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Chennai Garden Menu

  • Takeout Available | Delivery Available
  • Delivery Payment:
    $20 minimum
  • Delivery Hours:
    Mon-Fri, 5pm-10pm; Sat-Sun, noon-10pm
  • Delivery Area:
    21st St. to 33rd St., First Ave. to Broadway

soups $3.95
1. Rasam* a traditional spicy tamarind lentil soup from chennai      
2. Mulligatwany Soup mildly spiced bean soup with tomato, herbs and lemon      
3. Garden Soup mixed harvest vegetable lightly spiced      
4. Tomato Soup lightly spiced      
salads $3.95
5. Garden Salad lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots with house dressing      
6. Katchumber chopped salad of mixed vegetables with a spicy vinegar or lemon dressing      
chennai appetizers
Served With Coconut Chutney and sambar, a Tangy Spicy Lentil Broth
7. Iddly 2 steamed rice & lentil flour cakes       3.95
8. Iddly in Sambar bowl* 2 rice & lentil flour cakes smothered in sambar       4.95
9. Iddly in Rasam bowl* 2 rice & lentil flour cakes afloat in rasam soup       4.95
10. Iddly Vadai Combo 1 steamed rice & lentil flour cake and 1 lightly spiced rice & lentil flour donut       3.95
11. Medu Vadai 2 lightly spiced rice & lentil flour donut       3.95
12. Dhai vadai** 2 lightly spiced rice & lentil flour donuts smothered in a tangy yogurt sauce       4.95
13. Vadai in Sambar bowl* 2 savory donuts smothered in sambar       4.95
14. Vadai in Rasam bowl* 2 savory donuts afloat in rasam soup       4.95
15. Bonda 2 mildly spiced mashed potato croquets       3.95
16. Masala Cashew Nuts chennai style fried spiced cashew nuts       3.95
17. Batata Vada 2 potato fritters served with a spicy sweet sauce       3.95
18. Behl puri* a sweet and fancy mix of puffed rice, crispy noodles, onions and cilantro       3.95
19. Papadam 2 delicately spiced thin lentil wafers       1.95
20. Alu chat** boiled potatoes mixed with a tangy spicy sauce and served cold       3.95
21. Chana Chat * boiled chickpeas with a tangy spicy sauces and served cold       3.95
22. Samosa* 2 flaky turnover filled with spiced potatoes and green peas       3.95
23. Pakora* 6 crispy fritters of spinach and mixed vegetables dipped in chickpea batter       3.95
24. Bajjia 6 assortment vegetables dipped in chickpea batter and fried crisp       3.95
25. Assorted Appetizers an assortment of alu tikki, salmon pakora & bajjia       8.95

south indian entrees

dosai
Crepes Served With Coconut Chutney and sambar, a Tangy Spicy Lentil Broth
26. Sada Dosai a crispy crepe made with rice and lentil flour spice free       7.45
27. Masala Dosa a spiced dosa filled with onion mashed potato       8.95
28. Paper Dosai a large crepe, extra thin and crispy       8.95
29. Paper Masala Dosa paper dosai filled with spicy onion mashed potato       9.45
30. Mysore Sada dosai* sada dosai with special spices       8.95
31. Mysore Masala dosai* a masala dosai with special spices       9.45
32. Gunpowder Masala dosai* dosai with special blend of red chili powder, chana dal and oil       9.45
33. Ghee Masala dosai** a masala spiced dosai with butter       9.45
34. Mushroom Masala Dosai dosai with mushroom and potato filling       9.45
35. Paneer Masala dosa** dosai with cheese and potato filling       9.45
36. Rava Dosai a cream of wheat, rice flour and cilantro dosai       9.95
37. Onion Rava Masala Dosai rava dosai with a mildly spicy mashed potato filling       9.95
38. Chennai Rava Masala dosai* rava dosai with a hot and spicy potato filling       9.95
39. Mysore Rava Masala dosai* rava dosai with special spices       9.95
40. Paneer Rava Masala dosai** dosai with paneer and potato filling       9.95
41. Cheese Masala dosai** dosai with cheese and potato filling       9.95
42. Spinach Masala dosai* dosai with spinach and potato filling       9.95
utthappam
A Pancake Served With Coconut Chutney and sambar, a Tangy Spicy Lentil Broth
43. Plain Utthappam lentil and rice flour pancake spice free       7.95
44. Mushroom Utthapam utthappam topped with mushrooms and cilantro       8.95
45. Pea + Onion Utthapam spice free       8.95
46. Mixed Vegetable Utthapam onions, tomatoes, peas, carrots, spice free       8.95
47. Onion and Hot Pepper utthapam*       8.95
48. Mushroom Onion and Garlic utthapam*       8.95
49. Mushroom Onion & Paneer utthappam**       8.95
punjabi curries $9.95
Served With Plain Pilaf Rice
50. Malai kofta** vegetable fritters in a rich and creamy sauce      
51. Matar paneer** a delicious preparation of green pear and fresh cheese      
52. Alu matar** potatoes and green peas in a mild sauce      
53. Palak paneer** savory creamed spinach with fresh cheese      
54. Alu palak** savory creamed spinach with potatoes      
55. Chana saag** creamed spinach, chickpeas and herbs      
56. Kadi Paneer masala** fresh homemade cheese in a special cream sauce      
57. Navaratna koorma** mixed vegetable in a sour cream sauce      
58. Chana masala* chickpeas, onions and cilantro      
59. Alu Chana potatoes and chick peas in a lightly spiced sauce      
60. Gobi Masala fresh cauliflower in a delicate sauce      
61. Alu Gobi potato and cauliflower with a light gravy      
62. Bhindi masala* spicy okra sauteed with tomato and onions      
63. Baingan Bartha a punjabi specialty, roasted eggplant sauteed with tomato, onion and spices      
64. Alu Baingan potato and eggplant with tomato, onion and spices      
65. Avial** mix vegetables cooked with coconut milk, yogurt, indian spices of herbs      
gujarati curries
Serve With Plain Pilaf Rice
66. Undhiyu** potato, eggplant, yam and snow peas in a mild butter sauce       9.95
67. Sukhi bhaji* boiled potatoes stir fried with hot peppers, onions and nuts       9.95
68. Whole Moong green lentils in a lightly spiced sweet and sour sauce       9.95
69. Kala chana** black chickpeas and onions in a special mild sauce       9.95
70. Yellow Dal yellow lentils in mild spiced with indian herbs       8.95
rice
Served With raita, a Yogurt Sauce With cucumber, tomato, Onion & mint, * on the Side
71. Vegetable Pullav basmati rice with mixed vegetable & mild spice       7.95
72. Kashmiri Pullav basmati rice with saffron, dried fruits, nuts & vegetables       8.95
73. Biryani* basmati rice with spices & mixed vegetables       9.95
whole wheat breads
74. Pulka or Chappati 2 fat-free /whole wheat breads       3.95
75. Paratha 1 flaky griddle bread       4.45
76. Alu Paratha flaky griddle bread stuffed with seasoned mashed potato       4.45
77. Pea Paratha flaky griddle bread stuffed with spiced green peas       4.45
78. Poori 2 deep-fried unleavened puffy breads. spice free       3.95
79. Poori and Masala poori served with spiced mashed potatoes       4.95
combination dinners $14.95
Served on One Combination Platter
80. Thali** palak paneer, chana masala rasam, raita, chappati, pickled vegetables, rice and dessert -kheer       14.95
81. Gujarathi** kachori, batata vada, kadi, undhiyu, rice pilaf, poori, date chutney, dessert rasmali       14.95
82. Chennai** iddly, medu vadai, vegetable, utthapam, masala dosai, coconut chutney, sambar, badam halwa       14.95
83. South Indian Thai rice, chappati, avial, kootu, poriyal, sambar, rasam, curd, appalam pickle, and sweet       15.95
accompaniments $1.95
84. Raita** cool yogurt with cucumber, onion and mint      
85. Mango Chutney a sweet and tangy chutney with chunks of mango      
86. Achar* spicy indian pickles      
87. Dosai podi* special south indian ground spices in oil      
88. Plain yogurt**      
desserts
89. Ice cream** mango or vanilla       3.95
90. Kulfi** indian ice cream made of sweet milk and scented with cardamom       3.95
91. Kheer** rice pudding       3.95
92. Gulab jamun** indian flan with sweet syrup       3.95
93. Rasmali** sweet cheese cooked in syrup and served with nuts and cardamom cream       4.45
94. Gajar halwa** shredded carrots and fresh cheese in sweet syrup topped with mango ice cream       4.95
95. Badam halwa** sweet almond paste mixed with ghee and saffron       4.45
96. Halwa a la mode** warm badam halwa topped with cold ice cream       4.95
beverages
97. Soda coke, diet coke, sprite, ginger ale, club soda       1.95
98. Mineral & Sparkling Water       1.95
99. Mango Juice       3.95
100. Lassi** choice of sweet, mango or salty       3.95
101. Mango Milk shake**       3.95
102. Chass** yogurt shake with salt & spices       3.95
103. Coffee or Tea       1.95
104. Masala chai** spiced indian tea with milk       2.25
105. Chennai coffee** indian coffee with milk similar to cafe au lait       2.50
weekend specials
Available Sat & Sun Only
106. Rava Iddly 2 steamed soogi flour cakes served with sambar & coconut chutney       4.95
107. Kangipuram Iddly 2 cream of rice cakes with green chili & cashews served with sambar & chutney       4.95
108. Lemon Rice lemon sauteed rice served with pickled vegetables, sambar & chutney       7.95
109. Coconut Rice coconut sauteed rice served with pickled vegetables, sambar & chutney       7.95
110. Yogurt rice@ yogurt sauteed rice served with pickled vegetables, sambar & chutney       7.95
111. Tamarind Rice tamarind sauteed rice served with pickled vegetables, sambar & chutney       7.95
112. Chole Batura a large puffy bread served with spicy chickpeas       11.95
113. Uppuma cream of wheat cooked with sautéed onion, tomato, green chilly, green pea and indian herbs       8.95
114. Pongal** rice and lentil cooked with spices and butter served with medu vada, sambar and chutney       8.95
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