Tandoor
416 Chapel Dr, Durham
(919) 660-3900
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Chicken Tikka Chana Masala
Chicken 65
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Chicken Tikka Masala
Cubes of chicken roasted in the clay oven and folded into a spiced creamy tomato sauce. Served with rice.
Saag Paneer
Spinach cooked with pieces of fresh cheese. Served with rice.
Paneer Makhani
Fresh cheese cubes folded in a creamy tomato sauce. Served with rice.
Chana Masala
Chick peas and fresh tomatoes cooked in thick onion base sauce. Served with rice.
Chicken Makhani
Chicken pieces roasted in the clay oven and tossed into a delicious mixture of butter and tomato sauce. Served with rice.
The Beginning (Shuruaat)
Veg Samosa
Light puff pastry stuffed with potatoes and green peas flavored with spices.
Meat Samosa
Light puff pastry stuffed with spicely seasoned ground lamb.
Samosa Chaat
Mouth watering mixture of samosa and chana masala garnished with yoghurt and tamarind chutney.
Vegetable Pakoras
Fresh cut vegetables fried in spicy chick pea batter.
Cheese Pakoras
Fresh cheese deep-fried in lightly spiced chickpea flour batter.
Aloo Tikki
Lightly spiced and deep fried potato patties.
Grilled Salmon Bites
Grilled Salmon bites served on greens
Fish Pakoras
Fish pieces deep-fried in spicy chickpea batter.
Chicken Tenders
Tender pieces of boneless white meat deep-fried in chick flour batter.
Accompainmants (Saath Saath)
Raita
Yoghurt flavored with cucumber and cumin.
Condiment Tray
Mango chutney, mint chutney, raita, and mixed pickle.
Papadum
Two pieces.
Garden Salad
Plain Yogurt
Mango Chutney
Mixed Pickle
Steaming Soup (Sorba Patilla)
Lentil Soup
Lentils and vegetables seasoned with herbs and spices.
Coconut Soup
Coconut, cream, pistachio, and nuts.
Tandoor Special Dinners
The Vegetarian Thali
A selection of fine vegetables, rice, bread, raita, and dessert.
Non-Vegetarian Thali
Lamb curry, tandoori chicken, and chicken curry. Served with rice, naan bread, raita, meat samosa, and kheer (as dessert).
Dinner for Two
Appetizers, vegetable samosa, vegetable fritters, papadam, chicken curry, vegetable curry, chicken tandoori, lamb curry, seekh kabab, and chicken tikka. Served with rice, naan bread, raita, mango chutney, kheer (as dessert), and tea or coffee.
Vegetarian Specialties (Sirf Tarkari Ke Salan)
Saag Paneer
Spinach cooked with pieces of fresh cheese. Served with rice.
Chana Masala
Chick peas and fresh tomatoes cooked in thick onion base sauce. Served with rice.
Paneer Makhani
Fresh cheese cubes folded in a creamy tomato sauce. Served with rice.
Paneer Leeche
Dales signature. Cheese prepared with leeche fruit in a mouth watering creamy tomato sauce with herbs and ginger. Served with rice.
Malai Kofta
Vegetable balls cooked in creamy sauce with fresh herbs and spices. Served with rice.
Tarka Yellow Dal
Yellow lentils prepared with sautƩed onions, ginger, and garlic. Served with rice.
Navratan Korma
Mixed vegetables tossed in a spicy creamy tomato sauce. Served with rice.
Bhindi Masala
Okra flavored with browned onions and fresh tomatoes. Served with rice.
Dal Makhani
Black lentils cooked with fresh herbs and spices sauteed in buffer and garnished with fresh coriander. Served with rice.
Aloo Gobi
Fresh cauliflower and potatoes cooked with ginger, garlic onion, and spices. Served with rice.
Paneer Chilli
Cheese cooked in bell peppers and onions in a tangy sauce. Served with rice.
Tofu Saag
Spinach and tofu sauteed with onions, ginger, and garlic sauce. Served with rice.
Aloo Methi Malai
Potatoes and fenugreek leaves cooked with ginger, garlic, herbs, and nuts in a malai sauce. Served with rice.
Baingan Bharta
Whole eggplant baked in the tandoor mashed and seasoned with herbs and spices. Served with rice.
Mixed Vegetables
Mixed green vegetables cooked with fresh herbs and spices. Served with rice.
Paneer Pasanda
Cheese cooked in korma sauce with nuts and resins. Served with rice.
Aloo Matar
Fresh green peas and potatoes in a fragrant spiced sauce. Served with rice.
Matar Paneer
Fresh cheese cubes cooked with green peas in a spiced sauce. Served with rice.
A Royal Feast (Shauk-E-Nawabi)
Chicken Tikka Masala
Cubes of chicken roasted in the clay oven and folded into a spiced creamy tomato sauce. Served with rice.
Chicken Makhani
Chicken pieces roasted in the clay oven and tossed into a delicious mixture of butter and tomato sauce. Served with rice.
Chicken Korma
Chicken cooked with delicate spices, herbs, and nuts in a mild onion creamy sauce. Served with rice.
Chicken Curry
Cubes of chicken cooked in an onion based rich gravy and traditional spices. Served with rice.
Chicken Saag
Boneless chicken pieces sauteed with spinach and enhanced with Indian spices. Served with rice.
Chicken Chilli
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with green chilli and finished with an exotic Indian sauce. Served with rice.
Chicken Vindaloo
Boneless chicken cooked with potatoes in tangy sauce. Served with rice.
Jeera Aloo
Potatoes cooked with ground cumin seeds and spices. Served with rice.
Paneer Dopiaza
Cheese, pan roasted with sliced onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and exotic spices. Served with rice.
Chicken Mushroom
Boneless chicken cooked with mushrooms, herbs, and spices. Served with rice.
Chicken Dopiaza
Boneless cubes of chicken cooked in thick gravy and garnished with sautƩed onions. Served with rice.
Chicken Jalfrezi
Boneless chicken cubes tossed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and broccoli in fresh ground spices. Served with rice.
Chicken Bahar
Chicken cooked with eggplant curry. Served with rice.
Shan-E-Basmati (The Pride of Basmati)
Chicken Biryani
Baked casserole of basmati rice and chicken richly flavored with saffron, nuts, and raisins.
Basmati Rice
Aromatic long grain rice grown at the foothills of the Himalayas.
Vegetable Biryani
Baked casserole of basmati rice and vegetables flavored with nuts and raisins.
Special Biryani
Basmati rice cooked in rich spices with shrimp, chicken, lamb, paneer, vegetables, nuts, raisins, and garnished with fresh coriander.
Shrimp Biryani
Baked casserole of basmati rice and shrimp flavored with saffron,nuts, and raisins.
Lamb Biryani
Baked casserole of basmati rice and meat richly flavored with saffron, nuts, and raisins.
Goat Biryani
Baked casserole of basmati rice and meat richly flavored with saffron, nuts, and raisins.
Bark-E-Bahaar (Meaty Morsels)
Lamb Korma
Lamb cooked with spices, herbs, and nuts in a mild onion creamy sauce. Served with rice.
Goat Curry
Cubes of goat in a thick sauce of onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, herbs, and spices. Served with rice.
Lamb Saag
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with spinach, fresh ginger, garlic, and spices. Served with rice.
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb cooked with potatoes in tangy sauce. Served with rice.
Lamb Rogan Josh
Tender lamb cooked in clarified butter, browned onions, fresh ginger, a touch of garlic and simmered in spices, and yogurt. Served with rice.
Lamb Curry
Cubes of lamb in a thick sauce of onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, herbs, and spices. Served with rice.
Lamb Dopiaza
Tender Lamb cooked in thick gravy and garnished with sliced onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and exotic spices. Served with rice.
Lamb Bahar
Lamb cooked with eggplant curry. Served with rice.
Lamb Mushroom
Cubes of lamb cooked with mushrooms and a blend of fresh herbs and spices. Served with rice.
Machherro Ki Taaza Pakar (Fisherman's Daily Catch)
Fish Tikka Masala
Fish first roasted in the clay oven and gently folded into a spiced creamy sauce. Served with rice.
Tandoori Shrimp Tikka Masala
Shrimp cooked in the clay oven and gently tossed into a rich onion based tomato flavored sauce. Served with rice.
Shrimp Saag
Shrimp cooked in a spiced creamy spinach sauce. Served with rice.
Fish Curry
Seasonal fish cooked with thick spicy gravy sauce. Served with rice.
Shrimp Korma
Shrimp in a mildly spiced onion cream sauce flavored with nuts and raisins. Served with rice.
Shrimp Vindaloo
Cooked shrimp in spicy curry sauce with potatoes. Served with rice.
Tandoor (Clay Oven Specialties)
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and roasted in the clay oven. Served with rice.
Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken cubes marinated in yogurt and spices and roasted in the clay oven. Served with rice.
Seekh Kebab
Minced lamb mixed with garlic, ginger, green pepper wrapped around a skewer and roasted in the clay oven. Served with rice.
Tandoori Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp marinated in fresh ginger and garlic and roasted in the clay oven. Served with rice.
Lamb Lollipop
Marianted in Herbs ,ginger garlic ,and grilled 4pieces of Lambchops served with rice
Naan
Garlic Naan
Garlic stuffed with naan.
Naan
A light flat bread made from dough of super-fine flour and baked in the oven.
Cheese Naan
Tandoori Roti
Indian whole wheat bread baked in the tandoor oven.
Bread Basket
Combination of onion, garlic, and aloo naan.
Chapati
Traditional Indian whole wheat bread cooked on a grill.
Aloo Paratha
Bread stuffed with potatoes and spices. Baked on a clay oven.
Onion Naan
Onion stuffed with naan.
Aloo Naan
Potatoes stuffed with naan.
Chicken Naan
Naan stuffed with chicken and herbs.
Keema Naan
Bread stuffed with ground lamb.
Lachha Paratha
Rich multi-layered whole wheat bread cooked on a griddle.
Beverages (Jalpaan)
Mango Lassi
Flavored with mango.
Masala Tea
Lassi
A refreshing yoghurt drinks.
Tea
Coffee
Dessert
Kheer
Rice pudding. The traditional Indian dessert (rice in thick milk) with almonds and nuts.
Mango Fruit Salad
Creamy mango tropical fruit salad.
Gulab Jamun
Soft cheese balls fried and dipped in sugar syrup.
Rasmalai
Sweet spongy cottage cheese dessert flavored with cardamom and rose water.
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Recent Reviews
Average chicken tikka masala that needs more taste & awesome tasting samosas. But, they need more naan!
Some workers put too much rice & give a small little slice of naan! Iād much rather order custom dishes from the many local Indian restaurants that have the capacity to literally flood me with naans.
Some workers put too much rice & give a small little slice of naan! Iād much rather order custom dishes from the many local Indian restaurants that have the capacity to literally flood me with naans.
September 2025
Food is good in big portions. Mango lassi is premade. Paneer 65 was dry, staff is busy and average customer service. Some dishes are really good and ambiance is just enough university restaurant atmosphere, not much ethnic or artsy decor. They do get crowded certain times and days of the week. Overall I would say try once definitely..
March 2025
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Excellent Indian food with authentic flavors and great taste. Chef Prince and all the other Mallu staff are extremely friendly, welcoming, and helpful, which makes the experience even more enjoyable. The service is warm, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the food is consistently delicious. Highly recommended for students and anyone near Durham University craving good Indian food! š®š³š½ļø