Nauka 42 is an Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant at 42 Poplar Road in Kings Heath. Formerly presented as No42 Indian Restaurant and Coffee, the current name accompanies the same neighbourhood premises, where guests can book a table or order food for home.
The menu begins with samosas, onion bhaji, pakora, kebabs and tikka before moving into meat, fish and paneer cooked in the tandoor. Mixed grills and sharing platters bring several of those roasted dishes together, making them useful introductions for a group.
Classic curries sit beside a substantial list of house specialities. Options such as karai, naga, makhani, jalfrezi and balti vary in richness, spice and texture, while biryani combines basmati rice, herbs and a vegetable curry sauce as a complete main course.
Vegetable dishes include lentils, spinach, okra, chickpeas, cauliflower and paneer, supported by tofu and soya choices in several curry styles. Rice, naan, roti and other breads help complete a shared order, while the ability to request a milder or hotter preparation gives diners further control.
Address: 42 Poplar Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7AD, England
No42 Indian restaurant & coffee Menu
Appetizers
Plain Poppadom
Spicy Poppadom
Mango Chutney
Mint Sauce
Paneer Salad
Spicy Onion Salad
Sweet Chilli Sauce
Starters
All starters are served with fresh salad and mint sauce. Any of these dishes can be prepared as a main dish.
Samosa
Medium Spice. A choice of either mincemeat or fresh vegetables crushed coriander seeds and cumin. Deep fried.
Sheek Kebab
Medium Spice. Tender minced lamb seasoned with green chilli, herbs and spices.
Nargis Kebab
Medium Spice. A boiled egg wrapped in fresh mince lamb that is prepared with fresh herbs and spices.
Mixed Tandoori
A selection of kebabs – Chicken tikka, chicken wings, lamb tikka and sheek kebab.
Puree
Medium Spice. Cooked in tangy sauce wrapped in a pan cake available in prawns, chicken tikka or channa.
Chicken Tikka
Medium Spice. Diced chicken or lamb marinated and seasoned.
Fish Tikka
Medium Spice. Fish marinated in fresh lemon and herbs cooked in a tandoori oven.
Chicken Shashlik
Medium Spice. Tender cubes of spicy chicken or lamb or Indian cheese skewered with peppers, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms cooked in a tandoori oven.
Paneer Shashlik
Medium Spice. Tender cubes of spicy chicken or lamb or Indian cheese skewered with peppers, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms cooked in a tandoori oven.
Onion Bhaji
Vegeterian. Medium Spice. Freshly chopped onions and fresh coriander prepared with spiced batter and fried.
Chicken Wings
Medium Spice. Hot and spicy chicken wings.
Tandoori Chicken
Medium Spice. Marinated in yogurt with aromatic spices and fresh herbs.
Spicy Lamb
Medium Spice. Tender fillets of lamb stir fried with chopped onions, green peppers, tomatoes a hint of mustard, served on yoghurt bread.
Lamb Chops
Medium Spice. Marinated and cooked in a tandoori oven.
Three of Lamb
Medium Spice. A combination of lamb chops, sheek kebab, lamb samosa.
Chicken Pakora
Medium Spice. Fresh chicken seasoned with spices, fresh herbs, chillies and shallow fried in a gram flour batter.
Garlic Mushroom Potatoes
Vegeterian. Medium Spice. Slightly spiced mushrooms and potatoes with fresh garlic.
Sweet Chilli Stir Fry
Medium Spice. Chicken tikka stir fried in fresh herbs and spices and a hint of red chilli flakes.
King Prawn Butterfly
Medium Spice. Jumbo king prawn marinated in lemon juice, fresh herbs and ground pepper cooked in a tandoori oven.
Prawn Cocktail
Tandoori King Prawn
Jumbo prawns marinated in lemon juice, fresh herbs and ground pepper cooked in a tandoori oven
Sizzling Prawns
Marinated with Indian spices, served on a sizzling platter
chicken tikka
lamb tikka
fish
king prawn
minced lamb
vegetable
soya
tofu
Tandoori Mains
All tandoori mains are served with fresh salad and one of the following accompaniment. Pilau, boiled rice, plain naan or chips.
Tikka Main
Medium Spice. Succulent tikka of chicken or lamb or fish marinated carefully in specially selected spices and herbs.
Shashlik Main
Medium Spice. Seasoned and marinated massala spices with fresh tomatoes, onions and peppers.
Half Tandoori Chicken Main (On The Bone)
Medium Spice. Marinated in yoghurt and seasoned with the finest authentic spices and kashmiri chilli.
Tandoori Mix Grill Main
Medium Spice. Selection of tandoori cooked chicken, lamb tikka, lamb chops, sheek kebab, tikka fish and tandoori chicken served with fresh salad and a naan.
Lamb Chops Main
Medium Spice. Lamb chops marinated carefully in specially selected spices and herbs.
Nauka Platter Main
Medium Spice. A selection of tandoori chicken and lamb tikka, sheek kebab, lamb chops, chicken and king prawns served with fresh salad and a plain naan.
Chef Specialities
Any of the below dishes can be prepared to a strength of your choice. Leave a comment on your order if you would like the dish hotter or milder.
Tikka Massala
Contains: Nuts. Medium Spice. Chicken or lamb tikka pan cooked in a mild creamy sauce of tomatoes, ground almonds and coconut.
Tandoori Massala
Medium spice. Tender pieces of tandoori chicken cooked with minced lamb in a rich medium spiced sauce with fresh herbs.
Mirch Massala
Contains: Nuts. Spicy. Cooked with fresh chilli in a butter sauce.
Makhani
Contains: Nuts. Medium Spice. Chicken or lamb tikka cooked in a very rich, mild, creamy and buttery sauce.
Passanda
Contains: Nuts. Medium Spice. Cubed chicken or lamb tikka cooked in yoghurt.
Desi
Spicy. Tender small pieces of boneless chicken or lamb cooked with yoghurt, tomatoes and spring onion.
Karai
Spicy. Chicken or lamb tikka spicy dish cooked with fresh herbs, chunks of onions, peppers, tomatoes, chillies and coriander.
Naga
Spicy. Lamb or chicken tikka cooked in a hot to medium sauce with naga and fresh herbs.
Rezala
Spicy. Tikka cooked in onion and pepper at rich tomato sauce.
Tawa
Medium spice. Cooked in fresh herbs and South Indian spices, with chunky peppers, onions and fresh chillies.
Butter Chicken
Contains: Nuts. Medium Spice. Tender pieces of cube chicken cooked with ground almonds, coconut and a dash of butter.
Chicken Tikka Bhuna
Medium spice. Chicken tikka cooked with peppers and mushrooms in a aromatic medium spicy sauce.
The House Recommendation
Spicy. This dish combines chicken, lamb and prawns in a medium dry sauce with peppers, green chillies and ginger.
Highway Chicken Bhunna
Chicken pieces prepared in traditional ginger, garlic, fresh chilli, fresh coriander, whole spices, blended together to create a robust flavour. The best roadside dish ever.
Screaming Chicken Chilli Curry
Definitely hot and spicy but very tasty too.
Keema Peas Bhuna
Medium spice. Mince lamb and peas cooked in medium spices with fresh herbs and spices.
Special Jalfrazi
Spicy. Chicken tikka and jumbo prawns cooked with mixed peppers, fresh chilli and a hint of lemon.
Murgh Tikka Keema Bhuna
Medium spice. Chicken tikka cooked with minced lamb in green herbs and spices.
Chicken Tikka Shashlik Bhuna
Shashlik chicken cooked in a medium spiced sauce with mushrooms and fresh herbs.
Momma's Egg Curry
Momma’s Egg Curry is a timeless Indian delicacy where tender boiled eggs are bathed in a rich, aromatic tomato gravy. Enhanced with spices like cumin, coriander, and garam masala, it’s a perfect balance of warmth and depth-ideal with rice or naan for a comforting, flavorful meal.
Grandma's Lamb Chop Curry
Lamb chops cooked in a medium spice with a citrus tastethat comes from the satkora fruit.
Flash In The Pan
Chicken Tikka and Lamb Tikka with Saag features tender, char-grilled meats simmered in a rich, spiced saag gravy. The smoky tikka flavors meld seamlessly with the earthy greens, creating a flavorful and balanced curry.
Chicken Chill Sambuca
Tender chicken tossed in a spicy Indo-Chinese chilli sauce with peppers, garlic and green chilies-flamb?ed with Sambuca for a bold, smoky finish.
Traditional and Favourites
Any of the below dishes can be prepared to a strength of your choice. Leave a comment on your order if you would like the dish hotter or milder.
Pathia
Medium spice. Sweet and sour with a hint of garlic.
Korma
Contains: Nuts. Cooked with almond, coconut and fresh cream.
Vindaloo
Extra spicy. Hot curry with fresh herbs and spices.
Madras
Spicy. Hot curry with a hint of lemon and fresh herbs.
Sagwalla
Medium spice. Cooked with fresh spinach, herbs and spices.
Dhansak
Medium spice. Sweet and sour cooked with pineapple and lentils.
Samba
Medium Spice. Cooked with lentils, fresh herbs and spices.
Rogon Josh
Medium Spice. Cooked with fresh tomatoes, green herbs and spices.
Methi
Medium Spice. Cooked with fresh fenugreek, green herbs and spices.
Jalfrezi
Spicy. Cooked with peppers, onions, fresh green chilli and coriander.
Achari
Medium Spice. Cooked with mixed pickle, green herbs and spices.
Garlic Chilli
Extra spicy. Cooked with fresh garlic and chilli.
Bhunna
Cooked with fresh peppers, tomatoes and fresh herbs.
chicken bhunna
lamb bhunna
chicken tikka bhunna
lamb tikka bhunna
fish bhunna
king prawn bhunna
minced lamb bhunna
vegetable bhunna
soya bhunna
tofu bhunna
Curry
Medium Spice. Most popular dish cooked with a wide range of chillies and spice to give a variety of strength in a sauce.
chicken curry
lamb curry
chicken tikka curry
lamb tikka curry
fish curry
king prawn curry
minced lamb curry
vegetable curry
soya curry
tofu curry
Dupiaza
Medium Spice. Cooked in a medium spiced sauce, fresh herbs, onions and capsicum.
chicken dupiaza
lamb dupiaza
chicken tikka dupiaza
lamb tikka dupiaza
fish dupiaza
king prawn dupiaza
minced lamb dupiaza
vegetable dupiaza
soya dupiaza
tofu dupiaza
Ceylon
Spicy. Cooked with fresh spices and herbs with lemon and coconut.
chicken ceylon
lamb ceylon
chicken tikka ceylon
lamb tikka ceylon
fish ceylon
king prawn ceylon
minced lamb ceylon
vegetable ceylon
soya ceylon
tofu ceylon
Balti Dishes
Medium Spice. No menu is complete without the addition of a balti dish cooked with peppers, onions, tomatoes, spring onion and spices. (Any of the below dishes can be prepared to a strength of your choice. Leave a comment on your order if you would like the dish hotter or milder)
chicken balti
lamb balti
chicken tikka balti
lamb tikka balti
fish balti
king prawn balti
minced lamb balti
vegetable balti
soya balti
tofu balti
Biryanis
Basmati rice cooked with fresh spices, herbs and onions in a bhuna style sauce garnished with coriander served with a vegetable curry sauce. Medium spice.
chicken biryani
chicken tikka biryani
lamb biryani
lamb tikka biryani
king prawn biryani
vegetable biryani
special biryani
Consisting of chicken, lamb, prawn and egg served with vegetable dish.
malaya biryani
(With pineapple)
Vegetable Dishes
Vegetarian
aloo gobi
Medium Spice. Potato and cauliflower cooked in medium spice.
bhindi
Medium Spice. Okra cooked in medium spice with onions and peppers and fresh herbs.
saag bhaji
Medium spice. Fresh chopped spinach cooked with garlic, onions delicately spiced with fresh herbs.
dahl of the day
Medium spice. Lentils cooked with a tarka of garlic.
bombay aloo
Medium spice. Spicy potatoes cooked with cumin seeds.
aloo saag
Medium spice. Potatoes and spinach cooked with spices and fresh herbs.
mushroom bhaji
Medium Spice. Sliced button mushroom and onions cooked with a medium spice.
channa
Medium spice. Chick peas cooked in a dry sauce with fresh herbs and tomatoes.
saag paneer
Medium spice. Fresh leaf spinach cooked with homemade cheese.
matter paneer
Medium spice. Homemade cheese cooked in spices with peas.
vegetable bhuna
Medium spice. Fresh vegetable cooked in a rich sauce with added mushrooms and green herbs.
veg makhni
Contains: Nuts. Medium spice. Fresh vegetable cooked in a butter sauce.
mushroom saag
Medium spice. Sliced button mushrooms and spinach cooked with spice and herbs.
mixed veg curry
Vegetable cooked in medium spices.
soy shashlik tikka
Soya cubes marinated in a Tandoori spice flavours with roasted onions, tomatoes and peppers.
chana masala
Chickpea curry in a ginger, tomato, garlic sauce
mushroom butter masala
Mushroom Masala is a rich and flavorful Punjabi-style curry made with tender mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, and aromatic spices.
creamy tofu curry
With chefs special spices.
Rice
boiled rice
saffron pilau rice
mushroom pilau rice
vegetable pilau rice
keema pilau rice
fruity pilau rice
fried rice
egg fried rice
garlic, chilli and lemon rice
Spicy
garlic fried rice
chicken egg fried rice
Breads
naan
keema kulcha
onion kulcha
cheese and onion
tandoori roti
paratha
chapatti
English Dishes
All English dishes are served with chips.
omelette
sirloin steak
(Served with chips)
roast chicken and chips
scampi and chips
Extras
chips
extra coriander
fresh salad
mixed raitha
Sharing Platters
bangla bites
Marinated chicken tikka, lamb tikka, lamb chops and chicken wings
tikka tikka tikka
Marinated chicken tikka, lamb tikka, sheek kebab, and tikka pakora.
cox bazaar seafood platter
Marinated salmon tikka, tandoori king prawn and prawn puree.
veg platter
Veg samosa, paneer shashlik, onion bhajee, and veg spring rolls.
Seafood Specialities
Any of the below dishes can be prepared to a strength of your choice. Leave a comment on your order if you would like the dish hotter or milder.
ocean spice
For those who love seafood this is for you. Boneless fish, jumbo prawns and baby prawns cooked with mixed spices and a hint of lemon.
salmon kajhol
Pan-fried salmon steaks simmered in freshly grounded spices with a smooth garlic sauce.
tandoori jumbo prawn massala
Contains: nuts. Medium spice. Jumbo prawns cooked in a tandoori oven, cooked in a mild creamy sauce with ground almonds and coconut, garnished with coriander.
Drinks
coca-cola original taste
Sparkling Soft Drink with Plant Extracts.
diet coke
Sparkling Low Calorie Soft Drink with Plant Extracts with Sweeteners.
sprite
Sparkling Lemon-Lime Flavour Low Calorie Soft Drink with Sugar and Sweeteners
fanta orange
Sparkling Orange Fruit Drink with Sugar and Sweeteners.
appletiser
coke (1.5ltr)
diet coke (1.5ltr)
7up (1.5ltr)
j2o orange and passion fruit
Orange and Passion Fruit Soft Drink with Sugar and Sweetener.
j2o fruit blend apple and mango
Apple and Mango Soft Drink with Sugar and Sweetener.
j2o orange passion fruit
Orange and Passion Fruit Soft Drink with Sugar and Sweetener.
robinsons fruit shoot apple and blackcurrant
(275ml) Low Calorie Apple and Blackcurrant Soft Drink with Sweeteners.