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129 E. 27th St. New York, NY 10016

212-689-1999 

 

129 E. 27th St. New York NY 10016

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  • Indian, Pakistani
    $$ $$
    MasterCard, Visa, American Express
  • Delivery, Kosher, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly
    Dinner, Lunch
    None
  • Accepted, Not Necessary
    No Parking
Description

There are now plenty of places in Curry Hill where you can get a masala dosa, the delicious potato-filled crepe of South India, but Chennai Garden has carried the obsession further than most other establishments, offering manifold variations like rava dosa (with a supple Cream of Wheat batter), paper dosa (an ultra-thin unfilled crepe), and, my fave, a "gunpowder" masala dosa hosed with hot pepper. In addition to such southern snacks as iddly and utthappam, the menu goes exploring in the Pujab and Gujarat, respectively, for specialties like okra masala and undhiyu, an unusual stew of yam, snow peas, and eggplant.








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Main Menu
Chennai Appetizers
$3.95
Iddly
2 steamed rice & lentil flour cakes
$4.95
Iddly In Sambar Bowl
2 rice & lentil flour cakes smothered in sambar
$4.95
Iddly In Rasam Bowl
2 rice & lentil flour cakes a float in rasam soup
$3.95
Iddly Vadai Combo
1 steamed rice & lentil flour cake and 1 lightly spiced rice and lentil flour donut
$3.95
Medu Vadai
2 lightly spiced rice and lentil flour donuts
$4.95
Dhai Vadai
2 lightly spiced rice and lentil flour donuts smothered in a tangy yogurt sauce
$4.95
Vadai In Sambar Bowl
2 savory donuts smothered in sambar
$4.95
Vadai In Rasam Bowl
2 savory donuts a float in rasam soup
$3.95
Bonda
2 mildly spiced mashed potato croquets
$3.95
Masala Cashew Nuts
chennai style fried spiced cashew nuts
$3.95
Batata Vada
2 potato fritters served with a spicy sweet sauce
$3.95
Behl Puri
a sweet and tangy mix of puffed rice, crispy noodles, onion and cilantro
$1.95
Papadam
2 delicately spiced thin lentil wafers
$3.95
Alu Chat
boiled potatoes mixed with a tangy spicy sauce and served cold
$3.95
Chana Chat
boiled chickpeas with a tangy spiced sauces and served cold
$3.95
Samosa
2 flaky turnovers filled with spicy potatoes and green peas
$3.95
Pakora
6 crispy fritters of spinach and mixed vegetables dipped in chickpea butter
$3.95
Bajjia
6 assorted vegetables dipped in chickpea batter and fried crisp
$8.95
Assorted Appetizers
an assortment of alu tikki, samosa, pakora and bajjia
Salads
$3.95
Garden Salad
lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots with house dressing
$3.95
Katchumber
chopped salad of mixed vegetables with a spicy vinegar & lemon dressing
Soups
$3.95
Rasam
a traditional spicy tamarind lentil soup from chennai
$3.95
Mulligatwany Soup
mildly spiced bean soup with tomato, herbs and lemon
$3.95
Garden Soup
mixed harvest vegetables lightly spiced
$3.95
Tomato Soup
lightly spiced
Rice
Served with Raita, a Yogurt Sauce with Cucumber, Tomato, Onion and Mint (Dairy On the Side)
$7.95
Vegetable Pullav
basmati rice with mixed vegetable and mild spices
$7.95
Kashmiri Pullav
basmati rice with saffron, dried fruits, nuts and vegetables
$8.95
Biryani
basmati rice with spices and mixed vegetables
South Indian Entree Dosai
Crepes Served with Coconut Chutney and Sambar, a Tangy Spicy Lentil Broth
$6.95
Sada Dosai
a crispy crepe made with rice and lentil flour spice free
$7.95
Mysore Sada Dosai
sada dosai with special spices
$7.95
Paper Dosai
a large crepe, extra thin and crispy
$8.45
Paper Masala Dosai
paper dosai filled with spicy onion mashed potato
$7.95
Masala Dosai
a spiced dosa filled with onion mashed potato
$8.45
Mysore Masala Dosai
a masala dosai with special spices
$8.45
Gunpowder Masala Dosai
dosai with special blend of red chili powder, chana dal and oil
$8.45
Ghee Masala Dosai
dairy. a masala spiced dosai with butter
$8.95
Mushroom Masala Dosai
dosai with mushroom and potato filling
$8.95
Paneer Masala Dosai
dairy. dosai with cheese and potato filling
$8.95
Rava Dosai
a cream of wheat, rice flour and cilantro dosai
$8.95
Onion Rava Masala Dosai
rava dosai with a mildly spicy mashed potato filling
$8.95
Chennai Rava Masala Dosai
rava dosai with a hot and spicy potato filling
$8.95
Mysore Rava Masala Dosai
rava dosai with special spices
$9.25
Paneer Rava Masala Dosai
dairy. dosai with paneer and potato filling
$9.25
Cheese Masala Dosai
dairy. dosai with cheese and potato filling
South Indian Entree Utthappam
A Pancake Served with Coconut Chutney and Sambar, a Tangy Spicy Lentil Broth
$6.95
Plain Utthappam
lentil and rice flour pancake spice free
$7.45
Mushroom Utthappam
utthappam topped with mushrooms and cilantro
$7.45
Pea & Onion Utthappam
spice free
$7.95
Mixed Vegetable Utthappam
onions, tomatoes, peas, carrots spice free
$7.45
Onion and Hot Pepper Utthappam
$7.95
Mushroom Onion and Garlic Utthappam
$7.95
Mushroom Onion and Paneer Utthappam
South Indian Entree Punjabi Curries
Serve with Plain Pilaf Rice
$8.95
Malai Kofta
dairy. vegetable fritters in a rich and creamy sauce
$8.95
Malai Paneer
dairy. a delicious preparation of green peas and fresh cheese
$8.95
Alu Matar
potatoes and green peas in a mild sauce
$8.95
Palak Paneer
dairy. savory creamed spinach with fresh cheese
$8.95
Alu Palak
dairy. savory creamed spinach with potatoes
$8.95
Chana Saag
dairy. creamed spinach, chickpeas and herbs
$8.95
Kadi Paneer Masala
dairy. fresh homemade cheese in a special cream sauce
$8.95
Navaratna Koorma
dairy. mixed vegetables in a sour cream sauce
$8.95
Chana Masala
chickpeas, onions and cilantro
$8.95
Alu Chana
potatoes and chick peas in lightly spiced sauce
$8.95
Gobi Masala
fresh cauliflower in a delicate sauce
$8.95
Alu Gobi
potato and cauliflower with a light gravy
$8.95
Bhindi Masala
spicy okra sauteed with tomato and onions
$8.95
Baingan Bartha
a punjabi specialty, roasted eggplant sauteed with tomato, onion and spices
$8.95
Alu Baingan
potato and eggplant with tomato, onion and spices
Gujarati Curries
Serve with Plain Pilaf Rice
$8.95
Undhiyu
dairy. potato, eggplant, yam and snow peas in a mild butter sauce
$8.95
Sukhi Bhaji
boiled potatoes stir fried with hot peppers, onions and nuts
$8.95
Whole Moong
green lentils in a lightly spiced sweet and sour sauce
$8.95
Kala Chana
dairy. black chickpeas and onions in a special mild sauce
$8.95
Yellow Dal
yellow lentils in mild spiced with indian herbs
Weekend Specials
Available Sat. & Sun. Only
$4.95
Rava Iddly
2 steamed soogi flour cakes served with sambar and coconut chutney
$4.95
Kangipuram Iddly
2 cream of rice cakes with green chili & cashews served with sambar & chutney
$7.95
Lemon Rice
lemon sauteed rice served with pickled vegetables, sambar and chutney
$7.95
Coconut Rice
coconut sauteed rice served with pickled vegetables, sambar and chutney
$7.95
Yogurt Rice
dairy. yogurt sauteed rice served with pickled vegetables, sambar and chutney
$7.95
Tamarind Rice
tamarind sauteed rice served with pickled vegetables, sambar and chutney
$10.95
Chole Batura
a large puffy bread served with spicy chickpeas
Accompaniments
$1.95
Raita
dairy. cool yogurt with cucumber, onion and mint
$1.95
Mango Chutney
a sweet and tangy chutney with chunks of mango
$1.95
Achar
spicy indian pickles
$1.95
Dosai Podi
special south indian ground spices in oil
$1.95
Plain Yogurt
dairy
Whole Wheat Breads
$3.95
Chappati
2 flat breads spice free
$3.95
Pulka
2 fat-free flat breads spice free
$3.95
Paratha
a flaky griddle bread similar to puff pastry spice free
$4.45
Alu Paratha
flaky griddle bread stuffed with seasoned mashed potato
$4.45
Pea Paratha
flaky griddle bread stuffed with spiced green peas
$3.95
Poori
2 deep-fried unleavened puffy breads spice free
$4.95
Poori & Masala
poori served with spiced mashed potatoes
Desserts
$3.95
Ice Cream
dairy
$3.95
Kulfi
dairy. indian ice cream made of sweet milk and scented with cardamom
$3.95
Kheer
dairy. rice pudding
$3.95
Gulab
dairy. jamun indian flan with sweet syrup
$3.95
Rasmali
dairy. sweet cheese cooked in syrup and served with nuts and cardamom cream
$3.95
Gajar Halwa
dairy. shredded carrots and fresh cheese in sweet syrup
$4.45
Badam Halwa
dairy. sweet almond paste mixed with ghee and saffron
$4.95
Halwa a La Mode
dairy. warm badam halwa topped with cold ice cream
Beverages
$1.95
Soda
coke, diet coke, sprite, ginger ale, club soda
$1.95
Mineral and Sparkling Water
$3.95
Mango Juice
$3.95
Lassi
dairy. choice of sweet, salty or spiced yogurt shake
$3.95
Mango Lassi
dairy. sweet yogurt shake with indian mangoes
$3.95
Mango Milk Shake
dairy
$3.95
Chas
dairy. yogurt shake with salt and spices
$1.95
Coffee Or Tea
$1.95
Masala Chai
dairy. spiced indian tea with milk
$1.95
Chennai Coffee
dairy. indian coffee with milk similar to cafe au lait
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