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Pursuing his paternal Indian heritage, Executive Chef Adam D’Sylva is joined by Head Chef, Hendri Budiman. The duo swap family recipes, recreate classics and serve Indian favourites while still focusing on their love of clean, punchy flavours. Two Tandoor ovens operated by Tandoor-trained experts form the heart of our kitchen, supported by our team of passionate chefs.

Smaller

Oyster shucked to order served with cucumber, black pepper and ginger dressing	$5.5 ea
Pani puri, crispy parcel filled with spiced potato, mung beans, date and tamarind chutney with aromatic water	$4.5 ea
Prawn balchão betel leaf with pineapple and anise	$11 ea
Harvey Bay scallop, hazelnut crumb with achari peas	$11 ea
Corn bhaji, chaat masala and tomato chutney	$10 ea
Zucchini flower pakora, squacquerone and capsicum bhurta	$12 ea
Masala crumbed lamb cutlet	$13 ea

In Between

Spencer Gulf Kingfish tartare, pomegranate, ginger and fresh wasabi	$26
Vindaloo steak tartare with fenugreek raita and mathri	$25
Five spice calamari chakodi with burnt garlic aioli	$26
Mangalorean style spicy clams, coconut and fennel	$27
Pappadums with kachumber	$14
Burrata cheese, fresh coriander relish and charred roti	$27

Tandoor

King prawn with cabbage slaw, pickled chili and cos lettuce	$13 ea
Ocean trout with kohlrabi salad	$42
Whole spatchcock with pickles	$40

Bigger

Palak Paneer gnudi with pine nuts and lemon pickle	$29
Tonka’s butter chicken	$39
Andaman curry with barramundi, mussels and nasturtiuma	$42
Beef cheek biryani with Sella rice, saffron and mint	$30
Char-grilled free range pork cutlet with tomato rasam and jalapeno peppers	$41
Madras duck breast with curd, turnip and asparagus	$43
Avani’s lamb curry with roasted coconut, black cardamom and white poppy seeds	$48

On The Side

Fried cauliflower, garam masala salt, fenugreek and yoghurt dressing	$15
Corella pear, cos lettuce, fennel with coconut vinaigrette	$14
Yellow Dal Tadka	$14
Charred broccolini with confit garlic, sumac and smoked paneer	$14
Roti	$7
Naan	$7
India Gate basmati rice	$7

The Sweet Stuff

Carrot halwa, pineapple jam and cinnamon walnut sable	$22
Coque meringue, Davidson plum jam, ginger snap and roasted milk ice cream	$22
Baked apple, buckwheat achu murukku and smoked parmesan cream	$22
Pear mille feuille, chai cream and mandarin sorbet	$25
Chocolate mousse, strawberry ice cream and vanilla semifreddo	$25
Guava and lemon Bombe Alaska with caramelised puffed rice	$24
Gulab jamun with saffron syrup and gold leaf	$7
Indian Mithai	$7

*Public holidays incur a 15% surcharge
Please note: All credit card payments incur a 1.5% surcharge

Group Bookings

For groups of 7 or more, we require that you partake in a set menu. These set menus are only available for large groups. During November and December. We will be offering specialty lunch set menus. Groups of 7-12 are required to dine on the $80pp set menu. Groups of 12+ are required to dine on the $110pp premium lunch set menu. For any enquiries or to view the set menu, please email info@tonkarestaurant.com.au

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