Spicy Tadka Basingstoke Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to Spicy Tadka Basingstoke, located in the heart of Festival Place. This culinary gem is renowned for its vibrant Indian cuisine, where every dish tells a story of rich flavors and aromatic spices. As you browse the menu, prepare to be captivated by a delightful array of dishes, from the classic butter chicken that bursts with creamy goodness to the samosa chaat boasting the perfect blend of spices and textures.

The reviews speak volumes; diners rave about the freshness of the ingredients and the warm, friendly service that elevates your dining experience. Whether you choose to indulge in the cozy restaurant ambiance or opt for their convenient takeaway, you are guaranteed a satisfying meal. With each visit, Spicy Tadka Basingstoke guarantees not just a meal, but a memorable experience. Come and discover why it’s a go-to destination for both casual and special occasions!

Starters

Vegetable Spring Rolls

Four nice Rolls filled with seasonal mixed vegetables and served with a sweet chili sauce.

$£5.49

Punjabi Vegetable Samosa

Two crisp triangular pastries, stuffed with delicately spiced potatoes, peas, and herbs.

$£5.49

Onion Bhaji

Onions fritters deep-fried in a coating of gram flour batter cooked with blend of spices.

$£4.79

Vegetarian Manchurian

Indian Fusion dish, finely chopped vegetable ball wok tossed with onion, pepper and house special indo-chinese sauce.

$£7.49

Chilli Paneer

Wok tossed Indian cottage cheese, onion, bell peppers, spring onion and dark soya sauce.

$£7.99

Vegetarian Momos

Steamed dumpling stuffed with finely chopped vegetables. Served with Momo sauce.

$£7.29

Chilli Veg Momos

Deep fried momos tossed with onion, peppers, spring onion and special chilli sauce.

$£8.99

Chips

Crispy fried potato chips

$£3.99

Cheesy Chips

Crispy fried potato chips / topped up with cheese

$£4.99

Masala Chips

Crispy fried potato chips / special masala sprinkling

$£4.79

Vegetarian Platter

Two each of vegetable samosa, Aachari Paneer Tikka, Onion bhaji, Tandoori onion and bell pepper served with salad and sauce.

$£11.99

Meat Samosa

Three crisp triangular pastries, stuffed with delicately spiced meat, and herbs.

$£5.99

Chicken Chatpatta

Your choice of meat infused with spices to complement your drinks.

$£7.99

Lamb Chatpatta

Your choice of meat infused with spices to complement your drinks.

$£8.99

King Prawns Chatpatta

Your choice of meat infused with spices to complement your drinks.

$£10.99

Chilli Garlic Chicken

Wok tossed Chicken, onion, bell peppers, spring onion and dark soya sauce.

$£8.29

Chilli Garlic Prawns

Wok tossed Prawns, onion, bell peppers, spring onion and dark soya sauce.

$£8.99

Amritsari Fish

Fish slices battered with blended spices. A famous street snacks from city of Amritsar, Punjab.

$£7.99

Jaipuri Seekh Kabab

Spicy and delicious lamb mince cooked in Tandoor and then blended with onion pepper and aromatic spice mix.

$£7.99

Chicken 65

Dish originated from Hyderabad, India. Deep-fried chicken tossed with yoghurt, lemon, and curry leaves.

$£7.99

Chicken lollipop

A popular Indo-Chinese appetizer, four chicken wings batter fried with a special mix and tossed with sweet & spicy sauce.

$£7.29

Chicken Momos

Steamed dumpling stuffed with finely chopped chicken served with momo sauce.

$£7.29

Chilli Chicken Momos

Deep fried momos tossed with onion, peppers, spring onion and special chilli sauce.

$£8.99

Starters-(Non-veg)

Chaat (North Indian Street Food)

Aloo Tikki Chaat

The famous north Indian starter. Lightly spiced mashed potato patties served with chickpeas, sweet yoghurt, mint and tamarind chutney.

$£5.99

Pani Puri

'Pani' in hindi means water. Puri is a fried hollow ball made from semolina flour. Served with mashed potato mix and boondi as filler for puris.

$£5.79

Samosa Chaat

Assorted vegetable pastries stuffed with peas and potatoes, served with chickpeas, sweet yoghurt, mint and tamarind chutney.

$£6.49

Papri Chaat

Lightly spiced crushed dry puri cakes served mixed with chickpeas, sweet yoghurt, mint and tamarind chutney.

$£5.49

Palak Patta Chaat

Battered Baby spinach leaves mixed with chickpeas, sweet yoghurt, mint & tamarind Chutney.

$£5.99

Malai Chicken Tikka

Clay oven cooked boneless, tender, chicken marinated with garlic, yoghurt, special cream cheese, mustard oil and honey.

$£6.99

Lamb Tikka

Clay oven cooked boneless, tender lamb, marinated in yoghurt ginger and garlic and blend of in-house spice mix.

$£7.29

Tandoori Chicken On the bone

Clay oven cooked chicken, India's foremost offering to the world cuisine. Marinated in yoghurt, ginger, garlic and blend of in-house spice mix.

$£8.49

Salmon Fish Tikka

Clay oven cooked boneless tender Salmon fish marinated with garlic ginger honey & tandoori sauce served on a sizzling plate.

$£9.49

Chicken Tikka

Clay oven cooked boneless tender chicken, marinated in yoghurt ginger garlic and blend of in-house spice mix.

$£6.99

Tandoori King Prawn

Clay oven cooked Jumbo king prawns marinated with garlic ginger & tandoori sauce served on a sizzling plate with onions & peppers.

$£9.99

Tandoori lamb Chops

Clay oven cooked lamb chops marinated with garlic, ginger yogurt & tandoori sauce served on a sizzling plate with onions & peppers.

$£9.99

Paneer Tikka

Indian cottage cheese marinated in 5 different spices then cooked in clay oven with onion and peppers.

$£6.99

Lamb Seekh Kebab

Grilled Kebab of minced lamb with a delicate sprinkling of fresh ginger onion herbs and aromatic spice mix.

$£7.99

Tandoori Mix Tikka

Two pcs of Chicken Tikka, Lamb Tikka, Malai Chicken Tikka, and Lamb Seekh Kabab marinated in special spices then nicely cooked in Tandoor.

$£14.99

Tandoori Mix Grill Platter

Selection of lamb Seekh kebab, tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, malai tikka, lamb tikka, king prawn.

$£19.99

Tandoori Cuisine

Spicy Tadka Special Mains (Veg)

Jeera Aloo

Potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and onion.

$£7.49

Aloo Gobi

Florets of cauliflower and potatoes cooked with tomatoes, onion and aromatic Indian spices.

$£7.99

Punjabi Chole Masala

Chickpeas cooked in a traditional Punjabi Sauce with special indian spices.

$£9.99

Punjabi Dum Aloo

Dum Aloo is a favourite of everyone at home. Dum Aloo is made using small potatoes and the gravy is full of flavours and mildly spiced.

$£8.49

Mushroom Bhaji

Fresh mushroom cooked with aromatic Indian spices.

$£8.99

Saag Aloo

Potatoes & spinach cooked with aromatic Indian Spices.

$£7.99

Tadka Dal

Yellow lentils tempered with cumin seeds and garlic.

$£8.99

Dal Makhani

Black lentils soaked overnight and slow cooked in a creamy aromatic sauce.

$£9.99

Bhindi Do Pyaza

Okra cooked with a tangy melange of cumin seeds, cooked with onion.

$£9.49

Baingan Bharta

incredible roasted eggplant dish prepared by mincing and mixing it with tomato, onion, herbs and spices.

$£8.99

Saag Paneer

Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) cooked in a variety of spices with spinach.

$£9.99

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) cooked in buttery Silky tomato sauce.

$£10.99

Karahi Paneer

Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) cooked with a blend of aromatic spices fresh tomatoes, bell peppers and oninon.

$£9.99

Malai Kofta

Malai means cream and kofta are fried dumplings. Made up of mashed potatoes - veggies and cashew cooked with special creamy sauce.

$£9.49

Paneer Tikka Jalfrezi

Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese) is cooked with onion, tomato, green chillies, bell pepper with a wonderful spice mix.

$£9.99

Paneer Tikka Makhani

Clay oven cooked paneer (Indian cheese) cooked in buttery silky tomato sauce.

$£9.49

Vegetable Chowmein

Fine chopped fresh vegetables cooked with noodles, soya sauce and spices.

$£8.99

Vegetable Chowmein with Paneer

Fine chopped fresh vegetables cooked with noodles, soya sauce and spices.

$£8.99

Chicken Chettinadu

Special south Indian dish, flavoured with coconut, curry leaves, and black pepper.

$£12.99

Lamb Chettinadu

Special south Indian dish, flavoured with coconut, curry leaves, and black pepper.

$£13.99

King Prawn Chettinadu

Special south Indian dish, flavoured with coconut, curry leaves, and black pepper.

$£15.99

Railway Lamb Curry

named as it was first cooked by the chefs working on the Indian railways in the 1900s to serve First Class passengers. Diced lamb, potatoes cooked with fresh spices. It has it's own distinctive aroma from the flavour of mustard oil, fennel, whole spices, coriander etc.

$£16.49

Delhi Nalli Nihari

A dish from Royal Mughal kitchen. Lamb shank slow cooked with marrow bones and freshly grinded Indian spice blend.

$£18.99

Bhatti Murg Makhani (On the bone)

Tandoori chicken simmered in buttery tomato sauce and special mix of spices.

$£14.99

Chicken Tikka Lababdar

Lababdar is a rich mughlai gravy made up of nice blend of tomatoes, onion, cashew, butter with aromatic Indian Spices. Chicken or lamb first cooked in clay oven and then pan cooked with house special lababdar sauce.

$£12.49

Lamb Tikka Lababdar

Lababdar is a rich mughlai gravy made up of nice blend of tomatoes, onion, cashew, butter with aromatic Indian Spices. Chicken or lamb first cooked in clay oven and then pan cooked with house special lababdar sauce.

$£13.99

Goan Fish Curry

Tender cubes of fish cooked with tomatoes, coconut milk & special Indian spices.

$£14.49

Malai King Prawn Curry

King Prawn simmered in rich coconut milk and aromatic Indian spices.

$£15.99

Chilli Chicken Masala

Boneless chicken curry infused with fresh chilli, herbs and spices.

$£12.99

Chicken Chowmein

Fine chopped fresh vegetable cooked with noodle, soya sauce and spices.

$£10.49

Chicken Tikka Chowmein

Fine chopped fresh vegetable cooked with noodle, soya sauce and spices.

$£11.49

Prawn Chowmein

Fine chopped fresh vegetable cooked with noodle, soya sauce and spices.

$£12.49

Rajasthani Laal Maas

A very popular non-veg recipe in Rajasthan. It is slow cooked hunter style lamb dish with rustic flavours which is made with the combination of Kashmiri red chillies, fragrant spices.

$£14.99

Chicken Tikka Masala

Boneless Chicken or lamb delicately marinated and cooked in a traditional clay oven and then pan tossed in a specially prepared creamy masala sauce.

$£10.99

Lamb Tikka Masala

Boneless Chicken or lamb delicately marinated and cooked in a traditional clay oven and then pan tossed in a specially prepared creamy masala sauce.

$£11.99

Butter Chicken

Chicken breast flavoured with cumin seeds, cooked in a rich tomato and butter-based sauce.

$£12.99

Chicken Rogan Josh

One of the signature recipes of Kashmiri cuisine.Chicken/Lamb slow cooked with authentic blend of spices.

$£11.99

Lamb Rogan Josh

One of the signature recipes of Kashmiri cuisine.Chicken/Lamb slow cooked with authentic blend of spices.

$£13.99

Saag Chicken

Boneless chicken or lamb cooked with spinach.

$£10.99

Saag Lamb

Boneless chicken or lamb cooked with spinach.

$£12.29

Chicken Shashlik

Boneless chicken/lamb/king prawn marinated with herb, spices yoghurt ginger and garlic then cooked in clay oven with onion and pepper. Served with butter rice.

$£12.99

Lamb Shashlik

Boneless chicken/lamb/king prawn marinated with herb, spices yoghurt ginger and garlic then cooked in clay oven with onion and pepper. Served with butter rice.

$£13.99

King Prawn Shashlik

Boneless chicken/lamb/king prawn marinated with herb, spices yoghurt ginger and garlic then cooked in clay oven with onion and pepper. Served with butter rice.

$£15.99

Mains (Non-Veg)

Traditional Favourite (Mains Non-Veg)

Chicken Curry

$£10.99

Lamb Curry

$£12.99

Prawn Curry

$£13.99

King Prawn Curry

$£15.49

Chicken Karahi

$£10.99

Lamb Karahi

$£12.99

Prawn Karahi

$£13.99

King Prawn Karahi

$£15.49

Chicken Jalfrezi

$£10.99

Lamb Jalfrezi

$£12.99

Prawn Jalfrezi

$£13.99

King Prawn Jalfrezi

$£15.49

Chicken Madras

$£10.99

Lamb Madras

$£12.99

Prawn Madras

$£13.99

King Prawn Madras

$£15.49

Chicken Dhansak

$£10.99

Lamb Dhansak

$£12.99

Prawn Dhansak

$£13.99

King Prawn Dhansak

$£15.49

Chicken Korma

$£10.99

Lamb Korma

$£12.99

Prawn Korma

$£13.99

King Prawn Korma

$£15.49

Steamed Rice

Steamed cooked long grain basmati rice.

$£3.29

Saffron Pulao Rice

Long grain Basmati rice cooked with fresh coriander, mint, Caraway seeds (Shahi Jeera).

$£3.99

Mix Veg Rice

Long grain Basmati rice cooked with fresh vegetable.

$£3.99

Lemon Rice

Long grain Basmati rice cooked with freshly squeezed lemon, peanut, mustard seeds and south Indian spices.

$£3.99

Mushroom Pulao Rice

Long grain Basmati rice cooked with mushrooms coriander and light spices.

$£3.99

Keema Rice

Long grain Basmati rice cooked with minced lamb.

$£4.79

Coconut Rice

Long grain Basmati rice cooked with coconut.

$£4.29

Chicken Fried Rice

Long grain basmati rice prepared with eggs and fried chicken, spring onion with light spices and soya sauce.

$£5.29

Egg Fried Rice

Long grain Basmati rice prepared with eggs, soya sauce and spices.

$£4.29

Garlic Rice

Long grain Basmati rice cooked with chopped Garlic.

$£3.99

Jeera Rice

Long grain Basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds.

$£3.99

Spicy Tadka Rice

Spicy Tadka Biryani

Vegetarian Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with fresh mint, tomato, lemon & Indian biryani spices. Served with raita as traditional. Please request for curry sauce if you prefer sauce instead

$£10.99

Vegetarian Biryani with paneer

Basmati rice cooked with fresh mint, tomato, lemon & Indian biryani spices. Served with raita as traditional. Please request for curry sauce if you prefer sauce instead

$£11.29

Chicken Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with fresh mint, tomato, lemon & Indian biryani spices. Served with raita as traditional. Please request for curry sauce if you prefer sauce instead

$£12.49

Chicken Tikka Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with fresh mint, tomato, lemon & Indian biryani spices. Served with raita as traditional. Please request for curry sauce if you prefer sauce instead

$£12.99

Lamb Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with fresh mint, tomato, lemon & Indian biryani spices. Served with raita as traditional. Please request for curry sauce if you prefer sauce instead

$£14.99

King Prawn Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with fresh mint, tomato, lemon & Indian biryani spices. Served with raita as traditional. Please request for curry sauce if you prefer sauce instead

$£15.99

Chapati

Round, flat whole wheat bread.

$£2.29

Butter Chapati

Round, flat whole wheat bread.

$£2.99

Tandoori Roti

Unleavened whole wheat dough, cooked in the clay oven.

$£2.79

Butter Roti

Unleavened whole wheat dough, cooked in the clay oven.

$£2.99

Plain Naan

Naan dough prepared with butter and cooked in tandoor for a crispy and flaky.

$£2.99

Butter Naan

Naan dough prepared with butter and cooked in tandoor for a crispy and flaky.

$£3.29

Cheese & Chilli Naan

Green chilli and cheese stuffed naan.

$£3.79

Cheese & Coriander Naan

Coriander and cheese stuffed naan.

$£3.79

Cheese & Keema Naan

Mince lamb and cheese stuffed naan.

$£4.29

Cheese Naan

Cheese stuffed naan.

$£3.99

Chilli & Garlic Naan

Green chilli & Garlic stuffed Naan.

$£3.49

Garlic Naan

Garlic stuffed naan.

$£3.79

Keema Naan

Mince lamb stuffed naan.

$£3.99

Tandoori Lachha Paratha

Unleavened whole wheat dough cooked nicely with butter on top. This style of paratha turns out crispy and with several layers.

$£3.29

Peshwari Naan

Coconut, almond, raisins stuffed naan.

$£3.99

Stuffed Paratha

Whole wheat dough prepared with butter and choice of stuffing (onion or potato or coriander or garlic).

$£4.29

Chilli Naan

Green chilli stuffed naan.

$£2.99

Spicy Tadka Breads

Accompaniments

Fresh Salad

$£2.99

Onion Salad

$£2.29

Raita (Onion)

$£2.49

Raita (Cucumber)

$£2.49

Mint Chutney

$£1.00

Tamarind Chutney

$£1.00

Mango Chutney

$£1.00

Pickle

$£1.00

Spiced Onion

$£1.00

Chutney Tray

$£1.00

Plain Papadums

$£1.00

Masala Papad

Papad Topped with Chopped Onion, Tomatoes, Cucumber.

$£1.49