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Hello & Namaste! Welcome to Hansas

Hansas restaurant was established in 1986 and I am very proud to say that it is probably the only restaurant in Leeds still in the same hands after all these years. The success in realizing my dream is mainly down to my loyal and supportive customers who have helped make Hansas a well recognised landmark of the Leeds restaurant scene. With your continued support and encouragement I was able to publish Hansas Indian Vegetarian Cookbook six years ago and encouraged by your response, I am now embarking upon my writing and publishing a second book. Not bad for a non-writer. Hansas Heritage Tours of India- Encouraged by constant requests from my customers, I am also branching out into organizing escorted tours to India, especially to my home state of Gujarat, to give you the opportunity to experience the lifestyle, the culture and the cuisine at first hand. Im truly excited about these latest ventures and ask for your support once again. Over the years I have had many accolades bestowed upon my style of cooking by media critics and the likes. The highlight being voted, Curry Chef of the Year in 2008, for the third time and being recognized for, Outstnding Contribution to the Leeds Restaurant Industry, by the Leeds Restaurants Association, no less. As time goes by I see my once youthful and enthusiastic student diners become parents in their own right and it is really pleasing to see them now continuing to visit our restaurant with their own children. A whole new generation of children are hopefully going to grow up without having any hangups about not enjoying a vegetarian meal. Vegetarianism has now become a well accepted part of the British diet. What Hindus have been practicing from time immemorial is now being recognized and accepted as virtues of good and healthy living, without having to sacrifice on taste. The dishes you are about to sample have been slightly modified to suit most palates, whilst still maintaining the distinct Gujarati taste. I sincerely hope that youll like what youll be eating and theres no better compliment then seeing you here once again.

Hansa

Gujarat

of India
Heritage T ours

Gujarat is on the west coast of India from where my parents originated. According to the legend, many of the great events in Lord Krishnas life took place along the south coast of Gujarat. Historically the city of Lothal, in central Gujarat, dates way back to the Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation some 4500 years ago. In the 16th and the 17th century, it was a constant battlefield between the Marathas and the Mughal conquerors. In the 18th century, the very first British commercial outpost was set up in Surat, a major trading

centre of Gujarat, before the days of The Raj. The island ports of Daman and Diu survived as the Portuguese enclaves right until 1961. Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar on the south coast of Gujarat. The capital city of Gujarat is Gandhi Nagar and Ahmedabad being the second and most populous city. The entrepreneurial Gujaratis traveled the world and were among the very first Indians to immigrate and travel in large numbers to every corner of the world, from East and South Africa, to the West Indies and the whole of the East Indies, taking with them their Hindu traditions and their vegetarian style of cooking.

About the Menu

The 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 time immemorial. 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 that if you each ordered a starter or our unique specialties to begin with, followed by a main course each, then you will have enough room to left for our mouthwatering and not-to-be-missed desserts to finish off with. The emphasis at Hansas is on sharing and experimenting, so feel free to share your dishes and enjoy the meal together. There are no set rules on how to eat but I eat with my fingers.

Bon apptit!
Pn: Every dish at Hansas is freshly prepared to your order so please be patient, as it does take a little time.

Gujarati Vegetarian Cuisine

Thali Complete Meal

Hansas Special Thali (Can be Ve) Pn Hansas Surprise (Meal for 4) (Can be Ve) Pn
2 shaks (curries), rotli or puri, plain or pilau rice, daal or kadhi, farsan, shrikhand or mango pulp, papad and a glass of lassi sweet or salty (pn - contains peanuts)

10.95 12.95

Hansas Banquet (For 6 and over) (Can be Ve) Pn

Any two starters, two specialities and two main course curries of your choice, served with rotli, puris and pilau rice. All served in large portions for everyone to share.

Take the hassle out of choosing the right combination. Let the kitchen surprise you with a selection of mouth watering starters, main for four persons courses and deserts to titillate your taste buds. Just sit back & enjoy!

64.95

per person

Ve - Vegan Pn - May contain peanuts,please check when ordering Please note that an optional 10% service charge is added to the final bill.

Sharuaat Starters
Patra (Ve)
Our best selling starter-Tropical colocasia leaves pasted with a curried batter, rolled, steamed and then stir-fried with mustard and sesame seeds.

Samosas (Ve)
Two pieces of Hansas very own mouth-watering crispy mixed vegetable samosas, served with a tomato and mint sauce and salad.

4.50 4.25 4.25

3.95 3.75

Fafda Ghathiya (Ve)

Giant savoury gram flour wafers, served with fried chillies, coriander chutney, kadhi chutney and sambharo (stir-fried salad)

Makai-no-Chevdo (Ve) Succulent sweet-corn gently stir-fried with mustard seeds garnished with chopped onions and crispy Sev.

Spice Bomb (Ve) Wickedly spicy Hansas masala mixture sandwiched between two potato pieces then deep fried in a batter, waiting to explode in your mouth. Try it if you dare!

Starters cont.
Patudi
A delicate Gujarati snack made with savoury gram flour rolls coated with fried musard seeds, served garnished with desicated coconut and coriander and two types of dip.

4.95 3.95 3.95

Mixed Platter (Ve)

For those who cannot decide, a platter of a variety of bhajiyas for two to share.

7.95 8.45

Hansas Sizzler
Paneer and mixed vegetables cooked in aromatic spices on a sizzler, served with a salad and yoghurt chutney for two to share. Maybe ordered as a main course with batura or puris.

Pau Bhaji (Ve)

A Gujarati adaptation of a western snack. Spicy mixed vegetables served on toasted mini baps with garnishing of coriander, chopped onions and tomatoes.

Chilli Paneer
Paneer cubes ( Indian Cheese) marinated with a hot spicy chilli sauce and served on a bed of lettuce.

Hansas Specialities Larger Starters or Side Dishes

Ragda Petis (Ve) Masala Dhosa (Can be Ve)
Deliciously spicey mashed potato petis (cake), laced with pea sauce, and garnished with our own tamarind sauce and finely chopped onions.

4.50 5.25

Tender lightly spiced mixed vegetables wrapped in a rice pancake, served with sambhar sauce and coconut chutney.

5.95 4.95

Bhel Puri (Pn)

A crunchy savoury mixture of chickpeas, potatos and puris garnished with Mumra (puffed rice), chopped onions and sweet and sour tamarind sauce.

Sabudana Khichadi (Ve, Pn)

A Maharastran speciality of lightly spiced diced potatoes, gently cooked in ghee(clarified veg. butter), with sago and coarsely ground peanuts.

Main Courses Lilotri-fresh vegetable curry

Paneer Peppers
A dry curry made with slices of paneer, red, green and yellow peppers, gently cooked with mustard seeds.

6.95 6.75 5.25

Bhaji Paneer

Spinach (Bhaji) and Paneer (Indian cheese) curry.

7.50 5.75 6.25

Bateta-nu-Shak (Ve, Pn)

Dry potato curry made with lightly spiced potato cubes, sweet corn and crushed peanuts.

Paletta (Ve)
A dry curry of gently cooked slices of aubergines and potatoes, marinated in Hansas own spicy masala.

Tuwer Ringan (Ve)

Tender tuwer beans ( Indian pigeon peas) cooked in delicious spices with cubes of aubergine.

Tinda (Ve)
Wedges of Tinda (Indian courgette) cooked in our own lightly spiced tomato sauce.

Main Courses Kathorpulses and daals

Maag-ni-Daal (Ve)
A slightly runny bean curry made with split maag beans and fenugreek herbs.

6.25 6.25 6.50

Bhagat Muthiya (Ve)

Lightly spiced curry of chickpea koftas (Muthiya) and potatoes.

7.25 6.25 6.50

Chevti Daal (Ve)

A daal made with five types of split pulses cooked with aromatic spices.

Urad (Ve)
Protein-rich deliciously creamy Urad bean curry, gently cooked until tender.

Butter Beans (Ve)

Giant butter beans cooked in a lightly spiced sauce.

Channa (Ve)
Whole red chickpeas cooked in our own curry sauce with red chillies and taj (cinnamon).

Accompaniments
Rices
Pilau Rice (Ve) Plain Rice (Ve) Vegetable Biriyani (Ve, Pn) Coriander Rice (Ve) Khichadi-Kadhi Gujarati sticky rice with Kadhi a savoury yoghurt sauce 2.25 1.75 3.25 2.95 3.50

Rotlis

Rotli (Ve) grilled chappati Puri (Ve) deep-fried bread 2 p/portion

0.60 1.25

Others

Papad (Ve) Salad (Ve) Raita Pickle tray (Ve) 3 types of pickles

0.60 1.95 0.95 1.95

Batura 1.50 fried bread with fenugreek-2 p/portion

Mistaan Desserts
Shrikhand
A rich creamy whipped yoghurt and curd cheese mixture with tangerines and sweet spices.

4.95 4.25

Pheobes Delight
A mouth-watering Indian delicacy served in celebration of the birth of my nephews daughter, made with Indian coconut fudge, almonds and pistachio served hot with cream.

4.95 5.25

Gajjar Halwa

Home made tender sweet carrot cake, garnished with cardomon and served hot with cream or ice-cream.

Ghari
A very Gujarati sweet pie, filled with delicious Indian fudge mixture, served piping hot with cream or ice-cream.

Mistaan cont.
Gulab Jambu
Golden milk powder balls fried and then dipped in delicious syrup, served hot with crushed cardomon garnishing.

4.95 4.25 3.75 3.75

Tropical Fruit Salad (Can be Ve)

Refreshing mixed tropical fruit salad with vanilla ice cream.

Kulfi
Classical Indian Desert.

Ice Cream
Two scoops of your favourite Vanilla or Chocolate or Mint ice-cream.

Vegan Desserts
Sweet Sev
Delicious sweet vermicelli, cooked in vegetable ghee, with sultanas, almonds and cardomon. Served hot.

4.75 4.75

Seero
Rich semolina cooked in vegetable ghee with sultanas, almond and cardomon. Served hot.

3.95

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

Chai Pani Beverages

Teas
Chai tea with ginger or mint Chai Indian tea with masala Chai Earl Gray, Darjeeling, Assam Tea Lemon Tea 1.75 1.95 1.75 1.75 1.75 3.95 3.95 3.95

Lassi
Lassi sweet or salty Lassi Jug Mango Lassi Mango Lassi Jug 1.75 6.95 1.95 7.95

Coffees
Coffee normal or decaffeinated Irish Coffee (with whiskey) French Coffee (with cognac) Liqueur Coffee (with Tia Maria or Cointreau)

Fruit Juices and Soft Drinks

Fruit Juices Mango, Passion, Orange, Apple, Pineapple Sparkling or Still Water (750ml) Tonic/Soda Water Diet Coke, Coke, Lemonade 1.95 2.95 1.50 1.75

In the joy of others, lies our own. In the progress of others, rests our own. In the good of other, abides our own. Know this to be the key to peace and happiness.

Mahatma Gandhi

Smiling
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. I 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!

Gujarati Vegetarian Restaurant 72/74 North Street Leeds LS2 7PN Tel: 0113 2444408 www.hansasrestaurant.com