Zayka Indian Cuisine Menu (Update 2025)
Zayka Indian Cuisine, located in Springfield, MO, offers a wide array of Indian dishes in a trendy and classy setting. Known for their delicious Chicken Delicacies like Chicken Vindaloo, Butter Chicken, and Chicken Tikka Masala, this restaurant also caters to vegetarians with options like Vegetable Pakora and Tandoori Tikka Salad. The diverse menu includes appetizers like Samosa Chat and Chana Papri Chat, perfect for sharing. Customers rave about the exceptional service and friendly atmosphere, making dining at Zayka a delightful experience. The restaurant's sophisticated decor and welcoming staff add to the overall charm, creating a memorable dining experience. Don't miss out on their lunch buffet for a taste of multiple dishes. Zayka Indian Cuisine is a standout choice for authentic Indian cuisine in the heart of Springfield.
Appetizers
Vegetable Pakora
Fresh vegetable dipped in a delicately spiced chick peas batter and fried to golden perfection.
Vegetable Samosa
2 pieces. Crisply fried turnover, deliciously filled with mildly-spiced potatoes and green peas.
Onion Bhajia
Flavorful crispy onion in lightly seasoned lentil flour batter mix deep fried.
Chicken Pakora
Tender pieces of boneless chicken dipped in a delicately spiced batter and fried to perfection.
Fish Pakora
Tender pieces of boneless fish dipped in a delicately spiced batter and fried to perfection.
Vegetarian Assorted
For 2. Combination of vegetable samosa and vegetable pakora.
Tandoori Assorted
For 2. Combination of chicken tikka, malai kabab, seekh kabab and shrimp.
Samosa Chat
Fresh vegetable samosa, finished with chick peas combination of yogurt, mint and tamarind chutney.
Chana Papri Chat
Spiced chickpeas, potatoes and flour dumpling delicately tossed in our own sweet and sour tangy sauce.
Chilly Pakora
Fresh Chilly dipped in a delicately spiced chickpeas batter and fried to golden perfection. Spicy.
Meat samosa
Minced lamb stuffed with spices
Daal Soup
Delicious mildly spiced lentil soup made with chicken and herbs.
Tomato Soup
Indian style prepared tomato soup with a touch of black pepper.
Chicken Soup
Delicious chicken soup with herbs and spices.
Kachumber Salad
Freshly diced cucumbers, tomatoes, onion in vinegar, lemon dressing and a touch of spices.
Garden Salad
Fresh garden vegetables and greens served with house dressing.
Tandoori Tikka Salad
Barbecued white meat chicken served over a mixed garden salad with ranch dressing.
Soups and Salads
Chicken Delicacies
Chicken Curry
Fresh chicken exotically cooked in a light and mildly-spiced gravy.
Chicken Vindaloo
A Southern Indian favorite! Chicken cooked in tangy and highly spiced sauce with potatoes.
Chicken Madras
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in hot and spicy south Indian style.
Chicken Jal Frazie
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with fresh vegetables, ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes, herbs and spices.
Chicken Chilly
Tender boneless pieces of chicken sauteed with sliced onions, tomatoes, green pepper, then glazed in tangy sauce.
Chicken Mango
Boneless chicken cooked with sweet and sour mango sauce, spices and a touch of ginger and scallions.
Chicken Korma
Boneless chicken cooked with nuts in a mildly spiced creamy sauce.
Chicken Karahi
Pieces of chicken sauteed in karahi (wok), with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, herbs and spices.
Butter Chicken
The universally popular "butter chicken". Boneless pieces of tandoori chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes, butter and creamy sauce.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Tender boneless chunks of chicken, broiled in the tandoor, then sauteed in a rich tomato, onion and butter sauce.
Chicken Methi
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with fenugreek, herbs and spices.
Dhabha Chicken
Tender boneless chunks of chicken, broiled in the tandoor, the sauteed with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and spices.
Desi Chicken
A delicious variety of traditional Punjabi chicken cooked on the bone with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, fresh coriander and subtle flavors.
Zayka Special Chicken
Chicken breast marinated in yogurt and spices, then broiled in the tandoor and cooked in a rich tomato and butter sauce, served with hard cooked eggs.
Chicken Kashmiri
Chunks of boneless chicken cooked in mild cream sauce with cashews and golden raisins.
Chicken 65
Boneless chicken cooked with spiced yogurt, served with basmati rice.
Daal Makhni
Black lentils are cooked on slow heat for longer hours in a traditional Punjabi pot (deg) and the fried in butter with fresh onions, garlic and tomatoes.
Dal Tadka vegan
Yellow lentils cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and subtle flavors. Vegan.
Chana Masala vegan
A delicious variety of chickpeas, onions, tomatoes in a rich sauce. Vegan.
Saag Paneer
Spinach cooked with lightly fried homemade cheese cubes in mildly spiced sauce.
Aloo Gobhi. Vegan
Fresh cauliflower and potatoes, with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices. Vegan.
Baingan Bhartha. Vegan
Whole eggplant is partially roasted in the tandoor before being mashed with tomatoes and onions, then simmered with mild herbs and spices. Vegan.
Matter Paneer
Peas and lightly-fried homemade cheese cubes cooked in mildly spiced sauce.
Bhindi Masala vegan
Fresh okra cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and pepper-laced sauce with Indian herbs and spices. Vegan.
Malai Kofta
Homemade Indian cheese, stuffed in vegetable balls and cooked in mildly-spiced creamy sauce with cashews and raisins.
Vegetable Korma
A delicious royal entree. Fresh garden vegetables, gently simmered in a spice-laced creamy sauce and garnished with nuts.
Mushroom Broccoli Karahi vegan
Fresh mushrooms and broccoli sauteed in a traditional karahi (wok) with onions, tomatoes, freshly ground herbs and a touch of spices. Vegan.
Vegetable Mango vegan
Fresh garden vegetables cooked with sweet and sour mango sauce, spices and a touch of ginger and scallions. Vegan.
Chilly Paneer
Lightly fried cubes of homemade cheese sauteed with sliced onions, tomatoes, green peppers, then glazed in a tangy sauce and garnished with scallions.
Paneer Karahi
Fresh cubes of homemade cheese sauteed in karahi (wok), with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and subtle flavors.
Shahi Paneer
Homemade cheese cooked in a mildly spices creamy sauce with green peppers, onions, tomatoes, herbs and spices.
Vegetable Masala
Garden fresh mixed vegetables cooked in creamy tomato sauce.
Vegetable Jal Frazie
Fresh mixed vegetables sauteed with asparagus, scallions, green peppers, homemade cheese, onion, tomatoes, herbs and spices.
Vegetable Vindaloo. Vegan
Mixed vegetable cooked in South Indian style hot and tangy sauce. Vegan.
Aloo Palak
Spinach with aloo and spices. Served with basmati rice.
Cheese Chilly
Indian cheese cubes, onion, bell paper and tomatoes. Served with basmati rice.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Fresh cubes of homemade cheese sauteed with a rich tomato, onion and butter sauce.
Vegetarian Delicacies
Lamb Delicacies
Lamb Curry
Fresh lamb exotically cooked in a light and mildly spiced gravy.
Lamb Vindaloo
Tasty pieces of lamb cooked in a hot and spicy sauce with potatoes.
Lamb Madras
Boneless pieces of lamb cooked in hot and spicy South Indian style.
Lamb Rogan Josh
Tender cubes of lamb, marinated in herbs, spices and cooked with fresh tomatoes in a sharp tangy sauce.
Lamb Saag
Tender cubes of lamb cooked with fresh spinach and flavored with freshly ground spices with a touch of ginger and garlic.
Lamb Mango
Boneless pieces of lamb cooked with sweet and sour mango sauce, spices, and a touch of ginger and scallions.
Lamb Korma
Tender cubes of lamb cooked with nuts in a mildly spiced creamy sauce.
Lamb Pasanda
Juicy pieces of tender lamb, marinated overnight then simmered in a mildly spiced creamy sauce with nuts and raisins.
Lamb Jal Frazie
Boneless pieces of lamb cooked with fresh vegetables, ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes, herbs and spices.
Lamb Tikka Masala
Marinated tender cubes of lamb broiled in the tandoor, then cooked in a rich tomato, onion and creamy sauce.
Lamb Karahi
Pieces of lamb sauteed in karahi (wok), with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and subtle flavors.
Lamb Palak
Lamb cooked in spinach and mild sauce served with basmati rice.
Goat Curry
Fresh goat exotically cooked in a light and mildly-spiced gravy.
Goat Vindaloo
Tasty pieces of goat cooked in a hot and spicy sauce with potatoes.
Goat Saag
Tender cubes of goat cooked with fresh spinach and flavored with freshly ground spices a a touch of ginger and garlic.
Goat Karahi
Pieces of goat sauteed in Karahi (wok), with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and subtle flavors.
Goat Delicacies
Seafood Delicacies
Shrimp Curry
Shrimp exotically cooked in a light and mildly-spiced gravy.
Shrimp Vindaloo
Succulent shrimp cooked in a hot and spicy sauce with potatoes.
Shrimp Saag
Jumbo shrimp cooked with fresh spinach and flavored with freshly ground spices with a touch of ginger and garlic.
Shrimp Mango
Large shrimp cooked with sweet and sour mango sauce, spices and a touch of ginger and scallions.
Shrimp Korma
Jumbo shrimp cooked in a creamy sauce with mild spices, herbs, nuts and raisins.
Shrimp Jal Frazie
Tasty pieces of shrimp cooked with fresh vegetables, ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes, herbs and spices.
Shrimp Masala
Marinated pieces of shrimp broiled in the tandoor, then cooked in a rich tomato, onion, butter and creamy sauce.
Fish Tikka Masala
Barbecued boneless pieces of salmon fish cooked with onions, tomatoes and ground spices in a mild sauce.
Shrimp Chilly
Jumbo prawns sauteed with sliced onion, tomato, green peppers, then glazed in tangy sauce.
Shrimp Mumtali
Barbecued pieces of shrimp cooked in a mildly spiced creamy sauce with hard cooked eggs & spices.
Vegetarian Thali Combo
An adventurous taste of three vegetable curries served with samosa, raita, kheer, rice and naan bread in a traditional thali (Indian steel dish).
Zayka Special Dinner Combo
A mouth-watering Zayka special. Tandoori chicken, lamb rogan josh and vegetable korma served with samosa, raita, rice and naan bread.
Zayka Special Combo
Dinner for 2 starting with appetizer and drinks of your choice, 2 full entrees of your choice, salad, naan, raita, pickle and 2 desserts! Enjoy the royal hospitality.
Combination Dinners
Specialties from the Clay Oven Tandoor
Tandoori Mixed Grill
Combination of sizzling tandoori specialties; chicken, lamb, shrimp .
Paneer Tikka
Cubes of homemade cheese marinated and cooked in clay oven, served with vegetables.
Tandoori Chicken
Tender chicken is marinated in yogurt with fresh spices, barbecued over flaming coals in the tandoor.
Chicken Tikka
Tender boneless pieces of chicken marinated in yogurt with fresh spices, cooked on a skewer in the tandoor.
Malai Kabab
Mild, tasty tender pieces of chicken are marinated in special spices barbecued on a skewer in the tandoor.
Lasooni Kabab
Large pieces of chicken are marinated in yogurt, gram flour, fresh mint, garlic, chef special sauce and then barbecued in the tandoor.
Seekh Kabab
Ground lamb mixed with onions, green peppers, marinated with herbs and spices, then broiled on a skewer over the charcoal in the tandoor.
Boti Kabab
Tender morsels of lamb marinated in Zaykas special recipe, then broiled in the tandoor.
Lamb Chops
Tasty lamb chops marinated in yogurt, herbs, spices and barbecued in the tandoor and served with fresh vegetables on sizzler.
Tandoori Salmon
Cubes of salmon fish marinated in an aromatic spice mix and barbecued in the tandoor and served with fresh vegetables on sizzler.
Tandoori Shrimp
Fresh king-sized shrimp gently seasoned and slowly broiled over charcoal in the tandoor and served on sizzler with vegetables.
Vegetable Biryani
Naturally fragrant basmati rice steam cooked with fresh garden vegetables and exotic spices .
Chicken Biryani
Chicken marinated with spices and saffron, then steam cooked with basmati rice with cashews and raisins.
Lamb Biryani
A classic Moghul dish! Juicy lean pieces of lamb, cooked with basmati rice and spices with a sprinkle of nuts.
Shrimp Biryani
Long grain basmati rice and jumbo shrimp cooked with blend of spices and nuts.
Goat Biryani
Fresh goat (with bone) cooked with basmati rice, herbs and spices, cilantro and nuts.
Zayka Special Biryani
Basmati rice flavored with saffron, cooked with shrimp, lamb, chicken, nuts and a blend of spices.
Lemon Rice
Long grain lemon flavored basmati rice stem cooked with peas and mustard seed and peanuts.
Patiala Pulao
Flavored basmati rice cooked with green peas, cumin, raisins and nuts.
Side Order of Basmati Rice
Chicken Hyderabadi Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with specialized mint flavored chicken served with raita.
Fish Biryani
Basmati rice with prawn served with raita.
Lamb Hyderabadi Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with specialized mint flavored lamb served with raita.
Basmati Chawal Rice Delicacies
Accompaniments
Papadum
A thin and crispy lentil flat bread.
Raita
Homemade creamy yogurt with shredded cucumber, roasted cumin and herbs.
Mango Chutney
A sweet accompaniment to delight your meal.
Achar
A hot and spicy mixed vegetable pickle.
Tandoori Roti
Round-shaped whole wheat bread, baked in the tandoor.
Poori
A deep fried and puffed bread.
Naan
Teardrop-shaped traditional Punjabi bread, baked in the tandoor.
Lachha Paratha
A multi-layered whole wheat bread with melted butter, baked in the tandoor.
Garlic Naan
Teardrop-shaped traditional Punjabi bread, seasoned with fresh garlic, baked in the tandoor.
Garlic Chilli Naan
Teardrop-shaped traditional Punjabi bread seasoned with garlic, hot green chili, baked in the tandoor.
Aloo Parantha
Whole wheat bread, stuffed with delicately spiced potatoes.
onion kulcha or onion paneer
Leavened bread filled with spiced onions or onions and cheese or onions and baked in the tandoor.
Kashmiri Naan
Freshly homemade bread stuffed with nuts and dried fruits.
Chicken Naan
Freshly homemade bread stuffed with a delicious, delicately spiced mixture of shredded chicken and authentic spices.
Keema Naan
Freshly homemade bread stuffed with a delicious, delicately spiced mixture of minced lamb and authentic spices.
Bullet Naan
Teardrop-shaped traditional Punjabi bread with green hot chilly, baked in the tandoor.
Chapati
Served one. Round shaped whole wheat bread cooked on flat tawa.
Bhature with Chana Masala Chatpata
Leavened bread and chickpeas with Indian gravy with 2 bhature.
Plain Parantha
Whole wheat parantha.
Homemade Indian Breads
Desserts
Gulab Jamun
A light pastry made with milk, cheese balls and touched with thick honey syrup.
Kheer
A traditional basmati rice pudding, flavored with almonds and pistachios.
Fruit Custard
Custard pudding with fresh fruits, almonds and pistachios.
Gajjar Halwa
Special homemade glazed carrot pudding.
Cheesecake
New York style cheesecake.
Pistachios Kulfi
Homemade Indian ice cream made with milk and nuts.
Mango Kulfi
Homemade Indian ice cream with milk and mangos.
Ice Cream
Rasmalai. (2 psc.)
Cheese ball in sweeten milk garnish with Pistachio
Chai Tea
Iced Tea
Sweet or unsweet.
Indian Coffee
Soda
Mineral Water
Sparkling Water
Sweet Lassi
A refreshing drink prepared with homemade yogurt, flavored with pistachios and rosewater.
Salty Lassi
A refreshing drink prepared with homemade yogurt, flavored with pistachios and rosewater.
Mango Lassi
A delicious soothing yogurt sweet drink with mango.