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Saravanaas Menu
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81 Lexington Ave.,
New York, NY 10016
at 26th St. See Map | Subway Directions
- 212-679-0204
- Takeout Available
| appetizers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idly steamed rice & lentil patties served with varieties of chutney, sambar & gun powder | 4.99 | |||
| Mini Ghee Idlies mini idlies immersed in sambar garnished with ghree | (14 pieces) 6.49 | |||
| Idly Vada combination of one steamed rice & lentil patty & one lentil doughnut | 6.49 | |||
| Kaima Idly * deep fried mini idly sauteed in regional spices served with raitha | 9.99 | |||
| Medhu Vada crispy lentil doughnut served with sambar & chutney | 6.49 | |||
| Sambar Vada crispy lentil doughnut immersed in sambar garnished with onions & cilantro | 6.49 | |||
| Rasa Vada * crispy lentil doughnut in spicy south indian lentil soup | 6.49 | |||
| Curd Vada crispy lentil doughnut in fresh yogurt garnished with grated carrot and cilantro | 6.49 | |||
| Onion Bajji sliced onion dipped in bengal gram batter & deep fried served with sambar & chutney | 6.49 | |||
| Plantain Bajji thick plantain slices coated with chick pea batter deep fried served with sambar & chutney | 6.49 | |||
| Chilli Bajji * chilli slices coated with chick peas deep fried served with chutney & sambar | 6.49 | |||
| Mysore Bonda lentil dumplings deep fried served with sambar & chutney | 6.49 | |||
| Potato Bonda crispy potato dumpling served with sambar & chutney | 6.49 | |||
| Vegetable Bonda lentil dumplings stuffed with mixed vegetables & potatoes deep fried | 6.49 | |||
| Pav Bhaji fresh garden vegetables cooked in tomato gravy with onions, garlic, ginger & served with indian style burger bun | 6.49 | |||
| Rasam * a spicy lentil soup. a south indian specialty | 4.99 | |||
| dosa corner | ||||
| All Dosas & Uttappams Are Served With 3 Varieties of Chutneys & Sambar | ||||
| Plain Dosa thin rice & lentil crepe | 7.99 | |||
| Masala Dosa thin rice & lentil crepe filled with mildly spiced mashed potatoes and onions | 8.99 | |||
| Onion Dosa thin crispy rice & lentil crepe topped with onions | 8.99 | |||
| Onion Masala Dosa thin rice & lentil crepe filled with potatoes & onions | 9.99 | |||
| Milagaipodi Dosa * thin rice & lentil crepe filled with a mixture of grounded dry spices containing dry chilli, lentil & sesame seeds topped with onions | 9.99 | |||
| Milagaipodi Onion Dosa * thin rice & lentil crepe flled with a mixture of grounded dry spices containing dry chilli, lentil & sesame seeds topped with onions | 10.49 | |||
| Ghee Dosa thin lengthy rice & lentil crepe sprinkled with ghee | 9.49 | |||
| Ghee Masala Dosa thin lengthy rice & lentil crepe filled with potatoes and onions sprinkled with ghee | 10.49 | |||
| Paper Dosa thin lengthy rice & lentil crepe | 8.99 | |||
| Paper Masala Dosa thin lengthy rice & lentil crepe filled with mildly spiced mashed potatoes and onions | 9.49 | |||
| Cheese Dosa thin rice & lentil crepe filled with grated cheddar cheese | 9.49 | |||
| Cheese Masala Dosa thin rice & lentil crepe filled with grated cheddar cheese & potatoes and onions | 10.99 | |||
| Rava Dosa thin crispy wheat & rice crepe mildly spiced | 9.99 | |||
| Rava Masala Dosa thin crispy wheat & rice crepe stuffed with mildly spiced mashed potatoes and onions | 10.49 | |||
| Onion Rava Dosa thin crispy wheat & rice crepe sprinkled with sliced onions | 9.49 | |||
| Onion Rava Masala Dosa thin crispy wheat & rice crepe stuffed with mildly spiced mashed potatoes & onions | 10.99 | |||
| Onion Chilli Rava Dosa * thin crispy wheat & rice crepe topped with chilli & onions | 10.99 | |||
| Dry Fruit Rava Dosa thin crispy wheat & rice crepe garnished with dry nuts & raisins | 10.99 | |||
| Onion Chillie Rava Masala Dosa thin crispy wheat & rice crepe stuffed with mildly spiced mashed potatoes, onions & chilli | 11.99 | |||
| Vegetable Dosa thin rice crepe filled with mildly spiced mixed vegetable | 10.49 | |||
| Kara Dosa * spicy thin rice crepe with spices, onions & potatoes | 10.49 | |||
| Panner Dosa thin rice crepe filled with spicy cottage cheese masala | 10.49 | |||
| Mysore Dosa * red chilli chutney spread on thin rice & lentil crepe | 8.99 | |||
| Mysore Masala Dosa * red chilli chutney spread on thin rice & lentil crepe filled with mashed potatoes and onions | 9.99 | |||
| Mysore Onion Dosa * red chilli chutney spread with onions in thin rice & lentil crepe | 9.99 | |||
| Mysore Onion Masala Dosa * red chilli chutney spread on thin rice & lentil crepe filled onion & mashed potatoes | 10.99 | |||
| uthappams | ||||
| Adai Avial pancake made of varieties of pulses served with kerala-style sauce made of garden fresh vegetables, coconut paste & spices | 11.49 | |||
| Plain Uthappam thick rice & lentil pancake | 7.99 | |||
| Onion Uthappam thick rice & lentil pancake topped with onions | 8.49 | |||
| Vegetable Uthappam thick rice & lentil pancake topped with mixed vegetables | 9.49 | |||
| Onion Peas Uthappam thick rice & lentil pancake topped with onions & green peas | 9.49 | |||
| Tomato Peas Uthappam thick rice & lentil pancake topped with tomatoes & green peas | 9.49 | |||
| Tomato Onion Chilli Uthappam * thick rice & lentil pancake topped with tomatoes, onions & chilli | 9.49 | |||
| Tomato Onion Uthappam thick rice & lentil pancake topped with tomatoes & onions | 8.99 | |||
| Onion & Chilli Uthappam * thick rice & lentil pancake topped with onions & green chilli | 9.99 | |||
| bread corner | ||||
| Chappathi thin soft whole-wheat bread served with two curries | 7.99 | |||
| Parotta delicious south indian fluffy bread served with two curries | 8.99 | |||
| Mixed Vegetables Parotta sliced parotta tossed with indian spices & vegetables served with onion raitha | 10.99 | |||
| Poori fried fluffy whole wheat bread served with two curries | 7.99 | |||
| Channa Batura (only Served on Weekends & holidays) big flufffy fried bread served with chick peas masala | 10.99 | |||
| thalis | ||||
| South Indian Thali rice, chappathi (1), sambar, rasam, kurma, kootu, poriyal, special kuzhambu, curd, special raitha / sweet pachadi, papad, pickle & sweet | 16.95 | |||
| Mini Meals bisibelabath, bagalabath, special rice of the day, poriyal, papad & sweet | 13.95 | |||
| Mini Tiffin rava kichadi, mini ghee idlies, mini masala dosa & sweet | 10.99 | |||
| Business Meal poori (1), rice, sambar, rasam, poriyal, yogurt, papad, pickle, sweet | 13.75 | |||
| rice corner | ||||
| Bisibelabath * rice cooked with lentils & mixed vegetables served with papad | 6.99 | |||
| Bagalabath rice mixed with yogurt, cashews, grapes & mustard seeds served with pickle | 6.99 | |||
| Ghee Pongal steamed raw rice and lentil with scrapped coconut, cashews & south indian spices served with sambar & chutneys | 7.49 | |||
| Vegetable Biriyani (served only on weekends & holidays). basmathi rice cooked with mixed vegetables & spices served with raitha | 7.99 | |||
| Rava Kichadi roasted sooji cooked with onion, tomato, carrot, green chilli & green peas sauteed and flavoured with herbs & served with sambar & chutney | 6.99 | |||
| sides | ||||
| Papad | 2.25 | |||
| Steamed Rice | 2.25 | |||
| Onion Raitha | 2.25 | |||
| Milagaipodi * special south indian spicy powders in oil | 1.99 | |||
| desserts | ||||
| Badam Halwa ground almonds cooked in honey & butter | 5.70 | |||
| Gulab Jamun dry milk & cottage cheese balls immersed in sugar syrup & rose water | 4.99 | |||
| Sweet Pongal (on Special days) rice sweetened with jaggery & butter | 4.99 | |||
| Rava Kesari roasted sooji sweetened with sugar, mixed with raisins & nuts garnished with ghee | 4.99 | |||
| Varieties of Payasam (on Special days) a traditional south-indian dessert | 4.99 | |||
| beverages | ||||
| Madras Filter Coffee | 2.99 | |||
| Masala Tea | 2.99 | |||
| Masala Milk | 3.25 | |||
| Badam Kheer | 3.70 | |||
| Lemonade | 4 | |||
| Iced Tea | 4.50 | |||
| Lassi sweet & salt | 3.70 | |||
| Mango Lassi | 4.50 | |||
| Soda | 1.99 | |||
| Buttermilk chaas | 2.85 | |||
| Black Tea | 2.85 | |||
| Green Tea | 2.85 | |||
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