STARTERS
Innovative dishes based in centuries-old South Indian culinary traditions. We use fresh produce, all natural ingredients, freshly ground spices to create food that is like veetu sapadu (homemade).
SOUPS
In the South Indian tradition, our soups are prepared from a base of tamarind, tomato, cumin, peppercorns, turmeric, and curry leaves. These lightly spiced soups are popular not only for their delicious flavor, but also for their health benefits.
Rasam
$ 6.00Tomato, chilli, pepper, and cumin in a tamarind juice base.
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Cream of fresh corn soup
$ 6.00Cream of broccoli soup
$ 6.00Cream of Mushroom soup
$ 6.00Mulligatawny Soup
$ 7.00Vegetable soup flavored with Indian spices.
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Mutton Soup (Goat Soup)
$ 9.00Farm-fresh country mutton with turmeric, curry leaves, and peppercorns.
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Veg Appetizer
These south Indian street snacks are also called tea shop bench snacks or beach snacks. They come with homemade chutneys on the side, and are served with banana leaves.
ALOO BONDA (3 PCS)
$ 10Deep-fried snack made with chickpea batter and stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes.
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EGG BONDA (4 pcs)
$ 10Boiled eggs dipped into a batter of spicy gram flour, and deep fried.
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plantain bajji (4pcs)
$ 10Deep fried fritters made with raw banana or plantain and chickpea flour.
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Crispy Onion Samosa (3 Pcs)
$ 10
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Crispy Onion Samosa (2 Pcs) with chai
$ 10
Cut Mirchi
$ 10Long pepper fried with flour and spices.
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Medhu Vadai (3 pcs)
$ 11Indian fritters made with lentils, whole black pepper, onions and curry leaves
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CHEF’S SPECIAL VADAI ((3 Pcs)
$ 10
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Vadai dipped in sambar/rasam (2 pcs)
$ 11Medhu vada soaked in lentil sambar or rasam whick makes it soft and tender. it is served with finely chopped onions and coconut chutney.
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Chilli parotta
$ 12Crispy parotta with ginger, garlic, added into chilli sauce.
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veg Roll (3 pcs)
$ 10veg Roll (2 pcs) with chai
$ 10Egg omlette
$ 8NON – VEG APPETIZERS
These south Indian street snacks are also called tea shop bench snacks or beach snacks. They come with homemade chutneys on the side, and are served with banana leaves.
Chilli Chicken
$ 14Crispy chicken with ginger, garlic , green pepper and spring onion in chilli sauce.
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Chicken Pepper Varuval
$ 16Chicken cooked with crushed black pepper, curry leaves, tomatoes, onions, and herbs (comes with piece of parotta.)
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Chicken Chukka
$ 16Chicken cooked in a medium flame with crushed pepper, red onions and herbs until it become dry (comes with piece of parotta.)
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Nattukozhi Ney Roast (country chicken roast)
$ 18Farm-fresh, bone-in country chicken made with chettinad masala, butter, spices and herbs. Cooked in a flat grill until golden brown (comes with piece of parotta.)
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Mutton Chukka (goat)
$ 18Goat or lamb cooked with turmeric, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, red onions, crushed black pepper and herbs (comes with piece of parotta.)
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Lamb Chukka
$ 18Eral Varuval (shrimp roast)
$ 18Shrimp roasted to a beautiful deep pink with medley of masalas, and tantalizing aroma. (comes with piece of parotta)
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Mutton Keema Varuval (Ground meat roast)
$ 18Minced meat cooke with spices, red onion, garlic,ginger and herbs (comes with piece of parotta.)
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Chicken roll(3 pcs)
$ 13
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Chicken roll(2 pcs) with chai
$ 13
Tilapia fish fry (boneless)
$ 16Amma’s Special Tandoori Chicken ( South indian style 5pcs)
$ 19Chicken marinated in a mixture of yogurt, garlic, ginger, selected spices and grilled. (5 Pcs)
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Chaat
Samosa chaat
$ 11A dish made of smashed samosas and served over chickpea sweet sauce and spicy chutney.
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papdi chat
$ 11Crispy chips buried under boiled potatoes, chickpeas, yogurt, mint and tamarind chutney, and crunchy sev.
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Dahi poori
$ 11Crispy puffed poori stuffed with boiled potatoes and topped with sweet, sour and spicy chutney, onion, sev and yogurt.
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Pani poori
$ 10Fried crispy puri filled with potato masala and loaded with flavorful water
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