Zaika Indian Cuisine - Bakersfield, CA

Crispy pastries filled with potatoes and peas. Served with our traditional tamarind and mint sauce

Fresh spinach, onion and potato lightly batter dipped and fried

Homemade cheese fingers fried in crispy batter

Seasonal fish, crisp fried and served with special mint and radish chutney

An assortment of our most popular vegetable appetizers, including samosas, vegetable pakoras, paneer pakora & aloo tikki

Onion and bellpepper + spices

Chicken tikka, fish pakora & shrimp

Dipped in spiced batter and fried

Dark meat

Smoked boneless chicken breast marinated in fresh spices

Minced chicken mixed with herbs and spices. Roasted on skewers

Marinated with yogurt & spices

Marinated with yogurt & spices

Tender chicken on the bone, marinated in yogurt and spices, then served over and bed of bell peppers and onions

Jumbo shrimp marinated with fresh herbs and spices

Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, seekh kabab & lamb

Marinated with yogurt & spices

Onion, bell pepper & spices

Fish & shrimp

Crisped rice, onion, tomato, green chilli in sweet and green chutney

Crisps papdi garbanzo beans smothered in sweet tamarind chutney, mint chutney, yogurt and a special blend of spices

Lentil dumplings served in a special yogurt sauce garnished with a blend of spices and tamarind sauce

Black lentils slow cooked with garlic and onions

Yellow lentils prepared with garlic, ginger, and tomato

Garbanzo beans in a flavorful, lightly spiced sauce

Fried potatoes with tomatoes, onion, jeera and other spices

Delicately cooked potatoes in a tomato based sauce

Onion and tomato gravy

Roasted eggplant cooked with garlic, onions and ginger

Fresh cauliflower and potatoes sauteed with ginger and garlic

Freshly cooked curry style spinach with homemade cheese

Fresh okra sauteed with onions and spices

Green peas and cubed homemade cheese cooked with savory spices

Cooked in onion, homemade cheese & creamy sauce

Finely chopped seasonal dumpling in a creamy tomato sauce

Home made cheese cooked in a creamy tomato sauce

A unique combination of fresh vegetables, cashews in creamy sauce

Assorted vegetables, cauliflower, onion, bell pepper, potatoes, carrots, & peas

Crumbled homemade cheese prepared with tomatoes onion and green peas

Creamy sauce

Creamy sauce

Creamy sauce

Onion, bellpepper, tomatoes, & spices

Boneless chicken cooked curry style in exotic spices

Tender chicken cooked in spices

Tandoor baked chicken cooked with herbs in creamy tomato sauce

Boneless chicken in a rich coconut sauce simmered with onions and spices

Tender chicken with garlic and ginger in a sweet and creamy cashew sauce

Boneless white meat chicken in a mild yogurt cream sauce

Chicken cooked in a rich creamy sauce and mango

Chicken cooked in a mild buttery tomato sauce delicately spiced with fenugreek

Cooked in creamy sauce & cashew

Succulent cubed leg of lamb smothered in onion tomatoes & bell pepper

Choicest lamb pieces cooked in delicate kashmiri spices

Lamb curry and potatoes in a traditionally spice chili and vinaigrette sauce

Boneless pieces of lamb cooked with chopped onions and tomatoes in a karahi

Moist pan seared lamb with roasted cashews in a flavorful yogurt cream sauce

Lamb with fresh ginger and garlic

Mouthwatering leg of lamb cooked with creamy spinach

Ginger, garlic, onions and mixed spices make up this traditional sauce

Vinaigrette flavored potatoes in a hot chili sauce

Cooked in fresh onions, tomatoes & garlic

Cooked in coconut milk & spices

Shrimp cooked delicately in a special curry sauce

Shrimp sauteed with tomato, onion, garlic, in creamy sauce

Fish cooked in a creamy sauce

Flatbread baked in the tandoor oven and drizzled with butter

Flatbread stuffed with fresh garlic and cilantro

Flatbread with red onion, cilantro and spices

Naan topped with chillies and cilantro

Naan bread stuffed with minced chicken meat

Multi layered indian style whole wheat bread

Multi layered flat bread crumbled and layered with butter

Flatbread stuffed with spicy potatoes

Flatbread stuffed with homemade cheese

Baked whole wheat flatbread

2 pieces of deep fried whole wheat bread

2 pieces of deep fried indian bread

Combination of naan, garlic naan and onion kulcha

Cauliflower, potatoes, paneer, onions

Basmati rice and seasonal mixed vegetables

Basmati rice with peas

Assorted veg, tomato, spices

Lightly spiced chicken combination with basmati rice

Basmati rice cooked with tender cubes of lamb

Aromatic rice with tender shrimp cooked with nuts, herbs and spices

Crispy rice crepe served with sambar curry and coconut chutney

Crispy rice crepe filled with a filling of potatoes, onions and spices served with sambar curry and coconut chutney

Crispy rice crepe filled with homemade cheese cooked in spices served with sambar curry and coconut chutney

Rice cooked with a variety of vegetables and seasoned with green onions, cilantro and soy sauce

Chinese style vegetable fritters cooked in a soy based gravy

Chicken cooked in green chilies, bell peppers, and soy based tomato sauce

Lightly battered & deep fried homemade cheese sauteed with bell peppers, onions and sweet & sour sauce

Cucumber & carrots

Potatoes in a mildly spiced yogurt

Onion, lettuce, tomato, green chilli & cucumber

Traditional indian rice pudding

Homemade sweetened cheese dumplings in a sweet syrup

Homemade ice cream: mango, rose, pistachio and plain. A house specialty

Grated fresh carrots and reduced milk pudding garnished with toasted pistachio nuts