A friendly and relaxed restaurant situated within the historic City Walls of York. the Jinnah restaurant offers warm and friendly service to accompany excellent food and good value.
The Tandoori is a traditional clay oven in which skewered lamb and chicken is cooked over glowing charcoal. Tandoori dishes are highly recommended.
The unique flavours of the Tandoori cuisine have become as familiar and as well loved in the UK In recent years as they have been for centuries in subcontinent.
Tandoori Mosoka - £8.95
Chicken, lamb, sheek kebab, onion bhaji served with a special vegetable bhaji.
Tandoori King Prawn - £10.95
Marinated king prawn cooked charcoal, (served sizzling)
Chicken Shaslick - £8.95
Marinated chunks of breast cooked in a clay oven with onions, capsicum & tomatoes, (served sizzling)
Jinnah’s Tandoori Special - £10.95
Chicken, lamb. King prawns, seekh kebab cooked over charcoal and served sizzling.
Chicken or Lamb Tikka - £6.95
Chicken or lamb marinated and cooked in a clay oven, (served sizzling)
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VEGETABLE DISHES
Jinnah’s Special Vegetable Karih - £6.95
Tropical vegetable cooked with double strength sauce with fresh herbs & spices.
Kashmiri Vegetable Salon - £6.95
Green beans, peas, tinda okra cooked in a thick sauce (mention how hot you would like it)
Shahi Vegetable Massala – £6.95
Potatoes, chick peas, aubergine cooked in a tandoori sauce with almond & coconut (mild).
Sag Paneer - £6.95
Spinnach cooked with Indian cheese.
Special Vegetable Bhuna - £6.95
Mushrooms, aubergine, cauliflower, chick peas. Dry & well spiced.
Gaoon Ke Sabazi – £6.95
Aubergine, okra, spinach, green beans, courgettes in a tangy sauce with fresh yoghurt.
Vegetable Delight - £6.95
Our Chef’s creation to suit the weaker palatte cooked in a mild sauce with a mixture or seasonal vegetables.
Special Vegetable Rogan Josh - £6.95
Vegetables of chef’s choice – garnished with fresh tomatoes.
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SEAFOOD
King Prawn Agni - £9.95
King Prawn cooked in our Chef’s own special thick sauce with garlic, ginger, capsicum, tomatoes & finely chopped spring onion. Flamed with brandy. (Medium).
Garlic Chilli King Prawn - £9.95
Highly flavoured with fresh garlic, green chillies, capsicum and tomatoes. (Hot)
King Prawn Rajala - £9.95
Cooked with almonds, coconut , sultana. Sprinkled over with nuts and poppy seeds.
King Prawn Delight - £9.95
Our Chef’s creation to suit the weaker palatte, cooked in a mild sauce with lots of flavours.
Prawn Balti - £7.95
Prawns cooked in a Balti style. (Medium)
Kashmiri Prawn Rogan Josh - £7.95
Prawns cooked with special herbs & spices with fresh tomatoes , capsicum and green chilli.
Karahi Fish - £8.95
Fish cooked in traditional herbs and spices with fresh green chilli, coriander, anardana, spring onion and served in a Karahi.
Tuna Balchao - £7.95
Barracudan diced tuna, palm vinegar and red chilli create one of the most famous Goan specialities. The sour and slightly sweet flavours are balanced with Aromatic spices. Amazing. Watch out for the chillies, they are mildly addictive like caffeine!
Please ask a member of staff if you wish to see our Alternative Menu or our Children’s Menu
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DELICATE & MILD DISHES
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Massala – £7.95
United Kingdom’s best and most popular dish cooked with our own special tandoori sauce, almond powder, coconut powder, sultanas & fresh cream, (mild).
Andhari Raath (After Dark) - £7.95
Chicken or lamb delicately flavoured with fresh herbs and spices cooked with coconut powder, almond powder, sultanas and kish mish to suit the weaker palate with a touch of Tia Maria.
Shalimar Karahi - £7.95
Jinnah’s own creation slightly spiced to taste the flavour of the curry with fresh capsicum, garlic, ginger & a touch of cream & plenty of love.
Posh Spice - £7.95
An amazing mixture of chicken with cream, sugar, sugar, egg, mango pulp and coconut impart sumptuous richness to this lightly spiced curry and sprinkled over with fresh coriander.
Lahoree Mittas - £7.95
Chicken or lamb. Its mild, creamy, nutty, fruity and delicious (very mild).
Mackhami Lamb or Chicken - £7.95
Lamb or Chicken cooked in butter, cheese & traditional light herbs & spices. Its rich, creamy & cheesy (mild).
Kashmir! Khana - £7.95
A fragrant dish of spring chicken fillets, slightly sweetened by the addition of pineapple, lychees and creamed coconut. Garnished with sliced banana, this is one of the most aromatic dishes from the subcontinent (mild strength).
Murgh Rajala - £7.95
Chicken cooked over charcoal with almond, coconut powder, sultanas & sprinkled over with cashew nuts & poppy seeds (mild)
Chicken Delight - £7.95
Our Chefs creation to suit the weaker palette, cooked in a mild sauce with lots of flavours.
Chicken La Jawab - £7.95
Almonds and coconut impart sumptuous richness to this lightly spiced curry of lean chicken, fresh cream and a touch of sugar, herbs and spices (mild and creamy).
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MEDIUM TO SPICY DISHES
Nawabi Khana (Chicken or Lamb) - £7.95
The most complex of all great curries. Comprises twenty one ingredients each roasted individually prior to being grained, this lends a deep rich brown colour to this mouth-watering dish.
Afgani Chicken or Lamb - £7.95
A classical Afganistani dish comprising of lamb or chicken which considering the expense and efforts involved its normally cooked only for royalty, cooked very gently in a rich sauce finely chopped spring onion.
Punjabi Taste - £7.95
A unique Rajastani dish which is a must at almost any function or celebration made with fresh green chillies, cloves, cumin seeds, black pepper @& chicken sprinkled over with coriander (might be spicy).
Karachi Flavour - £7.95
An amazing mixture of tender lamb, curried with minced chicken breast, spinach and tomatoes. This dish is spiced with garlic, ginger and garnished with crumbled egg (medium strength)
Murgh Jalpuri - £7.95
Diced pieces of breast chicken cooked with fresh capsicum, garlic, fenugreek leaves, green chillies, special herbs & spices, served on a puri.
Murgh Kofta - £7.95
Balls of minced chicken neatly spiced to a medium strength with thick sauce.
Moghlian Taste – £7.95
A cherished recipe from the kitchens of subcontinent lamb or chicken marinated in aphrodisiac, spiced and clay evened and re-cooked with fresh tomatoes, capsicum, spring onion, green chillies and dry red bullet chillies (very very hot, lively & daring).
Jinnah Special Karahi - £10.95
Lamb, chicken, king prawn, peas, sweet corn, Chana Dhall in a very very rich sauce. Neatly spiced with so many different flavours.
Panch Rangia (Chicken or Lamb) - £7.95
A speciality from Hydrabad. Diced pieces of chicken or lamb marinated and cooked in tantalising mixed pickles, maslha laced with fresh green chilli and fresh coriander (fairly hot).
Multani Chicken or Lamb - £7.95
Chicken or lamb cooked in a lightly spiced sauce with a variety of fresh herbs and spices, fresh tomatoes and plain yoghurt. Very highly recommended. (Not hot).
Parsi Lamb or Chicken - £7.95
A famous Persian dish lavishly garnished with fresh garlic and spring onion, ginger, green chilli, tomatoes, lemon & chana dall. Its superb.
Agni Karahi - £7.95
Chicken or lamb charcoal grilled. Cooked with onions, capsicum, garlic, ginger and fresh coriander. Flamed with brandy.
Garlic Chilli Flavour - £7.95
Breast of chicken cooked in a clay oven & highly flavoured with fresh garlic, green chilli, capsicum and tomatoes.
Chicken or Lamb Jalfrezi - £7.95
Diced chicken or lamb marinated in fresh lemon juice, capsicum, onion and fresh green chilli.
Chicken Cafriel - £7.95
A healthy dish of fresh spring chicken, green and bullet chillies characterised by a hint of Cointreau. The chillies, rich in vitamin C will help to reduce cholesterol and reduce blood pressure, (medium strength).
Tikka Rogan Josh - £7.95
Lamb or chicken tikka, dish or Kashmir undoubtedly the prince among curries. Topped with fresh tomatoes.
Murgh Rajastani - £7.95
Selected Kashmiri herbs and spices with fresh tomatoes, capsicum, lemon spring onion, garlic and ginger, green chilli and eggs. The result is an astonishing blend of flavours recommended with Tandoori Roti or Nan Bread, (its dry, spicy and gorgeous!)
Deluxe Thali - £14.95
For those who just cant decide which dishes to choose, why not let our chef spoil you with your own personal banquet. An amazing combination of dishes of the chef’s choice (mild, medium and very spicy, or a selection of strengths).
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BALTI DISHES
Balhistan, the home of the Balti Dish is the northern most area in Pakistan. In recent times Balti food has become extremely popular.
Traditionally Balti food is prepared with special fresh herbs and spices.
Jinnah Special Tandoori Balti - £8.95
Lamb, chicken, mince meat cooked over charcoal in a clay oven re-cooked in a Balti style.
Pathan Balti - £7.95
Lamb cooked with fresh spinach leaves, ginger & capsicum.
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Balti - £7.95
Tikka cooked in Balti style.
Shensha Balti - £7.95
With fresh tomatoes. Slightly spiced with a touch of cream, mild to medium.
Garlic Chilli Balti - £7.95
Lamb or chicken cooked with fresh green chilli and garlic.
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BIRYANI DISHES
Cooked with pilau rice and served with vegetable curry.