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GURKHA KITCHEN
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Set in the heart of Carvoeiro, Portugal, 2 minutes walk from Algar Seco-Boardwalk and 4 minutes away from the beach, GURKHA KITCHEN offers fresh and authentic Nepalese and Indian cuisine alongside a fantastic wine list. Gurkha Kitchen has created an elegant menu that delivers on clean and intense flavours. Plenty of Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten free options too.
Our family run restaurant enjoys a reputation for impeccable service, elegant decor, and exquisite Nepalese and Indian cuisine.
Whether you’re dining with your loved ones, friends, family, or business colleagues, Gurkha Kitchen is the perfect location for dining, seven days a week.
Menu
DAILY 11 AM – 11 PM
Please find our menu below


Menu Notes
Delve into our mouth-watering menu to select a variety of food that will tantalise your taste buds.
The dish strength shown on our menu (please download the PDF version to see the chilli symbols and nut allergy details) is for guidance purpose only, please specify your preferred dish strength when placing an order, as our chefs will be more than happy to accommodate your needs. If we can assist in any way with your selection, please do not hesitate to ask.
Some of our dishes may contain nuts, seeds, their derivatives or other allergens. Please ask if you are concerned, need guidance, and alert us to any allergies you may have before ordering.
The management and staff sincerely hope that you enjoy your visit to us. If you have any suggestions for improving our service further, please do not hesitate to let us know.
No dish, foodstuffs or beverage, including starters/appetisers, may be charged unless they are requested by the customer, or rendered useless by the latter. DL 10/2015 de 16-1
VAT INCLUDED AT THE LEGAL RATE | WE HAVE A COMPLAINTS BOOK | PRICES CORRECT AS OF AUGUST 2020
Appetisers & Soups
Appetisers
PAPADUM 1.00€
SPICY PAPADUM 1.10€
CHUTNEY TRAY 4.80€
Soups
MO:MO IN CHICKEN BROTH 6.50€
Homemade Nepalese ravioli (filled with lightly spiced minced lamb) with coriander leaves and browned onion in chicken broth.
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP 6.60€
Spicy dal (lentils) soup.
Starters
Special Nepalese Starters
All starters are served with fresh green salad.
CHHWELA WOCHHA / LAMB (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 6.50€ / 7.00€
Chicken/lamb barbecued tender piece of chicken or lamb cooked with various special Nepalese spices served on freshly prepared pulse lentils pancake-wochha. A uniquely flavoured traditional Nepalese starter.
CHICKEN PAKORA 5.90€
Succulent boneless chicken marinated with spices, battered and deep fried, served with tangy tamarind sauce.
MO:MO (GURKHA KITCHEN SPECIAL) 6.60€
Gently spiced minced lamb wrapped in pastry and steamed cooked, served with tamarind sauce. A popular delicacy in Nepal.
CHICKEN / LAMB SUKUTI 6.20€ / 7.00€
Marinated pieces of tender chicken or lamb cooked with various fresh herbs and spices, full of unique flavours.
KATHMANDU CHICKEN WINGS 6.50€
Spicy chicken wings marinated in yogurt and fresh herbs and spices, cooked in clay oven, served with cool yogurt dip.
LAMB SEKUWA 7.90€
Clay oven cooked spicy strips of lamb, with Nepalese spices, fresh green chillies and onion, garnished with coriander and fresh ginger, Nepalese style.
CHICKEN SAMOSA 6.65€
Crispy triangle-shaped pastry stuffed with minced chicken and authentic spices.
Seafood Starters
PIRO PRAWN (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 6.50€
Prawn cooked with garlic, ginger, onion, fresh tomatoes, green chillies and fresh herbs and spices.
PRAWN COCKTAIL 6.95€
Prawn in cocktail sauce mixed with pineapple slices.
FISH PAKORA 6.40€
Lightly spiced deep fried cod fillet strips in special gram flour batter served with cool yogurt mint sauce.
KING PRAWN BUTTERFLY 6.55€
King prawns coated in gram flour batter and bread crumbs with a touch of light spices, deep fried.
Vegetarian Starters
PIRO PANEER (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 6.75€
Homemade cottage cheese sautéed with onion & capsicum in Nepalese sweet and sour sauce (spicy).
SAMOSA 5.60€
Crispy triangle shaped pastry stuffed with assorted vegetables, delicately spiced.
ONION BHAJI 5.80€
Deep fried onion fritters in special gram flour batter.
MIXED PAKORA 5.90€
Gently spiced julienne mixed vegetable in gram flour batter. Deep fried.
SHAHI PANEER TUKRA 6.10€
Spiced up home made cottage cheese cooked in clay oven with fresh onions, green & red peepers.
Tandoori Specialities
STARTERS OR MAIN COURSE (ON SIZZLER )
All tandoori main course are served with medium spiced vegetable curry sauce and fresh green salad. All the following tandoori dishes are
marinated in fresh herbs and spices with yogurt which is cooked over flaming charcoal in a tandoori. All tandoori main courses are served on a
sizzler plate with grilled onion and capsicums garnished with fresh coriander, sliced lemon and carrots. Practically, no fat is used to cook any tandoori dish, so it’s a perfect selection for weight-watchers.
GURKHALI SEEKH KEBAB 6.50€ / 15.50€
Tender minced lamb and onion seasoned with fresh herbs and spices barbecued on skewers.
TANDOORI CHICKEN 6.90€ / 13.95€
Spring chicken on the bone.
CHICKEN TIKKA 6.60€ / 13.95€
Tender pieces of diced chicken breast marinated in cardamom infused spiced yogurt.
LAMB TIKKA 7.35€ / 16.85€
Tender piece of diced lamb fillet marinated in cardamom infused spiced yogurt.
TANDOORI KING PRAWNS 18.95€
Off the shell.
CHICKEN TIKKA SASLIK 14.95€
Barbecued diced chicken breasts with Nepalese spices served with grilled tomatoes,
onions and peepers.
GURKHALI MIXED GRILL (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 16.90€
Combination of chicken tikka, lamb tikka, tandoori chicken and seekh kebab.
Chef’s Recommendations
DAA:KULA CURRY (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 16.95€
Slowly cooked lamb in thick lamb stock and tomatoes with Nepalese spices, garnished with coriander and fresh ginger.
SHERPA LAMB CURRY 15.85€
Slowly cooked tender lamb with potato and onion with Gurkha spices.
MO:MO 16.00€
Gently spiced minced lamb wrapped in pastry, steamed cooked, dipped in sesame seeds sauce.
HIMALAYAN CHAM CHAM 14.90€
Tandoori cooked chicken stir-fried with onion, peepers, garlic and ginger in a medium spiced special Nepalese creamy sauce to give a sharp himalayan taste.
HEA:LA (DUCK) CHILLI 15.95€
Julienne duck cooked with onions, capsicums and fresh green chillies in special Nepalese massala sauce.
KUKHURA (CHICKEN) STIR FRY 14.70€
A new chicken dish cooked with fresh herbs and spices to the chef’s own secret recipe.
KHASI (LAMB) STIR FRY 16.75€
A new lamb dish cooked with fresh herbs and spices to the chef’s own secret recipe.
SASLIK KARAHI CHICKEN 13.70€
Marinated chicken, green peppers, onions and tomatoes grilled together in a tandoor, then transferred to a pan to cook with chef’s special sauce, garnished with fresh coriander and ginger.
TANDOORI BUTTER CHICKEN 13.95€
Barbecued chicken cooked in butter, tomatoes, fresh cream and spices.
GARLIC CHICKEN CHILLI MASALA 14.50€
Chicken tikka cooked with green and red peppers, green chillies and chilli pickles in a wide range of spices and herbs.
SHAHI KUKHURA 15.95€
Chicken tikka and minced lamb cooked together with ginger, garlic and capsicum and rich blend of medium spices and herbs topped with sliced boiled egg.
SAG CHICKEN / LAMB 12.90€ / 14.70€
A wonderful combination of puréed spinach and chicken breast or spring lamb flavoured with roasted cumin seeds, methi and oriental spices.
CHICKEN TIKKA MASSALA 12.35€
LAMB TIKKA MASSALA 14.45€
PRAWN TIKKA MASSALA 14.90€
This dish is cooked with yogurt, almonds, spicy butter and delicately flavoured tandoori creamy sauce to give a distinctive and exotic taste.
Seafood Specialities
JHINGA BUTTER 16.95€
This dish captures an exquisite flavour of king prawns roasted in a tandoori cooked in mild spices with cream and touch of butter made to chef’s own recipe.
PRAWN SAAG 16.95€
King prawns cooked with garlic, ginger and fresh spinach to a medium strength.
PRAWN CHILLI (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 16.50€
Prawns cooked in sweet sour and hot sauce with onions and capsicums garnished with fresh coriander and ginger.
NEPALESE FISH CURRY (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 13.95€
The exquisite flavour of Nepalese fish curry cooked with chef’s own recipe.
FISH CHILLI 13.95€
Fish cooked with capsicums, onions, fresh chillies, garlic, ginger and lemon juice in fairly hot and thick sauce.
Classic Indian Dishes
CHICKEN 12.50€
KING PRAWN 16.90€
CHICKEN TIKKA 12.80€
LAMB 13.95€
PRAWN 13.90€
LAMB TIKKA 14.95€
KORMA
Delicate sauce with cream, almonds and coconuts to give a rich creamy texture.
DANSAK
Cooked with lentils and pine-apple, fairly sweet and sour.
PASSANDA
A very mild dish cooked in fresh cream and almonds with touch of spices garnished with dried fruits.
BHUNA
Cooked with onion, tomatoes and red and green peppers in a firm dry sauce of medium consistency.
ROGANJOSH
An authentic Indian dish cooked with tangy tomatoes, garlic, fennel and mustard.
DOPIAZA
Medium strength dish cooked with cubed peepers and onions.
BALTI
Cooked with special balti sauce which consists of more than 20 different herbs and spice.
KARAHI
A blend of fresh onions, tomatoes, coriander, garlic, ginger and fresh fenugreek which are all fried together to give a distinct flavour.
JALFREZI
Cooked with green chillies, fresh ginger, diced onions, capsicums, tomatoes, fresh coriander and herbs and spices.
SAMBER
Hot and spicy dish cooked with fresh lemon, lentils and fresh herbs and spices.
MADRAS
A southern Indian dish with hot and spicy taste highly flavoured with ginger, garlic, tomatoes and lemon juice which lends a fiery taste to its richness.
VINDALOO
A very hot dish with a plentiful amount of chillies, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, lemon juice and black peepers with aromatic herbs and spices.
Biryani Dish
An excellent traditional cuisine exotically spiced, cooked with basmati rice, flavoured by cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and many rare spices and garnished with coriander and omelette on top served with specially made biryani sauce.
CHICKEN 13.75€
LAMB 15.00€
PRAWN 15.50€
VEGETABLE 12.50€
MERRILAND CHICKEN AND CHIPS 11.50€
Served with fresh garden peas, golden fried chips and salad.
Vegetable Dishes
MAIN COURSE OR SIDE DISH
PANEER CHILLI 13.90€
Home made cottage cheese cooked with green chillies, capsicums and tomatoes in Nepalese spices.
SHAHI PANEER 14.00€
Home made cottage cheese cooked with fresh cream and nuts in special thick gravy.
VEGETABLE STIR FRY 12.90€
Mixed vegetables sautéed with Nepalese spices touched in sweet and sour sauce.
MUTTER PANEER 12.95€
Garden peas and home made cottage cheese cooked with fresh cream and aromaticoriental spices.
CHANA KABULII 12.95€
Chick peas cooked with our special gravy.
MIXED VEGETABLES 12.50€
Mix with choice of Spinach / Cauliflower / Chick Peas / Brinjal / Jeera / Bhindi.
SAAG BHAJI (SPINACH) 12.35€
SAAG PANEER (SPINACH AND COTTAGE CHEESE) 12.55€
DAL TARKA (LENTILS) 12.35€
CAULIFLOWER TARKARI 12.50€
BIRNJAL TARKARI 12.50€
BHINDI (OKRA) TARKARI 13.35€
MUSHROOM TARKARI 12.25€
Sides, Rice & Breads
Essential Extras
BOILED RICE 3.90€
PILAU RICE 4.50€
EGG RICE 5.50€
SPECIAL RICE 6.00€
MUSHROOM RICE 5.90€
CHIPS 5.00€
SALAD 6.50€
Tandoori Bread
NAAN / ROTI 3.50€
GARLIC NAAN 4.00€
CHEESE NAAN 5.00€
PESHWARI NAAN 4.90€
KEEMA NAAN 5.50€
Desert
Desert
MANGO KULFI 4.80€
PISTACHIO KULFI 4.80€
GULAB JAMUN 6.50€
Ice Cream
VANILLA 4.50€
CHOCOLATE 4.50€
STRAWBERRY 4.50€
Reservations & Contact

Contact Us
Please Call us on:
+351 920 169 028
For any enquiries,
Please email us on: kitchengurkha@gmail.com
Opening Hours
7 Days a week
Lunch: 11 am -1 1pm
RESTAURANT INFORMATION
No smoking allowed
Children of all ages welcome
Guide dogs welcome (no other pets allowed)
Inside and terrace dining available
