Royal Tandoor Indian Restaurant Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Royal Tandoor Indian Restaurant, a delightful gem located at 820 Muddy Branch Rd, Gaithersburg, MD. This establishment is celebrated for its vibrant atmosphere and authentic Northern Indian and Indo-Chinese cuisine. Their menu is a feast for the senses, featuring standout dishes like the Royal Chaat Platter and Royal Kebab Platter, which promise to elevate your dining experience.
- Indian Street Food: Indulge in spiced delights like Pani Puri and Paneer Pakora.
- Soups: Try the traditional Mulligatawny varieties for a taste of rich, spiced warmth.
- Beverages: Refresh yourself with Masala Tea or a classic Coke.
Patrons rave about the flavorful dishes and attentive service, making each visit memorable. With offerings that cater to both vegans and omnivores, Royal Tandoor is a must-visit for anyone craving authentic Indian flavors.
Noodles (Indo-Chinese)
Shrimp Noodles
While the chinese have been visiting india for millenniums in search of buddhist teachings yang tai chow was the first recorded chinese to migrate to india for better material prospects. in 1778 he put down roots in kolkata or calcutta the then capital of british india and the easiest accessible metropolitan area from china by land.
Chicken Noodles
While the chinese have been visiting india for millenniums in search of buddhist teachings yang tai chow was the first recorded chinese to migrate to india for better material prospects. in 1778 he put down roots in kolkata or calcutta the then capital of british india and the easiest accessible metropolitan area from china by land.
Vegetable Noodles
While the chinese have been visiting india for millenniums in search of buddhist teachings yang tai chow was the first recorded chinese to migrate to india for better material prospects. in 1778 he put down roots in kolkata or calcutta the then capital of british india and the easiest accessible metropolitan area from china by land.
Chili Garlic Noodles
While the chinese have been visiting india for millenniums in search of buddhist teachings yang tai chow was the first recorded chinese to migrate to india for better material prospects. in 1778 he put down roots in kolkata or calcutta the then capital of british india and the easiest accessible metropolitan area from china by land.
Tropical Mango Chicken Curry
Jumbo lumps of Maryland crab cooked in creamy tangy mango sauce.
Buffalo Lamb Curry
Now this creation is one of a kind to try we took hot American buffalo sauce cooked in chunks of boneless lamb with a hint of Indian garam masala.
Tandoori Lobster Masala
2 – 8 oz lobster tails well-marinated grilled to perfection and cooked in creamy masala sauce.
Chef’s Creations
Seafood Delicacies (Samundar Se)
Shrimp Vindaloo
Shrimp cooked in a coconut sauce with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and ground cumin.
Shrimp Masala
Shrimp simmered in a cream sauce with tomatoes, broccoli, a touch of onions, bell peppers, and fenugreek leaves.
Fish Malabar
Juicy Salmon fish cooked in spicy curry sauce tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaf & a dash of coconut milk.
Calamari Sweet Sour
Breaded Calamari fried and sauteed with pepper onions and Asian zing sauce.
Goan Fish
Salmon cooked in a coconut sauce with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and ground cumin.
Shrimp Jalfrezi
Shrimp cooked in butter with garden vegetables.
Bengal Fish Curry
Juicy cod fish cooked in spicy curry sauce tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaf & a dash of coconut milk.
Mushroom Soup
Rich and delicately seasoned cream soup with crab meat morsels.
Mulligatawny Chicken Soup
Traditional Indian Soup made w/ delicately spiced lentils and seasoned w/ mustard seed.
Tomato Soup
Mulligatawny Soup (Veg)
Traditional Indian soup made with delicately spiced lentils and seasoned with mustard seed.
Cream Of Crab
Rich and delicately seasoned cream soup with crabmeat morsels.
Soups
Vegan Delights
Baingan Bharta
Eggplant baked in Tandoori clay oven then mashed and sauteed with garlic, onions, and tomatoes.
Veg Jalfrezi
Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked with peppers, onions, tomatoes in mild curry sauce, sprinkled with garam masala.
Aloo Gobhi
Potatoes and cauliflower sauteed with ginger, tomatoes, and spices.
Dal Tadka
Yellow lentils cooked with fresh onions, tomatoes, garlic, and spices.
Bhindi Masala
Fresh baby okra sauteed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and spices.
Bombay Aloo Jeera
Deep-fried tofu cooked with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers.
Chana Masala
Chickpeas slowly cooked with onion, tomatoes, garnished with fresh ginger.
Chicken Tikka Masala
This British invaded dish has become American favorites boneless breast of chicken cooked in onion, tomatoes, base sauce, cashew paste, and homemade chef spices.
Chicken Balti
White meat cooked in a wok with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, ginger, and garlic.
Chicken Saag
Boneless white meat chicken curry with spinach.
Chicken Korma
Boneless white meat chicken simmered in a mild cashew sauce, garnished with raisins and cashews.
Masala Egg Curry
Royal Butter Chicken
This Delhi delicacy is a world-famous tomato base subtle velvety creamy buttery sauce and cashew nut paste.
Egg Bhurji
Scrambled eggs cooked with chopped onion tomatoes cilantro.
Chicken Vindaloo
White meat chicken cooked with potatoes in an exotic curry sauce seasoned to taste.
Ambala Chicken Curry
Homemade style chicken curry on bones from Punjab region of India.
Poultry (Murgha Khana)
Mughal Biryanis
Vegetable Biryani
Made with basmati rice nuts and raisins.
Lamb Biryani
Made with basmati rice nuts and raisins.
Chicken Biryani
Made with basmati rice nuts and raisins.
Shrimp Biryani
Made with basmati rice nuts and raisins.
Goat Biryani
Made with basmati rice nuts and raisins.
Royal Biryani Family Size
Chicken, Lamb, and Shrimp.
Paneer Chilli
Prepared dry or with gravy. while the chinese have been visiting india for millenniums in search of buddhist teachings yang tai chow was the first recorded chinese to migrate to india for better material prospects. in 1778 he put down roots in kolkata or calcutta the then capital of british india and the easiest accessible metropolitan area from china by land.
Chicken Chili
Prepared dry or with gravy. while the chinese have been visiting india for millenniums in search of buddhist teachings yang tai chow was the first recorded chinese to migrate to india for better material prospects. in 1778 he put down roots in kolkata or calcutta the then capital of british india and the easiest accessible metropolitan area from china by land.
Fish Chilli
Prepared dry or with gravy. while the chinese have been visiting india for millenniums in search of buddhist teachings yang tai chow was the first recorded chinese to migrate to india for better material prospects. in 1778 he put down roots in kolkata or calcutta the then capital of british india and the easiest accessible metropolitan area from china by land.
Hakka Chili Sauce (Indo-Chinese)
Goat Delicacies
Goat Vindaloo
Goat with potatoes in a tangy curry sauce, a South Indian dish traditionally seasoned hot.
Goat Curry
Goat cooked in a curry sauce served with long grain Basmati rice.
Goat Rarra
Lamb sauteed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, ginger-garlic, and herbs. Served with long grain Basmati rice. Please tell us how you would like your entree spiced mild, medium, hot, or Indian hot.
Nihari Gosht
Goat cooked with spinach and herbs.
Palak Kale Chat
Krispy Fresh fried spinach tossed in tangy sauces, tomatoes, onions and topped up with sweat yogurt.
Paneer Pakora
Dough balls filled with garbanzo- potatoes- sweet chutneys – sweat yogurt sprinkled with aloo bhujiya.
Bombay Bhel Puri
Open samosa served on a bed of chickpeas curry tamarind chutney topped up with yogurt sauce.
Aloo Chat Papri
Medley of tortilla chipped tossed in tangy sauce, garbanzo, potatoes, topped with sweet yogurt & sprinkled with cilantro.
Pani Puri
Dough balls filled with garbanzo- potatoes- sweet chutneys – tangy golgappa water.
Royal Chaat Platter
Open face tortilla bowl filled with lentil soft dumplings, garbanzo, potatoes, Green lentils, tangy sauce, Sweat Yogurt, and pomegranate seeds.
Indian Street Food
Appetizers
Samosa Chaat
Herbal naan served with homemade hummus & tzatziki.
Royal Patties
Potato chickpeas patty served on a bed of garbanzo beans, sauce, sprinkled with dry ginger and yogurt sauce.
Vegetable Pakora
Delicately spiced vegetable fritters made with lentil flour batter and fried to golden perfection.
Royal Vegetable Platter
A combination of assorted vegetable hor d'oeuvre samosa – royal patty-veg pakoras.
Tandoor Kabob Platter
A combination of clay oven delicacy Tandoori chicken – Chicken tikka – Lamb seekh kebab – Tandoori shrimps.
Chicken 65
South Indian delicacy fried chicken simmered with hint of chili sauce, mustard seeds, and curry leaf.
Vegetable Samosa
Stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and peas.
Royal Chat Platter
Comes with Aloo Chat Papri, Palak Chat, Dahi Bhalla, Pani Puri & Dahi Sev Puri.
Fish Amritsari
Julienne of fresh Tilapia, gram flour battered fried, served with mint chutney.
Paneer 65
Marinated chicken wings breaded and tossed with a special sauce.
Lacha Paratha
Crispy, flaky, layered, buttery flour flatbreads.
Pudina Parantha
Flaky wheat bread with fresh mint & mango powder.
Onion Kulcha
Naan stuffed with fresh onion and herbs.
Roti
Unleavened layered whole wheat bread topped with butter.
Rosemary & Basil
Aloo Kulcha
Naan stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes.
Pataka Naan (Spicy )
Keema Naan
Naan stuffed with shredded lamb and herbs.
Garlic Naan
Naan topped with fresh garlic and herbs.
Naan
Traditional unleavened white bread.
Peshawari Naan
Naan stuffed with raisins, cashew nuts, and coconut.
Cheese Naan
Naan stuffed with cheese.
Indian Breads
Vegetarian Delights (Sabzi Ki Bhar)
Royal Daal Makhani
Black lentils slowly simmered in tomatoes, spices, cream & fresh homemade butter.
Navratan Korma
Fresh garden vegetables and a special blend of spices cooked in a light cream, cashew nut sauce.
Saag Paneer
Cooked spinach with homemade Indian cheese cubes, spices, and herbs.
Malai Methi Matar Paneer
Peas and cottage cheese cubes in light onion-based sauce, a dash of cream, and spices.
Malai Kofta
Home-made paneer balls stuffed with raisins, cashews, cooked in a light creamy velvety sauce.
Kadi Pakoda
This mom Punjabi delicacy is made with yogurt, spices, beg dumplings.
Butter Paneer
Cottage cheese cubes cooked in a creamy tomato sauce with Indian spices.
Paneer Burji
A traditional North Indian dish made with Indian cottage cheese, onions, tomatoes, herbs, and ground spices.
Veg Fried Rice
While the chinese have been visiting india for millenniums in search of buddhist teachings yang tai chow was the first recorded chinese to migrate to india for better material prospects. in 1778 he put down roots in kolkata or calcutta the then capital of british india and the easiest accessible metropolitan area from china by land.
Chicken Fried Rice
While the Chinese have been visiting India for millenniums in search of Buddhist teachings yang tai chow was the first recorded Chinese to migrate to India for better material prospects. in 1778 they settled in Kolkata or Calcutta the then capital of British India and the easiest accessible metropolitan area from China by land.
Rice (Indo-Chinese)
Lamb Delicacies (Bakra Ki Handi)
Lamb Tikka Masala
Lamb sauteed with onions, tomatoes, and bell pepper.
Lamb Rara
Lamb sauteed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, ginger-garlic, and herbs.
Lamb Balti
Lamb simmered in a mild cashew sauce. Served with long grain Basmati rice. Please tell us how you would like your entree spiced mild, medium, hot, or Indian hot.
Lamb Korma
Lamb simmered in a mild cashew sauce.
Royal Lamb Curry
Lean lamb cooked in a curry sauce.
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb with potatoes in a tangy curry sauce, a South Indian dish traditionally seasoned hot.
Lamb Rogan Josh
Lean lamb cooked in a curry sauce.
Lamb Saag
Lamb cooked with spinach and herbs.
Lamb Elaichi Gosht
Minced lamb cooked in authentic curry sauce with fresh green peas.
Coke
The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.
Iced Tea
Tea
Masala Tea
Coffee
Mango Lassi
Green Tea
Sprite
The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.
Diet Coke
A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.
Beverages
Tempting Desserts (Mithai Wala)
Ras Malai
Balls of chhana soaked in malai, flavored with sugar syrup, milk with saffron, pistachios, and kheer as stuffing.
Vanilla Ice Cream
Warm Baklava
with Caramel sauce.
Kulfi (Mango)
traditional Indian ice cream.
Kulfi Falooda
A glass full with malai kulfi- rabri- sweet falooda, rose syrup raisins nuts.
Kulfi (Pistachio)
traditional Indian ice cream.
Gulab Jamun
Light cheese balls dipped in a cinnamon-flavored syrup.
Kheer
Traditional Indian rice pudding with nuts flavored with cardamom and rose water.
Chicken Salad
Hot grilled chicken breast, fresh from Tandoori clay oven, tossed with fresh garden vegetables.
Mixed Garden Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber tossed with House Dressing.
Aloo Chat Salad
Roasted cubes of potatoes tossed in tangy tamarind sauce, yogurt, garbanzo beans, chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro served in tortilla bowls.
Salads
Tandoori Clay Oven Specialties
Tandoori Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp marinated in herb mixture and delicately broiled in Tandoori clay oven.
Tandoori Paneer Stuffed Aloo
Dark Meat chicken rubbed well with spices- fenugreek leaves – mace powder and grilled in tandoor.
Saffron Chicken Tikka
Cubes of white meat marinated well w/ yogurt, spices, saffron finished in Tandoori clay oven.
Achari Soy Chap
Tender soy chap rubbed well in Indian achar spices finished in Tandoori clay oven.
Mutton Galotti Kabobs
Mughlai style cooking- Lamb cubes marinated and rubbed well with spices overnight cooked to perfection in Tandoori oven.
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated in yogurt with mild spices, roasted in Tandoori clay oven.
Saffron Paneer Tikka
Delicious homemade cubes of cottage cheese, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, marinated well overnights with yogurt, fresh spices, a dash of fresh saffron finished in tandoori oven.
Chicken Seekh Kebab
Ground chicken blended with a special mix of spices, cooked on skewers in Tandoori clay oven.
Whole Fish Pomfret
Whole Pomfret fish marinated and grilled.
Mahi Mahi Tikka
Cubes of fresh mahi fish marinated with fresh mint sauce served finished in Royal tandoor.
Salmon Tikka
Boneless, fresh salmon marinated in aromatic herbs and spices, then finished in Tandoori clay oven.
Ginger Rosemary Lamb Chops
Succulent New Zealand lamb chops rubbed well with fresh ginger rosemary spices yogurt grilled to perfection in Royal tandoori oven.
Lamb Seekh Kebab
Minced lamb mixed with onions, delicately spiced with herbs, then roasted on skewers in Tandoori clay oven.
Malai Chicken Tikka
Boneless Dark meat chicken marinated in creamy cashew sauce, overnight with a hint of cinnamon powder & finish in Royal Tandoor.
Achar
Hot and spicy mixed Indian spices.
Homemade Hummus
Raita
Grated cucumbers and fresh herbs mixed with refreshing, homemade yogurt.
Mango Chutney
Sweet and mildly spiced mangoes and herbs.
Papadum
Crisp, lightly spiced lentil wafers.
Accompaniments/Sides
Manchurian Sauce (Indo-Chinese)
Vegetable Manchurian
Prepared dry or with gravy. While the Chinese have been visiting India for millenniums in search of Buddhist teachings, Yang Tai Chow was the first recorded Chinese to migrate to India for better material prospects. In 1778 he put down roots in Kolkata, or Calcutta, the then capital of British India and the easiest accessible metropolitan area from China by land.