Basant Modern Indian Restaurant Menu

1939 W Byron St, Chicago, IL 60613
  • Starters

    • Chicken Malai Cilantro

      Chicken sautéed in special cream and cilantro-based sauce (GF)
      $12.00
    • Paneer Malai Cilantro

      Paneer sauteed in a special cream and cilantro-based sauce (GF)
      $12.00
    • Mushroom Kulcha W/ Truffle Garlic Butter

      Leavened flatbread, stuffed with mushrooms, topped with truffle garlic butter (Veg)
      $11.00
    • Samosa

      Traditional deep-fried pastry with potato filling (contains soy)
      $9.00
    • Pork Belly Vindaloo Tonkatsu With Plum Murabba

      Pork Belly Tonkatsu with Vindaloo Aioli and Plum Murabba (contains soy and egg)
      $14.00
    • Jackfruit Cutlets

      Served with Minth Chutney (mint chutney is not dairy free) (contains soy)
      $9.00
    • Lamb Chops

      Spice rubbed, seared Lamb Chops served with mint aioli (GF)
      $14.00
    • Chettinad Fried Chicken

      Breaded, fried chicken in 22-spice Chettinad marinade (contains soy, yoghurt, sesame and gluten)
      $14.00
    • Gobi Manchurian

      Crispy fried cauliflower koftas, with complex red sauce, featuring red chillies, garlic, ginger, & rice vinegar (Veg, DF, contains soy and other allergens, including peanuts and sesame)
      $12.00
    • Fish Amritsari & Chips

      Cod Fish and chips with special spice rub
      $13.00
  • Soup/Salad

    • Mulligatawny

      Spicy lentil broth, served with dollop of rice (V, Veg, DF, GF)
      $8.00
    • Tomato Lemon Shorba

      Tomato soup, flavored with lemon and cilantro (V, Veg, DF, GF)
      $8.00
    • Kachumber Salad

      Fresh chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions in lemon juice and seasoning (V, Veg, DF, GF)
      $7.00
  • Mains

    • Chicken Basant

      Peppers, onions, mushrooms, finished with tomato-based brown sauce, simmered with spices (Rice included) (GF)
      $23.00
    • Fish Basant

      Salmon cooked in creamy coconut milk and a spicy tomato-based sauce, infused with habaneros (Rice included) (DF, GF)
      $29.00
    • Lamb Shank Nihari

      Fall-of-the-bone lamb shank braised in spices (Rice included)
      $29.00
    • Lamb Stew

      Braised boneless lamb in a rich gravy featuring five types of chiles (kashmiri red chili, chile de arbol, chile guajillo, chipotle chile, and chile japones). (GF)
      $25.00
    • Mushroom Medley & Jackfruit Haleem

      Medley of Oyster, Shitake, and Cremini mushrooms with Jackfruit, in a thick, savory porridge of lentils, cracked wheat, and spices, topped with sauteed Portabella Mushrooms.
      $22.00
    • Malai Kofta

      Potato and paneer-based balls dunked in tomato-based sauce (Rice included) (Veg, GF)
      $22.00
    • Makhani

      $21.00
    • Saag

      $21.00
  • Tandoor

    • Fish Tikka

      Salmon with skin, roasted in Tandoor (No sauce, Rice not included) (DF, GF)
      $26.00
    • Paneer Tikka

      Paneer and peppers roasted in Tandoor (No sauce, Rice not included)
      $17.00
    • Chicken Tikka

      Boneless chicken kebabs, roasted in Tandoor (No sauce, Rice not included; GF)
      $17.00
    • Cornish Hen

      Cornish hen Chicken roasted in Tandoor (No sauce, Rice not included)
      $22.00
  • Sides

    • Dal Maharani

      Slow-cooked black lentils (Rice not included) (Veg, GF)
      $12.00
    • Channa Masala

      Old Delhi style garbanzo beans (Rice not included) (V, Veg, GF)
      $13.00
    • Yellow Dal

      Pink lentils, an Indian household must (Rice not included) (V, Veg, DF, GF)
      $12.00
    • Eggplant Bharta

      Eggplant, tandoor roasted, finished with aromatics (Rice not included) (V, Veg, DF, GF)
      $14.00
  • Breads

    • Roti

      Whole wheat bread (V, Veg, DF)
      $3.50
    • Plain Naan

      Enriched white flour bread (Contains dairy)
      $3.50
    • Garlic Naan

      Enriched white flour bread, topped with minced garlic and cilantro (Contains dairy)
      $3.50
    • Lacha Parantha

      Whole wheat bread, layered with butter (Contains dairy)
      $4.00
  • Rice

    • Plain Basmati Rice

      Basmati rice (DF, GF)
      $4.00
    • Jeera Rice

      Basmati rice with toasted cumin seeds (DF, GF)
      $6.00
  • Accompaniments

    • Plain Raita

      Yoghurt with house-made seasoning
      $5.00
    • Cucumber Raita

      Yoghurt with house-made seasoning and shredded cucumber
      $6.00
    • Onions, Green Chillies & Lime

      $3.00
    • Mint Chutney

      $3.00
    • Tamarind Chutney

      $3.00
    • Mango Chutney

      $3.00
    • Chilli Oil

      $3.00
  • Desserts

    • Kheer

      $8.00
  • Starters

    • Jackfruit Cutlets

      Served with Mint Chutney (mint chutney is not dairy free) (contains soy)
      $9.00
    • Chicken Malai Cilantro

      Chicken sautéed in special cream and cilantro-based sauce (GF)
      $12.00
    • Paneer Malai Cilantro

      Paneer sauteed in a special cream and cilantro-based sauce (GF)
      $12.00
    • Chettinad Fried Chicken

      Breaded, fried chicken in 22-spice Chettinad marinade (contains soy and gluten)
      $14.00
    • Gobi Manchurian

      Crispy fried cauliflower koftas, with complex red sauce, featuring red chillies, garlic, ginger, & rice vinegar (Veg, DF, contains soy and other allergens, including peanuts and sesame)
      $12.00
    • Samosa

      Traditional deep-fried pastry with potato filling (contains soy)
      $9.00
    • Lamb Chops

      Spice rubbed, seared Lamb Chops served with mint aioli (GF)
      $14.00
    • Mango, Corn, Sweet Potato & Hominy Bhel (Contains Allergens)

      *NOT recommended for guests who have allergies to wheat, peanuts, treenuts, soy, sesame, mustard or sulphites*
      $9.00
    • Mushroom Kulcha W/ Truffle Garlic Butter

      Leavened flatbread, stuffed with mushrooms, topped with truffle garlic butter (Veg)
      $12.00
    • Fish Amritsari & Chips

      Cod Fish and chips with special spice rub
      $13.00
    • Pork Belly Vindaloo Tonkatsu With Plum Murabba

      Pork Belly Tonkatsu with Vindaloo Aioli and Plum Murabba (contains soy and egg)
      $14.00
  • Soup/Salad

    • Mulligatawny

      Spicy lentil broth, served with dollop of rice (V, Veg, DF, GF)
      $8.00
    • Tomato Lemon Shorba

      Tomato soup, flavored with lemon and cilantro (V, Veg, DF, GF)
      $8.00
    • Kachumber Salad

      Fresh chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions in lemon juice and seasoning (V, Veg, DF, GF)
      $7.00
  • Mains

    • Lamb Shank Nihari

      Fall-of-the-bone lamb shank braised in spices (Rice included)
      $29.00
    • Lamb Stew

      Braised boneless lamb in a rich gravy featuring five types of chiles (kashmiri red chili, chile de arbol, chile guajillo, chipotle chile, and chile japones). (GF)
      $25.00
    • Fish Basant

      Salmon cooked in creamy coconut milk and a spicy tomato-based sauce, infused with habaneros (Rice included) (DF, GF)
      $29.00
    • Chicken Basant

      Peppers, onions, mushrooms, finished with tomato-based brown sauce, simmered with spices (Rice included) (GF)
      $23.00
    • Saag

      $21.00
    • Makhani

      $21.00
    • Malai Kofta

      Potato and paneer-based balls dunked in tomato-based sauce (Rice included) (Veg, GF)
      $22.00
    • Mushroom Medley & Jackfruit Haleem

      Medley of Oyster, Shitake, and Cremini mushrooms with Jackfruit, in a thick, savory porridge of lentils, cracked wheat, and spices, topped with sauteed Portabella Mushrooms.
      $22.00
    • Kichad Chole Bhature

      Chick peas, with thick gravy, and soft, deep-fried, leavened bread (Veg), includes two bhaturas
      $17.00
  • Sides

    • Dal Maharani

      Slow-cooked black lentils (Rice not included) (Veg, GF)
      $12.00
    • Yellow Dal

      Pink lentils, an Indian household must (Rice not included) (V, Veg, DF, GF)
      $12.00
    • Eggplant Bharta

      Eggplant, tandoor roasted, finished with aromatics (Rice not included) (V, Veg, DF, GF)
      $14.00
  • Tandoor

    • Fish Tikka

      Salmon with skin, roasted in Tandoor (No sauce, Rice not included) (DF, GF)
      $26.00
    • Chicken Tikka

      Boneless chicken kebabs, roasted in Tandoor (No sauce, Rice not included; GF)
      $17.00
    • Paneer Tikka

      Paneer and peppers roasted in Tandoor (No sauce, Rice not included)
      $17.00
    • Cornish Hen

      Cornish hen Chicken roasted in Tandoor (No sauce, Rice not included)
      $22.00
  • Breads

    • Roti

      Whole wheat bread (V, Veg, DF)
      $3.50
    • Plain Naan

      Enriched white flour bread (Contains dairy)
      $3.50
    • Garlic Naan

      Enriched white flour bread, topped with minced garlic and cilantro (Contains dairy)
      $3.50
    • Lacha Parantha

      Whole wheat bread, layered with butter (Contains dairy)
      $4.00
  • Rice

    • Plain Basmati Rice

      Basmati rice (DF, GF)
      $4.00
    • Jeera Rice

      Basmati rice with toasted cumin seeds (DF, GF)
      $6.00
  • Accompaniments

    • Plain Raita

      Yoghurt with house-made seasoning
      $5.00
    • Cucumber Raita

      Yoghurt with house-made seasoning and shredded cucumber
      $6.00
    • Onions, Green Chillies & Lime

      $3.00
    • Mint Chutney

      $3.00
    • Tamarind Chutney

      $3.00
    • Mango Chutney

      $3.00
    • Chilli Oil

      $3.00

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