Bay Leaf Indian Cusine - Baton Rouge, LA

Patties made from seasoned potatoes and herbs.

Crispy triangular pie stuffed with seasoned potatoes, peas and herbs.

Chunks of cauliflower dipped in corn flour batter, rich in ginger-garlic paste and other spices, sauteed and seasoned.

Flour crispies with puffed rice, heaps of potato, onion, tomato and beans, topped with yogurt, tamarind - mint chutney and garden herbs.

Crispy wafers blended with cubes of boiled potatoes, chick peas, chilies, yogurt tamarind chutney and topped with chaat masala and "sev".

Onion and mixed vegetable fritters.

An assortment of selected veggie and non veg appetizers (samosa, aloo tikki, mix bhajia, shrimp, and fish pakoda).

Homemade cheese cubes, marinated in aromatic yogurt sauce, spices and grilled with house vegetables.

Cubes of paneer (Indian cottage cheese) marinated lightly with soy sauce, white vinegar, ginger-garlic paste, fried and sauteed with jalapenos, green peppers and chilies in a spicy hot sauce.

Boneless chicken pieces dipped in batter of corn flour, lemon, egg and red cashmere chili mixed with spices marinade and pan-fried. Fiery and yummy.

Boneless chicken nuggets, marinated with soy sauce, white vinegar, ginger-garlic paste, sauteed with jalapenos, green peppers and chilies sauce.

Shrimp flavored with soya souse, white vinegar, ginger garlic paste, and sauteed with jalapenos, green peppers and chilies in a spicy sauce.

Shrimps seasoned with garlic and chef's special seafood herb spices, sauteed on tawa with curry spices.

Chefs assortment from tandoori kebabs (lamb, chicken tikka, shrimp malai kabab, fish tikka and lamb sheekh kabab).

Spring mix salad with cucumber, tomato, onion, reddish and olives.

Slices of tomatoes, cucumber, onion and chefs choice vegetables.

Rich creamy cucumber salad seasoned with dill weeds.

Traditional Indian salad seasoned with chefs dressing.

Slices of onions, jalapenos, and lemons.

Delicately spiced chicken soup with touch of lentils and herbs.

A refreshing soup made from freshly chopped tomatoes and mildly seasoned.

Cream of spinach, seasoned to perfection.

Lamb chops marinated in nutmeg, cinnamon and aromatic Indian herbs.

Chicken marinated in yogurt rich in ginger, garlic, aromatic spices and baked in clay oven. Served on sizzler.

Cubes of boneless chicken breast marinated in chef's aromatic spices and tandoor baked. Served on sizzler.

Fresh breast of chicken marinated in garlic, ginger, coriander, roast spices, malai cream and yogurt; cooked slowly in the clay tandoor.

Minced lamb blended with cilantro, onion and fresh spices and grilled on skewers.

Chunks of lamb marinated overnight with chefs handpicked spices and baked in clay oven.

An array of tandoori delicacies. (tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, shrimp malai kabab, lamb burra kabab, fish tikka and lamb sheekh kabab).

Salmon fish marinated in yogurt blended with ginger, garlic and ajwain (carom seeds) cooked to perfection.

Halibut flavored with mace and cardamom in a creamy coconut ginger sauce.

Jumbo shrimps marinated with spicy tandoori masala rich in ginger-garlic paste with roasted chili and grilled in tandoor. Served on sizzler.

Jumbo prawns marinated in yogurt, cheese and mild spices and baked in tandoor.

Chunks of chicken breast marinated in tampered yogurt sauce baked in a tandoor and curried in a creamy tomato base masala ("mixture of spices") sauce.

A curried chicken preparation with crushed black pepper, cayenne sauce and curry leaves. ( a spicy specialty ).

Curried chicken smeared in a fresh ginger, onion and tomato sauce.

Curried chicken cooked with fresh chopped spinach and lightly spiced.

Tender chicken seasoned in blended yogurt, garam masala (spices), curry leaves, chilies, peppercorns and cooked with tomatoes and onions.

Cubes of baked chicken cooked in creamy sauce made with almonds, saffron, and cashew and lightly spiced.

Chopped chicken stir fried with onions, tomato, bell pepper and tangy masala sauce in kadahi (an Indian wok).

Lean chunks of lamb cooked in a sauce rich in stone ground aromatic herbs.

Cubes of lamb marinated in fresh ground robust black pepper, ginger-garlic sauce and cooked with fresh herbs.

Lamb prepared with chilies, hot spices and vinegar. (a spicy specialty).

Lamb cubes cooked with fresh herbs tomatoes and spices.

Lamb mildly marinated in cashmere spices, prepared with yogurt and aromatic seasoning in saffron - almond sauce.

Seasoned lamb cooked with fresh spinach and chefs special herbal spices.

Delicious bone-in goat curry cooked in an aromatic sauce garnished with fresh green chilies and fresh coriander leaves.

Cubes of mutton (bone in mutton) after being delicately cooked with aromatic spices curried with methi (fenugreek), fresh coriander and various subtle spices.

Lobster cooked with shitake mushrooms, chopped onions, garlic and white wine.

Jumbo shrimps sauteed with robust spice mix and cooked on low fire in an authentic style with dry roasted spices, onions, capsicum and fresh tomatoes.

Jumbo shrimps marinated in olive oil, garlic, and chefs special seafood herb spices overnight, grilled and sauteed on tawa with curry spices.

Tilapia fish seasoned and cooked in tomato and cream of coconut base sauce.

Whole baby eggplant stuffed with roasted spices and then simmered in peanut seasoned coconut sauce.

Baby spinach with cubes of homemade cheese sauteed with creamy curry sauce.

Potatoes, cauliflower and green peas cooked in a tomato and onion base sauce.

Cut okra sauteed and cooked with tomato, onion and spices.

Blend of fresh garden vegetables, nuts, and raisins with a touch of aromatic cream sauce.

Assorted garden vegetables sauteed with onions and peppers. A spicy treat.

An assortment of mix vegetables from India seasoned with cumin seeds, mustard and cooked in yogurt base coconut sauce.

Cheese and vegetable dumplings simmered in a cream and almond sauce.

Garbanzo beans sauteed with flavorful spices in kadai, a traditional Indian wok.

Cubes of homemade cheese sauteed and curried in a creamy based masala sauce.

Freshly cut string beans sauteed with coconut powder and tempered with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, black gram dal, bengal gram dal, halved red chili, asafoetida powder, and fresh curry leaves.

Whole wheat, deep fried, puffed bread served with chef's made spices cooked with potatoes in a sauce.

Whole buttered black lentils slow cooked overnight and tempered with ginger, garlic, tomato and chefs choice spices.

Lentils cooked ginger-garlic blend and seasoned with cumin seeds and asafoetida.

Steamed basmati rice.

Basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds to the perfection.

Basmati rice simmered with flavorful spices then slow cooked with saffron.

Basmati rice sauteed with mix vegetable, ginger, onions, garlic and yoghurt then steamed cooked with aromatic spices.

Lamb, chicken, mutton, shrimp and fish. Basmati rice sauteed with ginger, onions, garlic and yoghurt then steamed cooked with aromatic spices.

Yogurt with grated cucumber.

Yogurt with tomato and mint.

Yogurt with bites of pineapple, nuts and raisins.

Mixed vegetables pickled with Indian herbs and spices.

Sweet mango relish, richly seasoned.

Traditional Indian lentil chips seasoned with chefs spices and garnished with onion, tomato and cilantro.

Home made plain yogurt.

Steamed rice cakes.

Ground lentils mixed with spices and deep fried like donuts.

Crepe made with rice and lentil batter.

Crepe made with rice and lentil batter then stuffed with seasoned potatoes.

Dosa crepe stuffed with seasoned spring onions, onions, carrots and cauliflower.

Dosa crepe seasoned with coconut and tomato, stuffed with seasoned potatoes.

Crepe made with rice flour and cream of wheat batter, stuffed with potatoes.

Crepe made with rice flour and cream of wheat batter with onions.

Cream of rice cooked delicately with south Indian spices.

Dosa made out of moong dal and rice, stuffed with onion, green chili and ginger.

Pesarattu stuffed with seasoned upma.

Made from fermented rice and lentil batter, embedded with tomatoes, onions, ginger and jalapenos….similar to pancake.

Traditional leavened white flour soft bread made in the tandoor.

An unleavened, whole wheat bread baked in tandoor.

Whole wheat, deep fried puffed bread.

Multi layered whole wheat bread baked in tandoor and seasoned with butter.

Whole wheat bread stuffed with freshly chopped mint leaves and spices.

White flour bread stuffed with fresh rosemary herb and brushed with olive oil.

Whole wheat bread stuffed with a tampered potatoes, green peas, and spices.

Whole wheat bread stuffed with goat cheese, raisins and green herbs.

Delicious whole wheat bread stuffed with finely chopped onions and l spices.

Nan stuffed with minced lamb, herbs, and spices.

Nan stuffed with chopped baked seasoned tandoori tikka.

Nan stuffed with raisins, nuts and cherry.

Leavened white flour bread stuffed with garlic, spices and melted butter.

Nan bread stuffed with three cheese and tandoor baked.

Traditional Indian rice pudding made from basmati rice and milk, seasoned with green cardamom, with nuts and raisins.

Deep fried condensed milk dumpling in a honey syrup, garnished with pistachio.

Freshly grated carrot cooked over night with butter and milk, sweetened and seasoned with aromatic dessert spices.

Traditional Indian home made ice cream with pistachio.

Cottage cheese patties simmered in thickened sweet milk.

Coke, diet coke, sprite, dr pepper, lemonade.

Cranberry, pineapple, orange, mango.

Traditional Indian spiced tea with milk.

Freshly brewed.

Freshly brewed cold ice tea.

Sweetened yogurt drink seasoned with aromatic kewda water.

Salted yogurt drink seasoned with ground cumin seeds.

Traditional mango-milk shake.

Refreshing chilled mango-yogurt drink.