Star of India Restaurant Menu
Introducing the menu at Star of India Restaurant, an Indian culinary gem situated in the heart of Kenilworth, NJ. This delightful eatery encompasses a rich array of dishes, ensuring an authentic Indian dining experience that caters to all palate preferences.
- Soups & Salads: Begin your meal with the aromatic Mulligatawny Soup or refreshing Tomato Salad, which is a perfect appetizer.
- Tandoori Specialties: The tender Tandoori Chicken and savory Chicken Tikka are must-tries, offering a splendid smoky flavor from the clay oven.
- Desserts: Don't miss out on the luscious Gulab Jamun or creamy Kulfi to finish your meal on a sweet note.
With accessible options for everyone, including vegetarian choices, outdoor seating, and even dog-friendly areas, Star of India Restaurant brilliantly captures the essence of casual yet classy dining, welcoming families and groups alike.
Beverages
Indian Tea
Made with sugar, milk and herbs.
Soda
Lassi
Refreshing drink made with homemade yogurt and flavored with rose water.
Mango Shake
Pine Colada
Mango Juice
Mango Lassi
Homemade yogurt and mango.
Bottled Water
Paneer Tikka
Homemade cheese with onion and pepper. Served with mint and onion chutney.
Pakora
Mixed vegetable fritters fried and delicately spiced. Served with mint and onion chutney. Vegetarian.
Samosa Vegetable
Crisp turnovers filled with mild spiced potatoes and peas. Served with mint and onion chutney. Vegetarian. Spicy.
Samosa Meat
Turnover filled with curried minced meat. Served with mint and onion chutney.
Chicken Pakora
Delicately spiced deep fried chicken fritters. Served with mint and onion chutney.
Paneer Pakora
Homemade cheese fritters. Served with mint and onion chutney.
Fish Pakora
Top quality fish pieces lightly fried in our special batter. Served with mint and onion chutney.
Mirchi Pakora
Indian spicy chile deep fried. Served with mint and onion chutney. Spicy.
Onion Bhaji
Fresh onion deep fried with Indian spices. Served with mint and onion chutney. Spicy.
Vegetarian Assorted Appetizer for 2
Samosa, pakora and papadum. Served with mint and onion chutney.
Tandoori Assorted Appetizers
Seekh kabob, shrimp tandoori and chicken tikka. Served with mint and onion chutney.
Star Appetizers
Assortment of appetizers listed above. Served with mint and onion chutney.
Appetizers
Soup and Salad
Mulligatawny Soup
Delicately spiced lentil soup. Spicy.
Coconut Soup
Chicken Spinach Soup
Salad
Tomato Soup
Tomato, lettuce, cucumber and onion, served with homemade dressing.
Vegetable Jal-Farozi
Fresh garden vegetables marinated in fresh ginger and garlic, then cooked with natural herbs. Vegetarian.
Saag Paneer
Spinach and homemade Indian cheese cubes cooked in spices. Vegetarian.
Mattar Paneer
Peas and lightly fried homemade cheese cubes cooked in a medley of spiced sauce. Vegetarian.
Palak Aloo
Potatoes cooked in spinach and flavorful spices. Vegetarian.
Aloo Mattar
Fresh potatoes and green peas with spices. Vegetarian.
Aloo Gobhi
Potatoes and cauliflower cooked in Indian spices. Vegetarian.
Mushroom Mattar
Peas and mushrooms cooked in Indian spices. Vegetarian.
Aloo Chole
Chickpeas and potatoes cooked in mild spices. Vegetarian.
Bayngan Bhurtha
Eggplant roasted in the tandoor and cooked with green peas, fresh tomatoes, onions, ginger and garlic. Punjabi style. Vegetarian.
Dal Special
Lentils fried in butter with onions and tomatoes. Vegetarian.
Bhindi Masala
Whole okra stuffed with oriental spices and cooked with onions and peppers. Vegetarian.
Malai Kofta
Homemade cheese stuffed in vegetable balls, cooked in mildly spiced sauce. Vegetarian.
Vegetable Korma
Mixed vegetables marinated in yogurt and cooked in cream and spice. Vegetarian.
Paneer Masala
Homemade cottage cheese with onions and tomatoes cooked in butter with fresh herbs. Vegetarian.
Aloo Masala
Freshly made potatoes marinated in fresh ginger and garlic with spices. Vegetarian.
Saag Cholle
Spinach with chickpeas cooked in spices. Vegetarian.
Yellow Daal
Make with fresh garlic, ginger, onion and tomato. Vegetarian.
Sabaj Bhandar
Tandoori Specialties
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated in yogurt and mildly spiced with its natural juices and roasted in our tandoor oven. From clay oven.
Chicken Tikka
Thick and juicy cubes of chicken roasted in our tandoor oven. From clay oven.
Sheesh Kebab
Chopped meat mixed with onions and herbs, roasted on skewers in our tandoor. From clay oven.
Sultaniseesh Kebab
Mild, tender morsels of lamb marinated in our special recipe, broiled with complementing additions in the tandoor and served with rice. From clay oven.
Shrimp Tandoori
Mild, large, mouth watering shrimp lightly seasoned and slowly broiled over charcoal in the tandoor and served with rice. From clay oven.
Machhli Tandoori
Juicy pieces of the best quality fish marinated in exotic herbs and spices, then broiled over charcoal in the tandoor and served with rice. From clay oven.
Reshmi Kebab
Mild tender tasty pieces of chicken marinated in special spices barbecued on a skewer in the tandoor and served with rice. From clay oven.
Shrimp Vindaloo
Extra hot special with special sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney. Spicy.
Shrimp Curry
Shrimp cooked in a mildly spiced sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Shrimp Do Piaza
Shrimp cooked in a flavorful gravy with green peppers and onions. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Shrimp Nirgisi
Large shrimp cooked with spicy coconut sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney. Spicy.
Shrimp Dansik
Large shrimp marinated in honey, spices and cooked with lentils. Tastes sweet, sour and spicy. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Goa Machhi
Specialty of Goa, fish prepared with ground coconut and an array of masterfully blended spices. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Shrimp Saag
Shrimp cooked with flavorful gravy with spinach. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Shrimp Jal-Frozi
Cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Shrimp Tikka Masala
Shrimp marinated and cooked with creamy sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Samunder Khana
Bahar-E-Murg
Chicken Curry
Chicken cooked in a light gravy. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken cooked in a light gravy. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Chicken Sagwala
Boneless chicken cooked in spinach with mild spices. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Chicken Makhani
Tandoori baked chicken in oriental spices with chopped tomatoes and butter. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Pieces of chicken tikka cooked in a creamy sauce with fresh tomatoes and Oriental spices. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Chicken Peshawari
Juicy pieces of chicken specially prepared, simmered in a light sauce with yogurt, onions, tomatoes and mild spices. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Chicken Jal-Frozi
Tasty pieces of white meat chicken prepared with fresh bell peppers, slices of tomatoes and spring onions flavored with spices. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Chicken Dhingri
Fresh mushrooms cooked with boneless pieces of chicken in creamy sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Chicken Korma
Fresh chicken cooked with almond and cream sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Chicken 65
Fresh chicken cooked with Indian spices. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney. Spicy.
Lamb Vindaloo
Extra hot spiced lamb cooked in a tangy sharp sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney. Spicy.
Lamb Curry
Lamb cooked in onion gravy. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Lamb Saag
Lamb cooked in spices and spinach. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Lamb Roganjosh
Cubes of lamb marinated in Oriental spices, cooked with chopped tomatoes in creamy sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Lamb Pasanda
Slices of lamb marinated in cream and cooked with chopped tomatoes in creamy sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Karahi Kebab Khyberi
Diced lamb grilled with Himalayan herbs, tomatoes and bell peppers in the traditional style. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Bhindi Gosht
Fresh okra and selected pieces of lamb marinated in herbs and cooked according to our chef`s secret recipe. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Lamb Peshawari
Juicy pieces of lamb specially prepared, simmered in a light sauce with yogurt, onions, tomatoes, black peppers and mild spices. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Keema Mattar
Ground lamb, cooked with peas in mild spices. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Lamb Tikka Masala
Marinated sliced lamb in the tandoor, then cooked in thick tomatoes and onion sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Lamb Cholle
Lamb pieces and chickpeas cooked in gravy and onion sauce. Served with rice, onion and mint chutney.
Gosht Laziz
Combination Dinners
House Special
Chicken tandoori, lamb rogan josh, vegetable korma, papadum, raita, rice and naan bread.
From the Tandoor
Delicacies from our charcoal fired tandoor oven, includes chicken tandoori, chicken tikka, sheekh kebab and shrimp, served with rice and naan bread.
Special Combination for 2
Papadum, mulligatawny soup, seekh kebab, chicken tikka, lamb rogan josh, vegetable korma, rice and naan bread.
Shrimp Biryani
Sauteed in herbs and spices with fragrant rice and nuts.
Lamb Biryani
Sauteed in herbs and spices with fragrant rice and nuts.
Chicken Biryani
Sauteed in herbs and spices with fragrant rice and nuts.
Vegetable Biryani
Fragrant rice cooked with fresh vegetables. Sauteed in herbs and spices with fragrant rice and nuts.
Rice Pullao
Lightly fried rice with peas and a touch of cumin seeds. Sauteed in herbs and spices with fragrant rice and nuts.
Shahjahani Biryani
Saffron rice cooked with boneless pieces of chicken, cubes of lamb and shrimp. Sauteed in herbs and spices with fragrant rice and nuts.
Biryanis
Rotighar
Paratha
Buttered pan fried flatbread.
Puri
Deep fried puffed light bread.
Roti
Indian style whole wheat bread.
Aloo Paratha
Paratha bread stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes.
Naan
The traditional Punjabi white bread baked in tandoor with butter.
Onion Paneer Kulcha
Unleavened bread filled with onions and homemade cheese.
Gobhi Kulcha
Unleavened bread filled with fresh minced cauliflower.
Keema Masala Paratha
Unleavened bread baked with flour, layers of butter and succulent minced meats.
Lajwab Paratha
Multi-layered bread stuffed with shredded chicken, cooked with authentic spices.
Tandoori Paratha
Multi-layered bread stuffed with shredded chicken, cooked with authentic spices.
Garlic Naan
Piswari Naan
Made with coconut.
Lentel Brepbmak with Chicken Flower
Papadum
Think and crispy bread.
Raita
Grated cucumber made in homemade yogurt with mint leaves.
Mango Chutney
Sweet and spicy chutney. Spicy.
Achar
Hot and spicy pickles from India. Spicy.
Onion Chutney
Tamarind Chutney
Cilantro Mint Chutney
Condiments
Desserts
Firni
Flavored custard milk made with pistachios and almonds.
Kulfi
Authentic Indian ice cream made with milk and nuts.
Gulab Jamun
Juicy deep fried cheese balls dipped in syrup.
Rasmalai
Homemade cheese balls sweetened with milk and flavored with rose water and nuts.
