8848 Restaurant Mount Everest, also known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and in Tibet as Chomolungma, is Earth’s highest mountain. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Its peak is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level and is the 5th furthest summit from the center of Earth. The international border between China and Nepal runs across the precise summit point. The 8848 Restaurant is a purveyor of fine Nepalese and Indian cuisine and has travelled far and wide across Nepal and India to bring you the best of what the land of Nepal and the Indian Subcontinent has to offer. We remain true to the flavours and techniques and offer you a glimpse into traditional dishes with modern twist from right across the region. The 8848 Restaurant revisits the most typical Nepali and Indian recipes, recreating the hundreds of years of flavours and subcultures that influence the dishes of this extraordinary region.
SCOTLAND’S BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT
2016/17 FINALIST 2017/18
RUNNERS UP
BEST OF ABERDEEN
2016 FINALIST 2017 WINNER
EVENING EXPRESS TREND MAGAZINE BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT WINNER
2016/17
RETAILER AWARD
LIFE WITH STYLE AWARD
HIGHLY COMMENDED RESTAURANT
BEST PLACE TO EAT
2016/17
FINALIST
2017
Some dishes are prepared fresh and can be altered to match your taste. If you have any allergies or dietary requirements please ask a member of staff. All Dishes may contain traces of nuts, wheat or dairy products – please ask the staff for more detail and suitable alterations if necessary.
We believe in fair tips policy between our team members.
STARTERS 1. MULLIGATWANTY SOUP ...........................................£4.45 Traditional lentil soup Contains: Gluten & Dairy
2. LENTIL INFUSED ONION BHAJI ( ) .......................£3.95 Fine onions, lentils, coriander and tamarind chutney
3. SEASONAL VEGETABLE MANCHURIAN ( )...........£4.95 Grated vegetables, spices, tamarind reductions Contains: Gluten & Soya
4. MOMO VEG OR LAMB................................................£6.50 Steamed vegetables or lamb, smoked tomato and sesame chutney Contains: Gluten & Dairy
5. PAKORA MIX VEG ( )..................................................................£4.95 CHICKEN.......................................................................£5.95 Contains: Gluten & Egg
6. SEAFOOD PARCEL........................................................£6.95 Premium seafoods, spices, garlic & ginger, encased pastry Contains: Gluten, Crustacean & Egg
7. CHILLI CHICKEN..........................................................£5.95 Fresh chicken breast, marinated spices Contains: Gluten, Soya, Mustard & Egg
8. SESAME CHILLI PANEER New .....................................£6.95 Paneer dices in an Indo-Chinese infused sauce of chilli and wild garlic pesto, served with peppers and spring onions. Contains: Dairy & Soya
9. ALOO CHANA PURI ( ).............................................£5.25 Red potato, chick peas, ground spices, deep fried bread Contains: Gluten
10. SMOKED INDIAN COTTAGE CHEESE ( )................£5.95 Marinated paneer, mix bell peppers, red onion & tomato, from clay oven Contains: Dairy & Mustard
11. LAMB KEBAB..................................................................£5.95 Fresh lamb mince, onions and spices, tandoori coked Contains: Dairy
12. TANDOORI RACK OF LAMB New..............................£8.95 Aberdeenshire fresh lamb, ground spices, ginger & garlic Contains: Dairy & Mustard
13. JUMBO LASSONI JHINGA..........................................£9.95 King sized prawn, pan fried, chilli garlic sauce Contains: Crustacean & Mustard
14. KING SCALLOP..............................................................£9.95 King scallops, gentle marination, crusted mango chilli Contains: Crustacean & Mustard
15. NORTH SEA SALMON TIKKA...................................... £6.95 Local salmon tikka, marinade, from clay oven Contains: Crustacean & Mustard
16. MALAI KING PRAWNS New........................................ £9.95 Fresh water jumbo king prawns, rich, creamy marination Contains: Crustacean, Nuts & Dairy
17. PAN TOSSED TILAPIA WITH ASPARAGUS New.......£8.95 Contains: Crustacean Medium
Fairly Hot
Hot
18. MAGIC CHICKEN COMBINATION ........................... £5.95 Fresh chicken breast, yogurt & spices, mint, cashew marinade Contains: Dairy, Nuts & Mustard
19. SHERPA SPICED DUCK CHOILA ...............................£7.95 Gressingham duck, mixed spices, red onions, beaten rice from Himalayan territory Contains: Dairy
20. PAPADOMS (SPICY OR PLAIN)..................................£0.95 Contains: Dairy & Mustard
21. HOUSE CHUTNEY TRAY Contains: & Mustard................£1.00
TANDOORI (CLAY OVEN) Charcoal oven grilled specialities (can be shared as starters). Char-grilled peppers, red onions, tomatoes and cucumber & mint raita or curry sauce
22. SHASHLIK SPECIAL (CHICKEN OR PANEER) ........£12.95 Contains: Dairy & Mustard
23. SEAFOOD MIXED GRILL ..........................................£17.95 Monkfish, salmon, tilapia, king prawn Contains: Dairy, Crustacean & Mustard
24. MIXED MEAT GRILL
..................................................£15.95
Lamb chops, tandoori chicken, chicken tikka two ways, seekh kebab Contains: Dairy & Mustard
25. TANDOORI SEA BASS WITH KACHUMBER SALAD .....£13.95 Contains: Crustacean
CHEF’S RECOMMENDATIONS ~ NEPALESE DISHES 26. HIMALI DUCK ...........................................................£13.95 Barbequed duck breast, green herbs, spices, spring onions Contains: Dairy
27. MACHHA SPECIAL .....................................................£13.95 Marinated monkfish, crusted mustard, fresh garlic, ginger & coriander Contains: Mustard, Crustaceans & Coconut
28. HARIYALI LAMB .........................................................£12.95 Fresh spring lamb, mint, green pepper, spring onion, Nepalese spices Contains: Dairy
29. NEPALI CHICKEN – MILD PREPARATION................£10.95 Barbecued chicken, mango, orange infused Contains: Dairy & Nuts
30. LAMB BHUTUWA ......................................................£12.95 Boneless spring lamb, green herbs, spring onions, mixed spices Contains: Dairy
31. CHICKEN LASSONI METHI
..................................£10.95
Chicken breast, fresh green chillies, garlic and fenugreek – Hot! Contains: Dairy
32. KADAHI SPECIAL
....................................................£12.95
Barbecued chicken, lamb, seekh, king prawn, onions, capsicum tossed with red wine Contains: Dairy, Crustacean & Sulphurdioxide
Medium
Fairly Hot
Hot
33. GURKHALI CHICKEN
..............................................£11.95
Boneless chicken, Nepalese herbs, yoghurt, green chillies Spicy! Contains: Dairy
34. PIRO ALOO MASU
.................................................£12.95
Potato, spring lamb, Nepalese spices, herbs & chillies Hot! Contains: Dairy
35. BRINJAL ALOO SIMI( ) New ...................................£9.95
Tandoor smoked aubergine crush, green beans and potatoes Contains: Dairy
36. SUBZ LABABDAR..........................................................£9.95 Seasonal vegetables, paneer, tomato rich creamy sauce Contains: Dairy & Nuts
CHEF’S PLATTER 37. LAMB SHANK NIHARI (Chef’s Signature Dish)
............................................£15.95
Spring lamb shank, Nepalese spices, potatoes, celery, carrots, saffron rice Contains: Dairy & Celery
38. PAN FRIED HALIBUT....................................................£17.95 Pan fried marinated halibut, spinach puree, butter masala Contains: Dairy & Nuts
39. MALABARI KING PRAWN ........................................£16.95 King prawns, Malabar spices, coconut milk served with coriander & jeera rice (Most popular dish and recipe from Kerala – South India) Contains: Dairy, Crustacean & Mustard
40. MONKFISH BALTI New
............................................£16.95
Fresh monkfish tempered with South Indian spices and served with special lemon rice Contains: Crustacean
41. DAAL BHAT MASU ....................................................£15.95 Lentil, rice, meat and chicken tikka (Traditional Nepalese Dinner) Contains: Dairy
42. DAAL BHAT TARKARI ( ) .........................................£13.95 Lentil, rice, mixed vegetable, saag paneer (Traditional Nepalese Dinner) Contains: Dairy
43. LAMB OR CHICKEN BIRYANI
................................£13.95
Cooked with saffron flavoured basmati rice and served with 8848 special raita or curry sauce Contains: Dairy & Gluten
44. HIMALAYAN CHICKEN CHATTINAD New
........£14.95
Tender pieces of chicken cooked with aromatic herbs and spices, served with pilau rice - Hot! Contains: Dairy & Gluten
45. SICHUAN INSPIRED LAMB New
...........................£15.95
Boneless lamb cooked with specially blended spices and mixed pepper including sichuan peppercorns and cayenne pepper, shallots and garam masala, served with pilau rice - Hot! Contains: Dairy & Gluten
46. KATHMANDU CHICKEN MASALA New .................£14.95 Revised recipe of chicken tikka, fenugreek, rich and creamy sauce, special garam masala served with pilau rice. Contains: Dairy & Gluten
47. KEEMA CHETTINAD with Special lemon Rice New Contains: Dairy
Medium
Fairly Hot
Hot
.............................................£14.95
VEGETABLE MAIN DISHES CAN BE SERVED AS SIDE DISHES FOR £4.45 48. YELLOW LENTIL............................................................£6.95 Tossed, cumin, chilli, garlic
49. BHINDI KARARI............................................................£8.95 Lady finger, ground spices
50. PANEER CHILLI MASALA.............................................£10.95 Indian cottage cheese, spices, masala Contains: Dairy and Nuts
51. MIXED VEGETABLE KADHAI.......................................£8.95 Potatoes, cauliflower, beans, tomatoes and onion sauce
52. PALAK PANEER..............................................................£9.95 Fresh spinach, cottage cheese, spices
53. BAINGAN MUTTER BHARTA......................................£7.95 Fresh battered grilled aubergine, spices and green peas
TRADITIONAL DISHES 54. TIKKA MASALA
(Ground almonds, cream & chef’s special masala sauce. Rich & Creamy) Contains: Dairy & Nuts
55. PISTA KORMA (Ground nuts, mild creamy sauce) Contains: Dairy & Nuts
56. PASANDA (Red wine, fragrant creamy sauce, nuts garnished) Contains: Dairy & Nuts
57. SAAG
(Medium spiced, fresh spinach, tomatoes, herbs) Contains: Dairy
58. KARAHI
(Tomatoes, onion, green peppers, coriander) Contains: Dairy
59. JALFRAZI
Contains: Dairy
(Peppers, onions, green chillies & herbs)
60. DHANSAK
(Sweet and sour, lentils)
61. MADRAS
(Green chillies, ground spices, coriander)
Contains: Dairy Contains: Dairy
62. ROGAN JOSH
(Bhuna, tomato & herbs garnished)
Contains: Dairy
CHICKEN..............................................................................£9.95 FRESH LAMB........................................................................£11.95 KING PRAWN......................................................................£13.95 VEGETABLE...........................................................................£8.95 Medium
Fairly Hot
Hot
VEGETABLE SIDE DISHES 63. NEPALI SPICED ALOO (Medium spiced fluffy potato).........£4.45 64. SPINACH AND POTATO .............................................£4.45 Spinach, potatoes, onions, spices
65. CHICKPEAS MASALA....................................................£4.45 Chickpeas, gun powder, chopped red onions
66. MUSHROOM BHAJI (Mushroom, garlic & ginger, spices).....£4.45 67. KACHUMBER SALAD...................................................£4.45 Cucumber, onions, tomatoes tossed with lemon juice and fresh coriander
RICE PREPARATIONS 68. FLUFFY STEAMED BASMATI RICE..............................£2.95 69. PILAU RICE (Saffron flavoured basmati rice)..........................£3.45 Contains: Dairy
70. KEEMA RICE...................................................................£3.95 Contains: Dairy
71. SPECIALLY PREPARED PILAU RICE...........................£3.95 Wild mushrooms & egg Contains: Dairy & Egg
72. BROWN RICE.................................................................£3.45 73. CHIPS..............................................................................£2.95 74. SWEET POTATO FRIES..................................................£3.95
NAN - ROTIS (HOMEMADE BREAD) 75. PLAIN NAN....................................................................£2.95 Contains: Dairy & Gluten
76. KEEMA NAN (Minced meat)..............................................£3.95 Contains: Dairy & Gluten
77. PESHAWARI NAN (Fine nuts & seeds)...............................£3.75 Contains: Dairy, Nuts & Gluten
78. GARLIC NAN (Chopped garlic, butter).................................£3.45 Contains: Dairy & Gluten
79. ONION KULCHHA (Marinated red onions)........................£3.75 Contains: Dairy & Gluten
80. LACCHA PARATHA (Buttered & layered, whole wheat).........£3.45 Contains: Dairy & Gluten
81. TANDOORI ROTI (Whole wheat flour)..............................£2.25 Contains: Dairy & Gluten
82. HOUSE SPECIAL CHEESE NAN...................................£3.95 Contains: Dairy & Gluten
Medium
Fairly Hot
Hot
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