Mowchak Tandoori Indian Restaurant

Intro

Welcome to Mowchak, where the art of flavour meets the joy of dining! Are you ready to embark on a culinary adventure that will tantalize your taste buds and transport you to a world of exquisite dining?

At Mowchak, we pride ourselves on creating a symphony of flavours inspired by the rich tapestry of Indian cuisine. Whether you're a seasoned foodie or someone looking to explore new culinary horizons, our menu is a journey of gastronomic delights.

Picture this, each bite is a dance of spices, a celebration of fresh, locally-sourced ingredients, and a homage to the skilled craftsmanship of our chefs. From mouthwatering appetizers to indulgent mains and decadent desserts, every dish at Mowchak is a masterpiece that tells a story of passion and dedication.

But Mowchak is more than just a restaurant; it's a place where friends and family come together to create lasting memories. Our inviting ambiance, coupled with exceptional service, ensures that every visit is not just a meal, it's an experience.

Lassi -- Flavoured yoghurt drink with salt or sugar -- 3.90
Soup of the Day -- 3.90
Aloo Chat -- Hot, sweet, sour potato served chilled. -- 4.50
Chilled Melon -- 3.90
Prawn Cocktail -- 4.70
Onion Bhaji -- Spiced deep fried onion ball. -- 4.50
Aloo Tikki -- Fried spicy potato patties. -- 4.50
Hara Murgh Ka Tikki -- Chicken cubes marinated in Chef's specially prepared green sauce & grilled in tandoor, served with green salad. -- 4.70
Somosa -- Pastry stuffed with minced meat or veg. -- 4.50
Shami Kebab -- Fried cake of lamb/veg. -- 4.95
Chicken Chat -- Spicy with chat massala. -- 4.70
Chicken Chat Puree -- Spicy, with chat massala & served with puree bread. -- 4.95
Tandoori Chicken -- Quarter chicken from clay oven. -- 4.75
Chicken/Mutton Tikka -- 4.75
Chicken/Mutton Sushlick -- Meat or chicken tikka with tomato & capsicum. -- 4.80
Chicken Pakora -- 4.70
Hara Bara Kebab -- Spicy patties made with peas, potato & spinach. -- 4.70
Chicken Malai Kebab -- Chicken marinated with cream & cheese. -- 4.70
Punjabi Lamb Kebab -- Spicy minced meat mixed with cheese, mints, green chilli & sesame seeds. -- 4.95
Mixed Kebab -- Chicken & meat tikka, sheek kebab. -- 5.25
Sheek Kebab -- Minced lamb from clay oven. -- 4.95
Tandoori King Prawns -- King prawn in clay oven. -- 7.25
King Prawn Butterfly -- King prawn fried. -- 6.95
King Prawn Puri -- King prawn fried bread. -- 7.25
Keema On Puree -- Spicy minced meat served with puree bread. -- 5.25
Vegetable Cutlet -- 4.50
Stuffed Pepper -- Capsicum stuffed with lamb or chicken. -- 7.25

Chef's Delicacies

Tandoori Murgh Mosallam -- Tandoori chicken cooked with lamb mince, egg, yoghurt & a very special home pounded spices & herbs, medium strength. -- 11.95
Tandoori Chicken Chat -- Tandoori chicken stripped off the bone & cooked with spices, chat masala, tomato sauce, garlic, ginger & garnished with cucumber. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Makhini -- Tender chicken or lamb partially cooked in tandoor, finished in a tomato gravy with butter & cream. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Massala -- Charcoal grilled tikka fenugreek flavoured simmered in a mild sauce with nuts and species, finished with cream. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Hara Massala -- Cooked in green sauce prepared with mint, coriander, green chillies & coconut. -- 11.50
Chicken or Meat Bombay Massala -- Medium chicken dishes cooked with eggs, onion, green pepper, spices & herbs. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Badam Pasanda -- Very mild creamy dish cooked with nuts & creams. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Roshnai -- Chicken or Lamb marinated in yoghurt & garam masala & then cooked in onion & garlic. -- 11.50
Kabuli Kofta Bahar -- Minced lamb ball cooked medium with cheak peas. -- 11.50
Chicken/Meat/Fish Chilli Garlic Massala -- Green chilli & garlic flavoured fairly hot dishes. -- 11.50
Pan Fried Sea Bass -- Fillet of sea bass cooked with herbs & spices, served with jeera aloo. -- 11.50
Vegetable Begum Bahaar -- Spicy sauce on mixed vegetable fried cake. -- 11.50
King Prawn Delight -- Charcoal grilled king prawn cooked Mowchak's own recipe with cream, butter & spices. -- 16.50
Chicken or Meat Rejala -- Very mild with coconuts, cream, coriander. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Satkora -- Cooked with fruits to give a tangy, zest flavour. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Sali -- Cooked with apricot and massala sauce, topped with crispy potato. -- 11.50
Sobuz Chicken or Lamb Balti -- Cooked with special balti sauce with a hint of fresh garden mints. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Rajastani -- Cooked in a smooth, creamy sauce made with mango pulp. -- 11.50
Hara King Prawn Massala -- Cooked in green sauce, prepared with mint, coriander, green chilli, herbs & spices. -- 15.75

Tandoori Specialities

Chicken Tandoori -- Full -- 16.50
Chicken Tandoori -- Half -- 8.75
Chicken/Lamb Tikka -- Chicken or lamb cubes. -- 10.50
Chicken/Lamb Sushlick -- Chicken or lamb, onion, tomato & capsicum cubes. -- 10.50
Hara Murgh Ka Tikki -- Chicken cubes marinated in Chef's specially prepared green sauce & grilled in tandoor, served with green salad. -- 10.50
Murgh Malai Tikka -- Chicken marinated with yoghurt and lightly spiced. -- 10.50
Kebabi Khazana -- Served with nann. -- 16.50
Fish Tandoori -- Boneless fish cubes. -- 10.50
Tandoori King Prawn -- 16.50
Paneer Shushlick -- Cheese cooked with green pepper, tomato & onion. -- 10.50
Chicken or Lamb Naga Shuslik -- Chicken or Lamb, onion, tomatoes, capsicum cubes & spice from hot naga sauce. -- 11.20

Mowchak Special Curry Dishes

Mild

Kurma -- Very, very miled with nuts, creams & sugar. -- 11.50
Kashmiri -- Mild with cream, fruit. -- 11.50

Medium

Curry -- Medium strength spices. -- 11.50
Dupiaja -- Cooked with onions, capsicum. -- 11.50
Rogan -- Chopped with onions & tomato. -- 11.50
Bhuna -- Cooked with tomato, onion, thick sauce. -- 11.50
Karahi -- Cooked with onion, tomato, pepper. -- 11.50
Balti -- Special spices of balti recipe. -- 11.50
Malaya -- Cooked with pineapple. -- 11.50
Methi Chicken or Lamb -- Cooked with leeks, onions, garlic, herbs & spice. -- 11.50

Hot

Chicken or Lamb Kadai -- Fairly hot, cooked with onion, tomato, crushed red chilli, crushed coriander seed & green pepper. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Kali Mirch -- Fairly hot, cooked with crushed black pepper corn, tempered with curry leaves. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Gujarati -- Fairly hot, cooked with spinach, green chillies, spring onion & coconut. -- 11.50
Madras -- Spicy, fairly hot with tomoto. -- 11.50
Ceylon -- Spicy dish with coconut. -- 11.50
Chilli Massala -- With chopped green chilli. -- 11.50
Jhalfarezee -- Hot & sour with yoghurt, green chilli. -- 11.50
Dhansak -- Cooked with lentils, sweet & sour. -- 11.50
Pathia -- Hot, sweet & sour. -- 11.50
Vindaloo -- Very hot with potato. -- 11.50
Goan -- Cooked with home made spicy paste. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Naga Bhuna -- Cooked with onion, garlic, tomatoes, spices & a special naga sauce. -- 11.50
Chicken or Lamb Achari -- Cooked with selected herbs, spices & mixed pickle. -- 11.50

Vegetable Dishes

Malai Kofta -- Vegetable fried ball, mild curry. -- 5.10
Paneer Makhni -- Cottage cheese in butter sauce. -- 5.10
Sag Paneer -- Cottage cheese with spinach. -- 5.10
Motor Paneer -- Cottage cheese with tomato. -- 5.10
Sag Aloo -- Cottage cheese with potato, tomato. -- 5.10
Sag Bhazi -- Spinach stir fried with onion, tomato. -- 5.10
Mixed Vegetable Curry -- Medium spices. -- 5.10
Sabzi Bhuna -- Mixed vegetable with onion, tomato. -- 5.10
Chana Massala -- Chick peas with tomato & spices. -- 5.10
Baigan Bhazi -- Aubergines with tomato & spices. -- 5.10
Bhindi Bhazi -- Okra with onion, tomato and green herbs. -- 5.10
Mushroom Bhazi -- Mushroom with onion & tomato. -- 5.10
Bombay Aloo -- Spicy, hot potato, onion & tomato. -- 5.10
Mowchak Dal -- Three types of lentil, chefís own recipe. -- 5.10
Dal Tarka -- Yellow lentil tempered with garlic. -- 5.10
Saag Chana -- Spinach and chickpeas. -- 5.10
Aloo Gobi -- 5.10
Aloo Chana -- Potato and chickpeas. -- 5.10

Indian Breads

Naan -- Tandoori bread -- 3.10
Peshwari Naan -- Coconut, sugar, nuts & milk. -- 3.80
Garlic Naan -- Baked with fresh chopped garlic. -- 3.80
Kashmiri Naan -- Baked with nuts & fruits. -- 4.50
Keema Naan -- Stuffed with marinated mince lamb. -- 4.75
Cheese & Coriander Naan -- 3.80
Garlic & Chilli Naan -- 3.80
Massala Kulcha -- Stuffed with vegetables & spices. -- 3.80
Aloo Parata -- Stuffed with potatoes & spices. -- 3.80
Parata -- Whole wheat bread with butter. -- 3.40
Tandoori Roti -- Whole wheat tandoori bread. -- 3.40
Chapati -- Whole wheat soft bread. -- 2.50
Batura -- Very soft & tasty fried bread. -- 3.60
Puri -- Whole wheat fried bread. -- 2.50

Rice/Pulao

Plain Rice -- 3.50
Keema Rice -- 5.50
Garlic Rice -- 4.75
Coconut Rice -- 4.75
Lemon Rice -- 4.75
Spinach Rice -- 4.75
Kashmiri Rice -- 4.75
Onion Fried Rice -- 4.75
Vegetable or Mushroom Fried Rice -- 4.75
Special Egg Fried Rice -- With eggs & peas. 4.75
Basmati Pulao Basmati -- Rice cooked with butter. 3.95
Chips -- Ok this isn't rice -- 2.95

Biryani World

Chicken or Meat Biryani -- Cooked with onions & coconut. -- 15.00
Chicken Tikka Biryani -- Chicken tikka with onions & nuts. -- 16.50
Chicken or Meat Nawabi Dum Biryani -- Chicken or meat with potato, egg, onion & nuts. -- 17.50
Chicken or Meat Akbari Pulao -- Chicken or meat with onion, nuts & omelette. -- 17.50
Vegetable Biryani -- Mixed vegetables with onions and coconut. -- 14.00
Prawn Biryani -- Prawns with onions & coconut. -- 16.50
King Prawn Biryani -- King prawn with onion & coconut. -- 17.50
Special Mixed Biryani -- Chicken, lamb & prawn. -- 17.50
Chicken Tikka Naga Biryani -- Cooked with naga chilli sauce. -- 17.50
Chicken Tikka Achari Biryani -- Cooked with special mixed pickles. -- 17.50

King Prawn and Prawn Dishes

King Prawn Kurma -- Very mild with sugar. -- 15.75
King Prawn Dhansak -- With lentils. -- 15.75
King Prawn Curry/Madras -- 15.75
King Prawn Karai/Bhuna/Jhalfarezee -- 15.75
King Prawn Gujrati -- 15.75
Prawn Curry/Madras -- 11.50
Prawn Dhansak -- With lentils. -- 11.50
Prawn Karai/Bhuna/Kurma/Jhalfrje -- 11.50

Condiments

Plain Papadam Indian crispy -- 0.80
Massala Papadam Spiced indian crispy -- 0.85
Mango Chutney -- Sweet & sour -- 0.70
Tamarind Chutney -- Hot, sweet & sour -- 0.70
Mixed Pickle -- 0.70
Onion Salad -- 0.70
Green Salad -- 2.50
Dahi -- Home made plain yoghurt. -- 2.15
Raita -- Yoghurt with onion, cucumber or potato. -- 2.50

The Royal Thali

Mowchak Special Thali -- Mixed kebab, chicken tikka massala, meat bhuna, vegetable bhaji, basmati pulao, peswari nan, kulcha massala papadam & comes with ice cream & coffee. -- 25.95
Non-Vegetarian Thali -- Chicken tikka, chicken dupiaja, mushroom bhaji, massala papadam, basmati pulao, ice cream & coffee. -- 19.95
Vegetarian Thali -- Vegetable somosa, mixed vegetable curry, chana massala, tarka dal, papadam, pilau rice, chapati, ice cream & coffee. -- 18.95

Badsahi Dawaat (Royal Banquet)

Raan-E-Mowchak -- Whole lamb leg marinated with very special spices & herbs, cooked in slow oven. -- Price To Be Agreed When Placing Order. 24 Hrs Notice Required.

Chef's Special Buffet

Chef's Special Buffet -- Sundays & Monday. Two starters, two non vegetarian dishes, one cold dish, and many more new superb dishes! -- Adults £17.50 / Children (up to 10 years old) £10.50

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How to find us...

Set in the heart of the south, the Mowchak is easily accessible from wherever you wish to travel from. Mowchak has ample parking within close proximity as well as disabled access.

Mowchak Tandoori Indian Restaurant
270 Havant Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 1PA.

Opening times: 12 noon to 2.30 pm and 5.00 pm to midnight.
Closed Friday lunch time.
For bookings, please call: (023) 92 375 007.