Himalayan Heritage
2305 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 (202) 609-7839Menu
Appetizer
Potatoes simmered with onion, tomato, ginger and garlic sauce spiced with exotic Himalayan herbs and spices
Fish fillet deep fried, until golden, on a patter of bason flour, rice flour with Himalayan herbs and spices
Roasted beans marinated in teh paste of ginger and garlic, ganrished with lemon juice, and fine chopped coriander leaves
Newari rice flour flat bread cooked over heat with minced chicken topping with Himalayan spices
Lamb cubes marinated with Himalayan herbs and spices, grilled in the clay oven
Boneless chicken breast marinated with mustard oil, Himalayan herbs and spices, grilled with in charcoal oven
Pieces of prawn marinated in the paste of ginger, galic, lemon juice mixed with secret spices, deep fried
Crisp fried onion rings, battered in a mix of gram and wheat flower mix with black pepper, salt and lemon juice
Fresh cheese fritter battered in gram flour mixed with Himalayan spices, deep fried until golden
Round hollow "puri", fried crisp and filled with a watery mixture of tamarind, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas
Beaten ricee with roasted meat, smoked fish, boiled-then-fried egg, soy beans and diced ginger. Usually a customary food in Newari culture
Cubed of chicken breast marinated in mustard oil and Himalayan spices grilled in charcoal oven
Deep fried crisps pastry triangle filled with deliciously spiced potates, green peas
Marinated chicken tikka, pan-fried and cooked with capsicum, onion, garlic and green chili
Cauliflower is mixed with a corn flour batter and deep fried and dipped in a spicy hot and sweet soy sauce cooked with capsicum, ginger and green chili
Bheda (Lamb)
Tender lamb pieces stir sauteed in ginger and garlic, marinated in Himalayan spices cooked in mild tomato sauce
Marinated boneless lamb pieces, skewered in tandoori oven and then cooked in mild creamy sauce
Lamb cooked with fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic, and spices, garnished with coriander and ginger
A traditional lamb curry cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes and fresh ground spices
Biryani
All briyani cooked with saffron flavored basmati rice with specified foods in Kashmiri style, mildly spiced with traditional herbs, dressed with nuts and served with raita
Spiced chicken, lamb, shrimp and mushroom cooked with almonds and coriander
Chef's Recommendations - Nepalese Dishes
Potatoes, bamboo shoot, black eyed beans cooked with mountain spices to its perfection
Tender goat pieces with bone sauteed in ginger and garlic, marinated in Himalayan spices, cooked in mild tomato and onion sauce
Breast of duck cooked with green herbs, spices and spring onion
Mixture of barbeque chicken and lamb cooked with tomatoes, capsicum and coriander leaves in medium spices with red wine tossed in an iron souk
Himalayan Special Set Meals
Bhatamas sandeko, aloo tama bodi, saag ko tarkari, tarka daal, rice and naan, rice pudding and tea
Samaya baji, kukhura ko masu, pa;aal paneer, tarka daal, rice and naan, rice pudding and tea
Kukhura (Poultry)
Marinated boneless chicken pieces skewered in tandoori oven an cooked in mild creamy sauce
Boneless chicken pieces stir fried in ginger and garlic, cooked in mild tomato sauce in Nepali style
Tender chicken pieces cooked with Himalayan spices in light tomato sauce
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked to perfection with chopped spinach
Tender chicken pieces cooked wit potatoes in hot, spicy Goan curry sauce
Marinated boneless chicken pieces skewered in tandoori oven and then cooked in mild cream sauce
Machha (Seafood)
Fish fillet cut in pieces and cooked in onion and tomato gravy sauce
Fish fillet cut in pieces and cooked with coconut sauce, spices and herbs
Jumbo shrimp cooked in onion and tomato sauce with curry spices with coconut milk
Shrimp cooked with onion and fresh tomato in mild curry sauce
Momo and Chowmein
Minced chicken mixed with nepali spices and steamed inside the flour dough served with Nepali aachar
Delicious dumplings stuffed with ground chicken and Tibetan spices, wrapped in flour dough and then steamed before pan fried, served with hot chutney sauce
Dumplings stuffed with cabbage, carrot, and Nepali spices, wrapped in flour dough and then steamed served with hot chutney sauce
Dumplings stuffed with cabbage, carrot, and Nepali spices, wrapped in flour dough and then steamed served with hot chutney sauce
Steamed momo with very spicy spices served with spicy chutney
Steamed momo with very spicy spices served with spicy chutney
Stir fried noodles with chicken, vegetables, peas and herbs
Stir fried noodles with green vegetables, peas and herbs
Rice and Naan
White flour baked in tandoor clay oven
White flour bread stuffed with chopped garlic, baked in tandoor oven
White flour bread stuffed with chopped garlic, baked in tandoor oven
White flour bread stuffed with chopped onion
Whole wheat bread stuffed with smashed potato and baked
Whole wheat bread layered with butter
Whole wheat flour bread baked in clay oven
Plain naan, garlic naan and onion kulcha
Saahakari (Vegetable)
Fresh cauliflower and potatoes sauteed to perfection in mild spices with tomatoes, onion, ginger, garlic and herbs
Green peas and potatoes cooked in creamy sauce
Potatoes and green beans cooked in medium spicy Nepalese style
Fresh eggplant roasted in clay oven, mashed and blended in a rich mixture with herbs and spices
A delicious variety of chick peas, onions, tomatoes cooked in rich onion sauce with shredded ginger
Pastry made of potatoes, cauliflower, green peas, cheese and nuts served in thick creamy cashew nut sauce topped with fruits, nuts and raisins
Mushroom and green peas cooked with cream sauce
Homemade cheese cubes and green peas cooked in creamy sauce
Spinach cooked with cubes of cottage cheese delicately spiced and garnished with chopped ginger
Kidney beans cooked in tomato sauce with spices
Fresh garden spinach sauteed with chopped tomato, onion, garlic and ginger
Lentils cooked with mild spices with a touch of garlic
Sides
Your choice of alu, mula, golveda, machha
Carrot, cucumber, lettuce and black salt stirred in yogurt
Sweet mango jelly imported from India
Soup and Salad
Garden fresh lettuce, tomato, green peppers, carrot and cucumber served with raita
Choice of shrimp, chicken, lamb kabob tossed with garden salad
Soup made with lamb stock flavored with Himalayan herbs and spices
Bowl of spoup prepared in traditional north-eastern Tibentan style with flat stratched homemade pasta, cooked to perfection in Himalayan spice.
Tandoori Sizzler Dishes
Tender pieces of honeless chicken marinated overnight tin a blend of yogurt, ginger and garlic, grilled in charcoal fire clay tandoori oven
Charcoal grilled boneless spring lamb, marinated over night in yogurt, herbs and spices
Skewered ground lamb marinated with Himalayan spices, herbs, onions and cooked in the charcoal oven
Fillet of salmon delicately marinated in fresh herbs and cooked in the tandoor.
Chicken marinated overnight in a blend of yogurt, ginger and garlic grilled in charcoal fire clay tandoori oven
Jumbo shrimps marinated in honey mustard and cooked in the tandoor
Paneer, aloo, cauli, broccoli, green pepper, onion and tomato mixed with a blend of yogurt, ginger and garlic grilled in clay oven
Dessert
Grated carrot cooked with sugar and ghee in milk topped with roasted broken cashew nuts and raisin
Sweet balls soaked in cardamom and cinnamon flavored syrup, topped with cocnut powder and slice almond served warm
Fragrant aged basmati rice cooked in sweetened milk topped with raisin, almonds and cashew
Sweet cottage cheese made with milk flavored with pistachios, saffron and rosewater topped with cherry
Beverages
Tea from Ilam
