of the Himalayan mountain tribes.
Honey Lamb
Lamb cooked in honey, cream and spices in the style of the Himalayan mountain tribes.
Murgi Massallam
Spring chicken cooked on or off the bone, with almonds, minced meat and eggs.
Chicken Passanda
Chicken dipped in pure butter and ghee, then cooked in a mild and creamy sauce.
Lamb Passanda
Lamb dipped in pure butter and ghee, then cooked in a mild and creamy sauce.
Garlic Chicken
Chicken steeped in exotic herbs and spices and garnished with fresh garlic.
Garlic Lamb
Lamb steeped in exotic herbs and spices and garnished with fresh garlic.
Flaming Chicken Tikka
A Chicken Tikka that's so hot its on fire!
Chicken Peaza
With fresh onion, coriander and a special mix of spices.
Lamb Peaza
Chicken Rezalla
Off the bone Tandoori chicken cooked with selected oriental spices. A fairly dry dish.
Achar Chicken
Chicken cooked in mixed pickles for a sour taste.
Achar Lamb
Lamb cooked in mixed pickles for a sour taste.
Chicken Chilli Massala
Tandoori chicken cooked in South Indian spices, fresh green chilli, onion and green peppers.
Lamb Chilli Massala
Tender Tandoori Lamb cooked in South Indian spices, fresh green chilli, onion and green peppers.
Tandoori Butter Chicken
Pieces of tandoori chicken coated in butter and cooked in a rich, creamy and spicy sauce.
Karahi Chicken
Cooked with green peppers, onions, tomatoes, fresh herbs and spices.
Karahi Lamb
Cooked with green peppers, onions, tomatoes, fresh herbs and spices.
Chicken Tikka Aloo Paneer Massala
A chicken tikka mossalla with potatoes and fried cheese.

Set Meals

Set Meal for 1
  • Tandoori Chicken
  • Popadoms
  • Chutney
  • Chicken Bhuna
  • Vegetable Curry
  • Pilau Rice
  • Any Naan
Set Meal for 2
  • Tandoori Chicken
  • Popadoms
  • Chutney
  • Chicken Bhuna
  • Lamb Dupiaza
  • Vegetable Curry
  • Saag Aloo
  • Pilau Rice
  • Any 2 Naans
Set Meal for 3
  • Tandoori Chicken
  • Popadoms
  • Chutney
  • Chicken Bhuna
  • Lamb Dupiaza
  • Prawn Curry
  • Vegetable Curry
  • Sag Aloo
  • Pilau Rice
  • Any 2 Naans

Thalli Meals

All thalli meals are for one person and contain a mixture of dishes.

Vegetarian Thalli
Meat Thalli

Balti Dishes

Balti dishes contain a unique blend of spices tossed in pure ghee and served sizzling hot in a crafted Balti dish.

Chicken Balti
Meat Balti
Prawn Balti
King Prawn Balti
Chicken Tikka Balti
Lamb Tikka Balti
Vegetable Balti
Mushroom Balti
Saag Tikka Balti
Balti Nawabi Chicken
Balti Chicken and Mushroom
Balti Lamb and Mushroom

Pathia Dishes

A Pathia is a Persian style dish with coconut and sour spices.

Chicken Pathia
Meat Pathia
Prawn Pathia
King Prawn Pathia
Vegetable Pathia
Chicken Tikka Pathia

Biriyani Dishes

All Biriyani dishes contain rice and are served with a separate vegetable curry.

Chicken Biriyani
Meat Biriyani
Prawn Biriyani
King Prawn Biriyani
Vegetable Biriyani
Chicken Tikka Biriyani
Lamb Tikka Biriyani
Mushroom Biriyani
Chicken and Mushroom Biriyani
Chicken Tikka and Mushroom Biriyani

Methi Dishes

This is a medium hot, dry spicy dish cooked in the style favoured by the Tamils.

Chicken Methi
Meat Methi
Prawn Methi
King Prawn Methi
Vegetable Methi
Chicken Tikka Methi

Minced Meat Dishes

These dishes contain tasty minced meat and a mixture of herbs.

Keema Bhuna
Keema Peas

Vegetable Dishes

These are dry, spicy dishes that make an ideal accompaniment to the main course dishes.

Vegetable Curry
Vegetable Bhaji
Vegetable Samba
Fried lentils.
Bombay Aloo
Aloo Gobi
Mushroom Bhaji
Cauliflower Bhaji
Bhindi Bhaji
Brinjal Bhaji
Chana Bhaji
Saag Bhaji
Saag Aloo
Potatoes cooked with spinach.
Saag Paneer
A spinach and cheese curry.
Tarka Dall
Dall Massala
Onion Bhaji
Curry Sauce
Kurma Sauce
Dansak Sauce
Massala Sauce

Rice Dishes

Plain Rice
Basmati rice fried to perfection as per the style of the Himalayan mountain tribes.
Boiled Rice
Rice boiled till tender and soft. Flavoured with a touch of butter and salt.
Special Fried Rice
Pilau rice with a mixture of vegetables.
Mushroom Rice
Fried rice with a mushrooms.
Vegetable Rice
Fried rice with a mixture of vegetables.
Lemon Rice
Rice with a tangy lemon flavour.
Keema Rice
Rice with minced meat.
Egg Rice
Rice and fried egg mix.
Coconut Rice
Rice boiled in coconut milk for a delicious aromatic flavour.

Breads

Plain Naan
Indian-style bread baked in the tandoori oven.
Keema Naan
A naan bread with a minced meat stuffing.
Stuffed Naan
A naan bread stuffed with mixed vegetables.
Peshwari Naan
A naan bread with a sweet stuffing of coconut and almond. Also contains raisins and sultanas.
Kabuli Naan
A strongly honey flavoured naan. Sweet and delicious.
Garlic Naan
An aromatic naan bread flavoured with garlic. An excellent accompaniment to a Bhuna.
Egg Naan
A naan bread stuffed with beaten eggs and baked inside the tandoori oven.
Kulcha Naan
A naan bread flavoured with onion.
Paratha
A thick heavy bread made of unleavened flour.
Stuffed Paratha
A paratha with a filling of mixed vegetables.
Keema Paratha
A paratha containing a filling of minced meat which is cooked on the oven.
Roti
A thin bread rather like a pancake but savoury.
Chappatti
A thin bread baked on the tandoori oven from unleavened flour. It is traditionally eaten with all meals throughout the Indian subcontinent.
Puree
A small savoury pancake.

Sundries

Popadom
Spicy Popadom
Onion Salad
Mint Sauce
Lime Pickle
Mango Chutney
Raitha
Bombay Duck
This is actually a fish that is dried in the hot sun before cooking.

English Dishes

Fried Chicken
Chicken Omelette
Prawn Omelette
Mushroom Omelette
Chicken and Mushroom Omelette
Omelette with mushroom and diced chicken.
Plain Omelette
A traditional english omelette.
Prawn Salad
Green Salad
Fried Mushrooms
Chips

Vegetarian Dishes

Begoon Ke Behaar
Fresh aubergines in a spicy balti sauce.
Mix Sabjee Samba
A mixture of vegetables and lentils.
Special Sabjee Curry
A curry of mixed vegetables.
Saag Chana Paneer
Spinach and chick peas cooked in cheese and cream.
Saag Aloo Bhuna
Potatoes and spinach cooked in a thick sauce.
Sabjee Kurma
A mixture of vegetables cooked in a mild creamy sauce.
Motor Paneer
Peas cooked in cheese and cream.
Ahshader Aloo
Courgettes cooked in a spicy sauce.
Ceylon Sabjee
A fairly hot dish of vegetables cooked in a coconut sauce.
Kashmir Sabjee
Vegetables cooked in a pineapple and apricot sauce.
Bangla Sabjee
A variety of vegetables in a dry sauce with green chilli.
Tandoori Massala Sabjee
Vegetables cooked in a thick tandoori sauce.
Sabjee Passanda
Vegetables cooked in almond, coconut and cream.
Choty Poty Chana
Chick peas cooked in a hot tangy sauce.