EXOTIC COCHIN SPECIALITY

Below are traditional dishes from Cochin City in Kerala known as 'Queen of the Arabian Sea' as this is where the backwaters are. Traders from' Kublai Khan Court introduced 'Cantilevered Nets' (Chinese Fishing Nets) to catch the fish. Also another importance region to Kerala cuisine is that of 'Malabar Coast', (The Spice Coast Of Kerala) with unique Arabian influences.

• CHILLY CHICKEN OR CHILLY LAMB
  Chicken or Lamb soaked & marinated in selected spices then dry cooked, in a rich sweet & sour sauce. £6.95
  
  
• CHILLY MUSHROOM
  
  Garlic & mushrooms soaked & marinated in selected spices, dry cooked in a sweet & sour sauce. £5.00
  
  
• LAMB FRY MASALA
  
  A medium 'Lamb Dish' marinated in special masala, & black pepper £6.95
  
  
• FISH FRY MASALA A medium 'Pomfret' Fish Dish marinated in special masala, & black pepper. £7.50
  
  
• KING PRAWN CHILLI MASALA
  
  Cooked with special masala, chilli sauce, green peppers, & onions. £8.50
  
  
• CHICKEN TIKKA MALABAR (New)
  
  A medium smooth coconut based, creamy curry cooked & roasted. £6.50
  
  
• CHICKEN OR LAMB MALABAR
  
  A medium smooth coconut based creamy curry cooked & roasted. £5.90
  
  
• COCHIN KING PRAWN CURRY
  
  A medium hot King Prawns dish cooked & marinated in masala. £8.50
  
  
• KING PRAWN MALABAR
  
  A rich and creamy dish cooked in gravy with coconut & special masala. £8.50
  
  
• KERALA FISH CURRY
  
  A delicacy in Kerala ' 'King Fish' cooked with coconut & special masala. £7.95
  
  
• FISH MOLEE CURRY (New)
  
  A coconut based curry with molee fish marinated & cooked in tumeric masala. £7.95

SPECIAL VEGETARIAN CURRIES

• ALOO METHI
  
  A combination of potatoes, seasoning & fenugreek leaves. £3.95
  
  
• BOMBAY POTATO
  
  Potato roasted in tomato paste & seasoning with turmeric. £3.95
  
  
• SPINACH OR SPINACH & POTATO
  
  Spinach cooked with tomatoes, onions & seasoned with spices (& POTATO) £3.95
  
  
• BEETROOT THORAN
  
  Fresh beetroot with garnished mustard seeds & coconut masala. £3.95
  
  
• CABBAGE THORAN
  
  Freshly shredded cabbage mixed with grounded coconut masala, urad dal, turmeric & selected spices. £3.95
  
  
• BEANS & CARROT THORAN
  
  Sliced green beans & carrot with aromatic herbs & coconut. £3.95
  
  
• GREEN BANANA COCONUT
  
  Green banana with coconut, turmeric & light spices. £3.95
  
  
• GREEN BEANS & COCONUT
  
  Sliced green beans garnished with aromatic herbs & coconut. £3.95
  
  
• MUSHROOM
  
  Sliced mushroom with onions, tomatoes & an array of herbs £3.95
  
  
• CAULIFLOWER & PEAS
  
  A medium spices dish freshly selected cauliflower & garden peas mixed with onions, tomatoes. £3.95
  
  
• BHINDI (LADIES FINGERS)
  
  Freshly cooked okra, tomato, onions and seasoning. £3.95
  
  
• MIXED VEGETABLES DRY
  
  Mixed vegetables cooked with tomatoes, onions & medium spices. £3.95

CHICKEN, LAMB (100% HALAL) & PRAWN SELECTION

• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN KORMA
  
  (A popular during the 'British Raj' period,) A delicate mildly seasoned dish, with smooth & creamy masala. £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN CURRY
  
  A mildly spiced cooked curry with capsicum, tomatoes & gravy. £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN WITH ROASTED AUBERGINE (New)
  
  Breast of meat marinated in masala, and roasted aubergine £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB AND ALOO(New)
  
  Chicken & potatoes cooked in tomato & spices. £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN & SPINANCH
  
  A mild dish, cooked with gravy & spinach. £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN MUSHROOM
  
  A chicken curry cooked with gravy & mushrooms. £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN ROGAN OR BHUNA
  
  Rogan is a classic tomato based medium dry dish cooked with capsicum & tomato, £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN DUPIAZA (Twice as many onions, to the meat's weight)
  
  A medium smooth & creamy tomato based dish cooked with capsicum & tomato, topped with fried onion. 'Do-Piaza Mullah Do-Piaza', was a renowned cook, creating any dishes using only two onions. £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN METHI
  
  A combination of chicken, & fenugreek leaves. £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN MASALA
  
  Chicken cooked in a medium spiced masala. £5.90
  
  
• GARLIC CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN
  
  Chicken pieces cooked in a masala of garlic & seasoning. £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN TIKKA MALABAR (New)
  
  A coconut based curry with skewered boneless chicken & masala. £6.50
  
  
• CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA
  
  A medium hot smooth creamy dish, marinated with ginger & skewered boneless chicken & masala. £6.50
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN DANSAK
  
  A sweet, sour & hot chicken dish made with lentils. £5.90
  
  
• GREEN CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN MASALA
  
  Chicken pieces cooked in a medium spiced masala with coriander, mint, & green chillies. £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN MADRAS
  
  A fairly hot dish which originates from Kerala, with ginger, garlic, coriander, cumin seeds, & red chilli £5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN JALFREZI
  
  A fairly hot dish cooked with chicken, onion & green pepper; originate a Kashmiri dish from North India 5.90
  
  
• CHICKEN/LAMB/PRAWN VINDALOO
  
  A hot tangy chicken curry, which is cooked in a base of ginger, garlic, vinegar. rich in tomatoes & pepper. £5.90
  
  

KEEMA SPECIALS



A Lamb dishes minced, with additional range of vegetables to compliment the dish

• KEEMA: WITH POTATO, OR PEAS, METHI (FENUGREEK) £5.90

BIRIYANI SPECIALS

• A sophisticated and aromatic dish with spiced rice & topped with pieces of lamb, chicken or vegetables. The spices are marinating into the meat/ vegetables, with the rice to give it the outlandish flavour & taste £6.95
  
  
• CHICKEN BIRIYANI* £6.95
  
  
• LAMB BIRIYANI* £6.95
  
  
• EGG BIRYANI* £6.96
  
  
• VEGETABLE BIRIYANI* £6.50
  
  
• MIX NON-VEG (Chicken, Lamb, King Prawn) BIRYANI - * £8.95
  
  
• PRAWN BIRIYANI £6.95
  
  
• KING PRAWN BIRIYANI £9.50
  
  
  
  *ALL BIRYANI DISHES ARE SERVED WITH A CHOICE OF 'RAITHA' (YOGHURT SALAD) OR' VEGETABLE CURRY'.

SPECIAL BASMATIC RICE



Basmati rice (means fragranced) has a unique nutty flavour, & a staple part of Indian cuisine.

• PLAIN RICE
  
  Fresh rice, which is steam, boiled £2.00
  
  
• PILAU RICE
  
  Freshly flavoured rice with an array of spices. £2.50
  
  
• LEMON RICE
  
  Rice infused with Lemon. £2.65
  
  
• COCONUT RICE
  
  Rice infused with Coconut. £2.65
  
  
• GARLIC RICE
  
  Rice infused with Garlic. £2.95
  
  
• MUSHROOM RICE
  
  Rice infused with Mushroom. £2.95
  
  
• EGG RICE
  
  Rice infused with egg. £2.95
  
  
• VEGETABLE RICE
  
  Rice infused with Vegetables. £2.95
  
  
• PEAS RICE
  
  Rice infused with Peas. £2.95
  
  
• SAFFRON RICE (NEW)
  
  Rice infused with Saffron strands. £3.50

BREAD SELECTIONS

• CHAPATTI
  
  (Two per portion) thin flat unleavened bread made with wheat flour, the size of a plate. £1.75
  
  
• POORI
  
  (Two per portion) a flatbread made with whole ' wheat flour, around 4 inches in diameter. £1.95
  
  
• MALABAR PARATHA (ONE PER PORTION) (A delicacy from Kerala)
  
  A soft, flat, flaky & layered bread ('maida' - plain flour) (Wheat-Free) the size of a plate. £1.95
  
  
• STUFFED PARATHA:(GREEN CHILLI, OR ALOO, OR GARLIC, OR KEEMA OR SWEET COCONUT)
  
  Soft bread with a variety of filling's to choice from. (Paratha' is the S. Indian's = of 'Naan' bread) £2.50

ACCOMPANIMENTS:

• PAPPADAM
  
  A huge thin wafer jumbo crisp made from lentil flour (Wheat free) £0.60
  
  
• MASALA PAPPADAM
  
  A spicy crisp seasoned with our special masala. £0.60
  
  
• RAITHA
  
  A lightly refreshing spiced vegetable & yoghurt salad. £1.50
  
  
• PICKLE TRAY
  
  Array of preserved pickles & chutneys (Mango pickle, onion & beetroot & mixed pickle) £2.00