The Spice Merchant Menu

36 Poplar Rd, Birmingham, B14 7AD
  • Balti Dishes

    • Tikka Balti

  • Seafood Dishes

    • Prawn Bhuna

      Mushrooms, onions, peppers, tomatoes, enhanced with fresh fenugreek & our own garam masala
    • Garlic Chilli Prawns

      Prawns cooked with a combination of garlic, chilli sauce and fresh green chillies
    • Prawn Saag

      Fresh spinach & ground fenugreek marinated with prawns in a classic combination
    • Prawn Achari

      Prawns cooked in mixed mixed pickle, ground fenugreek and garam masala
    • Prawn Methi

      Prawns cooked with fresh fenugreek
    • Prawn Pathia

      Sweet & sour sauce cooked with tomatoes & fresh herbs
    • Prawn Madras

      Prawns cooked in a hot sauce
    • Prawn Korma

      A mild dish full of flavour, the sauce contains ground almond & coconut in fresh cream & a dash of butter
    • Prawn Dansak

      Cooked in sweet & sour sauce cooked with lentils & pineapple
    • Prawn Hara

      Prawn cooked with green herbs and chilli sauce
    • Prawn Chana

      Prawn cooked with chickpeas
    • Prawn Dopiaza

      Cooked with peppers & plenty of onions with fresh herbs & coriander
    • Prawn Jalfrezi

      Onions or peppers, tomatoes, green chillies, white pepper & a slice of lemon used to create a tangy sauce
    • Prawn Masala

      Cooked in a mild creamy sauce with tomatoes, ground almonds & cashews. Garnished with fresh coriander
  • Bread

    • Tikka Naan

      Stuffed with chicken or lamb
  • Chef Specialities

    • Lamb or Chicken Handi

      The most popular dish throughout Pakistan & India. A chef's delicacy of lamb or chicken (on the bone) cooked in a rich dry sauce with herbs & spices & garnished with coriander
    • Tikka Masala

      The nation's favourite -  chicken or lamb tikka, pan fried in a mild creamy sauce with tomatoes, ground almonds & cashews garnished in fresh coriander
    • Gulbarg

      A South Indian dish, medium hot, well spiced garnished with fried onions, tomatoes & green peppers
    • Abid's Recommendation

      A choice of chicken or lamb cooked in onions, peppers, fresh chillies, coriander & garam masala. Cooked in a thick sauce garnished with coriander
    • Karahi

    • Garlic Chilli

      A mouth-watering combination of garlic, chilli sauce & fresh green chillies. Hot delicious
  • Starters

    • Poppadoms

    • Tikka Starter

      Cubes of succulent lamb or chicken medium spiced, marinated & grilled over charcoal
    • Shashlik

      Chargrilled chicken or lamb, cooked with mushrooms, onions & peppers marinated in special spices cooked in a clay oven
    • Shami Kebab

    • Stuffed Pepper

  • Biryani Dishes

    • Tikka Biryani

  • Vegetarian Dishes

    • Vegetable Karahi

      A spicy dish cooked with fresh herbs, tomatoes, chillies & coriander
    • Chana Masala

      Chickpeas in a very dry sauce
    • Saag

      Fresh spinach leaves
    • Vegetable Makhani

      Mixed vegetables cooked in a butter sauce
    • Aloo Methi

      Potatoes with fresh methi (fenugreek)
    • Vegetable Saag

      Vegetables cooked with fresh spinach
    • Aloo Bhindi

      Potatoes with okra
    • Baingan Bhaji

      Aubergines in a dry sauce with fresh coriander
    • Paneer Makhani

      Homemade cheese & peas, cooked with a creamy sauce with ground almonds & cashews
    • Vegetable Achari

      Mixed fresh vegetables cooked with mixed pickle
    • Aloo Chana

      Cooked in potatoes & chickpeas
    • Aloo Saag

      Potatoes & spinach
    • Vegetable Kofta

      Dumplings made from a minced combination of nine fresh vegetables, deep fried & topped with a cashew gravy
    • Mattar Paneer

      Homemade cheese cooked with peas
    • Aloo Gobi

      Potatoes & cauliflower
    • Aloo Mattar

      Potatoes cooked with green peas
    • Vegetable Bhuna

      Fresh vegetables cooked in a rich sauce with added mushrooms & green herbs
    • Tarka Dhal

      Soft cooked lentils spiced up with a chilli & garlic tarka
    • Garlic Vegetable Chilli

      Mixed fresh vegetables cooked with extra garlic fresh herbs & chilli
    • Chana Daal Dopiaza

      Split chickpea lentils cooked with onions and peppers
    • Bhindi

      Tender young okra
    • Garlic Chilli Paneer

      Cheese cubes cooked in a garlic, chilli & coriander
    • Vegetable Methi

      Vegetables cooked with fresh methi (fenugreek)
    • Bombay Aloo

      Potatoes in a spicy sauce made with mustard seeds. Hot & spicy
    • Vegetable Samber

      Fresh vegetables cooked with lentils, fresh herbs & a hint of lemon
    • Aloo Baigan

      Aubergine cooked with potatoes
    • Vegetable Pathia

      Vegetables cooked in a sweet & sour sauce
    • Red Kidney Beans

      Cooked in a spicy sauce
    • Mushroom Bhaji

      Sliced button mushrooms & onions
    • Methi Chaman

      Cottage cheese cubes cooked with fresh methi leaves
    • Paneer Mushroom Bhaji

      Paneer cooked with mushroom
    • Vegetable Chana

      Vegetables cooked with chickpeas
    • Paneer Masala

      Cubed cheese cooked in a butter sauce
    • Saag Paneer

      Fresh leaf spinach studded with cubes of paneer cheese
    • Hara Vegetable

      Fresh vegetables cooked in a spicy green herb sauce

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