Taj Indian Cuisine

333 Clarks Pond Pkwy Ste 6, South Portland
(207) 828-6677

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Mix of Chicken Dishes Butter Chicken ADHA Chicken Tandoori Chicken from Buffet
Butter Chicken Dark Meat
Chicken Tikka Masala
Plain Mirchi Bajji 2
Paneer Tikka Masala
Chicken Curry Rice
Gobi 65 Chefs SPL
Plain White Rice
Gobi Manchuria V
Ghee Roast Dosa

Menu

Appetizers
Veggie Samosa(2)
Triangular pies stuffed with potatoes and peas, delicately tempered with spices and herbs.
Onion and Spinach Pakora(GF)
Fresh spinach and onion and chickpea flour fritters, served with chutney.
Punugulu
Bondo. Chefs special. Lentil balls mixed with onions, chilli and cilantro and fried.
Onion Mirchi Bajji (GF)
2 Hot green peppers mixed with chickpea flour, fried and stuffed with onions in lime juice.
Cut Mirchi Bajji(GF)
Hot green peppers with chickpeas flour, fried cut again and deep fried.
Piece Plain Mirchi Bajji(GF)
2 Hot green peppers mixed with chickpea flour and fried.

North Indian Appetizers
Cholle Batura
Chefs special. Large puffy bread served with chickpeas cooked in spicy masala.
Puri Bhaji
Potatoes and onions cooked to perfection. Served with fried fluffy wheat bread.
Cholle Puri
Chickpeas cooked in spicy masala served with fluffy wheat bread.
Chapati Bhaji
Mixed veggies and onions cooked to perfection served with soft thin whole wheat bread seasoned with oil.

South Indian Gluten Free Appetizers
Medu Vada
Fried lentil donuts served with sambhar and chutneys.
3 Piece Sambhar Vada
Fried lentil donuts served in a bowl of sambhar.

Vegetarian Appetizers
Gobi Manchuria
Marinated cauliflower sauteed with ginger, garlic, green onions and soy sauce.
Gobi 65
Cauliflower seasoned with spices and cooked in yogurt, lemon sauce.
Chilli Paneer
Bite-sized paneer cooked with bell peppers, ginger, garlic, and soy sauce.

Chicken Appetizers
Chicken Manchurian
Diced chicken in mildly spiced soya garlic sauce cooked with fresh cilantro, chilies, ginger, and onion.
Chicken 65
Chicken seasoned with spices and cooked in yogurt, lemon sauce.
Chilli Chicken
Bite size chunks of chicken seasoned with spices and cooked in chilli sauce.
Chicken 5-5-5
Chefs special. Chicken seasoned with spices and cooked with sour cream and mint.

Chaat
Chaat
Samosa chaat vegetable samosas topped with hot chickpea sauce, onions, garlic, and tamarind sauce.

Vegetarian Gluten Free Entrees
Saag Paneer
Spinach and homemade cheese (paneer) cooked with tomatoes, onions, and Indian spices with creamy sauce.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Homemade cheese (paneer) cooked in tomato sauce with a touch of cream.
Chenna Masala
A combo of chickpeas, onions, and tomatoes in a rich sauce.
Malai Kofta(Gluten)
Marinated cabage, carrot, alu, and paneer sauteed with onions and cawsnet gravy.
Aloo Mutter
Potato and fresh garden peas lightly seasoned with fresh herbs.
Vegetable Tikka Masala
Vegetables cooked in tomato sauce with a touch of cream.
Aloo Gobi
Potatoes, cauliflower, saut?ed with onions, sauce and mild Indian spices.
Dal Curry
Yellow lentils sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cumin and garlic.
Navaratan Khorma
Nine fresh garden vegetables gently simmered in a spice laced cream sauce.
Eggplant Curry
Fresh eggplant cooked with tomatoes, onions and Indian spices.
Chenna Saag
Chick peas. Chenna cooked with ginger and garlic in fresh spinach.
Mutter Paneer
Homemade cheese cubes and gresh garden peas lightly seasoned with fresh herbs.
Mix Vegetable Curry
Mixed veggies sauted then cooked with herbs and spices.
Saag Dal
Yellow lentils cooked with ginger and garlic in fresh spinach.
Vegetarian Khorma
Garden fresh vegetables cooked in a creamy gravy.
Aloo Saag
Potatoes cooked with ginger and garlic in fresh spinach.
Kadai Paneer
Homemade cheese cooked with bell pepper, tomatos, onions, and Indian spices.
Bhendi Masala
Okra fried with tomatoes, onions and spices.
Vegetarian Saag
Bhendi Fry
Okra. Bhendi fried with onions and spices.
Saahi Panner
Homemade cheese (paneer) cooked with cashew nut cream sauce.

Non Vegetarian Gluten Free Entrees
Chicken Tikki Masala
White meat. Grilled chicken chunks cooked in tomato sauce with a touch of cream.
Butter Chicken
Dark meat. Grilled chicken cooked in tomato sauce with touch of cream and butter.
Chicken Curry
Tender cubes of chicken in gravy with coriander and cumin flavor.
Chicken Khorma
Tender cubes of chicken in a delicious cashew creamy gravy with a distinctice coriander and cumin flavor.
Chicken Vindaloo
Tender cubes of chicken and potatoes in gravy with coriander and cumin flavor.
Lamb Korma
Tender pieces of lamb (boneless) in delicious cashew creamy gravy with coriander and cumin flavor.
Lamb Tikka Masala
Tender piece of lamb cooked in tomato sauce with touch of cream.
Lamb Curry
Tender pieces of lamb (boneless) cooked in freshly ground spices with onions, served with tomato gravy.
Goat Curry
Tender pieces of goat with bones cooked in freshly ground spices with onions, served with tomato gravy.
Chicken Saag
Boneless chicken cooked in spinach and mild sauce.
Lamb Vindal
Tender cubes of lamb and alu in gravy with coriander and cumin flavor.
Lamb Saag
Boneless lamb cooked in spinach and mild sauce.
Chicken Tikka Sag
Grilled chicken chunks cooked in tomato sauce with a touch of cream and spinach.
Kadai Chicken
Chunks of chicken seasoned with our special house ground masala with oinons, bell peppers and tomato.
Goat Khorma
Tender pieces of goat with bones in cashew creamy gravy with coriander and cumin flavor.
Chicken Chettinadu
Boneless chicken seasoned with chetinadu spices and tempered with onions and tomatoes with touch of coconut milk.
Goat Vindallo
Tender pieces of goat with bones cooked in freshly ground spices with potatoes, onions, served with tomato gravy.
Karaikudi Chicken
Chicken seasoned with our chefs special spcies with onions and tomatoes.
Chicken Mughlai
Pieces of chicken in a creamy gravy with egg and coriander.
Green Chicken
Finely chopped hibiscus sabdariffa, edible plant from south India cooked with chicken in sauce.
Andhra Chicken
Mildly spiced chicken with bones cooked in hot sacue and spices in south Indian andhra style.
Egg Curry
2 broiled egg's cooked in freshly ground spices with onions and tomato gravy.
Goat Fry
Tender piece of goat with bones fried in mild brown sauce and spices.
Lamb Fry
Tender piece of lamb fried in mild brown sauce and spices.
Chicken Fry
Chicken pan fried in mild brown sauce and spices.
Methi Chicken
Boneless chicken cooked with methi (fenugreek leaves) and mild sauce.
Goat Saag
Tender pieces of goat with bones cooked in freshly ground spices with onions, served with tomato gravy with touch of spinach.

Seafood Gluten Free Entrees
Shrimp Tikka Masala
Shrimp cooked in tomato sauce with a touch of cream.
Fish Curry
Talapia fish cooked in traditional sauce made with tomatoes, onions and ginger garlic paste.
Shrimp Masala
Shrimp cooked in ground spices with onions and tomato gravy.
Shrimp Fry
Shrimp pan fried in mild brown ginger,garlic sauce and spices.
Shrimp Sag
Shrimp cooked in spinach and mild sauce.
Fish Tikka Masala
Talapia Fish cooked in tomato sauce with a touch of cream.

Hyderadabi Dum Gluten-Free Biryani
Chicken Biryani
A combo of rice cooked in steam with chicken blended with spices. Served with gravy and raita.
Goat Biryani
A combo of rice cooked in steam with goat meat with bones blended with spices. Served with gravy and raita.
Lamb Biryani
Fresh lamb cooked with onion, peas, seasonal herbs and spices.
Taj Special Chicken Biryani(has Gluten)
A combo of rice cooked in steam with spices, boneless chicken cooked in yogurt, lemon sauce.
Vegearian Biryani
A combo of rice cooked in steam with veggies blended with spices. Served with gravy and raita.
Special Vegetarian Biryani(Has Gluten)
A combination of rice cooked in steam with spices, paneer, gobi manchurian, veg manchurian cooked in yogurt, lemon sauce.
Egg Biryani
A combo of rice cooked in steam with boiled eggs blended with spices. Served with gravy and raita.
Shrimp Biryani
Fresh shrimp cooked with onion, peas, seasonal herbs and spices.

Indo Chinese
Hakka Noodle
Hakka noodles sauteed with ginger, garlic and fine chopped vegetables, egg, chicken or shrimp.
Fried Rice
Rice sauteed with ginger, garlic and fine chopped vegetables, egg, chicken or shrimp.

Tandoori
1/2 Chicken Tandoori
Chicken marinated in spcies and yogurt. Grilled and roasted in clay oven. 2 leg, 1 thigh, 1 breast.
Chicken Tikka Kabab
Chicken breast marinated in spices and yogurt and grilled - grilled and roasted in clay oven.
Full Chicken Tandoori
Full chicken marinated in spcies and yogurt. Grilled and roasted in clay oven. 4 leg, 2 thigh, 2 breast.
Taj Grill
Combo of tandoori chicken, shrimp, and chicken tikka kebab. 2 leg, 1 thigh, 2 breast, shrimp.

Breads and Extras
Garlic Naan
Leavened bread topped with garlic.
Naan
Leavened bread baked in a clay oven.
Coconut Naan
Leavened bread stuffed with coconut and baked in a clay oven.
Rice
Aloo Naan
Leavened bread stuffed with potatoes and peas and baked in a clay oven.
Onion Kulcha
Batura
Naan deep fried. Fried large puffy bread.
2 Piece Puri
2 pieces of fried fluffy bread.
Tandoori Roti
Soft thin whole wheat bread.
8 oz. Raitha
Yogurt with onions, chilli and carrots.
2 Piece Chapati
Soft thin bread.
12 oz. Sambhar
Lentils cooked with onions. Tomatos, and mixed with spices.
4 Piece Papad
Chutney
Choice of style.
Biryani Rice

Kid's Menu
Kid's Noodle
Kid's noodles with vegetables and eggs. Add extras for an additional charge.

Desserts
Gulab Jamoon
Soft fried cheese balls soaked in honey syurp.
Mango Fruit Custard
A combo of fruits and fresh mango custard.

Drinks
Mango Lassi
Homemade Yogurt mixed with mango pulp and churned to get the creamy drink.
Lassi
Homemade Yogurt mixed with salt or sweet and churned to get the creamy yogurt drink.

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Recent Reviews

Absolutely top-class experience! From the moment you walk in, you’re welcomed with warmth and compassion from the staff. The owner Mr. Sai’s kindness flows through the atmosphere, making each visit feel like coming home. The quality of the food is exceptional—every dish is full of authentic flavor and care. The ambiance is perfect, especially if you’re looking to enjoy a drink and unwind. The new outdoor seating is a beautiful addition, with stunning Indian wall art that...
July 2025
Easily the best place in Portland to enjoy Indian food. We didn't find better butter chicken even in Boston and New York. We stop here every chance we get. I recommend stopping by during their buffet hours to get the best experience to try it all. Delicious food, indoor and outdoor seating, friendly atmosphere and clean facilities.
July 2025
Went there for New Years Eve at the new location. They told us it was going be at least a 45 minute wait and we were ok with that. Host took our phone number and added us on the wait list on his tablet. Took a seat out by the host stand and waited. Another couple came in about 15 minutes after us, also a party of two, and the same host told them it was going be a wait and they took a seat next to us. Even though we had been there 15 minutes longer and greeted by same host...
February 2025

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Taj Indian Cuisine

333 Clarks Pond Pkwy Ste 6, South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 828-6677