Hansa's Menu

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Hello & Namaste! Welcome to HHansas restaurant was established in 1986 and I amvery proud to say that it is probably the only restaurantin Leeds still in the same hands af ter all these years.

The success in realizing my dream is mainly down tomy loyal and supportive customers who have helpedmake Hansas a well recognised landmark of the Leedsrestaurant scene.

With your continued support and encouragement I wasable to publish publish my first cookbook - HansasIndian Vegetarian Cookbookway back in 2002 andencouraged by your response, I have now publishedmy second cookbook in celebration of 25yrs of Hansasrestaurant, aptly titled - Hansas, more than justa restaurant....Its my life! Im really proud of thiscookbook because it was written, printed and publishedin my beloved Yorkshire. Not bad for a self taught chef!

Hansas Heritage Tours of India- Encouby constant requests from my customers, I branching out into organizing escorted touespecially to my home state of Gujarat, to opportunity to experience the lifestyle, thethe cuisine at first hand. Im truly excited a

latest ventures and ask for your support on

Over the years I have h ad many accoladeupon my style of cooking by media critics The highlight being voted, Curry Chef of in 2008, for the third time and being recoOutstanding Contribution to the LeedIndustry, by the Leeds Restaurants Assoc

As time goes by I see my once youthful anstudent diners become parents in their owis really pleasing to see them now continu


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Gujarat is on the west coast of Indioriginated. According to the legend

events in Lord Krishnas life took pl

of Gujarat. Historically the city of L

dates way back to the Harappan or

some 4500 years ago. In the 16th a

was a constant battlefield between

Mughal conquerors. In the 18th ce

commercial outpost was set up in S

Gujaratof IndHeritage Tours


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About the MenuThe state of Gujarat, an area about the same size as England,

is on the western coast of India. As with the rest of India, it is

predominantly a Hindu state.

Hindus are forbidden to kill any living creature, especially

for food, so vegetarianism has been a way of life from timeimmemorial. Over thousands of years vegetarian cookery has

been developed into a delicate and precise art. This menu

represents a very small selection of a vast and rich culinary

heritage.

Our menu consists of Starters (Sharuaat), our own specialities, a

section on vegetable curries (Lilotri) and Beans or Pulse curries

(Kathor) and of course the sweets (Mistaan).

It has been our experience t

our unique specialties to be

each, then you will have eno

watering and not-to-be-m

The emphasis at Hansas is feel free to share your dish

There are no set rules on h

Pn: Every dish at Hansas is freshl

patient, as it does take a little tim


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Thali ComHansas Special Thali (Can be Ve)

2 shaks (curries), rotli or puri, plain or

daal or kadhi, farsan, shrikhand or ma

papad and a glass of lassi sweet or s

(pn - contains peanuts)

Hansas Banquet(For 6 and over)

Any two starters, two specialities and

course curries of your choice, served

puris and pilau rice. All served in larg

for everyone to share.

Ve - Vegan

Pn - May contain peanuts,please che

Please note that an optional 10% se


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Patra (Ve)Our best selling starter-Tropasted with a curried battestir-fried with onions, sweesesame seeds.

Kachori (Ve)Spicy coarsely ground peasdaal mixture, made into bawrapped in a thin pastry anuntil golden brown, served own spicy sauce.

3.95

Khasta Kachori (Ve)A very unusual Gujarati snack with a difference!Spicy maag-daal, puri, stuffed with a chickpeasand potato mixture, served with a tangy tamarindand onion chutney garnish.

Tirangi Dhokhra (Ve)A very popular Gujarati steamed rice-cake, madeHansas style with red and green-pepper chutneyslayered within the savoury cake, served with aspicy mustard and sesame seed garnishing andcoconut chutney.

4.25

Sharuaat Starters


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Starters conHansas Delight(Ve)

A whole beef tomato stuffed with despicy paneer masala which is then dipbatter and deep-fried until golden bserved with on a bed of lettuce and o

tomato and tamarind sauce.Spice Bomb (Ve)

Wickedly spicy Hansas masala mixtusandwiched between two potato piethen deep fried in a batter, waiting toexplode in your mouth. Try it if you d


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4.75

Hansas Specialities Larger Sta

4.95

Hansas Kenyan Special (Ve) (Pn)

Tender cassava (African Yam) and sweet-corn,

laced with a delicious lightly spiced coconut

sauce, served with a garnishing of chopped

onions and crunchy peanuts.

Hansas Samosa Chaat

Tender chickpeas, puffed rice, potato and samosa

pieces, laced with yoghurt and tamarind sauce,

served with a garnish of finely chopped onions..

Masala Dhosa(Can be V

Tender lightly spiced mixed

in a rice pancake, served w

coconut chutney.

Uttapam(Ve)My South Indian favourite

sweet-corn, red, yellow an

onions and fine green chill

base and then sha llow frie

with a daal sauce and coco


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Main CourseRingan na Ravaiya (Ve, Pn)Kenyan aubergines, stuffed with our spice masala with onions and coarselpeanuts.

Bhinda ni KadhiSucculent pieces of Okra (Bhinda) coin a deliciously savoury yoghurt sauc

Bhaji Paneer (Ve)Everyones favourite, Spinach (Bhaji), (Indian cheese) and peas curry.


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Bhagat Muthiya(Ve)Chickpea koftas (Muthiya) ainto a lightly spiced curry.

Hansas Special (Ve)

Mixed beans feast with foucooked in a lightly spiced c

Channa Daal-ne-Doot

Doothi (bottle gourd) cook(split chickpeas).

6.50

6.25

6.75

Main Courses Kathorpulses and dVadhu (Can be Ve)

Sprouted mung-beans and chickpeas, servedwith Kadhi (yoghurt sauce)

Chevti Daal (Ve)

A deliciously creamy daal curry made withfive types of split pulses.

Chora and Mushroom (Ve)Black-eyed beans (Chora) and mushroompieces cooked in a delicious curry sauce.


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AccompanimRicesPilau Rice (Ve) 2.25

Plain Rice (Ve) 1.75

Vegetable Biriyani 3.25

(Ve, Pn)

Coriander Rice (Ve) 2.95

Jeera Rice 1.95Aromatic rice withcumin

Khichadi-Kadhi 3.50Gujarati sticky ricewith Kadhi - a savouryyoghurt sauce


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4.95Pheobes Delight

A mouth-watering Indian dcelebration of the birth of daughter, made with Indianalmonds and pistachio serv

Gulab JambuGolden milk powder balls fdipped in delicious syrup, s

crushed cardomon garnish

Fruit Shrikhand

Hansas own creation of this very popularGujarati yoghurt dessert with tangy tropicalfruit and garnishing of aromatic cardoman.

Boondi

Miniature gram-flour droplets, deep-friedthen soaked in mouth-watering syrup andgarnished with sultanas and almonds, servedhot with cream

Mistaan Desserts

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Vegan Desserts 4.75

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Seero

Rich semolina cooked in vesultanas, almond and cardo

Sweet Sev

Delicious sweet vermicelli, cooked invegetable ghee, with sultanas, almonds andcardomon. Served hot.

Lapsi

Bulgar (broken wheat) gently cooked invegetable ghee with cinnamon, fennel,sultanas and cardomon. Served hot.


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Chai Pani Faluda

A refreshing rose flavoured milk drink with rice grass and Tukmuria,topped with vanilla ice-cream.

TeasChai tea with ginger or mint

Chai Indian tea with masala

Chai Earl Gray, Darjeeling,Assam Tea

Lemon Tea

CoffeesCoffee normal or decaffeinated


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Smiling is infectious,

you catch it like the flu,

when someone smiled at me today,

I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner

and someone saw me grin,

and when I saw him smile,

I knew Id passed it on to him.

SmilingI thought about that smile

and realised its worth,

a single smile like mine

could travel around the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin

dont leave it undetected,

Lets start an epidemic quick,

and get the world infected!

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