Benares in Financial District New York City

Lassi

Mango lassi, sweet lassi, salted lassi, rose lassi.

San Pellegrino Sparkling Water

Mango Chutney/ Pickle

Onion Tomato Raita

Boondi Raita

Cucumber Raita

Curry Sauce

Tikka Masala Sauce

Vindaloo Sauce

Aloo Fried

Aloo Papri Chaat

Wheat crisps, chick peas and potatoes, topped with yogurt, spices, mint and tamarind sauces.

Banarsi Kachori

Crispy refined flour puffs filled with spiced lentils, served with mango juliennes and date chutney.

Adraki Samosa

Triangular turnovers filled with potatoes and green peas, hint of mango powder, flavored with ginger and cumin. Served with mint and tamarind chutney.

Kolhapuri Misal

Sprouted beans in chili, coconut, herbs with spiced crisps served with toasted pav. Spicy.

Mixed Pakoras

An array of eggplant, yam, spinach, plantain and stuffed chili fritters.

Khasta Gobhi

Lightly battered crisp cauliflower with garlic and crushed pepper in a tangy sauce.

Mathura Se (Aloo Tikki)

Potato patties stuffed with seasoned gram, topped with mint and cranberry sauce.

Tawa Scallops

Pan served scallops with cilantro, green chili and served with mango and tomato relish.

Crab Chettinadu

Lump crab meat seasoned with garlic, ginger, roasted coconut and spices.

Machali Ke Gole

Fish croquette on a bed of garlic, ginger and lemon grass sauce.

Koli Erachi

Chicken breasts marinated with ginger, garlic in a star anise peppery sauce.

Kakori Kebab

Minced lamb marinated with ginger, garlic, garam masala and poppy seed, cooked in clay oven.

Makkai Ka Soweta

lamb shoulder marinated in yogurt, turmeric, chilli, ginger, and garlic, stewed with corn.

Barrah Kebab

Juicy pieces of lamb marinated in yogurt and nutmeg.

Murgh Seyal

Marinated grilled chicken breast over spinach broccoli rabe, dil, enhanced with spices.

Murgh Khubani

Grilled chicken tikka (white meat) served on top of spiced apricot sauce.

Andhra Chicken Curry

Chicken pieces slow cooked in coconut, ginger and garlic sauce.

Chili Chicken

Indo-chinese inspired chicken fried to perfection and tossed with bell peppers, onions, chilies, garlic and ginger.

Chicken Saag

Chicken sauteed with fresh spinach enhanced with spices.

Chicken Jalfrezie

Chicken and assorted vegetables in a special sauce.

Banarsi Rice

Lemon flavored rice.

Garlic Naan

Poori

Roti

Laccha/ Mint Paratha

Aloo Paratha

Tazza Phulka

Rosemary Naan

Peshwari Naan

Choose from onion, potato, paneer

Chicken Tikka and Cheese Kulcha

Atom Bomb

Chocolate lava served with rose petal ice cream.

Karonji

Fresh coconut, poppy seeds and nuts in a pastry shell.

Orange Panacotta

Orange flavored silky custard garnished with orange selections.

Rasmalai

Cottage cheese dumpling.

Kheer Anarkali

Pomegranate flavored rice pudding cooked on slow fire with milk and reduced.

Harabhara Salad

Diced cucumber, red radish, carrots, cherry tomatoes and guacamole on a bed of lettuce with chef's special dressing.

Baingan Mirch Ka Salan

Baby eggplant simmered in coconut, peanut, curry leaves flavored gravy, topped with stuffed peppers.

Diwani Handi

Assorted vegetables, cheese, eggplant in spinach curry sauce.

Nawabi Subji

Fresh vegetables simmered in 'Char Magaj' gravy with cardamom flavor.

Saag Paneer

Fresh spinach cooked with cottage cheese, tempered with cumin, ginger and garlic.

Malai Kofta

Vegetable and cheese dumplings cooked in a cashew and tomato gravy.

Baingan Bharta

roasted eggplant mashed, tempered with onion garlic pasta and cooked with onion tomato gravy.

Peshawari Chole

Chickpeas cooked with fresh tomato, anardana, garam masala and onions.

Dal Makhani

Black lentils cooked in slow fire overnight, finished with butter and tomato gravy.

Banarsi Dal

Home cooked blend of malka masoor, chana and arhar tempered with onion, ginger and tomatoes finished with desi ghee.

Paneer Bhurji

Shredded paneer cooked with tomatoes, onion and pepper.

Paneer Makhani

Fresh cottage cheese cooked in creamy tomato sauce.

Shahi Paneer

Cottage cheese cooked in creamy gravy prepared with tomato, onions and cashew nuts.

Soy Tikka Masala

Grilled soy simmered in fenugreek flavored plum tomato sauce.

Lucknowi Murgh

Chicken breast marinated in yogurt with saffron and cardamom flavor, cooked in clay oven.

Tandoori Chicken

Chicken marinated in yogurt, spices and lemon juice, cooked in tandoor.

Lamb Chops

Juicy lamb chops from ribs, marinated to perfection, cooked in clay oven.

Laal Maans

Cubes of lamb cooked in slow fire with yogurt, chili, turmeric, onion, ginger garlic and cardamom.

Keema Mutter

Minced lamb and green peas cooked with fresh ground spices.

Lamb Korma

Tender pieces of lamb cooked in rich cashew nut and almond cream sauce.

Lamb Saag

Tender pieces of lamb sauteed with fresh spinach enhanced with spices.

Punjabi Goat Curry

North Indian goat delicacy with onion and tomato gravy

Kadhai Goat

Succulent pieces of goat cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic garnished with fresh cilantro and ginger.

Barrah Masaledar

Lamb chops grilled and infused in a sauce of onion and tomato with garam masala.

Bhari Machli

Whole pompano stuffed with pickled green masala, grilled, served on a bed of tomato sauce.

Kekada Kari

Traditional Nadan Kerala style crab curry, simmered in mustard, curry leaves and kokum.

Beguni Maach

Sea bass marinated in ginger, garlic, jalapenos, sun dried tomatoes and garam masala oven baked.

Sevai Tomato Kurma

Divers scallops, rock shrimps, crab claws tossed in garlic tomato sauce over indian style rice noodles.

Goat

Shrimp

Sauvignon Blanc, Kim Crawford, New Zealand

Citrus and tropical fruit on the nose, flavors of pineapple and passion fruit with afresh and zesty finish.

Chardonnay, Kendall Jackson Avant, California

Fresh green apple, Meyer lemon, and wildflowers with balanced acidity and long pure fruit finish.

Chardonnay, Clos du Bois, California

Aromas of apple blossom, pears and peach, with a toasty oak, spice and cream body and lingering fresh finish.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Estancia, California

Aromas of dark cherries, chocolate, and currant followed by jammy dark fruit flavors and soft velvety tannins with a long and rich finish.

Malbec, Broquel, Argentina

Aromas of black fruit jam and liquor and a touch of smoke, vanilla, and chocolate followed by sweet full-bodied tannins with a long and pleasant finish.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Simi, California

Aromas of dark fruits with chocolate and spice carry forward flavors of plum, dark berries, cassis, and clove with medium to full-bodied tannins and a well structured finish.

Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Ferrari Carano, California

Aromas and flavors of black tea, blackberry, clove, cedar and leather with a viscous and full-bodied mid-palate.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Mondavi Private Selection, California

Aromas of floral sweet red fruits with a smoky oak and Burgundy roundness on the tongue provide a lasting finish.

Bass

Corona

Heineken

Stella Artois

Amstel Light

Foster

Guinness

Pilsner Urquell

Smoked Maple Sour

Knob Creek Smoked Maple Bourbon, Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar, Grenadine, Garnished with a Cherry

Moscow Mule

Russian Standard Platinum Vodka, Ginger Beer, and Lime

The Mezzanine

Sauza Hornitos Blanco Tequila, Fresh Lemon Juice, Combier Orange Liqueur, Apricot Preserves, Dash of Orange Bitters

Bulldog Lemonade

Bulldog Gin and Homemade Lemonade

Old-Fashioned Don Q

Don Q Gran Anejo Rum, Sugar Cube, Bitters, Club Soda, Lemon Peel and a Maraschino Cherry

Sailor's Gimlet

Perry's Tot Navy Strength Gin, Fresh Lime Juice, Simple Syrup and a Splash of Club Soda

Spiced Manhattan

Wild Turkey Spiced Bourbon, Antica Sweet Vermouth, Bitters and a Maraschino Cherry

Dark & Stormy

Gosling's Black Seal Rum, Ginger Beer and Lime