Saffron & Smoke

The Menu

What we're cooking.

A short menu, changed often. Spice levels are built to taste — we're happy to dial up or down. Items marked v are vegetarian.

To Begin

Small plates

  • Papdi Chaat

    v$12

    Crisp wafers, sweet yogurt, tamarind, pomegranate

  • Kerala Beef Fry

    $16

    Slow-braised, coconut, curry leaf, black pepper

  • Lamb Seekh Kebab

    $18

    Hand-minced, charcoal-grilled, kachumber

  • Bhel Puri

    v$12

    Puffed rice mixed with onions, tomatoes and chutney.

From the Tandoor

Live fire

Cooked to order in our 480°C clay tandoor.

  • Murgh Malai

    $24

    Yogurt-marinated chicken, cardamom, cream

  • Lamb Chops

    $38

    48-hour marinade, charred rare, mint chutney

  • Paneer Tikka

    v$21

    House paneer, smoked tomato, fenugreek

  • Tandoori Prawns

    $29

    Ajwain, lime, coal-roasted, served sizzling

Slow Cooked

Curries & dal

  • Butter Chicken

    $26

    Two-day tomato gravy, fenugreek, brown butter

  • Goan Pork Vindaloo

    $27

    Vinegar, Kashmiri chilli, jaggery — hot and sour

  • Dal Makhani

    v$19

    Black lentils simmered overnight, finished with cream

  • Baingan Bharta

    v$20

    Smoked eggplant, ginger, green chilli

Breads & Rice

From the oven

  • Garlic Naan

    v$6

    Stretched, slapped, blistered

  • Laccha Paratha

    v$7

    Layered whole wheat, ghee

  • Hyderabadi Lamb Biryani

    $32

    Sealed in dough, opened at the table

  • Saffron Pulao

    v$12

    Basmati, Kashmiri saffron, fried onion

To Finish

Sweet things

  • Gulab Jamun

    v$10

    Warm, cardamom syrup, vanilla ice cream

  • Kulfi Falooda

    v$11

    Pistachio kulfi, rose, basil seed

  • Mango Shrikhand

    v$10

    Hung yogurt, Alphonso mango, saffron

Prices in USD · 20% gratuity added for parties of 6+