Welcome to Basanti & Co.

Basanti & Co. is not just a resturaunt,it is a destiantion to unwind with the flavor and zest of India.

Basanti was an iconic Bollywood character from the movie Sholay. Her horse and chariot, both were an extension of her. Bright, colourful, welcoming and an energy that you just can not move past.


At Basanti & Co., we bring you the same the same energy with our food & drinks. And drive your experince of the Indian flavour and culture with same charisma and passion as Basanti did with her horse and chariot.

At Basanti, we harness the ethnicity of the untouched classic Indian cusines and street fair paired with modern Home-spiced cocktails.

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Rogan josh

Signature Dishes

Hailing from Kashmir, a beautiful northern state of India, this dish describes the flavors of India with Persian roots. Rogan josh is a vibrant dish with pieces of lamb or mutton braised with a flavorful gravy of garlic, ginger, and aromatic spices (cloves, bay leaves, cardamom, and cinnamon), and some versions incorporate onions or yogurt

Gulab Jamun

If Chicken Tikka Masala (or as some might say, Butter Chicken) is the king of Indian curries, then Gulab Jamun is the king of Indian deserts. Gulab Jamun holds a very beloved stance in the large family of Indian desserts. This popularity stems from its simple yet marvelous construction: little, fried balls of a milk-based dough that are soaked in a syrup scented with green cardamom, saffron, rose water, and other spices and served warm or at room temperature. The floral, fruity quality of the syrup lends the desert a decadent and irrestible fragrance.’Gulab Jamun’ literally translates to ‘rose water’ and ‘black plum’ (a type of Indian fruit).

Balti Chicken

With a lot of speculation around the origins of this dish, Balti Chicken has a definite Indian origin with Anglo parents. ‘Balti’ refers to the Indian cast iron, round-bottomed wok (Karahi) the curry is cooked in. The fragrant chicken dish is characterised by its thick and spicy tomato gravy and the little tang that comes from yogurt. Heavy on chilly heat, it is served with fluffy naan bread.

Biryani

A world-renowned Indian rice dish with its roots in the Mughal Empire in India. Biryani is prepared with several layers of rice, flavored with fragrant spices and stacked spiced meat or poultry, paneer or vegetables and some added richness with ghee or yogurt. Finally, it is slow cooked (Dum) to perfection for the authentic Indian flavor.

Tandoori Chicken

Another signature Indian dish, Tandoori Chicken is a roasted chicken dish marinated in generously spiced yougurt. The appetizer is named after the cylindrical clay oven it is cooked in, the tandoor. The dish is attributed to Kundan Lal Gujral, who fled newly formed Pakistan after the 1947 partition of India and opened a restaurant in Delhi. Tandoori chicken quickly gained recognition throughout South Asia and the Middle East as well as in Western countries. The dish is laced with exotic flavor form the tandoor masala (typically a blend of cayenne pepper, garlic, ginger, onion, and garam masala), turmeric and Kashmiri chili powder which gives the meat its trademark red colour.

Lemon Drop Martini

Signature Cocktails

A twist on the traditional vodka martini. Lemon drop martini is unique blend of house lemon, turmeric and a mix of Indian spices infused vodka in a mix of orange liqueur turmeric juice, lemon zest and house made sweet syrup.

Rooh Afza Cosmopolitan

The Rooh Afza Cosmopolitan is a flowery take on the traditional Cosmo. The drink is a beautiful bend of ose infused vodka in a saturated mix of homemade cranberry juice, orange liqueur, freshly squeezed lemon juice and aromatic rose sherbet.

Cacophony

An exciting and flavorful coffee based drink, Cacophony is infused with whiskey and shaken on ice in a mix of coffee liqueur ‘Kahlua’ and homemade vanilla syrup. The drink then smoked with a blend of aromatic spices (star anise, cinnamon, dried cardamoms, and cloves) for that extra spiciness and garnished with whiskey-soaked coffee beans

Chai Tea Bourbon

No Indian meal is ever complete without chai tea. Chai Tea Bourbon is a very refreshing bourbon whiskey-based drink mixed with Indian chai. Topped up with a mix of special Basanti spices, maple syrup for that extra woody flavor and garnished with a smoked rosemary leave.

Aam Panna

A tropical ‘Western Ghats’ refreshing drink, Aam Panna is a blend of house karak ginger root infused vodka combined with freshly squeezed Indian mango juice and house made strawberry puree. And is garnished with mango bites for the extra oomph.

Bar

House Cocktails

Omelettes

Lemon Drop Martini

(Home Infused Lemon Vodka, Triple Sec, Turmeric Roots Earthy flavour of crushed turmeric root juice mixed with high notes lemon zest infused Vodka)

AED 75

Rhubarb And Strawberry Cincin

(Rhubarb Infused Gin, Aperol, Fresh Strawberry Coulis Delicate flavours of rhubarb stem, complimenting juniper berries; bitterness of Aperol balanced with strawberries; Need was to have a Collins on the menu, which grew up into a CinCin)

AED 75

Pretty Pink

(Tequila, Grapefruits, Fruit Flowers, If you are into flowers, summer, short skirts, Daisy love and Dolce Peony, everything that is pink and Emmm.. of course Tequila and fairy tales)

AED 75

Cacophony

(Coffee Infused Whisky, Kahlua, Pumpkin Spice Smoke This is what happens when a Barista strolls into bar menu brainstorming session, Pumpkin latte gets thrown into the conversation, Jim beam spilled over smoke of fall spices. Cacophony because of the different contradicting flavours blending in or was it sound when the Barista was screamed out of the room)

AED 75

Cart No. SE-02

(Spice infused Whisky, Chambord. Tango of cinnamon wood and sweet Chambord, Pomegranate juice on the sidelines holding everything together)

AED 75

Chai-Tea Bourbon

(Bourbon whiskey topped with a concoction of chai-tea and Basanti’s special spices)

AED 75

Sandwiches

Caught Red Handed

(Almond Liqueur, Prosecco In a nutshell (pun intended) you want to be caught holding this flute, taking inspiration of thandai and marrying the flavours of Disaronno and bubbly results in this nutty berry Bellini)

AED 75

Love Potion

(Blue Is The Colour Of Poison Red potion+ Blue poison=Purple rain. No more spells)

AED 75

Jungle Bird

(Vanilla infused Jamaican Rum, Campari, Pineapple Juice What’s really cool here is that Campari actually enhances the citrus pineapple flavour rather than masking it bitter, background of Vanilla fuses everything together)

AED 75

Monsoon

(Ginger Infused Vodka, Mango, Caramalized Ginger, Summer Fruit Coulis Western ghats, Mumbai rains, ginger karak, Mango season, summer fruits-Monsoon)

AED 75

She Said Yes?

(Good ol’ Bellini with a twist of strawberry)

AED 75

Buzz-Anti Old Fashioned

(New Fashioned Old-Fashioned Burnt orange infusion, aromatic bitter. A lot of respect went into fashioning this Old-fashioned)

AED 75

Rooh Afza Cosmopolitan

(Vodka, triple sec and aromatic rose sherbet. Ditch the cranberry juice in your regular cosmo for rose sherbet with vodka and a hint of citrus)

AED 75

Classic Cocktails

Chicken

Vodka

Bloody Mary
Sex on the beach
AED 65

Whisky

Whisky sour
Mint julep
AED 65

Gin

Negroni
Classic martini
AED 65

Home Infused Spirits

Lemon Vodka

AED 60

Ginger Root Vodka

AED 60

Orange Jim Beam

AED 60

Coffee Whisky

AED 60

Spiced Infused Whisky

AED 60

Vanilla Rum

AED 60

Rum

Bacardi Carta Blanca

AED 50

Captain Morgan Dark / Spiced

AED 55

Malibu

AED 55

Tequila

Jose Cuervo Silver

AED 50

Jose Cuervo Special Gold

AED 50

Patron XO Café

AED 60/1000

Patron Sliver

AED 65/1200

Cognac

Hennessy VS

AED 60

Rémy Martin VSOPAED

AED 70

Steak

RUM

Pina colada
Mojito
AED 65

Brandy

Hot Tody
Between the sheets
AED 65

Tequila

Tequila sunrise
Margarita
AED 65

Vodka

Stolichnaya premium

AED 55

Absolut

AED 50

Ciroc

AED 65

Grey Goose

AED 65

Belvedere

AED 65

Gin

Bombay Sapphire

AED 50

Beefeater

AED 40

Gordon’s

AED 50

Hendricks Gin

AED 60

Tanqueray No. 10

AED 60

Liqueurs

White Sambuca

AED 55

Jagermeister

AED 55

Kahlua

AED 55

Baileys

AED 55

Amaretto

AED 65

Cointreau

AED 65

Whisky

Blended

Johnnie Walker Black Label

AED 55

Johnnie Walker Red Label

AED 45

Johnnie Walker Blue Label

AED 185

Chivas Regal 12

AED 50

Chivas Regal 18

AED 100

Monkey Shoulder

AED 55

Bottled Beers & Cider

Heineken

AED 50

Budweiser

AED 50

Kingfisher

AED 50

Amstel

AED 50

Corona

AED 55

Hoegaarden

AED 55

Magners

AED 55

American, Irish, Tennessee

Jack Daniels

AED 60

Jameson

AED 50

Jim Beam

AED 45

Single Malts

Talisker 10YO

AED 65

The Glenlivet 12YO

AED 65

The Macallan 12YO

AED 75

The Glenfiddich 12YO

AED 65

The Glenfiddich 18YO

AED 95

Draught Beers (Schooner)

Heineken

AED 50

Brewdog Punk IPAAED

AED 60

Wines

Champagne & Sparkling

Moet & Chandon Brut 75cl

AED 750

Chandon Brut 75cl

AED 125/400

Zonin Prosecco Brut 75 cl.

AED 65/300

Red Wine

Shiraz, South Africa

Nederburg Winemaster’s Reserve
AED 60/200

White Wine

Chenin Blanc, India

Sula
AED 60/250

ROSÉ Wine

Château De Marsan, France

AED 60/250

Rocca Di Montemassi Syrosa
Toscana IGTAED

AED 60/275

Mocktails

Spicy Guava

(Devil horns of Thai red chilly, Guava juice to calm and cool, lingering flavour of capsaicin to spice things up)
AED 50

Aam Panna

(Summer special bonanzaa, reduction of raw mango, roasted cumin and mint. Gomme and crushed ice)
AED 50

Thandai

(Dairy based; Almond, fennel and saffron, frese petals) and cardamom)
AED 50

Cool As Cucumber

(Fresh cucumber chunks (of course), rosemary muddled with lemon and lavender syrup, topped with aerated water)
AED 50

Apple/Pomegranate/Classic Nojito

(Choose between the three flavours of Mojito)
AED 50

Lemon Mint

(Classic Nojito, Only blended instead of muddled)
AED 50

Shirley Temple

(Lemon and lime, dash of grenadine, topped with aerated water)
AED 50

Mango Lassi

(OD on Probiotic…Freshmango pulp, creamy Yoghurt, something in between and maple syrup)
AED 50

Classic Lassi – Salted/Sugary Minted

(Lassi (not lass or Lassie) is yoghurt based whisked drink either salted, sugary or minty)
AED 50

Bloody Maria

(Tomato juice, L&P, lime juice and Tamarind)
AED 50

Soft Beverages

Shikanji

AED 25

Coke

AED 25

Diet Coke

AED 25

Sprite

AED 25

Fanta

AED 25

Monster Energy

AED 25

Fresh Fruit Juice

(Please ask your server for today’s selection of fresh fruit juices)
AED 35

Coffee

Latte

AED 25

Cappuccino

AED 25

Espresso (Single/Double)

AED 20/25

Americano

AED 25

Iced Latte

AED 25

Mocha

AED 25

Hot Chocolate

AED 25

Tea

Karak

AED 25

Mint

AED 25

Green

AED 25

Camomile

AED 25

Moroccan

AED 25

Lemon and Ginger

AED 25

Black Tea

AED 25

Sulaimani

AED 25

Iced Tea (Various flavors)

AED 25

Water

Acqua Morelli Still 75cl

AED 20

Acqua Morelli Sparkling 75 cl

AED 25

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Sheesha

Modern Sheesha

Omelettes

Spirit of Aurora

(Blueberry, Raspberry, Summer Melon & Spearmint)
AED 125

PIna Colada

(Pineapple, Coconut & Vanilla)
AED 125

Apple Pie

(Double Apple, Coconut & Cinnamon)
AED 125

Summer Breeze

(Watermelon, Vanilla, Lemon & Mint)
AED 125

Mint Chocolate

(Dark Chocolate & Mint)
AED 125

Sandwiches

Juicy Fruity

(Watermelon, Strawberry, Cherry & Raspberry)
AED 125

Tropicana

(Mango, Passion Fruit, Pineapple & Mint)
AED 125

That’s just Peachy

(Peach, Cherry & Lemon)
AED 125

Coolade

(Strawberry, Berry Mix, Peach & Kiwi)
AED 125

Fruit Sheesha

Chicken

Apple

AED 145

Pineapple

AED 145

Steak

Orange

AED 145

Watermelon

AED 145

Arabic Sheesha

Blended

Grape & Mint

AED 95

Mint Lemon & Mint

AED 95

Orange & Mint

AED 95

Watermelon & Blueberry

AED 95

Pan Masala, Mint & Kiwi

AED 95

Kesar Pan

AED 95

American, Irish, Tennessee

Double Apple Watermelon

AED 95

Melon & Grape

AED 95

Vanilla & Strawberryn

AED 95

Kiwi & Double Apple

AED 95

Double Apple & Pan Rasna

AED 95

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Bottle Menu

Point Wise

Whisky

Blended

Johnnie Walker Red Label

8 Points

Chivas Regal 12

10 Points

Monkey Shoulder

10 Points

Johnnie Walker Black Label

12 Points

Chivas Regal 18

22 Points

Johnnie Walker Blue Label

40 Points

Single Malts

Talisker 10YO

15 Points

The Glenlivet 12YO

15 Points

The Glenfiddich 12YO

15 Points

The Macallan 12YO

18 Points

The Glenfiddich 18YO

20 Points

American, Irish, Tennessee

Jim Beam

8 Points

Jameson

10 Points

Jack Daniels

12 Points

Bottled Beers & Cider (Pack of 6)

Heineken

3 Points

Budweiser

3 Points

Kingfisher

3 Points

Amstel

3 Points

Corona

4 Points

Hoegaarden

4 Points

Magners

4 Points

Wines

Champagne & Sparkling

Zonin Prosecco Brut 75 cl.

3 Points

Chandon Brut 75cl

5 Points

Moet & Chandon Brut 75 cl.

8 Points

White Wine

Chenin Blanc, India

Sula
2 Points

Chardonnay, Australia

De Bortoli The Astronomer
2 Points

Sauvignon Blanc, Chile

Casillero Del Diablo Reserva
2 Points

Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay, Australia

Lindemans Western Cape
3 Points

Riesling, Germany

Domaine Trimbach
3 Points

Pinot Gris Reserve, France

Domaine Trimbach
5 Points

Red Wine

Shiraz, South Africa

Nederburg Winemaster’s Reserve
2 Points

Merlot, USA

Dark Horse
2 Points

Malbec, Argentina

Zuccardi Serie A
2 Points

Shiraz, Australia

Wood-Fired, De Bortoli
3 Points

Pinot Noir, France

Boisset Bourgogne
3 Points

Chianti, Italy

Classico Riserva DOCG, Ruffino Riserva Ducale
8 Points

ROSÉ Wine

Château De Marsan, France

3 Points

Rocca Di Montemassi Syrosa Toscana IGT3

3 Points

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