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1635 Hillside Ave., New Hyde Park, NY 11040
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LUNCH SPECIALS
VEGETABLE STARTERS
NON-VEGETABLE STARTERS
SOUPS
DOSAS
OUR POPULAR CURRIES
STREET-STYLE KOTHU PAROTTA
VEGETARIAN/VEGAN CURRIES
CHEF'S SEAFOOD & MEATS SPECIAL
TANDOORI CLAY OVEN BARBECUE
BREADS
CHEF SRI'S BIRIYANI *NEW YORK TIMES REVIEWED
SOUTHERN SPICE VARIETY RICES
DESSERTS
EXTRA SERVINGS
BEVERAGES
LUNCH SPECIALS
Parotas (2) Chicken Curry & Rice
$11.00
Parota & Vegetable Kurma
$10.00
Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan, & Rice
$12.00
Chole Puri (Vegan)
Couple of puffy golden fried bread, served with a side of chickpeas curry.
$9.00
Chicken Keema Curry & Kerala Parata Bread
Minced chicken curry (kothu curry) with puffy golden fried bread.
$11.00
Kal Dosa with Chicken Curry
$13.00
Masala Dosa
$9.00
Fish Fry, Sambar, Rice, & Appalam
Swai fish masala fried.
$12.00
Idli Sambar
2 pieces Idly soaked in Sambar.
$6.00
Vada Sambar
2 pieces soaked in Sambar.
$6.00
Masala 2 Egg Omelette, Sambar, Rasam, & Rice
$12.00
VEGETABLE STARTERS
Samosas
Potato, peas, ginger, and spiced stuffed turnover. 2 pieces included.
$6.00
Samosa Chaat
Samosas topped with chickpea curry and tri-color chutney and mango powder.
$8.00
Cauliflower 65
Crispy fried cauliflower florets dipped with spice flour mix.
$11.00
Idlis
Steamed rice and lentil cake served with coconut chutney and sambar.
$7.00
Medhu Vadai
With sambar and chutney.
$7.50
Mushroom 65
Crispy fried fresh mushrooms in a masala spice batter. Served with a side of tamarind and coriander chutney.
$12.00
Paneer Pudhina Tikka
Spice marinated homemade cottage cheese cubes roasted in tandoori oven.
$15.00
Potato Bondas
Fried masala potato dumplings coated in gram flour batter.
$6.00
Cut Mirchi Bajji
Golden fried spicy long hot peppers dipped in a gram flour batter served in cut pieces.
$8.00
NON-VEGETABLE STARTERS
Calamari Pakora
Golden fried squid rings made with sliced onions, curry leaves, and mixed chickpea flour batter, served with a side of mango chutney.
$13.00
Chicken Samosa
Delicious mince meat masala filling.
$7.00
Newsday's Pick Chicken 65
Triple marinated cubes of white meat pan sautéed with curry leaves.
$14.00
Meen Varuval
Spice coated fried Swai fish fillet.
$12.00
Chennai Street Style Masala Omelette
Chennai styled omelette mixed with authentic spice blend.
$9.00
Varutha Muttai
Split hard-boiled eggs sautéed in onion, garlic, curry, and black pepper masala, served in 4 pieces.
$13.00
Southern Spice Lamb Chops
Tandoori oven-roasted lamb chops with our special home blend, plated alongside potato masala, served in 4 pieces.
$32.00
Madurai Mutton Chukka
Succulent goat meat stir-fried in tempered onions and pepper masala.
$22.00
SOUPS
Chettinad Kozhi Soup
Three hour chicken stock in a freshly prepared tamarind, peppercorn, garlic consome. Perfect immune boosting broth.
$6.00
Daal Soup
Lentil broth with a touch of mild spices laced with lemon and rice.
$5.00
Jeera Milagu Rasam
Vegan tamarind tellicherry peppercorn soup.
$6.00
Chef Sri's Aattu Kaal Paya Soup
Slow-cooked lamb trotters for 12 hours with our homemade authentic spices served with 2 pieces parotta.
$9.00
Sambar
South Indian lentil and mixed vegetable stew cooked with pigeon pea and tamarind broth.
$5.00
DOSAS
Masala Dosa
Savory potato masala served with golden crisp rice and lentil crepe with sambar and coconut chutney.
$11.00
Cheese Dosa
Melted mild cheddar sprinkled within our potato masala stuffing.
$14.00
Inside-Out omelette Egg Dosa
2 eggs masala ,chilie ,omelette dosa served with chettinad curry gravy.
$14.00
Mysore Kara Masala Dosa
Spicy homemade chili podi chutney spread within dosa served on a side of sambar and chutney.
$13.00
Cheese & Onion Masala Dosa
Crispy crepe filled with cheddar cheese, onions, and masala potato served with sambar & coconut chutney.
$14.00
Mushroom Masala Dosa
Savory mushroom masala stuffed with lentil crepe served with sambar and coconut chutney.
$14.00
Ghee Masala Dosa
Golden crispy dosa roasted with Indian pure ghee (clarified butter) and potato masala served with sambar and coconut chutney.
$12.00
Chicken Keema Dosa
Golden crispy crepe filled with minced chicken served with sambar and coconut chutney.
$14.00
Kerala Shrimp Curry Dosa
Kerala style shrimp curry dosa made with freshly ground spices.
$17.00
Cauliflower & Potato Dosa
Crispy golden crepe filled with cauliflower and potato masala.
$13.00
Paneer Butter Masala Dosa
Minced paneer butter masala spread within a crispy crepe.
$14.00
Salem Kal Dosa with Mutton Gravy
Spongey Tamil Nadu dosa prepared on a griddle served with mutton gravy.
$17.00
Vegetable Uttapam
Fluffy pancake topped with seasonal fresh vegetables served with a side of sambar and coconut chutney.
$11.00
Egg Dosa (Muttai)with Gravy
$14.00
OUR POPULAR CURRIES
Chettinad Curry
Madras styled spicy black pepper gravy.
$16.00
Tikka Masala
Mild creamy tomato curry with green pepper and onions.
$16.00
Kuruma
Mild coconut and almond gravy mixed with our homemade spice blend.
$16.00
Spicy Vindaloo
Goan style spicy chili vinegar curry sauce.
$16.00
Saag Curry
Southern-style cooked spinach sautéed in our homemade spice blend.
$16.00
Indochinese Chili Garlic Gravy
$16.00
STREET-STYLE KOTHU PAROTTA
Chicken Kothu Parotta
Flaky shredded bread with curried chicken and egg.
$15.00
Muttai Kothu Parotta
Flaky shredded bread with eggs served with a side of raitha.
$15.00
Vegetable Kothu Parotta
Flaky shredded bread and curried vegetables served with a side of raitha.
$14.00
Beef Kothu Parotta
Flaky shredded bread with curried beef and egg served with a side of raitha.
$18.00
Goat Kothu Parotta
Flaky shredded bread in a goat meat curry with vegetables, egg, and masala.
$16.00
VEGETARIAN/VEGAN CURRIES
Keerai Masiyal
Seasoned spinach and lentil puree sautéed with crackled mustard seeds, curry leaves, garlic, onion, tomato puree, and Ghee. Vegan option available.
$14.00
Mushroom & Spinach Curry
This vegan dish is served with fresh mushrooms simmered in pureed spinach gravy.
$14.00
Taduka Dal
Slow-cooked split lentils seasoned with cumin, tomatoes, fenugreek leaves, and cilantro. Vegan option available.
$13.00
Vendakkai Fry
This vegan dish is an okra stir-fry sautéed in South Indian masala.
$14.00
Vegetable Kuruma
Fresh mixed vegetables are simmered in mild coconut and cashew nut gravy.
$14.00
Baingan Bartha
This vegan dish consists of smashed roasted eggplant cooked with onion, garlic, and ginger masala.
$14.00
Chennai-Style Poondu Kuzhambu
This vegan dish consists of garlic and cloves stewed in our special chili and tamarind gravy. Served with white rice and appalam.
$13.00
Palak Paneer
Cubed Indian cottage cheese sautéed in a creamy spinach gravy.
$14.00
Paneer Butter Masala
Cubed Indian cottage cheese sautéed in a creamy tomato gravy.
$15.00
Alu Gobi
This vegan curry consists of potato and cauliflower florets sautéed in cumin, ginger, and fenugreek leaves.
$14.00
Gobi Manchurian
Indo-Chinese cauliflower florets sautéed in a chili garlic semi-gravy.
$15.00
Channa Masala 16OZ
This vegan dish consists of overnight soaked chickpeas slow-cooked in cumin and ginger flavored sauce.
$12.00
Channa Palak 16OZ
This vegan dish consists of chickpeas simmered in a spinach puree.
$13.00
Malai Koftha
Vegetable and paneer dumplings smothered in a creamy tomato gravy.
$15.00
Mushroom Chettinad Curry & Parotta
$14.00
CHEF'S SEAFOOD & MEATS SPECIAL
King Fish Fry (Vanjiram) & Masala Mashed Potatoes
Wild caught king fish, tamarind, and homemade special seafood spice ginger garlic paste marinated.
$18.00
Whole Pompono Fry
Pan-fried pompono fish marinated in a southern spice mix, lemon juice, and ginger served with sambar and basmati rice.
$26.00
Blackened Swai Fish Fillets
Pan-seared Swai fish marinated with tamarind, garlic chili, served with sambar and basmati rice.
$17.00
Salmon Coconut Curry
Salmon fillet simmered in a mild coconut and cashew gravy served with a side of basmati rice.
$24.00
Fresh Scallop & Shrimp Moilee
Fresh sea scallops and shrimp simmered in a mild coconut gravy served with a side of steamed basmati rice.
$26.00
Chennai Fish Curry
Boneless Swai fish fillet cooked in a tamarind chili gravy.
$17.00
Grilled Salmon with Lemon Rice
Grilled salmon fillet rubbed with garlic and freshly ground spices, topped with onions and curry leaves served on a bed of Chennai-style lemon rice.
$24.00
Butter Chicken
Diced chicken served in a creamy tomato sauce.
$17.00
Chili Chicken
Diced chicken served in a spicy chili garlic gravy.
$16.00
Kerala Beef Dry Roast & Parotta
Boneless beef cubes cooked tender with chili, garlic, ginger, onion, tellicherry peppers, and kerala garam masala.
$22.00
Madurai Mutton Chukka
Succulent goat meat stir-fried in tempered onion and peppers masala.
$22.00
Aattu Kaal Paya & Parotta
Slow-cooked lamb trotters for 12 hours with our homemade authentic spices served with 2 pieces parotta.
$12.00
Goat Curry & Kerala Parotta
Chennai style bone-in goat curry served with a side of 2 pieces parotta.
$22.00
TANDOORI CLAY OVEN BARBECUE
Southern Spice Mix Tandoori Grill
Lamb Sheek Kabob, Tandoori Chicken, Jumbo Tandoori Shrimp, Chicken Tikka, Malai Kabob, served with, raitha, tamarind, and mint chutney.
$22.00
Tandoori Grilled Chicken
Chicken marinated with ginger, garlic, homemade ground spices, and lemon
$16.00
Chicken Tikka Kebab
Boneless white meat marinated with ginger, garlic, and homemade ground spices; threaded on skewers and grilled in our tandoori oven.
$19.00
Tandoori Grilled Shrimp
Shrimp marinated with ginger, garlic, and homemade ground spices. Served with butter naan and raitha.
$22.00
Clay Oven Malai Chicken Kebab
Boneless sliced chicken breast marinated in a creamy ginger and garlic marinade.
$16.00
Southern Spice Lamb Chops
Mildly spiced lamb chops roasted in our tandoori clay oven.
$29.00
Tandoori Chicken Sheek Kebab
Minced roasted chicken meat with chili, ginger, garlic, mint, onion, and spices molded on a thick skewer.
$14.00
Tandoori Lamb Sheek Kebab
Minced roasted lamb with chili, ginger, garlic, mint, onion, and spices molded on a thick skewer, served with mango chutney.
$16.00
BREADS
Kerala Parotta
Multi-layered flaky grilled bread served in 2 pieces.
$3.00
Garlic Naan
Tandoori oven baked flatbread dressed with melted butter, garlic flakes, and cilantro.
$4.00
Butter Naan
Tandoori oven baked flatbread dressed with melted butter.
$2.95
Cheese Naan
Tandoori oven baked flatbread dressed with melted butter and stuffed with Jack and cheddar cheese.
$4.00
Chicken Keema Naan
Oven baked flatbread dressed with melted butter, cilantro, stuffed with minced chicken masala.
$5.00
Dry Fruits & Nuts Naan
Tandoori oven baked flatbread dressed with melted butter, dates, raisins, and cashews.
$4.50
Assorted Tandoori Bread Basket
Butter Naan, Garlic Naan, Cheese Naan, Chili Naan.
$11.95
Alu Naan
Tandoori oven baked flatbread dressed with melted butter and stuffed with savory potato masala.
$4.00
Tandoori Roti
Tandoori oven baked flatbread.
$3.00
Onion Kulcha
Indian flatbread stuffed with onions.
$3.00
CHEF SRI'S BIRIYANI *NEW YORK TIMES REVIEWED
Chicken Dhum Biriyani
Slow cooked aromatic basmati rice in southern ground spices from the Nilgiri Mountains, served with egg and raita.
$14.00
Aamboor Samba Biriyani
Slow cooked aromatic jeera rice in southern ground spices from the Nilgiri Mountains, served with egg and raita.
$18.00
Vegetarian Dhum Biriyani
Slow cooked aromatic basmati rice in southern ground spies from the Nilgiri Mountains, served with egg and raita.
$13.00
Muttai (Egg)Biriyani
Slow pot-cooked aromatic basmati rice in southern ground spices from the Nilgiri Mountains, served with egg and raita.
$14.00
Fish Biriyani
Slow cooked aromatic basmati rice in southern ground spices from Nilgiri Mountains, served with egg and raita.
$16.00
Shrimp Biriyani
Slow cooked aromatic basmati rice in southern ground spices from the Nilgiri Mountains served with egg and raita.
$16.00
SOUTHERN SPICE VARIETY RICES
Puliyodharai
Spicy tamarind rice topped with peanuts.
$10.00
Madurai Lemon Rice
Tangy flavorful rice with lentils, spices, and nuts.
$10.00
Bisibelabath
Bengaluru famous porridge dish consisting of freshly ground spice masala with lentils, rice, and mixed vegetables. *Contains cashews.
$14.00
Vegetable Fried Rice
Basmati rice stir-fried with vegetables and southern spice mix.
$14.00
Jeera Pilaf
Steamed rice cooked with cumin seeds and spice mix.
$7.00
DESSERTS
Gulab Jamun
Fried dough balls in a simmery sugar syrup.
$6.00
Semiya Payasam
Vermicelli Indian pudding topped with raisins, cashews, and nuts.
$6.00
Badam Halwa
Traditional South Indian sweet with slow cooked almonds pure , sugar and clarified butter.
$7.00
EXTRA SERVINGS
Basmati Rice
$3.00
Southern Spice Lemon Pickle Bottle
$8.95
Raitha
$3.50
Mango Chutney
$3.00
Lime Pickle 4oz
$3.00
Appalam
$2.00
Jeera Pilaf
Steamed basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds and a touch of pulav masala.
$8.00
BEVERAGES
Mango Lassi
$5.00
Sweet Lassi
$5.00
Salted Lassi
$4.00
Canned Soda
Coke, Diet Coke, Ginger Ale, Sprite.
$3.00
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