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Everything, freshly ground.
Appetizers to biryanis to tiffin — whole spices hand-roasted every morning. Vegetarian · Non-vegetarian · vegan & gluten-free options available. Ask your server about daily specials and the weekend thali.
Vegetarian Starters
Onion & Curry Leaf Paniyaram
$10.95
Crispy fermented rice dumplings with onion, curry leaves & house spices.
Cauliflower Karivepilai
$14.95
Crispy cauliflower tossed with curry leaves, chili & roasted spices.
Podi Paneer Rottu Kadai
$15.95
Street-style paneer with podi masala and curry leaves.
Spiced Mushroom Crunch
$13.95
Crispy fried mushrooms tossed with curry leaves & house spice blend.
Non-Vegetarian Starters
Street-Style Boneless Chicken
$16.45
Chicken 65
$15.95
Crispy fried chicken with curry leaves, garlic & chili.
Quail 65
$16.95
Roasted Shrimp
$17.95
Sous-vide shrimp roasted in aromatic ghee & Chettinad spices.
Thattu Kadai Chukka — Mutton / Chicken
$19.95 / $18.49
Village-style goat roast with shallots & roasted spices.
From the Tandoor
Chicken Tikka — Classic / Malai / Hariyali
$15.95+
Five pieces — red, cashew-cardamom, or mint-cilantro marinade.
Tandoori Chicken — Half / Full
$16.95 / $26.95
Grilled Lamb Chops
$28.95
Tandoori Prawns — 6 pc
$18.45
Fire-Grilled Pineapple
$12.49
Paneer from the Clay Oven
$14.95
House Specialties
Chicken Chatti Parotta
$22.89
Clay-pot parotta layered with spicy chicken masala & a sunny-side egg.
Crab Roast Chettinad
$24.49
Fresh crab roasted with black pepper, shallots & Chettinad masala.
Tawa Fish Fry
$21.95
Kothu Parotta — Veg / Paneer / Chicken / Mutton
$15.95+
Flaky parotta chopped & tossed with egg, spices & curry sauce.
Mutton Paaya
$19.95
Slow-cooked goat trotters broth with aromatic spices.
Goat Brain Fry
$17.95
Soups & Rasam
Thakkali Rasam
$6.49
Tomato broth infused with pepper, garlic & herbs.
Nenjelumbu Rasam
$8.99
Slow-simmered lamb bone broth with Chettinad spices & black pepper.
From the Wok
Karampodi Fried Rice / Noodles
$16.95+
South Indian dry masala meets Chinese flair. Veg / chicken / shrimp.
Hakka Style Fried Rice / Noodles
$16.45+
Chettinad Special Biryanis
Dindukkal Mutton Biriyani
$22.45
Seeraga samba rice cooked with tender goat & Dindukkal-style spices.
Kurunthampattu Chicken Biriyani
$19.95
Village-style biriyani with traditional Chettinad flavors.
HOC Special Paneer Biriyani
$20.59
Srirangam Veg Biriyani
$16.95
Aromatic vegetable biriyani, optional paneer add-on.
Why Our Biryani Is Different
Seeraga Samba Rice
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A tiny, fragrant heirloom rice from Tamil Nadu — the traditional grain for an authentic Chettinad biryani.
Dum-cooked, small batch
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Sealed and finished on low heat so the spices bloom into the rice — never from a steam table.
Non-Vegetarian Curries
Varuthu Aracha Kari — Paneer / Chicken / Mutton
$17.95+
Freshly roasted & ground whole-spice curry.
Chettinad Curry — Paneer / Chicken / Mutton
$16.95+
Roasted whole garam masala & coconut. The house classic.
Tikka Masala — Chicken / Mutton / Lamb / Shrimp
$18.95+
Vegetarian Curries
Palkatty & Chickpea Curry
$17.95
Paneer Tikka Masala
$17.95
Kaara Kuzhambu — Garlic / Brinjal / Okra
$15.95+
Spicy tamarind curry with South Indian spices.
Saidapet Vadacurry
$16.45
Vegetable Kurma
$16.95
Mixed vegetables finished with coconut & aromatic spices.
Dosai
Chettinad Dosai — Plain / Masala / Chicken
$15.45+
House signature spice.
Mysore Dosai — Plain / Masala
$13.95+
Ghee Roast Dosai — Plain / Masala / Chicken
$14.45+
Uthappam — Plain / Onion Chili / Gun Powder
$14.45+
Kari Dosai — Chicken / Mutton
$16.95+
Rava Dosai — Plain / Onion
$16.95
Idly
Idly
$10.99
Soft steamed rice cakes.
Mini Idly — Plain / Ghee / Podi
$10.99+
15 pieces, corn-size.
Thatte Idly — Plain / Ghee / Podi
$9.49+
Breads
Naan / Butter / Garlic Naan
$3.95+
Roti / Butter Roti
$3.95+
House Parotta
$7.45
Flaky, hand-layered.
Dessert
Kavuni Arisi Cloud
$11.95
Traditional black rice pudding with modern textures.
Kumbakonam Degree Coffee Dessert
$11.45
Layered South Indian filter coffee dessert with ice cream.
Chocolate Mango Delight
$14.95
Prices & availability may change. Ask your server about daily specials and the weekend thali.