Taj Indian Cuisine FL Menu
Welcome to Taj Indian Cuisine FL, where authentic Indian flavors come alive in a casually elegant setting. Conveniently located at 2734 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, this gem of a restaurant boasts a diverse menu that caters to all palates, including numerous vegan and vegetarian options.
Indulge in our famous tandoori specials, with the Tandoori Chicken marinated in traditional spices, or the mouth-watering Butter Chicken, savoring a perfect balance of spices and creamy richness. Customers rave about the fresh-baked naan, making every meal a delightful experience.
With excellent service and a relaxed atmosphere, Taj Indian Cuisine FL is perfect for families, groups, or a quiet dinner. Enjoy the harmonious blend of flavors while surrounded by tasteful decor and the soothing sounds of Indian flute music. Make your reservation, and let us journey together through the rich tapestry of Indian cuisine!
Appetizers
Taj Special Appetizer
Samosa. Pakora, chicken tikka, and seekh kabab
Vegetarian Mixed Appetizer
Samosa, Pakoras and paneer Pakoras
Chicken Pakora
Boneless chicken pieces marinated with Indian spices and butter fried.
Fish Pakora
Fish pieces marinated with Indian spices and butter fried.
Bombay Shrimp
Shrimp pieces marinated with Indian spices and butter fried.
Vegetable Mix Pakoras
Mashed fried Onions, Potatoes, Spinach, and Cauliflower. Served and deep fried with chutney.
Paneer Pakoras
Homemade pieces of cheese dipped in chickpea butter.
Vegetable Samoas
Two deep-fried triangular patties made of flour stuffed with mild spiced potatoes and green peas served with chutney.
Papad
Two crisp lentil wafers lightly spiced and served with chutney.
Aloo Tikki
Two pieces. Delicately seasoned and spiced potato fried to a golden brown with soft inside. Served with Tamarin and mint Chutney.
Samosa Chat
Delicious combination of samosa topped with Channa Malassa garnished with yogurt, cilantro, and tamarind sauce.
Bhel Poori
Puffed rice tossed with boiled potatoes, onion tomatoes, mint chutney, garnished with chickpea noodles, and cilantro.
Egg Pakora
Boiled pieces of egg, dipped in chickpea batter fried
North Indian Salad
Made from fresh tomato, red onion, and cucumber dress with chat masala.
Kachumber Salad
Chopped and spiced fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and onions.
Chaad Papdi
A special mix of potato, yogurt, chickpeas, tamarind sauce, mint sauce, and fried wafers.
Vegetarian Spring Roll
Hara Bara Kabab
Shahi Paneer
Fresh cheese cubes cooked with a special sauce complemented with cashews and raisins. Vegetarian.
Paneer Karahi
Homemade pieces of cheese and fresh green pepper sauteed in a pan with onions, tomatoes, ginger and mild Indian spices. Vegetarian.
Paneer Makhani
Homemade pieces of cheese cooked with crushed tomatoes and onions served in a butter and cream sauce. Vegetarian.
Saag Paneer
Fresh Indian cottage cheese cooked with creamed spinach and fresh aromatic spices. Vegetarian.
Matar Paneer
Fresh Indian cottage cheese with peas and curried in our blend of spices and herbs. Vegetarian.
Vegetarian Special
Mixed vegetables of the day. Vegetarian.
Vegetable Korma
Mixture of different vegetables sauteed in herbs and spices with onions, tomatoes, cream, cashews and raisins. Vegetarian.
Mixed Vegetable Curry
Variety of fresh vegetables cooked in curry sauce. Vegetarian.
Vegetable Makhanwala
Variety of fresh vegetables cooked in creamy tomato sauce with fresh ground spices. Vegetarian.
Allo Gobi Masala
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked in spices with fresh tomatoes garlic and ginger. Vegetarian.
Aloo Saag
Potatoes simmered in herb flavored cream spinach. Vegetarian.
Aloo Matar
Potatoes curried with spring peas, uniquely simple but exotically delicious. Vegetarian.
Dum Aloo
Potatoes cook with herbs, spices, onion, tomatoes and ginger cream sauce in a cashew paste. Vegetarian.
Aloo Chhole
Potatoes and chickpeas with spice flavor curry sauce. Vegetarian.
Chana Masala
Chickpeas flavored with a special blend of fresh aromatic spices. Vegetarian.
Chana Saag
Chickpeas with spinach spice flavor curry sauce. Vegetarian.
Malai Kofta
Vegetable in cottage cheese balls served in a cream sauce. Vegetarian.
Eggplant
Bharta. Mashed eggplant seasoned with herbs and sauteed with onions, tomatoes and green peppers. Vegetarian.
Okra
Fresh lady fingers cooked with tomatoes, onions and spices. Vegetarian.
Matar Mushroom
Mushroom prepared with green peas in a traditional Indian style herbs, tomatoes, butter and cream. Vegetarian.
Dal Makhani
Creamed lentils cooked with selected spices and flavored with herbs, tomatoes and butter. Vegetarian.
Tarka Dal
Yellow lentils cooked with spices flavored with herbs and tomatoes. Vegetarian.
Bombay Aloo
Cubes of potatoes cooked along with onions and tomatoes - slightly spiced. Vegetarian.
Kadai Mushrooms
Mushrooms pieces cooked with fresh green peppers, sauteed in a pan with onions, tomatoes, ginger and mild Indian spices. Vegetarian.
Vegetarian Specialties
Chicken
Butter Chicken
House specialty. Roasted boneless tandoor chicken cooked in Indian spices with tomatoes, butter and cream sauce.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Boneless pieces of chicken marinated and roasted in the tandoor then sauteed in spices and served with a rich exotic sauce, masala style.
Chicken Korma
Boneless chicken cooked in herbs and rich cream sauce with raisins and cashews.
Chicken Dhansak
Boneless chicken cooked with lentils and spices.
Chicken Bhuna
Chicken cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, green peppers, fresh ginger and spices served in a thick gravy.
Chicken Vindaloo
Boneless chicken, cooked with potatoes in a tangy sharp sauce.
Chicken Do Piaza
Chicken simmered in different spices and sauteed and topped with onions, green peppers and tomatoes.
Saag Chicken
Boneless chicken prepared with spinach and cooked in an aromatic sauce.
Chicken Madras
Chicken cooked in South Indian style curry garnished with coconut and roasted ground spiced.
Chicken Curry
Chicken cooked in fresh curry sauce made of onions and tomatoes.
Egg Curry
Pieces of boiled eggs cooked in fresh curry sauce made with onions and tomatoes.
Shahi Korma
Beef cubes gently marinated in herbs and cream and garnished with dry raisins and cashews.
Beef Bhuna
Beef cubes cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, green peppers, fresh ginger and spices.
Beef Vindaloo
Beef curry prepared with potatoes and made slightly sour, served mild or hot.
Saag Ghost
Beef cubes simmered in a blend for fresh aromatic spices and chopped spinach.
Beef Curry
Tender beef pieces cooked in a curry sauce with fresh ginger, garlic and spices.
Beef Madras
Beef cooked in South Indian style curry garnished with coconut and roasted ground spices.
Beef
Goat
Goat Korma
Juicy boneless lamb cooked in herbs and rich cream sauce with raisins and cashews.
Goat Bhuna
Goat pieces cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, green peppers, fresh ginger and served in a thick sauce.
Saag Goat
Goat pieces simmered in a herb flavored chopped creamed spinach.
Goat Curry
Chunks of goat simmered in fresh spices and served in a curry sauce.
Goat Vindaloo
Pieces of goat cooked in a pungent curry with potatoes served mild or hot.
Goat Madras
Goat cooked in South Indian style curry garnished with coconut and roasted ground spices.
Lobster Korma
Lobster cooked in rich cream sauce with raisins and cashews.
Lobster Makhani
Lobster tails cooked with tomatoes, garlic and ginger served in a butter and cream sauce.
Shrimp Shahi Korma
Fresh shrimp cooked in herbs and rich cream sauce with cashews and raisins.
Shrimp Bhuna
Cooked with onions, tomatoes, green peppers and spices served in a tomato butter cream sauce.
Shrimp Makhani
Large shrimp cooked with fresh garlic, ginger and spices served in a butter cream sauce.
Shrimp Vindaloo
Shrimp cooked with potatoes in a curry sauce and made lightly sour, tomato served mild or hot.
Shrimp Mater
Fresh shrimp curried with spring peas and cilantro.
Shrimp Curry
Fresh shrimps cooked in a curry sauce.
Shrimp Madras
Shrimp cooked in South Indian style curry garnished with coconut and roasted ground spices.
Fish Korma
Fresh tilapia cooked in herbs and rich cream sauce with raisins and cashews.
Fish Butter Masala
Fresh tilapia cooked in rich creamy tomato sauce.
Fish Curry
Fish cooked in fresh curry sauce made of onion, tomatoes, garlic and ginger.
Fish Vindaloo
Boneless pieces of fish cooked with potatoes and sharp sauce mild or hot.
Fish Madras
Fresh tilapia cooked in Southern Indian style curry made of pan roasted ground spiced coconut.
Seafood
Our Famous Tandoori Specials
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated in traditional yogurt and spices, roasted in the tandoor and served sizzling on a platter with pieces of raw onions.
Tandoori Mixed
Delicious combination of tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, seekh kebab and shrimp, served with a nan bread.
Tandoori Shrimps
Large size shrimp marinated in mild spices, cooked in the tandoor and served sizzling on a platter.
Chicken Tikka
Boneless pieces of chicken breast marinated in spices and roasted to perfection in the tandoor.
Fish Tikka
Boneless mahi-mahi fish marinated with Indian spices, garlic herbs cooked over charcoal.
Beef Seekh Kebab
Prime ground beef, seasoned with onions, herbs and exotic spices and tandoor roasted, served on with sizzler salad.
Chicken Malai Kebab
Tender chicken pieces marinated with cashews, cream mild spices and roasted.
Tandoor Lamb Chops
Tender lamb chops marinated in garlic and ginger, fresh spices and roasted.
Lamb Seekh Kebab
Prime ground lambs seasoned with onions, ginger, herbs and exotic spices and tandoori roasted.
Paneer Tikka
Cottage cheese cubes marinated in Indian spices and yogurts and skewered in tandoor.
Naan
Unleavened tandoor baked bread.
Garlic Naan
All purpose flour bread stuffed with garlic and butter and tandoor baked.
Kashmiri Naan
Stuffed with dry fruit and coconut.
Paneer Naan
Stuffed with homemade cheese and baked in charcoal clay oven.
Keema Naan
Naan bread stuffed with spiced ground beef or lamb.
Olive Naan
Light flatty naan bread topped with chopped olives with cilantro, baked in tandoor.
Chicken Naan
Naan bread stuffed with roasted chicken, baked in tandoor.
Onion Kulcha
Bread stuffed with onions and coriander, baked in tandoor.
Roti
Whole wheat bread, baked in tandoor.
Paratha
Tandoor baked whole wheat bread with butter.
Mint Paratha
Whole wheat bread cooked with mint, baked in tandoor.
Bhatura
Deep fried white flour bread.
Poori
Deep fried whole wheat bread.
Bullet Nan
Light, flatty nan bread topped with chopped green chilies and cilantro, baked in tandoor.
Aloo Paratha
Whole wheat bread cooked with spiced potatoes, baked in tandoor.
Aloo Nan
White flour bread cooked with spiced potatoes, baked in tandoor.
Chapati
Thin bread made with whole wheat.
Homemade Breads
Biryani Rice Pulao
Taj Nawabi Biryani
Lamb, chicken and shrimp vegetables cooked with delicately spiced basmati rice, flavored with nuts and raisins.
Goat Biryani
Delicately spiced basmati rice cooked in a sauce with delicious tender pieces of goat, nuts and raisins.
Lamb Biryani
Delicately spiced basmati rice cooked in a sauce with delicious tender pieces of lamb, nuts and raisins.
Shrimp Biryani
Aromatic rice cooked with shrimp, green peas, herbs, spices, nuts and raisins.
Chicken Biryani
Delicately spiced basmati rice cooked in a sauce with delicious chicken flavored with saffron, nuts, raisins and eggs.
Vegetable Biryani
Subtly spiced basmati rice cooked with vegetables, saffron and garnished with dry fruits and nuts.
Kashmiri Pulao
Aromatic basmati rice cooked with green peas and nuts.
Egg Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with boiled eggs, nuts and raisins.
Paneer Briyani
Matar Pulao
Saffron flavored spiced basmati rice fried with sweet peas.
Bastami Rice
Bastami Rice
Distinctly Indian
Lassi
Chilled homemade fresh yogurt drink.
Mango Lassi
Chilled homemade fresh mango yogurt drink.
Juice
Indian Spiced Tea
Tea boiled in a blend with cardamon, cinnamon and milk.
Lamb Korma
Juicy tenderloins of lamb cooked in a rich cream sauce with raisins and cashews. Accompanied by saffroned basmati rice.
Lamb Butter Masala
Boneless pieces of lamb cooked in Indian spices with tomato,butter and cream sauce. Accompanied by saffroned basmati rice.
Lamb Bhuna
Lamb cooked with fresh tomatoes, green peppers and onions and reduced over slow fire, flavored with fresh garam masala. Accompanied by saffroned basmati rice.
Lamb Dhansak
Boneless lamb cooked with lentils and spices. Accompanied by saffroned basmati rice.
Lamb Vindaloo
Pieces of lamb cooked in a pungent curry of potatoes, served mild or hot. Accompanied by saffroned basmati rice.
Lamb Do Piaza
Lamb cubes simmered in different spices and specially sauteed with onions, green peppers and tomatoes. Accompanied by saffroned basmati rice.
Saag Lamb
Tenderloins of lamb simmered in herb flavored chopped spinach. Accompanied by saffroned basmati rice.
Lamb Curry
A typical Indian curry with juicy tenderloins of lamb curried with exotic spices. Accompanied by saffroned basmati rice.
Lamb Madras
Lamb cooked in south Indian style curry garnished with coconut and roasted ground spices. Accompanied by saffroned basmati rice.
Lamb Rogan Josh
Lamb pieces cooked in sauce made from yogurt, tomatoes, ginger,garlic and fresh spices. Accompanied by saffroned basmati rice.
Lamb
Hearty Soups
Mulligatawny Soup
A south Indian lentil soup made with chicken, Indian spices and curry leaves.
Dal Soup
A delicious soup made with lentils, herbs and mild Indian spices.
Tomato Soup
Cream blend of tomatoes flavored with garlic herbs.
Onion Salad
Sliced fresh onions and lemon wedges.
Mango Chutney
Homemade mango chutney.
Mint Chutney
Cool homemade chutney with mint, onion, ginger and cilantro.
Curry Sauce
Dahi Raita
Cooled homemade yogurt with cucumbers and spices. Mild.
Onion Chutney
Plain Yogurt
Mixed Pickles
Hot.
Tamarind Chutney
Specially homemade tamarind chutney.
Makhani Sauce
Side Orders
Desserts
2 Piece Gulab Jamun
Popular Indian dessert with milk soaked in honey syrup and sprinkled with rose water. Served warm.
Gajar Ka Halwa
Grated carrots simmered in milk and nuts.
Kheer
Indian style rice pudding made from basmati rice, cooked in milk with cashews, raisins and cardamon pods and garnished with rose water.
Rasmalai
Traditional delicacy from North India, cheese dessert soaked in rich sweetened milk served garnished with pistachios and sprinkled with rose water.
Mango Fruit Custard
Falooda Ice Cream
Rose flavored ice cream.
Pistachio Kulfi
A delicious homemade Indian ice cream uniquely flavored with pistachios and aromatic cardamom.
Ice Cream
Tea
Coffee
Iced Tea
Indian Coffee
Soft Drinks
Milk
Perrier
Beverages
Appetizers Archive
Paneer Pakoraa
Homemade pieces of cheese dipped in chickpea butter.
Paper
2 crisp lentil wafers lightly spiced, served with chutney.
2 Piece Aloo Tikki
Delicately seasoned and spiced potato fried to a golden brown with a soft inside served with tamarind and mint chutney.