Red Panda Essex

163 Pearl St, Essex Junction
(802) 662-4902

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Tandoori Malai Chicken Tikka
Coconut Chicken Curry
Chicken Tikka Masala
Tilapia Fish Curry
Hot Garlic Chicken
Vegetable Biryani
Vegetable Samosa
Chicken Biryani
Aloo Gobi Matar
Cauliflower 65

Menu

Soup Appetizer
Daal Soup
Split yellow lentils cooked with tomato, ginger, garlic, turmeric, cilantro, mustard seeds, and curry leaves.
Tomato Soup
Blended fresh tomato with homemade cream.

Appetizer
Veg Pakora
Cabbage, onion, carrot, spinach, and crisp fried.
Veg Samosa
Two savory triangular pastries filled with potatoes, and peas, served with chutney.
Chicken Pakora
Fresh chicken marinated, spices, herbs, and crip fried.
Chicken Tikka Roll
Chopped chicken breast seasoned with dressing wrapped in naan.
Chicken Kabab Roll
Roasted ground chicken seasoned with dressing wrapped in naan.
Samosa Chat
Chickpeas marinated with tomatoes, onions, yogurt, and chaat masala.
Veg Mix Roll
Delicately spiced cabbage, carrot, noodles, herbs, stuffed in a soft naan.
Paneer Roll
Chopped cheese with vegetables and dressing wrapped in naan.
Pork Chili
Roasted pork and bell pepper marinated in ginger and garlic.

Indian / Chinese Appetizer
Lollipop Chicken
Fried drumsticks glazed with soy sauce, garlic, and ginger.
Cauliflower 65
South indian style appetizer marinated with different traditional house spices and deep fried in perfection.
Hot Garlic Chicken
Sauteed chicken breast in a spicy garlic and bell pepper.
Chicken Pepper Fry
Fried boneless chicken tossed with stir fry dice vegetables and seasoned pepper and garnished with onions.
Chicken Chili
Tender pieces of chicken prepared with fresh herbs and bell pepper.
Pork Chili
Roasted pork marinated in ginger, garlic, bell pepper, and indian spicy.
Paneer Chili
Homemade cottage cheese fried with fresh herbs and bell pepper.
Potato Chili
Potato fried with fresh herbs and bell pepper.
Tofu Chili
Homemade tofu fried with fresh herbs and bell pepper.

Veg Curry
Saag Paneer
Homemade cheese cooked with spinach and spices, garnished with fresh coriander.
Daal Tadka
(yellow lentil) yellow lentils cooked with fresh herbs and spices, and garnished with fresh coriander.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Homemade cottage cheese cooked in a creamy tomato sauce.
Aloo Gobi Matar
Potatoes, cauliflower and greenpeas seasoned with chef's special masala.
Malai Kofta
Balls of vegetables deep fried and served with creamy and spiced tomato based curry.
Chana Saag
Chickpeas and spinach cooked with onion, ginger, garlic, and warm spices.
Baigan Bharta
Eggplant, tomato and onion cooked in herbs, and spices.
Paneer Kadai
Pieces of cottage cheese and green peppers sauteed with onions, tomato, ginger, and spices.
Bhindi Masala
Freshly grown okra and onions seasoned with a blend sauce.
Paneer Matar
Homemade cottage cheese and peas cooked in garlic paste, tomato, and onion sauce.
Tofu Curry
Fried tofu cooked with exotic spices.
Aloo Saag Curry
Potatoes in spinach gravy onion and tomato sauce.

Chicken Curry
Chicken Tikka Masala
Roasted marinated tandoor chicken spiced in curry with creamy tomato sauce.
Butter Chicken
Boneless tandoori chicken in buttery tomato sauce flavored with fenugreek and saffron.
Coconut Chicken Curry
Chicken prepared with coconut milk, ginger, garlic, and indian spices.
Chicken Korma
Tender chicken cubes cooked with puree of cashew nuts, saffron, and spices.
Chicken Saag
Chicken cubes cooked with puree of spinach, ginger, and garlic.
Chicken Vindaloo
Goan specialty tikka cooked in a hot and sour tangy curry sauce with potato.
Chicken Kadai
Grilled boneless breast cooked with onions, red peppers, and green peppers.
Chicken Curry
Cubed boneless chicken cooked in onion, ginger and garlic based authentic curry.
Malai Chicken Curry
Tender chicken cubes cooked with grilled roasted whole spices, poppys, seeds, seasoned with mustard seed, gromatic curry leave mixed with a little bit of cream.

Lamb Curry
Lamb Curry
Lamb pieces cooked with gravy of onion, ginger, garlic, and spices.
Lamb Korma
Boneless pieces of lamb cooked with cashew nuts in a spiced creamy sauce.
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb cooked in a spicy sauce with potatoes.
Lamb Saag
Lamb cooked with spinach in mild sauce.

Goat Curry
Goat Curry
Goat cooked in a onion based curry sauce and ginger garlic paste.
Goat Korma
Tender goat cubes cooked with puree of cashew nuts, saffron, coconut milk, and spices.
Goat Vindaloo
Marinated goat cooked in a spicy sauce with potatoes.
Goat Saag
Goat cooked with spinach in mild sauce.

Seafood
Tilapia Fish Curry
Fillets of seasonal fresh fish, simmered in a tangy sauce of coconut, ginger, garlic, and spices.

Tandoori Chicken / Lamb
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated in yogurt and freshly ground spices, and broiled in a tandoor.
Reshmi Chicken Kabab
Chicken kabab grilled on tandoor with green pepper and onion.
Tandoori Chicken Tikka
Succulent cubes of chicken subtly spiced and broiled in a tandoor.
Tandoori Malai Chicken Tikka
Tender pieces of chicken in marinade of sour cream, lemon juice, ginger, garlic, and green chili paste.

Indian Breads
Garlic Naan
Naan topped with fresh garlic and cilantro.
Butter Naan
Naan topped with butter.
Naan
Soft leavened white bread cooked in a clay oven.
Cheese Naan
Naan stuffed with cheese and topped with butter.
Onion Kulcha
White bread stuffed with onion, cilantro, and spices.
Aloo Kulcha
Naan stuffed with mild spicy potatoes.
Paneer Kulcha
Soft naan stuffed with cottage cheese.
Sesame Naan
(tilko naan) naan topped with sesame and butter.

Fried Rice
Mix Fried Rice
Stir-fried basmati rice on onions, green peas, toasted cumin seeds and bell pepper, gamished with cilantro, and carrot with meat or vegetable.
Veg Fried Rice
Stir-fried basmati rice on onions, green peas, toasted cumin seeds and bell pepper, gamished with cilantro, and carrot with meat or vegetable.

Rice Biryani
Veg Biryani
An elloborate preparation of marinated meat, vegetables, fried onions, lemion juice, saffron water spices, and aromatic basmati rice then steamed together.

Chowmein
Mixed Chowmein
Noodles sauteedwith choice of meat or vegetables, mixed with cabbage, scallion, carrot, and cilantro.
Veg Chowmein
Noodles sauteedwith choice of meat or vegetables, mixed with cabbage, scallion, carrot, and cilantro.

Chili Momo (Himalayan)
Veg Chili Momo
Dumpling cooked in a spicy tomato ketchup with onion, lemon juice, black pepper, and crushed red chili.

Nepali Momo
Veg Momo
Nepali style dumpling filled with either meat or vegetables with onions, cilantro and nepali spices with steamed or fried.

Nepali Thukpa Sou
Veg Thukpa
A popular Himayalan noodle soup served with vegetables or meat.
Mixed Thukpa
A popular Himayalan noodle soup served with vegetables or meat.

Side Order
Tamarind Sauce
Mint Sauce
Raita
Homemade wipes of yogurt with grated cucumber and cumin seeds.
Achhar
Mixed nepali pickle.
Onion, Lemon And Green Chili

Dessert
Rice Pudding
Indian sweeet dessert made with basmati rice, milk, nuts, and saffron.
Gulab Jamun
Soft rounded of milk solids simmered in honey syrups, rose water, and cardamom.

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Recent Reviews

We came in for Indian food after walking by one day and smelling the delicious aromas wafting out the door We ordered Palak Paneer, chicken curry, and 6 naan. It was the perfect amount for the 3 of us to share. The naan isn't overly garlicky or greasy the best Indian food I've ever had. We cleaned our plates!
May 2025
I don't do too many reviews & I've had a few things at this place. It's all been average, except the chicken fried rice. I ordered chicken fried rice a couple of weeks ago, the chicken was overcooked & a little burnt & I thought maybe cause it was near closing time. Well I ordered again this past weekend 3 orders of chicken fried rice, 3pm in the evening. Although it was not burnt, it was very hard & almost looked like wood. I would have called to...
December 2024
We love it here. Whenever we are in town and craving Indian, we always stop. We generally sit in, but have been doing take out more recently. Service is great, but it isn't a very comfortable inside. I believe that they do a lot of take out vs dine in. Either way, Red Panda Essex is a must for you. We understand prices of things have gone up but over the years the quantity of chicken in the butter chicken has gotten smaller. Nothing that will change us from visiting but we...
October 2024

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Red Panda Essex

163 Pearl St, Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 662-4902