About Us

Dawat-e-Punjab is the best place to dine on Asian, Halal or Indian cuisine. You can find us in Holt at Shop 123/68 Hardwick Cres, just a short drive from Aldi Kippax-Holt. Start your meal with an entree of Lamb Kebab or Onion Bhaji before savoring a main dish of Butter Chicken or Chana Masala. You can also dig into our beef, goat, seafood and rice meals. Finish your meal with a dessert of Mango Kulfi or Gulab Jamun. You are invited to dine inside the Dawat-e-Punjab, or you can dine at home with our takeaway and delivery options.

Reviews

179 reviews

Benjamin

"Food is always amazing, hot and on time."
4/08/2022

Emma

"Always great food, highly recommend. Thank you"
30/07/2022

Alan

"Great Butter Chicken!"
21/07/2022

Karina

"This is an amazing restaurant, I love the delicious food here, and can't wait to order again"
18/07/2022

Menu

Dinner for 4 (Save $22)
4 x Pappadam, 4 x Samosa, 4 x Chicken Tikka, Choice of Any Four Curries (except Seafood), 2 x Rice and 4 x Plain or Garlic Naan Breads.
$106.00
Dinner for 2 (Save $11)
2 x Pappadams, 2 x Samosa, 2 x Chicken Tikka, Choice of Any Two Curries (except Seafood), 1 x Rice and 2 x Plain or Garlic Naan Breads.
$54.00
Veg Pakora or Cutlet - 4 Pieces Pakora
Chopped vegetables mixed with chickpea flour and spices.
$8.50
Veg Pakora or Cutlet - 4 Pieces Cutlet
Chopped vegetables mixed with chickpea flour and spices.
$8.50
Chilli Paneer (G)
An Indian Chinese speciality - diced cottage cheese tossed with onion and capsicum in a tangy sauce.
$15.50
Mushroom Manchurian (G)
Mushrooms marinated in traditional spices and then pan-fried in authentic sauces.
$15.50
Onion Bhaji
Finely sliced onions dipped in chickpea flour and fried until golden brown.
$9.50
Palak Papdi Chaat (G)
Spinach fritter and potatoes finished with chickpeas, topped with chaat masala and chutneys.
$10.50
Samosa (G) - 2 Pieces
Homemade pastry filled with mashed potato, peas and crispy fry.
$9.50
Amritsari Macchi (Fillet-o-fish)
Delicately marinated and deep-fried fish served with mint sauce.
$15.50
Seekh Kebab - 4 Pieces
Mughlai style minced lamb blended with aromatic spices, char-grilled in clay oven.
$11.50
Chicken 65 (G)
A delicacy from Andhra Pradesh, chicken chunks tempered with curry leaves and red chillies.
$15.50
Lamb Kebab - 4 Pieces
Succulent lamb cutlets marinated in yoghurt, ginger, garlic and authentic tandoori spices, slow-cooked in a clay oven.
$21.50
Malai Tikka
Tandoori grilled succulent chicken marinated in cheese, fresh cream, cardamom, ginger, garlic and pepper.
$12.50
Tandoori Chicken Half
All-time favourite Indian delicacy, marinated with ginger garlic and spices, cooked in a tandoor (clay oven).
$11.50
Tandoori Chicken Full
All-time favourite Indian delicacy, marinated with ginger garlic and spices, cooked in a tandoor (clay oven).
$21.50
Chicken Tikka - 4 Pieces
Boneless pieces of chicken marinated in yoghurt, ginger, garlic and spices, cooked to perfection in a clay oven.
$11.50
Chana Masala
Chickpeas cooked with tomatoes and a blend of home-ground spices.
$17.50
Veg Korma
Mix of seasonal vegetables cooked in onion, cashew nut gravy and cream.
$17.50
Dal Fry
Combination of five lentils, tempered with onions, tomatoes and slow-cooked.
$17.50
Veg Sizzler
Mixed vegetables and cottage cheese cooked with onion, tomatoes and capsicum, served on a hot sizzler plate.
$17.50
Matar Paneer
Cottage cheese and peas simmered in mild fenugreek and onion sauce with a hint of tomato.
$17.50
Aloo Palak
Potatoes and spinach curry with a touch of fresh ginger and garlic.
$17.50
Paneer Butter Masala
Cottage cheese cooked in creamy tomato gravy with a hint of fenugreek leaves.
$18.50
Aloo Baingan
Eggplant cooked with potatoes, onions and tomatoes, tempered with spices.
$17.50
Aloo Gobhi
Fresh cauliflower and potatoes tossed with onion and tomato gravy with fresh coriander.
$17.50
Palak Paneer
Cottage cheese cooked in smooth spinach gravy and tempered with cumin seeds.
$18.50
Dal Makhni
Black lentil and red kidney beans cooked with tomatoes, cream and clarified butter.
$17.50
Kadhai Paneer
Cubes of cottage cheese cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, capsicum, ginger, garlic and fresh coriander.
$18.50
Malai Kofta
Potato and cottage cheese dumplings, simmered in silky onion cashew nut gravy.
$18.50
Butter Chicken
Boneless chicken pieces cooked in tandoor and simmered in a rich tomato and butter sauce.
$18.50
Mango Chicken
Boneless tendered pieces of chicken prepared in mildly spiced gravy infused with mango.
$18.50
Dawat-e-Punjab Special Chicken Curry
An all-time favourite, mouth-watering chicken curry cooked with Chef’s special spice mix.
$18.50
Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken pieces cooked in tangy-flavoured and spicy gravy.
$18.50
Chicken Korma
Mildly spiced boneless chicken cooked in cashew nut gravy and cream.
$18.50
Chicken Saag
Boneless chicken simmered in smooth spinach gravy with a touch of fresh cream.
$18.50
Kadhai Chicken
Chicken pieces cooked with fresh onion, tomatoes, capsicum, ginger, garlic and fresh coriander and tempered with whole spices.
$18.50
Chicken Tikka Masala
Boneless chicken pieces cooked in tandoor tossed with fresh onions, tomatoes and capsicum with onion gravy.
$18.50
Chicken Chettinad
Spicy chicken cooked in onion gravy, curry leaves, coconut milk and tempered with mustard seeds.
$18.50
Beef Vindaloo
Diced beef cooked in tangy-flavoured and spicy gravy.
$18.50
Beef Korma
Beef pieces cooked with cashew nut gravy and a touch of cream.
$18.50
Beef Madras
Diced beef pieces cooked in South-Indian style tempered with fresh curry leaves and a touch of coconut milk.
$18.50
Beef Saag
Diced beef simmered in smooth spinach gravy with a touch of fresh cream.
$18.50
Dawat-e-Punjab Special Goat Curry
A classic home-style preparation of goat meat on the bone cooked in onion-based gravy and Chef’s special spices finished with fresh ginger and coriander.
$19.50
Achari Gosht or Goat Gosht
Goat meat on the bone cooked with a special five spices used for homemade pickles and onion-based gravy and a touch of fresh coriander.
$19.50
Achari Gosht or Goat Goat
Goat meat on the bone cooked with a special five spices used for homemade pickles and onion-based gravy and a touch of fresh coriander.
$19.50
Dawat-e-Punjab Special Lamb Curry
Lamb pieces cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic and Chef’s special spice mix.
$19.50
Lamb Madras
Lamb pieces cooked in South-Indian style tempered with fresh curry leaves and a touch of coconut milk.
$19.50
Lamb Do Piaza
Lamb pieces cooked with fresh onions in a thick onion gravy.
$19.50
Lamb Vindaloo
Diced lamb cooked in tangy-flavoured and spicy gravy.
$19.50
Lamb Korma
Lamb pieces cooked with cashew nut gravy and a touch of cream.
$19.50
Lamb Rogan Josh
Baby lamb cooked in onion, tomato-based gravy with fresh herbs and tempered with fennel seeds.
$19.50
Malabar Prawns
Prawns simmered in coconut milk, onions, tomatoes and capsicum, flavoured with curry leaves and coconut.
$19.50
Masala Prawns
Prawns tossed with onions, tomatoes, capsicum served in a thick gravy.
$19.50
Prawn or Fish Vindaloo Prawn
Prawn or Fish cooked in a tangy-flavoured and spicy gravy.
$19.50
Prawn or Fish Vindaloo Fish
Prawn or Fish cooked in a tangy-flavoured and spicy gravy.
$19.50
Masala Fish
Fish marinated and tossed with fresh onions, tomatoes, capsicum and fresh coriander.
$19.50
Goan Fish Curry
A tangy and mild curry from Goa tempered with ani-seeds, a touch of cream and coconut milk.
$19.50
Dawat-e-Punjab Special Fried Rice
Long grain basmati rice with green peas and onions, finished with spring onions, prawns tossed with onions, tomatoes and capsicum.
$8.50
Saffron Rice
Aromatic long grain basmati rice with saffron.
$4.50
Veg Biryani
Mix of seasonal vegetables cooked with rice in authentic spices and herbs.
$18.50
Chicken Dum Biryani
Marinated pieces of chicken slow-cooked with rice together with mint and spices.
$19.50
Coconut Rice
Long grain basmati rice flavoured with coconut, sultanas, fennel seeds and a touch of sugar.
$7.50
Mixed Pickle
$3.00
Raita
Natural yoghurt mixed with cucumber and cumin with a hint of mint.
$4.50
Green Salad
Fresh mixed salad with sliced vegetables.
$6.50
Pappadams - 4 Pieces
$4.00
Mango Chutney
$3.00
Kuchumber Salad
Mixture of onion, cucumber and tomato.
$4.50
Cheese Garlic Naan (G)
Naan bread stuffed with cheddar cheese and garnished with garlic.
$5.50
Plain Naan (G)
Freshly baked leavened bread cooked in tandoor and buttered.
$4.00
Garlic Naan (G)
Flat Indian bread garnished with garlic and coriander cooked in tandoor and buttered in a thick gravy.
$4.50
Kashmiri Naan (G)
Naan bread stuffed with a mixture of coconut, sultanas, fennel seeds, cashew nut and sugar.
$5.00
Paneer Kulcha (G)
Wholemeal flatbread stuffed with cottage cheese filling.
$5.00
Laccha Parantha (G)
Layered and flaky flatbread.
$5.00
Roti (G)
Wholemeal flatbread cooked in tandoor.
$4.00
Cheese Naan (G)
Naan filled with cheddar cheese.
$5.00
Aloo Parantha (G)
Wholemeal bread stuffed with mashed potatoes, fresh coriander and spices.
$5.00
Butter Naan (G)
Flat Indian bread folded with butter and cooked in tandoor.
$5.00
Gajar Halwa Special
A traditional homemade dessert made of carrot and milk.
$7.50
Pistachio Kulfi
A traditional ice cream with pistachio and sprinkled with almond slivers.
$7.50
Mango Kulfi
Mango flavoured ice cream, sprinkled with cashew nuts.
$6.50
Gulab Jamun
Sweet dumplings in rose-flavoured syrup.
$6.50
Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream
Sweet dumplings served with vanilla ice cream.
$7.50
Soft Drinks - 1.25L Coke
$6.00
Soft Drinks - 1.25L Coke Zero
$6.00
Soft Drinks - 1.25L Diet Coke
$6.00
Soft Drinks - 1.25L Lemonade
$6.00
Soft Drinks - 1.25L Fanta
$6.00
Lemon Lime Bitters
$5.00
Orange Juice
$5.00
Mango Lassi
Traditional Punjabi yogurt drink flavoured with mango.
$5.00
Soft Drinks Can Coke
$4.00
Soft Drinks Can Coke Zero
$4.00
Soft Drinks Can Diet Coke
$4.00
Soft Drinks Can Lemonade
$4.00
Soft Drinks Can Fanta
$4.00
Ginger Beer
$5.00

Contact Us

Find Us

Shop 123/68 Hardwick Cres, Holt, 2615

Opening Hours

Monday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Please note, delivery times may vary.
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