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De Baga · Headingley
Modern Goan & Cocktail Bar  ·  Est. 2019

Nibbles

  • Cornetto Bites £3.95

    Corn filled in smoked aubergine, soft cheese cream. (V, contains gluten — ask for dairy-free)

  • Indian Poppadoms £3.50

    Crisp Indian poppadoms with chutneys.

  • Popcorn Chaat £3.95

    Popcorn mixed in tangy sweet chilli sauce, sprinkled with fine gram-flour vermicelli. (V, GF — ask for DF)

Vegetarian Starters

  • Kurkure Bhaji £7.50

    Crisp okra and broccoli served with mango–passionfruit chutney. (V, DF, GF, vegan)

  • Paneer Masakali £7.95

    Homemade Indian cottage cheese marinated with basil-coriander pesto and sundried-tomato chilli pesto, served with berry sauce. (V, GF)

  • Paneer Tikka Bao Bun £7.95

    Homemade paneer cooked in the tandoor, served in a steamed bao bun with salad. (V)

  • “Aamchi Mumbai” Sev Puri £6.95

    Famous Bombay street food: crisp puffed pastry filled with sweet-potato bhaji, classic chutneys, sprinkled with gram-flour vermicelli. (V; ask for DF / vegan)

Meat Starters

  • Chicken Tikka Bao Buns £8.95

    Pulled chicken tikka served in steamed bao buns with salad.

  • Chingaari Kebab £9.50

    Red flame-coloured Lucknowi-style lamb-mince kebabs with crushed peppercorn and tossed bell peppers, served with lightly spiced cheese sauce.

  • Murgh Mughlai Kebab £8.95

    Melt-in-the-mouth chicken kebab marinated in cream, yoghurt and hand-picked delicate spices, cooked in the clay oven and served with mint sauce.

  • Tandoori Chicken £8.95

    Iconic North Indian starter — chicken on the bone in a yoghurt and tandoori-spice marinade, served with mint sauce.

  • Tandoori Lamb Chops £9.95

    Lamb chops inspired by north-western India’s opulent Moghul cuisine, served with mint sauce. The cloche-and-smoke house signature.

From the Sea

  • Baga Chilli Prawns £9.95

    Prawns lightly coated in tempura flour and carom seeds, served with lightly spiced mayo sauce.

  • Balchão King Prawns £10.95

    Fiery Goan-Catholic Portuguese-style prawns: roasted red chillies blended with cider vinegar and black peppercorn.

  • De Baga Fish Fry £8.95

    Lightly battered fish fry in Indian spices, ginger–garlic, carom seeds and gram flour, served with Indian tartare.

  • Kekada Crunch £8.95

    Soft-shell crunchy crab marinated in Goan red chilli sambal on crab-meat salsa.

  • Mankios Fry £9.95

    ‘Mankios’ means squid in Konkani — a Goan beach-shack favourite. Golden-fried squid tossed in chaat masala, served with Indian tartare.

  • Salmon Tikka £10.95

    Salmon marinated in mustard, curry leaves and lemongrass, served with Indian tartare sauce.

Main Course

  • Chana Ros £11.50

    ‘Ros’ is thick gravy: this is Goan-style chickpeas. (V, DF, GF, vegan)

  • Dal Bukhara £12.50

    Velvety slow-cooked black lentils and kidney beans simmered in a tomato base for hours — a 20th-century Indian classic. (V, GF; ask for vegan)

  • De Baga Chicken House Curry £13.95

    Chicken pieces deeply flavoured by chilli, coriander and mint, cooked with home-ground roasted spices. (GF, DF)

  • Gazab Ka Keema £13.95

    Parsi-spiced minced lamb cooked with egg yolk and green peas. The joy of mopping the keema plate is second to none. (GF, DF)

  • Konkani Seafood Curry £16.95

    Coastal fish and prawns in coconut milk, tamarind, kokum and curry leaves, flavoured with Sichuan peppers — a classic Konkani dish. (GF, contains dairy)

  • Lamb Xacuti £14.95

    Goa’s most iconic curry. Lamb leg in carefully roasted ground spices and the quintessential Goan coconut. (GF, DF)

  • Makhan Murgi £13.95

    Chargrilled chicken tossed in a honey-tomato rich sauce braised with fenugreek leaves. (GF, contains dairy)

  • Makhan Paneer £12.95

    Indian cheese tossed in a honey-tomato rich sauce braised with fenugreek leaves. (V)

  • NH66 Mutton Curry £14.95

    Slow-cooked wholesome mutton drizzled with a robust sauce, inspired by the dhabas of National Highway 66 along India’s western coast. (GF, DF)

  • Palak Paneer £12.95

    Soft, silky cream of spinach tempered in royal cumin and garlic, poured over Indian cheese until it sinks in. (V, GF, contains dairy)

  • Prawn Caldin £16.50

    Authentic Goan prawn curry in a rich, mildly spiced coconut sauce with sweetness and tang. (DF, GF)

  • Veg Caldin £13.50

    Authentic Goan dish in a rich, mildly spiced coconut sauce with a hint of sweetness and tang. (DF, GF, vegan)

Dum Biryani

  • Chicken Dum Biryani £14.50

    Marinated chicken, caramelised onions and flavourful Kesri rice. Served with raita. (Contains dairy; ask for GF)

  • Veg Dum Biryani £12.95

    Mixed-vegetable dum biryani infused with aromatic spices. Served with raita. (Contains dairy; ask for GF)

Sides

  • Basmati Ke Safed Chawal (white rice) £2.99

    Steamed basmati white rice. (GF, DF)

  • Beetroot Pomegranate Raita £2.99

    Yoghurt with beetroot and pomegranate. (D, GF)

  • Cucumber & Tomato Raita £2.99

    Yoghurt with cucumber and tomato. (D, GF)

  • Fresh Herbed Naan £3.50

    Naan with fresh herbs.

  • Fresh Salad £3.50

    Fresh house salad.

  • Garlic Naan £3.50

    Tandoor-baked garlic naan.

  • Onion Coriander Naan £3.50

    Naan with caramelised onion and coriander.

  • Plain Chips £3.99

    Hand-cut chips.

  • Plain Naan £2.99

    Tandoor-baked naan.

  • Roasted Garlic Cheese Naan £3.50

    Naan with roasted garlic and melted cheese.

  • Saffron Spiced Rice £3.50

    Basmati rice scented with saffron. (GF, DF)

  • Sweet Naan £3.50

    Tandoor-baked sweet naan.

  • Sweet Potato Masala Chips £3.99

    Sweet-potato chips dusted with masala.

  • Tandoori Roti £2.50

    Whole-wheat tandoor-baked roti.

Desserts

  • Gajar Halwa £6.50

    Carrot fudge — aromatic with cardamom — served with ice cream. (GF, contains dairy)

  • Gulab Jamun £6.50

    One of India’s most popular sweets: milk-solid dumplings in rose syrup, served with ice cream. (Contains dairy)

  • Matka Kulfi £6.50

    Traditional Indian ice cream, served in clay matka. (Contains dairy and nuts)

Kids Menu

  • Kids Chicken Nuggets £6.50

    Chicken nuggets served with chips.

  • Kids Murgh Muglai Kebabs £6.50

    Mughlai-style kebab strips, served with chips.

  • Kids Paneer Tikka £6.50

    Tandoor-cooked paneer, served with chips.

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