Raj's Corner has kept a curry counter running on Beaumont Street, Hamilton since 1998. Twenty two curries sit behind the glass every day and around twenty more are made to order, from $10.90.
Raj's Corner is at 116 Beaumont Street, Hamilton. The board carries twenty two curries on display with around twenty more cooked to order, mild through to hot, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and dairy free options marked on every line. Eat in the dining room, order ahead for pick up, or have it delivered.
Raj's Corner started as a counter rather than a restaurant. Curries sat in trays behind the glass, breads came out of the tandoor, the queue moved fast and dinner went home in a paper bag. The dining room came later, in 2011, but the counter is still how most of Hamilton orders.
Kuldip Sangha cooked for the room in front of him. Someone would ask for a dish from home, and if he could cook it well he put it on the board. That is how the count got to twenty two on display with around twenty more made to order, everything from a mild Vegetables Korma to a Beef Vindaloo.
Nothing arrives frozen and nothing is cooked with MSG. Samosa pastry, naan dough, dips and sauces are made on site every day, and the spices come from Raj's Spice and Groceries, the Indian grocery next door on Beaumont Street.
Vegetable curries are $10.90 small, $14.90 medium and $16.90 large. Meat and seafood are $11.90, $17.90 and $19.90. Every line is marked mild, medium hot or hot.
Butter Chicken, Chicken Korma, Mango Chicken, Lamb Korma, Beef Korma, Lamb Rogan Josh and Vegetables Korma. If you are new to Indian food or feeding children, start here. There is more on our butter chicken in Newcastle page.
Chicken Tikka Masala, Kadai Chicken, Chicken Curry, Lamb Madras cooked with coconut milk, Fish Curry in coconut cream, and White Cholay with white chickpeas.
Beef Vindaloo is the only dish on the menu marked hot. Ask at the counter if you want it cooked to the heat you are used to.
Daal Tadka, Aloo Matar Paneer, Aloo Gobhi, Rajma Curry, Eggplant and Potato, and Mixed Vegetables. All the vegetable curries are gluten free and nut free. Our paneer curries in Newcastle cover Palak Paneer and the rest.
Vegetarian, Meat and Vegetarian, and Vegan combos start at $9.90. Choose up to 3 curries in one container, on rice or without rice, in three sizes. Sauce Only is $7.00.
Basmati rice $5.50 to $7.50, raita $4.50 to $6.00 and pappadums at $3.50 for four. Breads are pulled from the tandoor to order, see the naan and tandoori breads we bake.
Order ahead and pick it up on Beaumont Street, or have it delivered free after 5:00pm within 5km.
Meat and vegetables are bought fresh. Samosa pastry, naan dough, dips and sauces are made on site every day, and no curry is cooked with MSG.
Every dish carries its dietary codes, GF gluten free, NF nut free, DF dairy free and V vegan, so you can order without a conversation about ingredients.
Kuldip and Sylvia Sangha opened the counter in 1998 after running Flavours of North India in Sydney from 1991. Paramjit Atwal manages Hamilton today.
Vegetable curries are $10.90 small, $14.90 medium and $16.90 large. Meat and seafood curries are $11.90 small, $17.90 medium and $19.90 large. Combos start at $9.90 and Sauce Only is $7.00. Sides are extra: basmati rice $5.50 to $7.50, plain naan $4.50, garlic naan $4.90, raita $4.50 to $6.00 and pappadums $3.50 for four.
Twenty two curries are on display in the counter at any time, with around twenty more made to order. The range covers chicken, lamb, beef and fish, plus a full vegetable section including Daal Tadka, Palak Paneer, White Cholay, Aloo Gobhi and Rajma Curry.
The menu uses three heat levels: mild, medium hot and hot. Most of the board sits at mild or medium hot. Butter Chicken, Chicken Korma, Mango Chicken, Lamb Korma, Beef Korma, Lamb Rogan Josh, Daal Tadka, Vegetables Korma and Mixed Vegetables are mild. Beef Vindaloo is the only dish marked hot. A raita on the side takes the edge off anything you find too warm.
There are three combos, Vegetarian, Meat and Vegetarian, and Vegan, all starting at $9.90. You choose up to 3 curries, pick one of three sizes, and have it on rice or without rice. It all comes in one container, and if you order it without rice you get more curry instead.
Yes. Every vegetable curry is gluten free and nut free, including Vegetables Korma, Aloo Matar Paneer, Daal Tadka, White Cholay, Palak Paneer, Eggplant and Potato, Mixed Vegetables, Aloo Gobhi and Rajma Curry. White Cholay, Eggplant and Potato, and Mixed Vegetables are vegan, and there is a Vegan Combo from $9.90. Look for the codes on the menu: GF gluten free, NF nut free, DF dairy free and V vegan.
We are at the Hamilton end of Beaumont Street, with the Indian grocery next door. Eat in the dining room, order ahead for pick up, or have dinner delivered.
