Come to Banjara Indian Cuisine to savor Chef Raj Veerella’s array of delicious biryanis, Tandoori sizzlers, and meat-based, seafood and vegetarian dishes.
Conveniently situated near Christie subway station and Christie Pits Park, Banjara’s Bloor Street location is the perfect location for a timely business lunch, or a leisurely meal in the Bloor West neighborhood.
Positively reviewed by The Globe and Mail, Toronto Life and CBC Radio, Banjara’s unique flavours will be sure to impress.
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Diced Onion, Cucumber, Carrot, Tomatoes, Mixed pepper, Cilantro, Pepper and Lemon juice
$5.99
CHICKEN CHAT SALAD
Chicken Tikka, Lettuce, Onion, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Mixed Pepper w/Lemon juice and Chat masala
$7.99
ONION SALAD
Sliced white onions w/ green chillies, lime, chaat masala
$4.99
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
Yellow lentil soup w/ veggies & minced chicken tikka in a blend of spices
$5.99
MUSHROOM SOUP
Shitake & creamini mushrooms in a tomato base
$5.99
TOMATO SOUP
Blended tomatoes with a touch of cream
$5.49
Tandoori sizzlers MENU - Banjara Indian Cuisine
TANDOORI CHICKEN FULL
Chicken marinated in homemade Yogurt, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Lime juice and cooked in Tandoor, served on a bed of onions and mixed peppers
$21.99
TANDOORI CHICKEN HALF
Chicken marinated in homemade Yogurt, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Lime juice and cooked in Tandoor, served on a bed of onions and mixed peppers
$17.50
CHICKEN TIKKA [9 PCs]
Diced, boneless Chicken breast marinated in homemade Yogurt, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Lime juice and cooked in Tandoor, served on a bed of onions and mixed peppers
$17.99
SEEKH KEBAB [4 PCs]
Minced, seasoned New Zealand lamb, blended with Green spices and baked in Tandoor! served on a bed of onions and mixed peppers
$18.49
TANDOORI PRAWN [8 pcs]
Tiger prawns marinated in homemade Yogurt, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Lime juice and cooked in Tandoor, served on a bed of onions and mixed peppers
$20.99
TANDOORI FISH
Boneless Salmon marinated in homemade Yogurt, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Lime juice and cooked in Tandoor, served on a bed of onions & mixed peppers. Comes with one butter naan
$20.99
HOUSE MIXED GRILL
Tandoori Chicken, Seekh Kebab, Chicken Tikka, Tandoori Prawn & Fish, Marinated in homemade Yogurt, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Lime juice and cooked in Tandoor, served on a bed of onions and mixed peppers. served with Naan
$23.99
PANEER TIKKA [6 pcs]
Cubes of Indian cottage cheese marinated in homemade Yogurt, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Lime juice and cooked in Tandoor, served on a bed of onions and mixed peppers
$16.50
TANDOORI CAULIFLOWER
Florets of Cauliflower marinated in homemade Yogurt, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Lime juice and cooked in Tandoor, served on a bed of onions and mixed peppers
$15.50
MIXED VEGETABLE GRILL
Paneer, Cauliflower, Mushrooms, Potato, Mixed Peppers, marinated in homemade Yogurt, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Lime juice and cooked in Tandoor, served on a bed of onions and mixed peppers. Served with naan
$17.99
Chicken MENU - Banjara Indian Cuisine
CHICKEN KORMA
Cooked with a blend of spices in a creamy cashew gravy
$17.99
CHICKEN KARAHI
cooked w/ mixed peppers, onion, tomato, cilantro and fresh ginger, in a masala gravy and a touch of yogurt.
$17.99
CHICKEN CURRY
Traditional tomato and onion gravy w/ Banjara's garam masala blend
$17.99
CHICKEN VINDALOO
Chicken & potato simmered in a sour, tangy & spicy tamarind sauce
$17.99
CHICKEN MASALA
Chicken cooked on a slow fire in tomato and onion gravy w/ diced peppers, onion, cilantro & yogurt
$17.99
CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA
Chicken Tikka marinated in homemade Yogurt, Ginger, Garlic, Spices, Lime juice and cooked in Tandoor, then added to a masala gravy with Tomato, Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Mixed Pepper, Cilantro and a touch of yogurt.
$18.49
BUTTER CHICKEN
Banjara's most famous dish-Chicken Tikka (chicken breast) marinated and baked in the tandoor, then simmered in a creamy tomato gravy.
$19.49
CHICKEN SAAG
Puréed spinach, onion, tomato, and a touch of cream w/ fresh ginger.
$17.99
CHICKEN MADRAS
Cooked in a gravy of coconut milk, yogurt and a blend of South Indian spices, served w/ a whole red chilli
$17.99
CHILLI CHICKEN (WHITE MEAT)
Seasoned cubes of chicken breast deep fried and added to garlic, soya sauce & cili gravy, with sautéed diced peppers, ginger and onion
$18.49
ANDHRA CHICKEN CURRY
Southern Indian flavoured chicken gravy. w/ curry leaves, Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Spices and Herbs
$17.99
CHICKEN SHAHI
Cooked in a creamy coconut milk and onion gravy with spices
9 vegetables: potato, baby corn, paneer, peas, beans, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower & mushrooms Cooked with a blend of spices in a creamy cashew gravy
$15.99
CHANA ALOO
Chickpeas & seasoned potato cooked w/ diced onions & pepper in a masala gravy
$14.99
SHAHI PANEER
Indian cottage cheese cooked in a creamy onion and coconut milk gravy and spices
$15.99
PANEER TIKKA MASALA
Baked in the tandoor, then added to a masala gravy with mixed peppers, onion, cilantro, and a touch of yogurt.
$15.99
CHILLI PANEER
Deep fried paneer added to garlic, soy sauce & child gravy with diced pepper, ginger & onion
$15.99
Rice Dishes MENU - Banjara Indian Cuisine
All items are cooked with Superior quality white basmati rice
PEAS PULAO
Flavored Basmati rice cooked with Green Peas, sautéed Onion, Mixed Pepper and Yoghurt
$6.49
PLAIN RICE
Superior quality Basmati rice cooked to perfection
$3.99
GARLIC RICE
Basmati rice mixed with fried Garlic and Herbs- a Banjara special
$5.49
JEERA RICE
Basmati rice tampered with Cumin Seeds
$5.49
SAFFRON RICE
Saffron infused rice with a touch of Cream
$6.99
PULAO RICE
Basmati rice cooked with Onion and Indian Spices
$4.75
VEGETABLE BIRYANI
Stewed Vegetables mixed with Basmati rice, Herbs, Cashews and Spices
$14.50
LAMB BIRYANI
Lamb cooked with Herbs, Basmati rice, Nuts and Spices
$17.99
BEEF BIRYANI
Beef cooked with Herbs, Basmati rice, Cashews and Spices
$17.99
SHRIMP BIRYANI
Tiger prawn cooked with Herbs, Basmati rice, Cashews and Spices
$19.49
CHICKEN BIRYANI
Chicken cooked with Herbs, Basmati rice, Cashews and Spices
$16.99
GOAT BIRYANI
Goat cooked with Herbs, Basmati rice, Cashews and Spices
$17.99
Breads MENU - Banjara Indian Cuisine
PLAIN NAAN
Traditional North Indian bread baked in Tandoor
$3.75
BUTTER NAAN
Traditional North Indian bread baked in Tandoor with butter
$3.99
PLAIN / BUTTERED ROTI
Whole wheat bread baked in Tandoor
Plain
$3.50Butter
$3.99
POORI
Whole wheat puffed soft deep fried bread
$4.99
PARATHA
Baked in Tandoori whole wheat layered bread with Butter
$4.99
ALOO KULCHA
Tandoor bread stuffed with Potatoes and Spices
$5.49
ONION KULCHA
Tandoori bread filled with seasoned Onions, Cilantro and Spices
$5.99
GARLIC NAAN
Tandoori bread topped with Garlic, Cilantro and Spices
$4.99
KEEMA NAAN
Tandoori bread filled with seasoned minced lamb, Herbs and Spices
$5.49
METHI NAAN
Tandoori bread topped with Fenugreek leaves and Spices
$4.99
CHEESE NAAN
Tandoori bread stuffed with Mozzarella & cheddar cheese and Spices. Great for kids
$5.99
Quick Combo Platters MENU - Banjara Indian Cuisine
All Platters served with rice, naan, Daal Curry, Aloo Gobi, Veggie Pakora, and Rice Pudding
VEGGIE COMBO LUNCH
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one vegetarian curry
$15.99
CHICKEN COMBO LUNCH
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one chicken dish.
$17.49
BUTTER CHICK COMBO LUNCH
served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and butter chicken.
$17.49
BEEF COMBO LUNCH
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one beef dish.
$17.99
GOAT COMBO LUNCH
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one goat dish.
$17.99
LAMB COMBO LUNCH
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one lamb dish.
$17.99
SEAFOOD COMBO LUNCH
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one seafood dish.
$18.49
CTM COMBO LUNCH
$17.49
Quick Combo Platters MENU - Banjara Indian Cuisine
All Platters served with rice, naan, Daal Curry, Aloo Gobi, Veggie Pakora, and Rice Pudding
VEGGIE COMBO DINNER
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one veggie dish.
$17.49
CHICKEN COMBO DINNER
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one chicken dish.
$19.49
BUTTER CHICK COMBO DINNER
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and butter chicken.
$19.99
BEEF COMBO DINNER
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one beef dish.
$19.99
GOAT COMBO DINNER
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one goat dish.
$19.99
LAMB COMBO DINNER
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one lamb dish.
$19.99
SEAFOOD COMBO DINNER
All platters served with rice,naan,daal curry,aloo gobi,veggie pakora,ricepudding and choice of your one seafood dish.
$19.99
Side Orders MENU - Banjara Indian Cuisine
RAITA
Homemade Yoghurt with Cucumber, & Carrots
$3.99
INDIAN MIX PICKLES
Hot spiced Mixed Pickle
$3.50
LEMON PICKLE
Lemons pickled with Chilli powder, Garlic and Salt
$3.50
MANGO CHUTNEY
Sweet and hot mango chutney
$3.50
PAPADUM
Crispy crackers made from Black Lentils and Cumin Seeds
$0.99
HOMEMADE ORIGINAL YOGURT
$2.99
HOT SAUCE
SMALL MINT 5C
$1.50
LARGE TAMARIND 10C
$2.50
LARGE MINT 10C
$2.50
SMALL TAMARIND 5C
$1.50
GREEN CHILLIES
Desserts MENU - Banjara Indian Cuisine
Banjara's GULAB JAMUN
homemade deep fried milk balls soaked in saffron & cardamom syrup
$4.99
ICE CREAM
Mango/Pistachio/Coconut Kulfi
Mango
$4.99Pistachio
$4.99Coconut
$4.99
Banjara's RICE PUDDING
Rice and Milk simmered to perfection with Saffron, Carrot and Cardamom
$4.99
RASMALAI
A royal sweet- Milk balls served in saffron and almond infused sweet milk
$5.99
CARROT HALWA
Grated Carrot, jumbo cashews and raisins cooked in Sweet milk
$5.49
NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS MENU - Banjara Indian Cuisine
SALT LASSI
Cool yoghurt drink, infused with cumin & chaat masala
$4.99
MANGO MILK SHAKE
$5.99
MASALA CHAI
Indian milk tea infused with ginger and cardamom.
$3.99
TEA
Mint, Green Tea, Chamomile, Honey Lemon or Darjeeling
I had a horrible experience after buying $70 worth of food only to realize the food wasnt fresh and had thrown up the rest og the food by night: (
Only the naan was fresh but the veggie dishes were extremely over seasoned and the tandoori chicken was not done and practically raw in the middle ..i will not be going there again ! Thats for surr
The food was average. It was not bad but I wouldn't say the most delicious either since the chicken was a bit dry. Although the serving size was ample. The service itself was quick and we were seated quickly. We ate on the patio as the inside was nothing too special. The alcohol was heavily promoted here as you'll need it to enjoy the decor if your inside. When we arrived here we actually thought it was one place but Madras Palace is the next restaurant apparently serving South Indian food, as to where this Banjara is North Indian food. Either way, overall the place was average in terms of all things considered.
We were about 8 people who went for dinner and was our second time here. Firstly flies were hovering everywhere which was annoying, then fruit flies fell into my beer. The first time I experienced the same and thought there must be some improvement but guess they are least interested.
The service was good but I have heard from somewhere that the servers do not get to keep the tips which I thought was ridiculous. When I asked the server whether they get the tips the server hesitated so I assumed they dont.
Secondly I was reading some review on the menu cover and it said that eating this food is one of the best ways to stay healthy..With all that cream and oil I am afraid I dont agree. The food does taste great but it aint healthy.
Inspite of the food being tempting I dont think we will be eating here often.
DIRTY+FLIES every where, i never go their again......
DIRTY+FLIES every where, i never go their again.
The samouse was design for Hanuman itself
30cm by 20 cm(or big- foot for Canadian ppl to understand) .The butter chicken was burned and did taste like a cabbage soup.
Now the stupid waiters got iphone type stuffs to take order, common man we just want good food not fancy technology show.
The Plain Naan was good, and the chicken curry was acceptable. But it appear to be a dirty place.
i was a bechara..
It is hands down the best Indian restaurant I've...
It is hands down the best Indian restaurant I've been to. The service is gratifying! We were attended to, the second we stepped foot in the restaurant. The food was luscious! We were served complimentary dessert from the head-chef himself! It felt great to receive a personalized service. The prices of the dishes were totally reasonable and the quantity was ample! We left the place satisfied and full! Definitely going back there!
I have always loved Indian food, but this is by...
I have always loved Indian food, but this is by far the best Indian food I've ever had. I have shared this restaurant with all of my close friends, and even the ones who never previously liked indian food admit that it is delicious. Try the Butter Chicken and Chicken Korma with their gigantic naan (the naan is like the size of a pizza dough, it's incredible), and the paneer is delicious too if you don't want chicken. Even though i love spicy foods, and 'hot' isn't too hot for me, I always order the food 'medium' because i want to be able to appreciate the whole range of delicious flavours. The mango lassis are also delicious. I have gone to this restaurant several times, and we order delivery from here about once per week. Try it, you will not be disappointed.
I was very pleasantly surprised by this place. It almost looks like a fast food joint from the outside and it's not in a trendy location...but this is the best Indian food I've ever eaten. And in contrast to one of the other reviewers we had very friendly and competent service. The prices are very reasonable and there's free parking to boot. It's all good.
Absolutely amazing buffet!!
Passed by this restaurant this afternoon with a few friends and decided to try it. soothing ambiance, delicious food and friendly staff, -- It was just perfect.
Will be dining here more often from now on.
Early around 6PM recently my daughter and I sat...
Early around 6PM recently my daughter and I sat for 20 minutes (I looked) and were ignored, not offered water nor eye contact, let alone asked about ordering anything. 9 other diners were there (we counted to pass the time). It was less than half full. I was impressed by my child's quiet and calm. After 20 minutes, I thought about taking one of the water jugs on the service counter and pouring it onto the waiter's trousers, I was so annoyed. Was it simply a hatred of children, were we somehow not appropriate clients? I was sorely disappointed to have promised my child a delicious meal and have to leave with nothing.
When we went to go, my complaint about the time and incompetent service were met with arrogant or perhaps mentally challenged grins from the staff. This did not improve my mood. I do not regret the horrid things I said, but it was not a satisfying experience. My experience was embarrassing and the wait staff were rude, arrogant and thus intolerable. Shame as the take out is pretty good.
This popular Indian restaurant is in the South West corner of Christie Pitts Park. Banjara Indian Cuisine’s offerings are astonishing, featuring 70 items on the a la carte menu! While the patio faces the parking lot, Christie Pitts Park is literally steps away from the restaurant, so there’s no excuse not to venture out into the park after such a wonderful meal.
There’s always a line-up at this Christie Pitts curry house so you know chef Raj Veerella is doing something right. The menu features a mix of traditional North Indian and South Indian recipes made with handpicked spices from the region. The vindaloo is a fiery meat dish (your choice of lamb, beef or goat) simmered with potato in a hot sour sauce that’s sure to alight your senses. There are also plenty of milder meat, seafood and vegetarian options for your less adventurous pals.
Small and quiet, with a unique indoor patio, Banjara almost seems like an awesome apology for the café that previously occupied the space. Trust that any lunch date here will be tasty and satisfying, no matter the diet. The sheer variety of Indian cuisine offered here can keep vegan and vegetarian palates satisfied for years, and the butter chicken is amazing.
