Chennai

Chennai Restaurant

Chennai

1663 1st Ave- Btwn 86th & 87th St
New York, NY 10028

212 831-1114


Take Out Menu
Soup $4
Rasam Vada Clear tomato soup flavored with garlic and curry leaves
Basil Soup Fresh cauliflower, peas, and carrots with basil leaves
Mulligatawny Soup A traditional split pea soup flavored with black pepper
Mushroom & Asparagus Soup In clear vegetable broth flavored with indian herbs
Salad $4
Fresh Moong and Soya Bean Sprouts Tossed with lemon juice, onion, tomato, and chat masala
Muslin Salad Greens topped with grated cheese, chick peas and a special house dressing
Appetizers
Hari Bhari Tikki Spinach and potato cake flavored with fresh green chilies, coriander and ginger grilled on a skillet (2 pcs)
 3.00
Kachori Chat Ask an indian friend (2 pcs)
 4.00
Idli Sambar Steamed lentil cakes served with sambar (2 pcs)
 4.00
Medu Vada Lentil doughnut served with sambar (2pcs)
 4.00
Khaman Vada Lentil doughnut served with mustered seeds and curry leaves (a gujrati speciality)
 4.00
Samosa Light Pastry stuffed with seasoned potatoes(2 pcs)
 3.00
Achari Panner Kati Roll Home made cheese mixed with cabbage, carrots and pickle in light indian wrap (2pcs)
 5.00
Mo - Mo Vegetable steamed dumpling (6 pcs)
 4.00
Imli Baingan Grilled eggplant topped with tamarind sauce, chat masala and mint sauce
 4.00
Roti Kannai Multi layered bread served with korma sauce
 5.00
Spinach Bhaja Fresh Spinach leaves, dipped in gram flow and deep fried
 3.00
Assorted Vegetarian Platter Idli, samosa, spinach pakora, hari bhari rikki medu vada
 7.00
Accompaniments
Andhra Dhai Vada Lentil doughnut dipped in yogurt; garnished with tamarind sauce and cumin seeds
 4.00
Raita Chilled yogurt with fresh grated cucumber and mint
 3.00
Lemon Pickle 
 1.00
Plain Yogurt 
 3.00
Mango Chutney 
 2.00
Dosa Pronounced as "dough-sah" famous any time south indian food, made from a fermented better of rice flour and lentils. dosa's are thin and crisp crepes with various stuffing. these crepes are served with coconut chutney and sambar
 8.00
Choices of Masala Dosa (stuffed with mustard seeds & mild Potatoes), plain dosa, onion dosa, paneer masala dosa, paneer mushroom dosa
 8.00
Utthapam Indian Style pancake made from rice and lentil flour with a choice of topping served with coconut chutney and sambar
 7.00
Toppings Onion and hot pepper/peas/fresh vegetable/paneer/broccoli
Vegetable Delights
Subjion Ka Khazana
Chennai's Kozhambu Lentil dumplings and fresh okra cooked in buttermilk sauce, tempered with curry leaves
 7.00
Veg. Saag Malai Potato, eggplant, cauliflower cooked in spinach sauce
 7.00
Marwari Jeera Aloo Baby potatoes cooked in cumin seeds and fresh cilantro with mild spices
 7.00
Chana Pindi Chick peas cooked with dry spices tempered with cumin seeds
 7.00
Vegetable Tikka Masala Vegetables cooked in creamy tomato sauce
 7.00
Paneer Khurchan Grated cheese sauteed in onion, tomato & bell pepper
 8.00
Sarso Ka Saag Fresh green broccoli rabe tempered with garlic and tomato
 7.00
Tofu Jalferzi Tofu, basil leaf, bell peppers and onion cooked in a tangy sauce
 8.00
Vegetable Kofta Fresh vegetable balls cooked in spinach sauce
 7.00
Palak Paneer Fresh cottage cheese (cooked with fresh spinach)
 8.00
Gobbi Mussallam Cauliflower cooked in kurma sauce
 7.00
Vegetable Chettinad Fresh Vegetable cooked in semi-dry sauce flavored with fresh curry leaves and crushed black pepper
 7.00
Aloo Dum Kashmiri Whole baby Potatoes cooked in mild creamy sauce
 7.00
Cabbage Tadka Fresh cabbage sauteed in mild spices
 7.00
Bharwan Okara Whole baby okra stuffed with indian Spices
 7.00
Kadahi Karela Bitter Melon Cooked with onion and spices
 7.00
Longbean's Aloo Fresh long Beans cooked with potatoes in mild spices
 7.00
Zucchini Fresh Zucchini cooked with onion and tomatoes in a tangy sauce
 7.00
Aloo Shimla Mirch Fresh green & red bell pepper and potatoes cooked in mild sauce
 7.00
Hydrabadi Baghare Baigan Whole baby eggplant stuffed with roasted simmered in coconut sauce
 7.00
Chilli Paneer Cottage cheese in fiery manchurian sauce
 8.00
Cauliflower Manchurian Cauliflower in manchurian sauce
 7.00
Vegetable Manchurian Vegetable balls cooked in manchurian sauce
 7.00
Peas and Mushroom or Cheese Fresh mushroom & peas cooked in mild sauce
 7.00
Mushroom and Broccoli Jalfrezi Fresh mushroom & broccoli sauteed with onion and bell pepper
 7.00
Vegetable Korma A medley of fresh vegetables cooked in almond gravy
 7.00
Beans and Lentil
Daal Phalak Yellow lentil in fresh spinach
Dahi Kadhi Lentil dumplings made from gram flour and yogurt sauce tempered with dry red chilies
Sambar Yellow lentil made with vegetables tempered with mustard seeds & curry leaves
Moongdaal Moong lentil tempered with cumin and tomatoes
Rajma Masala Red kidney beans cooked in gravy
Breads
Traditional Indian Bread made of Whole Wheat Flour Cooked On a Flat Skillet Traditionally Known As Tawa by Our Mother and Grandmother with Special Homemade Ghee with The Filling of Your Choice. We At Chennai Use Cholesterol Free, Fat Free Butter to Keep Your Cholesterol In. Check Your Choice Is As Following;
Plain, Potato, Mooli, Onion, Cauliflower, Panner, Methi 
 3.00
Tawa Roti Plain whole wheat bread with no butter (2 Pcs)
 4.00
Poori 
 3.00
Rice
Plain Basmati Boiled
 2.00
Lemon Tempered with mustard seeds and turmeric and fresh curry leaves
 3.00
Tamarind Boiled rice tempered with tamarind sauce.
 3.00
Vegetable Biryani Fresh green vegetables cooked in basmati rice
 7.00
Mushroom and Soybean Tahari 
 7.00
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Lunch Specials $7
Monday Through Friday 12pm - 3pm
Vegetable Entree Select any one from the menu. it comes with boiled rice and plain paratha
Dosa Select any one item from the menu. it comes with sambar and coconut chutney
Uthappan Select any one item from the menu. it comes with sambar and coconut chutney
Idli or Vada 4 pc. of your choice. it comes with sambar and coconut chutney
Beverages
Mango Lassi 
 3.00
Sweet Lassi 
 3.00
All Sodas 
 1.25
Water Bottle 
 2.00
Extra Sambar 
 3.00
Neighborhood:
Upper East Side
Phone:
212-831-1114
Chef:
Narayan Swami
Manager:
Sanjay Bhatnagar

Location(s)

Chennai Restaurant
1663 1st Ave
Btwn 86th & 87th St
New York City, NY, 10028
United States