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Farouks

FarouksIndian Takeaway
Address: 82 Derby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire.
Phone: 01509 261916
Website: menu
Category: Loughborough Restaurants - Takeaway
Category: Indian Takeaway Restaurants - Takeaway


Indian Takeaway
Take Away & Home Delivery
A complimentary dish for all orders over £10 or bottle of soft drink on all orders over £15 or more.
Free delivery on all orders over £10 within a 5 mile radius.
15% Student discount on collection only. NUS ID required.
Open 7 days a week
4:30pm to 11:00pm

Ask about special student deal

Appetisers

Tandoori Chicken

Tender Chicken on the bone marinated to special house and grilled in the tandoori oven.

£2.50

Chicken Tikka

Tender chicken pieces flavoured in special spices, served with onions.

£2.50

Jalfrezi Tikka

As above but flavoured with green herbs, a touch of fresh lemon juice and extra green chillies to make it a hot variation

£2.50

Chicken Chaat

Tender chicken pieces fried with spices which provide a mild and tangy taste and garnished with chopped cucumber

£2.50

Masala Chicken Wing

Wings delicately flavoured to house recipe and grilled in the tandoori oven

£2.50

Lamb Tikka

Tender pieces of lamb, marinated to special house recipe & grilled in the tandoor oven

£2.50

Shami Kebab

Lean minced lamb, seasoned with herbs and spices, mixed with onions and fried in crispy batter, garnished with egg omelette

£3.00

Mixed Kebab

A combination of the above

£3.50

Chicken Tikka Shashlik

Tender chicken pieces flavoured in fragrant selected spices served with onions, capsicum and tomatos.

£2.95

Rashun Mushrooms

Sliced mushrooms cooked delicately with a garlic sauce with onions and tomatos.

£2.95

Shing-Ara

Tiny pieces of spicy cubed potatoes in a thin envelope made of flour – deep fried.

£2.45

Farouk?s Tamarind Chicken

Breat pieces of chicken cooked in a tasty tamarind sauce.

£2.95

Mass Biran

A rare opportunity to sample fine fish from the rivers of Bangladesh. A white meaty chunk of fish touched with a dew spices – thus leaving the natural aromatic taste.

£3.50

Rhupchanda (pomfret)

Whole pomfret marinated in lemon grass, crushed coriander seeds and delicate tandoori spices, cooked in a tandoori clay oven.

£3.95

Sheek Kebab

Lean minced lamb, seasoned with herbs and spices and grilled in the tandoor oven.

£2.50

Lentil or Mulagatawny Soup

The colonial favourite made to chefs special recipe and served with crispy bread.

£2.00

Onion Bhaji

Freash onions bound in a spicy batter and deep fried

£2.00

Samosa (Meat or Veg)

Wafer thin pasty stuffed with either meat or vegetables and deep fried

£2.00

Chana Puri

Chick Peas cooked with herbs and spices served over crispy bread

£2.50

Chana Puri

Chick Peas cooked with herbs and spices served over crispy bread.

£2.50

Vegetable Chaat

Seasoned mixed vegetables fried with spices and served with crispy bread.

£2.50

Fried Patra

Colocassia leaves rolled and bound together in a spicy paste and deep fried – garnished with coconut and till seed.

£2.50

Prawn Puri

Spicy prawns cooked to house recipe and served over crispy bread

£2.70

Tandoori King Prawns

King Prawns flavoured in aromatic herbs and spices and delicately grilled in out tandoor oven

£3.95

Piazi

Freshly chopped onions mixed with ground green herbs and lentils then deep fried until crisp.

£1.95

Garlic Prawn & Mushroom Pepper

Prawns and mushrooms cooked with garlic and spices inside a half grilled pepper

£2.95

Aloo Chop

This dish is from Sylhet in the north of Bangladesh. Spicy potatoes mashed, tossed over egg yolk, coated with breadcrumbs and deep fried until a beautiful natural golden brown.

£2.50

King Prawn Puri

Tigar prawns cooked medium or spicy to your taste and served on a puffed puree bread.

£3.50

Tandoori Specialities

All these dishes are grilled on a charcoal fire in a special tandoori (clay oven).

Chicken Tandoori (half)

Tender chicken, marinated in yoghurt and spices

£4.95

Chicken Tikka

Diced chicken marinated in fesh ground spices

£4.95

Lamb Tikka

Very mild diced lamb, marinated with mild spices.

£5.25

Sheek Kebab

Minced lamb with onions special herbs and spices skewered and barbecued

£4.75

Paneer Tikka Shaslik

Homemade cheese paneer with tomato capsicum and onion.

£5.50

Chicken or Lamb Shaslik

Tender chicken or lamb marinated in herbs and spices cooked with onions, tomatoes and capsicum or creamy sweet and sour sauce

£6.50

King Prawn Tandoori

King Prawns marinated in yoghurt and special and ground spices

£8.95

Maharajah Mixed Grill

An assotement of chicken tandoori chicken tikka lamb tikka king prawn and sheek kebab.

£8.50

Lamb Chops

£5.95

Tandoori Special Masala Dishes

Chicken, Lamb or King Prawn marinated in yoghurt with spices and herbs, gently cooked in a clay oven tossed with ground almonds, pistashios, coconut and fresh cream. This dish is regarded as the national dish of the UK!

Chicken Tikka Masala

£5.95

Lamb Tikka Masala

£6.25

Tandoori Butter Chicken

£6.50

Chicken Chilli Masala

Medium hot with green chilli

£6.50

Tandoori King Prawn Masala

£9.50

Chef?s Special Tandoori Mix

Tandoori chicken and lamb tikka, chicken tikka, shesh kebab

£7.75

Vegetable Masala

£5.50

Paneer Tikka Masala

Homemade cheese paneer in a mild creamy sauce.

£5.75

Biryani

Very special Biryani dishes cooked with basmati rice and the aroma of safron. Served with vegetable curry.

Special Biryani

£7.95

Chicken Biryani

£5.95

Chicken Tikka Biryani

£6.50

Tandoori Chicken Biryani

£6.50

Tandoori King Prawn

£8.50

Lamb Biryani

£5.95

King Prawn Biryani

£8.95

Keema Biryani

£5.95

Prawn Biryani

£6.25

Lamb Tikka Biryanni

£6.75

Mixed Vegetable Biryanni

£5.50

Specialities of the House

Lamb or Chicken Pasanda

Thin slices of chicken or lamb marinated in spices and herbs then slowly simmered in a rich cream sauce served with ground almonds and red wine.

£5.95

Chicken or Lamb Tikka Bhuna Masala

Charcoal grilled chicken cooked in garam masala sauce with a touch of garlic.

£5.95

Chicken Tikka Shajani or Lamb Tikka

Prepared with green peppers onions fresh green chillies and garlic – fairly hot

£6.95

Chicken or Lamb Razela

A combination of hot spices peppers and cubed potatoes blended with fresh natural yoghurt

£5.95

Chicken or Lamb Saag

Barbedued chicken or lamb cooked with fresh spinach and topped with fried garlic and coriander leaf for extra flavour.

£5.95

Dhaka Chicken Tikka & Mince Meat

Cooked with the chefs special spices

£5.95

Chicken Chilli Garlic

Small chicken breast peaces sautéed and simmered in their own huices with aromatic chillies, coriander and freshly spiced.

£5.95

King Prawn Chilli Garlic

King prawn marinated in spicy lemon juice, sauteed and simmered in their own juices with aromatic chillies coriander and freshly spiced.

£7.95

Bindi Murgh

A lightly spiced dish consisting bite sized pieces of breast chicken garnished withfresh coriander tomatoes and bindi (okra).

£5.95

Sag Paneer

Spinach with garlic and spiced which is cooked with paneer (curd chees).

£5.50

Murgi Apricot Special

Marinated chicken cooked with apricot yoghurt and fresh cream.

£5.95

Tawa Gosht or Chicken

Tandoori baked lamb or chicken cooked with mild spices golden brown onions in a curry sauce.

£5.50

Podina Gosht

Diced lamb cooked in gingerly hot spices and flavoured with fresh mint.

£5.50

Chicken or Lamb Kashmiri

Diced chicken or lamb flavoured with lychee and ground almonds cooked in a very mild sauce

£5.50

Rupchanda Bhuna

Rupchanda, a topical fish from the Bay of Bengal delicately prepared in a traditional spicy Bengali sauce.

£6.95

Ayre Tarkari

Ayre is a very distinctive fish from Bangladesh prepared as above.

£6.95

Mustard Chicken

Chicken cooked with fresh herbs and spices with mustard seeds green peppers and tomatoes.

£5.50

Murgi Pulao

Barbecued chicken with cashew nuts, almonds, sultanas and basmati rice, served with kofta in an exotic mild spiced bhuna sauce

£7.50

Brinjel Gosht

Lamb cooked with rich spices and fresh aubergine.

£5.95

Jeera Chicken

Chicken marinated in mild spices with white cumin seed, cooked  in its own sauce, served dry.

£5.95

Bombay Chicken or Lamb

Chicken or lamb cooked with roasted potatoes, onions, fresh herbs and spices in a medium sauce.

£5.95

Badami Murgh

Charcoak grilled chicken cooked with fresh cream, fruit & nuts (very mild)

£5.95

Chicken or Lamb Bengal

Cooked with fresh beans and egg, medium strength in a thick sauce

£5.95

Chicken or Lamb Malaya

Lamb or chicken flavoured in banana cooked in a very mild sauce

£6.25

Pili Pili Chicken

Chicken pieces in a special blended hot and spicy sauce.

£6.95

Methi Gosht or Chicken

Chicken or lamb prepared with fresh fenugreek leaf and cooked in a special spicy sauce

£5.95

Naga Chicken

Tender pieces of chicken cooked with hot naga chilli flavoured with fresh coriander & bay leaves

£6.50

Bhuna

Bhuna dishes are tossed in butter and seasoned with authentic spices and cooked with onions and tomatoes in a thick sauce.

Chicken Bhuna

£4.50

King Prawn Bhuna

£7.95

Chicken or Lamb Tikka

£5.75

Mixed Vegetables

£4.25

Meat Bhuna

£4.95

Prawn Bhuna

£4.85

Keema Bhuna

£4.85

Dansak

Dansak dishes are slightly richer, spicy and cooked in a sauce of pureed lentils and pineapple:

Chicken Dansak

£4.50

King Prawn Dansak

£7.95

Chicken Tikka Dansak

£5.75

Mixed Vegetables

£4.25

Meat Dansak

£4.95

Prawn Dansak

£4.85

Lamb Tikka Dansak

£5.95

Korma

Korma dishes are prepared with coconut, almonds, sugar and sultanas to create a mild curry dish.

Chicken Korma

£4.50

King Prawn Korma

£7.95

Chicken Tikka Korma

£5.75

Mixed Vegetables

£4.25

Meat Korma

£4.95

Prawn Korma

£4.85

Lamb Tikka Korma

£5.95

Medium MadraS or Vindaloo

These dishes are one of the most popular hot curries. Prepared with hot spiced flavoured sauce.

Chicken

£4.50

King Prawn

£7.75

Chicken Tikka

£5.75

Mixed Vegetables

£4.25

Meat

£4.50

Prawn

£4.50

Keema

£4.50

Mushroom

£4.50

jalfrezi

These dishes are cooked in fresh ground spices and green chillies with garlic and fresh ginger to give extra strong flavour

Chicken Jalfrezi

£5.50

King Prawn Jalfrezi

£8.95

Keema Jalfrezi

£5.50

Mixed Vegetables

£4.25

Lamb Jalfrezi

£5.50

Prawn Jalfrezi

£5.50

Chicken or Lamb Tikka

£6.25

Dim Jalfrezi

£4.50

Pathia

Pathia dishes are tangy, sweet and sour, cooked with highly flavoured spices, topped with fried tomatoes and capsicum.

Chicken Pathia

£4.95

King Prawn Pathia

£8.75

Chicken Tikka

£5.95

Mixed Vegetables Pathia

£4.50

Lamb Pathia

£5.00

Prawn Pathia

£4.95

Lamb Tikka Pathia

£6.00

Mushroom Pathia

£4.50

Do-Piaza

Chicken or Lamb marinated in spices and cooked in a onion based sauce, slightly sweet:

Chicken

£4.95

King Prawn

£8.75

Chicken Tikka

£5.95

Mixed Vegetables

£4.50

Lamb

£5.00

Prawn

£4.95

Lamb Tikka

£6.00

Mushroom

£4.50

Rogan Josh

Chicken or Lamb cooked in a medium spices and topped with onion and tomatoes

Chicken

£4.95

King Prawn

£8.75

Chicken Tikka

£5.95

Mixed Vegetables

£4.50

Lamb

£5.00

Prawn

£5.00

Lamb Tikka

£6.00

Mushroom

£4.50

Balti Dishes

The following are prepared with a wide variety of spices including ginger, garlic, coriander together in a special Balti sauce.

Balti Chicken

£5.95

Balti Lamb

£5.95

Balti Keema

£5.95

Balti Vegetable

£5.95

Balti Mushroom

£5.95

Balti Prawn

£5.95

Balti King Prawn

£8.95

Balti Mixed tandoori

£8.95

Chicken or Lamb Tika Balti

£6.95

Balti Garlic Chicken or Lamb Tikka

£7.50

Thali

Non Vegetarian Thali

(Sheek kebab, chicken rogan josh, chicken tikka masala, raita, pilau rice & nan)

£10.50

Vegetable Thali

(Vegetable samosa, aloo gobi, chana masala, tarka dall, pilau rice & nan)

£9.50

Shatkora

Shatkora is a citrus fruit which grows only in a small area of Bangladesh and is only available seasonally i has a distinctive aroma and provides tasty piquancy to this medium hot dish.

Chicken or Lamb

£4.95

Chicken Tikka

£5.95

King Prawn

£6.95

Vegetable Side Dishes

These dishes are very palatable and appropriate as an additional main dish.

Aloo Begun

£2.50

Aloo Chuna

£2.50

Sag Aloo

£2.50

Bombay Aloo

£2.50

Bhindi Bhaji

£2.50

Begun Bhaji

£2.50

Bhuna Sauce

£2.50

Chana Masala

£2.50

Green Salad

£2.50

Aloo Gobi

£2.50

Sag Paneer

£2.50

Mushroom Bhaji

£2.50

Mixed Vegetable Bhaji

£2.50

Mutter Paneer

£2.50

Onion Bhaji

£2.50

Sag Bhaji

£2.50

Tarka Dall

£2.50

Tandoori sauce

£2.50

Curry Sauce

£2.50

Korma Sauce

£2.50

Raita (cucumber or onions)

£2.50

Cauliflower Bhaji

£2.50

RICE

Chef?s Special Fried Rice

£2.50

Vegetable Fried Rice

£2.20

Pilau Rice

£1.60

Peas Pilau

£2.00

Chicken Fried rice

£2.30

Garlic Fried Rice

£2.00

Mushroom Fried Rice

£2.20

Plain Fried Rice

£2.00

Boiled rice

£1.50

Keema Pilau

£2.20

Egg Fried rice

£2.20

Jeera Rice

£2.20

Sundries

Dal Nan

£1.70

Chicken Nan

£1.70

Nan

£1.70

Keema Nan

£1.70

Peshwari Nan

£1.70

Garlic Nan

£1.70

Stuffed Nan

£1.70

Cheese Nan

£1.70

Chilli Nan

£1.70

Patratha

£1.70

Stuffed Paratha

£1.70

Garlic and Tomato nan

£1.80

Popadom

35p

Masal Popadom

40p

Chapatti

80p

Chips

£1.20

Chutney or Pickle

40p

Tandoori Roti

£1.30

Chefs Recommendations

Set Meal for 1 Person (Non-Vegetarian)

Starters: Sheek Kebab, Popadom, Chutney

Main Courses:Chicken Tikka masala, Pilau Rice, Nan

£11.00

Set Meal for 1 (Vegetarian)

Starters: Vegetable Samosa, Popadom, Chutney

Main Courses: Vegetable Curry, Mushroom Bhaji, Chana Masala, Pilau Rice, Nan

£11.00

Set Meal for 2 Persons

Starters: Chicken Tikka, Meat or Vegetable Somosa

Main Courses: Chicken Masala, lamb Rogan Josh, Aloo Gobi, Mushroom Bhaji, 2 Chicken Pilau, 1 Nan, 2 Popadom

£20.95

Student Meals

Starters: Sheek Kebab / Onion Bhaji  / Onion Pakora

Main Course:  Any curry of your choice (excl speciality & king prawn)

Pilau Rice / Boiled Rice / Nan, Popadom & Pickles

£7.95

European Cuisine

Sirloin Steak

Cooked with fried onions and mushrooms

£8.50

Fried Chicken – cooked with onions

£5.50

Fried Scampi

£4.50

Chicken Nuggets

£4.50

Omelette

Plain, cheese, chicken or prawn

£4.40

Chips

£1.20