Jamavar
Indian cuisine - North & South in Chanakyapuri
Address: The Leela Palace, Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Phone: +91 11 3933 1212
Hours: Lunch: 12:30 pm to 2:45 pm; Dinner: 7:00 pm to 11:45 pm
Menu prices: 290–2290 · £££ · Median main: 1590 · 57/57 with a published price
Indian cuisine - North & South
Appetizer - Non-Vegetarian
- Malabar Fried Pomfret — 1990pan fried marinated pomfret fillet
- Tawa Jheenga — 1940prawns marinated with fresh ground spices, onion and tossed on a griddle
- Kakinada Royalla Vepudu — 1940spicy prawns with onions and red chili paste
- Malabar Fried Prawn — 1940traditional Malabar spices coated crispy fried prawn
- Murgh Tikka Chaat — 1190tandoori chicken tikka tossed with tamarind and mint chutney
- Adipoli — 1390stir fry spicy preparation of lamb morsels, a classic from Kerala
Kebabs - Non-Vegetarian
- Tandoori Tiger Prawns — 2190prawns macerated with Jamavar masala
- Tandoori Pomfret Tikka — 2090subtly spiced, fillet of pomfret cooked over glowing amber
- Tandoori Murgh — 1390classic tandoori chicken, the king of kebabs
- Murgh Malai Kebab — 1390creamy chicken kebabs infused with green cardamom and cheese 'finished in a clay oven'
- Murgh Reshmi Kebab — 1290minced chicken skewer seasoned with ginger and green chilies
- Raan - è - Jamavar — 2290tandoor baked whole leg of lamb
- Gilawat ke Kebab — 1590kebab created for the leisure loving nobles who preferred not to chew
- Lahori Seekh Kebab — 1590kebab of mince lamb with cheese and chef's blend of spices - a Jamavar specialty
Soups
- Murgh Jehangari Shorba — 850mint flavored chicken soup
- Mulligatawny - chicken — 850
- Mulligatawny - vegetarian (v) (Soups) — 790
- Rasam (v) (Soups) — 790aromatic cumin and lentil broth
Curries - Non-Vegetarian
- Malabar Pomfret Curry — 2190tangy pomfret fillet curry with freshly ground spices
- Calicut Pomfret Curry — 2190an all-time favorite spicy fish curry
- Mangalorean Pomfret Curry - Pomfret — 2190a typical Mangalorean fish curry with bedgi chilies and blend of hand pounded spices
- Mangalorean Pomfret Curry - Kingfish — 2090a typical Mangalorean fish curry with bedgi chilies and blend of hand pounded spices
- Meen Moilee — 2190pomfret cooked in freshly ground coconut curry with ginger and chilies
- Prawn Roast — 2090stir fried prawns with tomato, green chili, lemon juice and traditional spices
- Prawn Tariwala — 2190juicy prawns curry cooked with brown onions and tomatoes
- Prawn Moilee — 2190prawn cooked in a delicate creamy coconut gravy
- Murgh Makhani — 1590classic hand pulled tandoori chicken in a buttery tomato sauce
- Murgh Tikka Makhani — 1590boneless cubes of tandoori chicken cooked in creamy tomato gravy
- Murgh Methi Malai — 1590shredded chicken blended with fresh fenugreek and cream
- Chicken Chettinad — 1590flavored with star aniseed, fennel and red chili
- Kozhi Naadan Curry — 1590homemade Kerala style chicken curry
- Murgh Aloo — 1590chicken on the bone cooked with potatoes in onion and tomato gravy
- Madras Chicken Curry — 1590spicy chicken curry cooked gently with aromatic spices, a popular dish from madras
- Haleem — 1790ground wheat and lamb preparation spiced with authentic Nawabi masala
- Rogan-è-Nishat — 1790lamb shanks and chops braised with onions, tomatoes and Kashmiri red chili
- Neelam's Sindhi Mutton — 1790a traditional Sindhi mutton curry
- Gosht Saag Wala — 1790lamb chops and leg of spring lamb in spinach curry
- Mutton Ishtew — 1790lamb stew with curry leaves, ginger and coconut milk
Rice
- Dum ki Biryani - king prawns — 2090the finest basmati, condiments and saffron baked in low heat oven
- Dum ki Biryani - the best of lamb — 1840the finest basmati, condiments and saffron baked in low heat oven
- Dum ki Biryani - chicken supreme — 1740the finest basmati, condiments and saffron baked in low heat oven
- Nalli Champ ka Pulao — 1840shanks of baby lamb and rib chops cooked in aromatic basmati
Indian Breads and Staples
- Bharwan Kulcha or Parantha — 340potatoes, cauliflower, paneer (v) lamb mince
- Tandoori Roti (v) (Indian Breads and Staples) — 290tandoor baked whole wheat bread
- Naan — 290tandoor baked leavened white flour bread, plain, buttered or garlic (contains egg)
- Parantha (v) (Indian Breads and Staples) — 290layered whole wheat bread, laccha or mint
- Appam (v) (Indian Breads and Staples) — 290soft bellied lacy edged rice pancake
- Dosa (v) (Indian Breads and Staples) — 290rice and lentil pancake, cooked over a griddle
- Malabar Parotta — 290griddle-baked layered bread (contains egg)
Desserts
- Malai Kulfi (v) (Desserts) — 640clotted cream on rose scented falooda noodles
- Rasmalai (v) (Desserts) — 640poached cottage cheese patties with reduced saffron flavored milk
- Gulab Jamun (v) (Desserts) — 640golden fried cottage cheese dumplings steeped in a rose fragranced syrup
- Jalebi with Rabri (v) (Desserts) — 640sugar syrup coated fried twirls with sweetened reduced milk
- Khoobani ka Meetha (v) (Desserts) — 640stewed Hyderabadi apricot and dry fruit dessert
- Phirnee (v) (Desserts) — 640broken rice custard
After Dinner
- Degree Coffee — 550strong Madras coffee
- Masala Chai — 550masala tea