South India's Cuisine in Hemel Hempstead Menu

 Special Express Lunch Menu

• Chicken Biriyani Meal £8.99
  • Chicken biriyani served with vegetable curry and with a bottle of water. Served in special microwavable containers with compartments. Disposable cutlery will be provided with the order.

 Starters

• Fisherman’s Soup £5.95
  • Fort Cochins favourite soup. Slightly spicy soup made out of a combination of prawns,squid and fish and finally tempered with mustard seeds.
• Lentil Soup £4.45
  • Thick soup made of of lentils, shallots, ginger, garlic and curry leaves.
• Potato Bonda £4.95
  • Mashed potatoes mixed with ginger, curry leaves, coriander and tempered with black mustard seeds dipped in a batter made of chickpeas and deep fried, served with coconut chutney.
• Aubergine Fry £4.95
  • Finely sliced aubergines dipped in chefs special batter and fried.
• Uzhunu Vada £4.45
  • Doughnuts made of lentils with traditional South Indian mix, ginger, curry leaves.
• Banana Boli £4.95
  • Tea shop favourite on Kerala. Thinly sliced banana dipped in plain flour, sesame seeds,fennel seeds, sugar, cardamom powder and turmeric powder mixed batter.
• Chilly Paneer £5.45
  • Cottage cheese cooked in chilly, chopped garlic, green pepper and tomato sauce. A chilly sweet snack.
• Boiled Egg Roast £5.25
  • Boiled eggs coated in batter and fried and then in special sauce made by our chefs. A tea shop speciality.

 Minty Tiger Prawns >> Tiger prawns cooked in sauce made of chillies, chopped garlic,

• tomato sauce and finished with fresh mint leaves. £6.25
• Meen Fry (Fish Fry) £5.95
  • Thin fillet of tilapia fish (white boneless) marinated in ginger garlic paste, turmeric, chilly powder and chopped curry leaves lemon juice and grilled.
• Cochin Seafood Platter (For Two) £11.95
  • An assorted starters contains, prawns, fish cutlets, squid and fried fish.
• Fish Cutlet £5.75
  • King fish and cassava mixed with fresh spices and coated with bread crumbs and fried.
• Calamari Rings £5.45
  • Squid rings marinated in turmeric powder,lemon juice, special spices and coated in chickpeas batter and deep fried.
• Nadan Prawn Fry £6.25
  • Fort Cochin seaside speciality. Kingprawn marinated in refreshing spices and fried in the traditional way with spices.

 Chicken Ulatarthiyathu >> Cubes of chicken cooked in turmeric water, then stir fried with

• pepper powder, curry leaves and coconut slivers. £5.45
• Chicken Puffs £5.45
  • Puff pastry stuffed with minced chicken cooked in aromatic spices.

 Lamb Coconut Fry >> Cubes of lamb cooked in turmeric and sorted with ginger, garlic,

• curry leaves and finished with ground pepper and coconut slivers. £6.25
• Mini Masala Dosa (V) £5.45
  • Lentil and rice pancakes filled with potato and vegetables tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Mini Masala Dosa £6.50
  • Lentil and rice pancakes filled with chicken or lamb cubes, potato and vegetables tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

 Dosa

• Masala Dosa £7.95
  • The crispy thin bread made of lentils and rice and stuffed with potato masala served with sambar and chutneys.
• Plain Dosa £6.25
  • The crispy thin bread made of lentils and rice and served with sambar and chutneys.
• Nair Masala Dosa £7.25
  • The rice and lentil pancakes spread with spicy coconut chutney and filled with potato masala.

 Cochin King Fish Curry >> The very unique preparation of coastal areas of Kerala. steaks of king fish marinated in chilly powder, turmeric, lemon juice and salt. The steaks are then cooked in sauce made of coconut milk.

• This creamy spicy dish is really enjoyable with plain rice or appam (crispy thin pancakes). £9.75
• Fish in Banana Leaf £9.95
  • Boneless tilapia fillets marinated and grilled and wrapped in banana leaves with a very special slightly spicy sauce. Poured over the fish fillet.
• Tiger Prawn Masala £10.95
  • The mouth watering combination of prawns and special sauce made of coconut milk,ginger,garlic, Indian spices and green peas enjoyed with appam or plain rice.
• Cochin Tiger Prawn Curry £10.50
  • Chefs special curry, tiger prawns cooked in special sauce which is popular in seasides of fort Cochin.
• Mix Seafood Curry £10.75
  • King fish,squid,prawns and mussels cooked in authentic Kerala special spice mixed sauce.

 spiced sauced filled with shrimps mixed with green masala

• Grilled and served with lemon rice and spicy potatoes. £17.95
• Kappa Lamb Biryani £9.95
  • Boiled cassava cubes (root vegetable similar to potatoes) cooked with shredded coconut, curry leaves tempered with mustard seeds and mixed with dry roasted lamb cubes.
• Cassava Fish Curry (Full Meal) £11.95
  • Toddy shop speciality, tapioca cubes boiled with Kerala spices and sautéed with coconut, green chillies, crushed garlic and curry leaves and tempered with mustard seeds, served with fish curry.
• Crab Curry (Full Meal) £14.95
  • Fresh crab on shell cooked with coconut based spicy sauce and served with lemon rice.

 Meat and Poultry

• Cochin Lamb Curry £9.45
  • Lamb cooked in tomato based sauce with spices made of black pepper, coriander powder, garlic, tomato and curry leaves. Finished in coconut milk.
• Lamb and Spinach Curry £9.45
  • Lamb cubes cooked with fresh spinach leaves and thick masala made of onion, coriander, garlic, ginger and finished with cashew paste.

 Lamb Ularthiyathu >> A very unique speciality in toddy shops in Kerala. Lamb cubes cooked in turmeric powder and stir fried in a masala made of

• red onion, ginger, garlic, curry leaves and sliced coconut. £9.95
• Chicken Stew £8.25
  • A speciality of Syrian Christian in Kerala, chicken cooked in coconut milk, with finely chopped ginger, green chillies and flavoured with cardamon and cinnamon and finished with cashew nuts and raisins.
• Nadan Chicken Curry £8.75
  • The roasted coriander seeds based curry, it’s the most commonly used curry made of varthuarach (dry roasted) sauce.The spice rich curry from Kerala.
• Chicken Pepper Curry £8.75
  • Chefs speciality dish made from pepper influenced sauce made with onion and spices.
• Chicken Biriyani (Full Meal) £9.95
  • Chicken cubes cooked in aromatic spices and then mixed with rice, cooked in Kerala spice and finished with cashew nuts and raisins.
• Kuttanadan Duck Roast £11.95
  • This is a Christian speciality enjoyed by all communities in Kerala, slices of duck cooked in thick roast gravy sauce. It’s most enjoyable with kallappam (rice pancakes).
• Thattukada Chicken £8.95
  • Medium dry chicken, cubes of chicken cooked in turmeric water, then stir fried with onion, pepper powder, curry leaves and coconut slivers.

 Vegetarian Dishes

• Aubergine Curry £5.75
  • Aubergines slit into quarters and fried and then cooked in sauce made of roasted coriander seeds and onions, garlic and finished in coconut milk and cashew nut paste.
• Dal and Spinach Curry £5.75
  • An every time enjoyable lentil and spinach combination goes well with plain rice and breads.
• Okra Masala £5.95
  • Okra cooked with cashew nuts,carrots and dry roasted coconut, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Egg and Tomato Curry £5.95
  • A very unique all day breakfast item of Kerala. boiled eggs cooked in tomato rich sauce. Goes well with appam.
• Veg Korma £5.95
  • cubes of carrot, potato, green peas and beans cooked in onion sauce flavoured with spices and coconut.
• Palak Paneer £6.95
  • Fresh spinach cooked with cottage cheese cubes.
• Mushroom Masala £5.95
  • Fried mushroom slice and green peas cooked in sauce made of fresh coconut and spices.
• Veg Stew £5.95
  • Pieces of carrots,potato, peas, beans, cauliflower and curry leaves cooked in sauce made of ginger, garlic, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves and finished in cashew nut paste and coconut milk.
• Chilly Paneer £6.95
  • Cottage cheese cooked in chilly, chopped garlic, green pepper and tomato sauce. A chilly sweet snack.

 Side Orders

• Crab Thorn £6.25
  • Crab meat sautéed with grated coconut.
• Cochin Special Salad £5.25
  • salad made with mango, guava, avocado spiced with pepper powder and lemon juice dressing.
• Beans Coconut Thorn £4.95
  • fresh beans cooked with onions and fresh coconut and green chillies and tempered.

 Cheemeen Thorn >> Shrimps cooked with fresh coconut and onion and spiced.

• £5.95
• Spicy Potato £4.95
  • Boiled potato cubes in spicy Indian masala with green peppers.
• Cabbage Thoran £5.95
  • Shredded cabbage and coconut tempered with mustard seeds.

 Rice

• Plain Rice £2.75
  • Steamed plain basmati rice.
• Coconut Rice £2.95
  • Plain rice mixed with fresh coconut and urid dal, good combination with all South Indian curries.
• Lemon Rice £2.95
  • A tangy, fresh tasting rice tossed with lemon juice, fresh curry leaves and mustard seeds.
• Pulav Rice £3.25
  • Flavoured rice with saffron.
• Tamarind Rice £2.95
  • Plain basmati rice tossed with tamarind sauce mixed with peanuts.

 Bread

• Appam (Two Pieces) £2.95
  • A silky soft kerala speciality bread made of rice flour fermented batter.

 Poori (Two Pieces) >> Oil fried fluffy bread made of wheat flour.

• £2.95
• Paratha £2.45
  • Kerala speciality bread with layers made of plain flour.
• Kallappam (Two Pieces) £2.95
  • Rice flour fermented grinded with cumin seeds and shallots
• Chapatti (Two Pieces) £2.95

 Keralan Tea Shop Snacks

• Pappadoms £5.95
  • Kerala special pappadoms which are light and crispy.
• Murukku £5.95
  • Snack made of rice flour, coconut and black sesame seeds.

 Pappadavda >> Pappadoms spiced and fried, these are plain pappadoms dipped in rice flour batter flavoured with cumin and sesame seeds.

• £5.95
• Banana Chips £5.95
  • Thinly sliced plantains deep fried.
• Accompaniments £5.95
  • Mango pickle/ lemon pickle. Chef's special home made pickles.
• Coconut Coriander Chutney £5.95
  • Grated coconut mixed with fresh coriander, ginger, garlic, red chillies.

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