Main Course Dishes
Please note all our dishes are cooked fresh to order and are available mild, medium, hot or Apna (cooked in a traditional Pakistani style and definitely for the connoisseur). All our curries are available with chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns, vegetables or any combination that suits your appetite.Karahi - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. Typical Pakistani dish exclusively prepared and served in a mini metal wok. Prepared using chilli, garlic, ginger, onions, tomatoes and a selection of Shafiq spices.
Masala - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. Voted Britains’ favourite dish (chicken tikka masala). A mild dish made up of garlic, ginger, onions and masala sauce.
Vindaloo - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. The hottest curry in the house! For those who are brave enough, this curry in made with ginger, garlic, tomatoes, herbs and spices and of course extra chilli.
Madras - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. A spicy, saucy curry with ginger, garlic, tomatoes, herbs and spices, red chilli and fresh lemon juice.
Korma - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. A very mild, sweet and creamy dish cooked with fresh coconut cream.
Makhani - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. For those who love nuts. This dish is cooked with tomatoes, pistachios, almonds and Shafiq special spices.
Jalfrezi - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. A distinctive dish prepared with capsicum, onions, tomatoes and garlic in a spicy sauce.
Dansak - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. A dish prepared with garlic. Ginger, tomatoes, lentils, capsicum and pineapple.
Rogan Josh - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. This dish is highly spiced with herbs, ginger, coriander, green chillies and garnished with fried capsicum and onions.
Zaffrani - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. A traditional dish from northern India. The jewel of Indian spices, Saffron, is used to flavour the dish.
Biriyani - Chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetable. All Biriyani dishes are cooked with onions, garlic, cardamom, cinnamon, green chillies, yoghurt and saffron.
Bunna – A thick curry with herbs, fresh tomatoes, green chillies with fresh ginger and garlic.
Passanda – A mildly spiced creamy curry garnished with almond pieces.
Dopiaza – Spiced curry, briskly fried with fresh onion rings, green chillies, pepper, cinnamon and bay leaves.
Meat and Poultry Specials
Shafiq’s Mixed Grill - A combination of the best grilled starters, includes: chicken tikka, lamb tikka, lamb chop, samosa, spring roll and onion bahji. This dish is served with a fresh side salad, curry sauce and mirch masala chips.
Chicken Chow Mein - A Chinese classic served with rice or noodles.
Chicken Chilli – A dish prepared with green chillies and Chinese spices.
Lamb Steak - Succulent choice steak marinated to perfection in Shafiq's special spices and cooked over a chargrill to seal in the flavour.
Spicy Meatball Karahi – Spicy minced lamb formed into meatballs and cooked in a spicy Karahi sauce.
Vegetable Specials
Aloo Gobi - Fresh potatoes and cauliflower cooked in onions, tomatoes, ginger and select Shafiq spices.
Mixed Vegetable Curry – Select fresh mixed vegetables cooked in a spicy curry sauce.
Matter Paneer – Fresh peas and paneer cheese cooked with onions, tomatoes and ginger.
Aloo Palak – Fresh potatoes and spinach cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger and select Shafiq spices.
Mixed Vegetable Platter - A selection of the best vegetable starters, includes: vegetable samosa, onion bahji, aloo tikka, spring rolls and vegetable pakora.
Seafood Specials
Seafood platter - A selection of the best seafood starters, including: Tuna steak, Salmon pakora, masala fish, king prawns and balti mussels.
Monkfish Sheshlik – Fresh fillets of monkfish marinated in a sheshlik sauce, dipped in a spicy batter and deep-fried to perfection. The dish is serves with a fresh side salad and mirch masala chips.
Halibut Tikka – Fresh fillets of Halibut in a tikka flavoured marinade and cooked over a chargrill. The dish is served with a fresh side salad and mirch masala chips.
Seafood Biriyani – Biriyani cooked with tandoori tuna, New Zealand muscles, prawns and tiger king prawns.
Balti King Prawns - Tiger King Prawns cooked with fresh onions, garlic, green chillies, and tomatoes mixed with a spicy Balti flavoured sauce.
Tuna Karahi – Fresh tuna steaks in a tandoori flavoured marinade diced and cooked in a spicy Karahi curry sauce.
Apna Specials
These curries are prepared to the same specification as to what the staff at the Shafiq restaurant eats at the end of the night. They are extra spicy, rich in taste and draw extra flavour from the bone of the meat.
Chicken on the Bone Curry – Succulent chicken pieces left on the bone and cooked in our very own Apna sauce.
Lamb on the Bone Curry - Succulent lamb pieces left on the bone and cooked in our very own Apna sauce.
Lamb Chops on the Bone Masala - Pieces of marinated lamb chops lightly chargrilled and cooked in our very own Apna sauce.
Side Dishes
Bombay Aloo – Fresh spicy potatoes cooked with onions, fused with garlic and ginger, in a dry sauce
Bhindi – Fresh okra gently sautéed with onions and selected Shafiq spices.
Tarka Daal - Lentils cooked with ginger, garlic, coriander and select Shafiq spices.
Mirch Masala Chips – Freshly cut potatoes covered in chopped red chillies and select Shafiq spices mixed in flour batter and deep fried.
Plain Dishes
Butter Chicken – Succulent pieces of chicken cooked in a rich and smooth buttery sauce.
Lamb Steak - Succulent choice steak lightly seasoned with salt and pepper and cooked over a chargrill to seal in the flavour.