Village Indiya is an Indian restaurant occupying 241–243 High Road in South Woodford. Its dining room offers reservations, table service and a full bar, while takeaway provides another way to enjoy a menu that brings together traditional regional cooking and more contemporary combinations.
Starters and small plates introduce the kitchen through spiced vegetables, kebabs and seafood before the menu moves into curries with varying levels of richness and heat. Classic sauces sit beside chef led recipes, giving both familiar curry house diners and more adventurous guests a useful range.
Tandoori cooking adds smoky character to chicken, lamb, fish and prawns, while biryani layers basmati rice with spices and a choice of main ingredient. Vegetable sides, lentils, rice and naan make it easy to share across the table, and vegetarian, vegan and gluten free choices support mixed groups.
The polished but approachable setting suits a family dinner, a meal with friends or a quieter evening for two. Wine, beer and other drinks accompany the food, while the restaurant’s established South Woodford presence makes it a local destination rather than simply a delivery kitchen.
Address: 241–243 High Road, South Woodford, London E18 2PB, England
Village Indiya Menu
Starters
MUMBAI CHILLI PANEER
Indian cheese marinated with spice, grilled in clay oven, then cooked in a pan with a thick spicy sauce.
TANDOORI SPECIAL SEAFOOD
Salmon and king prawn flavoured with mustard, dill, spices and fresh lime juice… Cooked in tandoor.
ASSORTED TIKKA KEBAB
Combination of chicken, lamb, duck tikka and sheesh kebab.
ONION BHAJEE
The ever popular onion fritters.
PRAWN PURI
Prawns cooked with medium spice, served on a pancake.
CHICKEN TIKKA
Marinated chicken cubes flame grilled in the oven.
SAMOSAS
Filled pastries with meat or vegetables (V).
LAMB DOSSA
Pancake stuffed with spiced dry meat and potatoes…Manager’s Choice.
ALOO TUK TUK
Spicy potato mash coated with breadcrumbs, deep fried, served with sweet chilli dip… Famous street food of Bangladesh.
CRISPY TIGER PRAWNS
Battered tiger prawns deep fried and served with sweet chilli sauce.
LAMB CUTLETS
Succulent lamb cutlets, flavoured with garam masala cooked in tandoor.
MIX VEGETABLE PLATTER
Consists of veg samosa, onion bhajee & aloo tuk tuk.
Exclusive Mains
LAHORI MEAT
A slow cooked medium spiced lamb dish infused with fresh herbs, onions, ginger and our Village Indiya garam masala in a thick dry sauce, topped with fried shredded potatoes.
REZELLA CHICKEN
Barbecued chicken cooked with onions, peppers and yoghurt in a mango flavoured sauce, slightly hot.
CHICKEN GARAM MASALA
Chargrilled chicken simmered with ground spices in thick mouth-watering hot and sweet sauce.
KOMOLA LAMB
Tender braised lamb cooked with saffron, orange zest and almond with mild spices in a sweet sauce.
LAMB ROGAN JOSH
Rogan josh is cooked with cherry tomatoes in a traditional Indian village style.
DUCK TENGA MITA
Barbecued duck cooked with baby potatoes in a sweet and sour sauce.
GARLIC CHILLI CHICKEN
A rich hot curry cooked with fried garlic (vampires beware!)
CHICKEN KAMA SUTA
Lovers beware! (this dish is an aphrodisiac.) Cooked in a hot and spicy sauce – full of flavour. Chef’s secret recipe – this dish is addictive!
CHICKEN HARI MIRCHI
Chicken cooked with spinach leaves and green chillies, one of India’s most popular dishes.
GURKA’S REVENGE
Chicken tikka cooked with minced lamb in a flavoursome sauce, delicious and tempting dish, fairly hot.
Tandoori
Cooked in Clay Oven
LAMB CUTLETS
Succulent lamb cutlets flavoured with garam masala cooked in tandoor.
TANDOORI CHICKEN (HALAL)
Half chicken marinated with spice, drilled in clay oven.
TANDOORI MIX GRILL
Selection of kebabs – chicken, lamb, duck tikka, lamb cutlets and tandoori chicken.
SALMON SHASLICK
Fresh chunks of salmon fish marinated in tandoori spices, skewered with onions, peppers and tomatoes, grilled in clay oven.
CHICKEN SHASLICK
Barbecued chicken with chunky peppers and onion.
KING PRAWN SHASLICK
Barbecued king prawns with chunky peppers and onion.
CHICKEN TIKKA
Marinated chicken cubes flame grilled in the oven.
Sea Food
MONK FISH
Shallow fried monk fillets cooked with lime leaves in a well flavoured thick sauce.
SALMON TIKKA KARAHI
Tandoori salmon cooked with onion, peppers, cherry tomatoes and dill in a thick sauce.
GOANESE KING PRAWN
King prawns cooked with roasted garlic, lime, orange zest and fresh tomatoes.
HOUSE SPECIAL CURRY
King prawns and aubergine cooked with mint and yogurt – sweet and spicy.
Vegetarian Mains
PANEER VEGETABLE SHASLICK
Marinated Indian cheese with onion, peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms cooked in the tandoor.
CHILLI PANEER KARAHI
Indian Tandoori cheese cooked with peppers, baby potatoes and green chillies.
VEGETABLE BALTI
Influenced by Tibetan and Kashmir style.
VEGETABLE BIRIYANI
Vegetables cooked in high-quality basmati rice, served with lentil sauce.
Classic Collection
Available in King Prawn With An Additional Charge – £3.00
CHICKEN KURMA
Creamy coconut and sweet sauce.
CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA
British favourite – cooked with almonds, coconut and fresh cream in a sweet masala sauce.
MADRAS OR VINDALOO CHICKEN / LAMB
Madras hot and spicy. Vindaloo is very hot curry cooked with potato.
BHUNA CHICKEN / LAMB / PRAWN
Well flavoured medium dish cooked with onions, peppers & fresh tomatoes.
SAFFRON BIRIYANI
Chicken or lamb cooked with basmati rice, served with vegetable curry.
DANSAK / PATHIA CHICKEN / LAMB / PRAWN
Dansak: cooked with lentils in a sweet, sour and hot sauce. Pithia: cooked with onions, peppers, tomatoes sweet, sour and fairly hot sauce.
BALI CHICKEN / LAMB
Influenced by Tibetan and Kashmir style
JALFREZI CHICKEN / LAMB
Cooked with chunky onion, peppers and green chillies, flavoured with garlic.
KARAHI CHICKEN / LAMB
Cooked with onion, peppers and tomatoes, well flavoured thick sauce.
From the Field
SAG PEAS
Fresh spinach and green peas.
BOMBAY ALOO
Spicy potatoes.
TARKA DHAL
Lentils flavoured with garlic.
SAG ALOO
Spinach and potatoes.
BHINDI OR BRINJAL BHAJEE
Fresh okra or aubergine cooked Bengal style.
SAG PANEER
Spinach and Indian cheese cooked in mild sauce.
CAULIFLOWER OR MUSHROOM BHAJEE
Rice Dishes
PILAU RICE
Flavoured basmati rice.
BOILED RICE
GARLIC HERBS RICE
Garlic flavoured rice.
LEMON RICE
Lemon flavoured rice.
MUSHROOM RICE
SPECIAL RICE
With egg and peas.
CHIPS
Breads
NAAN
CHEESE GARLIC NAAN
GARLIC NAAN
KEEMA NAAN
Naan stuffed with minced lamb.
PESHWARI NAAN
Sweet filled bread.
Condiments
Papadams
Chutney’s Per Portion
Red onion chutney, mango chutney, mint sauce, onion salad, lime pickle.