Chicken Pakora
Boneless chicken in a spiced gram-flour batter, fried to a crackle.
The Taj kitchen
Our menu
Discover the rich flavours of authentic Indian and Pakistani cuisine — every dish prepared with traditional recipes and the finest ingredients. Tap Add on anything you fancy, pay by card, and it is ready for pickup in about 30 minutes.
Appetizers
Crisp, hot and meant to be shared while the mains are on the way.
Fish Pakora
Flaky white fish, ajwain and chilli in the batter, served with mint chutney.
Mix Veg Pakora
Onion, potato, spinach and green chilli — the classic rainy-day fritter.
Chicken Samosa
Flaky pastry around spiced minced chicken.
Beef Samosa
Flaky pastry around spiced beef keema and peas.
Pani Puri (10 pcs)
Ten crisp puris with spiced potato and chickpeas, and tangy tamarind pani on the side.
Unlimited Pani Puri
As many pani puris as you like. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4 pm to 9 pm.
Dahi Puri
Crisp puris filled with potato and chickpeas, topped with cool yogurt, chutneys and sev.
Papdi Chaat
Crisp papdi with potato and chickpeas under yogurt, tamarind and mint chutney and sev.
Samosa Chaat
Samosa broken over spiced chana, with yogurt, chutneys, onion and coriander.
Chana Chaat
Chickpeas tossed with onion, tomato, green chilli, lemon and chaat masala.
Grill
Marinated overnight, finished over charcoal, served on the sizzle.
Mixed Platter — Half
A taste of the whole grill: tikka, malai and hariyali boti with a tandoori piece.
Mixed Platter — Full
The full grill for the table — every boti, tandoori chicken, naan and chutneys.
Chicken Tandoori
Bone-in chicken in yoghurt, ginger and Kashmiri chilli, roasted in the tandoor.
Tikka Boti
Cubes of chicken in a smoky red marinade, charred at the edges.
Malai Boti
Cream, cheese and white pepper — the gentlest thing on the grill.
Hariyali Boti
Green with mint, coriander and spinach; bright and herbal.
Banjara Boti
A rustic, peppery marinade with roasted spices and a little heat.
Achari Boti
Pickling spices — mustard, fennel and nigella — on charcoal-grilled chicken.
Biryanis
Layered, sealed and cooked on dum. Never rushed.
Chicken Biryani
Fragrant basmati layered with spiced chicken, saffron and caramelised onion.
Mutton Biryani
Tender bone-in mutton and basmati with whole spices, cooked dum style.
65 Biryani
Chicken 65 folded through the rice — curry leaf, chilli and a lot of flavour.
Chicken Delights
Slow-built masalas, charcoal warmth and the house spice blend.
Achari Chicken
Tangy pickling spices — mustard, fennel and nigella.
Butter Chicken
Tender chicken in a rich, buttery tomato gravy finished with cream.
Chicken 65
Fiery South Indian classic — curry leaves, ginger and dried chilli.
Chicken Curry
Home-style gravy of tomato, onion and freshly ground garam masala.
Chicken Kadahi
Wok-tossed with crushed pepper, tomato, ginger and capsicum.
Mutton Delights
The royal end of the menu — long-cooked, bone-in, unhurried.
Mutton Kadahi
Wok-tossed mutton with crushed pepper, tomato and capsicum.
Shahi Mutton
A Mughal-court gravy of cashew, cream and warm aromatics.
Talawah Gosht
Pan-seared mutton, dry-fried with green chilli, ginger and coriander.
Specials
The pots that take all day. Ask what is on today.
Taj Haleem Special
Wheat, lentils and mutton pounded to silk over hours, topped with fried onion, mint and lemon.
Beef Nehari
Slow-braised beef shank in a deep, spiced gravy — the traditional morning pot.
Friday Special
Bagara khana, dalcha, chicken 65, fried fish and gulab jamun. Fridays, 12 pm to 3 pm.
Sunday Special
Halwa Puri & Choley: crisp puris, sweet suji halwa and spiced chickpea choley. Sundays, 11 am to 3 pm.
Family Pack
Biryani by the tray — enough for four to six.
Chicken Biryani — Family
The chicken biryani, family sized. Serves four to six.
Mutton Biryani — Family
The mutton biryani, family sized. Serves four to six.
65 Biryani — Family
The 65 biryani, family sized. Serves four to six.
Veggie Delight
Everything the table needs alongside the mains — or instead of them.
Khatti Dal
Slow-simmered lentils, soured with tamarind, tempered with cumin and garlic.
Aaloo Samosa (2)
Crisp pastry, spiced potato and pea, with chutney. Two per order.
Aaloo Gobi
Potato and cauliflower, dry-cooked with turmeric, cumin and ginger.
Paneer Butter Masala
Paneer in the same buttery tomato gravy as the butter chicken.
Okra Masala
Bhindi, fried crisp then folded through onion and tomato masala.
Rice
Steamed long-grain basmati.
Bread
Shaped by hand, baked to order in the tandoor.
Plain Naan
Fresh from the tandoor, blistered and soft.
Butter Naan
Brushed with butter the moment it leaves the oven.
Garlic Naan
Chopped garlic and coriander pressed into the dough.
Chilli Naan
Green chilli and coriander — for those who want the bread to bite back.
Desserts
Something sweet to finish.
Classic Tres Leches
Sponge soaked in three milks, topped with cream.
Biscoff Tres Leches
The three-milk cake with a Biscoff crumb and drizzle.
Ras Malai Tres Leches
Cardamom and saffron milk, pistachio on top — ras malai meets tres leches.
Mango Cheesecake Cup
Cheesecake cream and mango in a cup.
Oreo Cheesecake Cup
Cheesecake cream layered with Oreo crumb.
Red Velvet Dot Cake
A small red velvet cake with cream-cheese frosting.
Chocolate Tres Leches
Chocolate sponge soaked in three milks, cream and shaved chocolate.
Black Forest Cake
Chocolate sponge, whipped cream and dark cherries.
Brownie
Dense, fudgy and properly chocolate.
Apple Crumble Muffin
Baked apple under a buttery cinnamon crumble.
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin
Soft banana crumb with melting chocolate chips.
Mango Cupcake
Soft vanilla cupcake with a swirl of fresh mango buttercream.
Thirst Quenchers
Cold cans, sweet lassi and proper chai.
Coke
Chilled can.
Diet Coke
Chilled can.
Diet Pepsi
Chilled can.
Sprite
Chilled can.
Fanta
Chilled can.
Pakola
The green one. Ice cream soda from Karachi.
Lassi
Thick yoghurt lassi, sweet or salted.
Tea — Small
Proper doodh-patti chai, brewed in milk.
Tea — Large
Proper doodh-patti chai, brewed in milk. The large.
Apple Juice
Chilled.
Fruit Punch
Chilled.
Irani Chai (Special Tea)
Rich, creamy Hyderabadi-style tea.
Spice levels are adjusted on request, and most dishes can be made milder for the
table. Tell us about allergies when you order — call
(630) 808-1832 and we will walk you through it.
Feeding a crowd?
The same dishes,
The same dishes,
by the tray
Every main on this menu is available as a half or full catering tray — biryani from $60 a tray, mutton specialities, vegetarian, and a full dessert list.
Drop-off, buffet service with attendants, or fully plated with our staff on site. Delivery within 50 miles of Bolingbrook.
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Build your order in a minute
Pickup at 247 S Bolingbrook Dr, or delivery through our partners.