Star of Wales is a family run Indian restaurant on Cowbridge Road East in Canton. Under the same management and chef since opening in 1987, it retains a traditional dining room and bar area while also preparing takeaway meals, giving local guests a choice between table service and food to collect.
The starter menu spans onion bhaji, samosa and chicken pakora alongside lamb or chicken tikka, kebabs and seafood. King prawn puri, tandoori king prawns and crisp king prawn butterfly dishes give shellfish a prominent place, while mixed starters allow several tandoor and fried preparations to be shared.
Tandoori cooking continues through the main courses, from chicken and lamb tikka to a mixed grill of tikka, seekh kebab, chicken and king prawns served with naan and salad. Masala, bhuna and korai styles provide sauced alternatives, supported by a wide choice of curries, rice, breads and vegetable side dishes.
Set meals for two or four make the restaurant particularly convenient for groups who want a balanced selection without ordering each component separately. Meals are cooked individually to order, and the combination of a longstanding team, broad curry house menu and unhurried table service gives Star of Wales its enduring neighbourhood character.
Address: 438 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1JN, Wales
Star Of Wales Menu
Starters
Mixed Starter
Lamb tikka, chicken tikka, kebab, onion bhajee.
Aloo Dilpasand
Spicy potato incased mince meat encrusted in breadcrumbs.
Spicy Wings
Seasoned chicken wings.
Chicken or Lamb Tikka
Marinated pieces of meat charcoal grilled.
Chicken Chat
Tikka chicken pieces on our chat massala sauce.
Bengal Kebab
Hot and spicy bite size kebabs.
Kebabs
Sheek, shami or reshmi.
Meat Samosa
Chicken Pakora
Crispy succulent spicy chicken.
King Prawn Puree
King Prawns in a rich sauce served with leavened bread.
King Prawn Tandoori
Seasoned king prawn cooked in a clay oven.
King Prawn Butterfly
Deep fried lightly spiced king prawn in batter.
King Prawn Sukka
Sweet and sour king prawns.
King Prawn Roshuni
Garlic king prawns.
Prawn and Puri
Prawns in a rich sauce served with leavened bread.
Prawn Cocktail
Succulent prawns served in our house cocktail sauce.
Machli Biran
Salmon steaks cooked in light spices gently fried.
Fried Scampi
Succulent pieces of scampi.
Aloo Chat
Spicy potato.
Chat Pate
Chick peas, scrambled egg and potatoes, hot and spicy.
Onion Bhajee
Shredded onion deep fried with flour and spices.
Piaji
Hot and spicy bite sized version of onion bhajee.
Vegetable Samosa
Muligatawny Soup
Spicy soup.
Papadoms
Spicy Papadoms
Chutney Tray
A selection of chutneys including mint sauce, onion salad, mango chutney and mixed pickle.
Specialities
Murgi Boorji
Diced marinated chicken in a hot spicy sauce.
Madhu Murg
Tender chicken cooked with sultanas and cashew nuts in a honey and cream sauce.
Murgi Massala
Succulent pieces of chicken and spicy mincemeat in a thick curry sauce.
Chicken Tikka Makani
Tender pieces of tikka chicken in a rich, butter and almond cream sauce.
Anarkali Bahar
Pieces of tikka chicken in a special cream and yoghurt sauce, served in a sizzler.
Goan Green Chicken
A fairly hot dish, cooked with fresh green herbs and spices, chillies and green beans.
Jaipuri Chicken
A hot chicken dish with fresh ginger, garlic butter and fresh green chillies.
Murgi Pati Palak
Roasted marinated fillets of chicken wrapped around fresh spinach in rich spicy, onion and pepper stir-fry sauce.
Harash Korai
Duck breast meat cooked with onions and green peppers in a thick, spicy sauce, served in a korai.
Harash Dilkush
Aromatic , savoury, honey flavoured slices of duck breast served in a rich, spicy hot sauce with fresh chillies.
Lamb Koraie
Lamb in a thick spicy sauce with pieces of onion, tomato and green pepper, served in a koraie.
Lamb Pasanda
Specially prepared lamb in a rich almond and cream sauce.
Lamb Bahar
Tender pieces of stir fried lamb with green peppers and onion, cooked in a thick spicy sauce with pillaw rice.
Sali Ghost
Spicy lamb in a thick sauce with a crispy potato topping.
Shatkora Ghost
Lamb cooked with a tropical citrus fruit resulting in a wonderfully rich, sharp and fruity flavoured hot dish.
Dagni Ghost
An aromatic highly flavoured spicy lamb dish cooked with fresh garlic, chillies and onions.
Shorisha Mas
Bite size pieces of salmon in a spicy sauce with ground mustard.
Machli Bhoona
Salmon cooked in a thick spicy sauce.
Chingi Bortha
Minced prawns in a spicy hot sauce.
Golda Chingri Korai
King prawns cooked with green peppers, tomatoes and onions in a rich, spicy, medium sauce.
Tandoori Dishes
Meat marinated in a special herb and spice marinade then grilled in a tandoori oven.
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Bhuna
Chicken or lamb in a thick spicy sauce.
Chicken or Lamb Tikka
Served with salad and mint sauce.
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Massala
Cooked in our unique rich coconut and almond creamy yogurt sauce, spicier than the average massala.
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Korai Massala
Served in a hot korai, giving a wonderfully smoky flavour, garnished with almonds, sultana’s, cream, tomato and egg, spicier than the average massala.
Tandoori Chicken
Half spring chicken on the bone. Served with a side salad.
Tandoori Mixed Grill
Lamb tikka, chicken tikka, sheek kebab, tandoori chicken, king prawns cooked in a clay oven served with naan and salad.
Chicken or Lamb Saslik
Grilled with onion, tomato and green pepper. Served with a side salad.
King Prawn Tandoori
Served with side salad and mint sauce.
Balti Dishes
A northern Punjab dish cooked with the finest ingredients, served in a Balti to retain and enhance the flavour of the dish. All balti’s are served in hot iron souks, please mind your fingers!
House Special Balti
A delicious mix of chicken, meat, prawns and fresh vegetables in a thick spicy sauce.
Chicken, Lamb or Prawn Balti
In a thick spicy sauce.
King Prawn Balti
King prawn in a thick spicy sauce.
Chicken or Lamb Jalfrezi
Medium to madras strength with onions, green peppers and fresh chillies.
Balti Tikka Massala
A variation of the old favourite.
Methi Murgh or Methi Ghost
An aromatic and savory dish with chicken or lamb with fenugreek leaves.
Murgh Sag or Sag Ghost
Medium hot chicken or lamb with spinach.
Keema Balti
Spicy mince meat in a hot spicy sauce.
Kofta Balti
Spicy meat balls in a hot sauce.
Murg Moglai
Mild, tangy with cashew nuts and almond flakes.
Biryani Dishes
Biryani is a specially prepared rice dish and served with a separate medium curry, or hotter if you prefer.
Maharajah Special
A biryani fit for a king. Prepared with a mixture of chicken tikka, lamb tikka and keema fried rice on a bed of fresh salad served with a separate vegetable curry sauce.
House Special Biryani
Prepared with a mixture of rice, chicken, meat, prawn, almonds, sultanas and mushrooms with an omelette on top, served with a separate vegetable curry sauce.
Moglaie Biryani
Prepared with a mixture of rice, chicken, and meat with an omelette on top, served with a separate vegetable curry sauce.
Shahee Biryani
Prepared with a mixture of rice, chicken, prawn and mushrooms with an omelette on top, served with a separate vegetable curry sauce.
Chicken Tikka Biryani
Prepared with a mixture of rice, tikka chicken, served with a plain massala sauce.
Persian Chicken Biryani
Prepared with a mixture of rice, chicken, pineapple, almond and sultanas with an omelette on top, served with a separate vegetable curry sauce.
Chicken Biryani
Meat Biryani
Prawn Biryani
King Prawn Biryani
Egg Biryani
Vegetable Biryani
Mushroom Biryani
Traditional Dishes
All available in chicken, lamb, prawn (Crustaceans) or king prawn (Crustaceans) (king prawn – £5.00 extra). The above available with tikka lamb or chicken (Milk, Mustard,Soyabean) – £1.00 extra
Curry
A medium strength curry.
Madras
A rich aromatic dish, fairly hot in strength.
Vindaloo
Similar to madras with a stronger use of spices making it a hot curry.
Korma
A mild creamy dish.
Dansak
Sweet, sour and hot with lentils.
Sag
Medium hot with spinach.
Malaya
Medium hot with pineapples.
Bhuna
Thick, spicy, medium sauce.
Rogon Josh
Medium hot with tomatoes.
Dupiaza
Medium hot with onion and green peppers.
Pathia
Sweet, sour and hot.
Kashmir
with banana.
Uri
With green beans.
Bengal
With vegetables.
Vegetarian
Vegetable Balti Special
A mouth watering mixture of fresh vegetable spinach, dhall and chickpeas in a spicy medium sauce.
Chana Aloo
Chickpeas and potato in a creamy lentil sauce.
Katchuri Dansak
Crispy lentil and rice balls in a hot dansak sauce.
Begun Massala
Tender pieces of aubergine in a special massala sauce.
Vegetable Malai
Fresh vegetable balti in a mild creamy sauce.
Paneer Makani
Paneer cooked wit tandoori spices in a rich creamy sauce.
Sabji Mirch
Whole green peppers stuffed with fresh vegetables served with a puri and salad.
English Dishes
All English dishes are served with chips(Soyabeans), peas and salad garnish.
Golden Fried Scampi
Chicken Omelette
Prawn Omelette
Mushroom Omelette
Tomato Omelette
Set Meals
Star of Wales Special
Four course meal, start with selection of chutneys and popadams. Followed by mixed tandoori starters served with salad and nan. Then a prawn, meat or chicken bhuna with pillaw rice. Choice of coffee and desserts.
Meat Thalee
Start with selection of chutneys and spicy popadams.Followed by sheek kebab starter. For the main course lamb tikka bhuna, chicken tikka massalla and keema bhuna with keema fried rice and keema nan. Choice of coffee and desserts.
Vegetable Thalee
Start with selection of chutneys and popadams followed by vegetable samosa starter. Main course consists of mixed vegetable curry, Vegetable fried rice, chana bajee, mushroom bhajee and koolsa nan. Choice of coffee and desserts.
Side Dishes
Cauliflower Bhajee
Tender cauliflower.
Sag Bhajee
Spinach.
Sag Potato Bhajee
Spinach and potato.
Bhindi Bhajee
Okra.
Mixed Vegetable Bhajee
Tender mixed vegetables.
Capsicum Bhajee
Green peppers.
Mushroom Bhajee
Seasoned mushrooms.
Begun Bhajee
Aubergine.
Chana Bhajee
Chick peas.
Chana Aloo Bhajee
Chick peas and potato.
Bombay Potatoes
Spicy dry potato.
Aloo Gobi
Potato and cauliflower.
Sag Poneer
Spinach and cottage cheese.
Mutter Poneer
Spiced peas with cottage cheese.
Tarka Dhall
Lentils with fried garlic.
Dhall
Lentils.
Plain Curry Sauce
Mandras, Vindaloo, Korma etc.
Curry Sauce
Massala, Makani etc.
Fried Mushrooms
Rice and Accompaniments
Half and half price the same as the accompanying rice.
Boiled Rice
Pilaw Rice
Mushroom, Lemon or Coconut Rice
Special Fried Rice
With egg and peas
Keema Pilaw Rice
Vegetable Rice
Chips
Raithas (Various)
Mango Chutney
Mixed Pickle
Onion Chutney
Yoghurt
Mint Sauce
Indian Breads
Plain Nan
Keema Nan
With minced meat
Garlic and Ginger Nan (Martin Special)
Peshwaree Nan
With almonds
Koolsa Nan
With onions
Roshuni Nan
With garlic
Chappathi
Poratha
Stuffed Poratha
With vegetables