Adyar Ananda Bhavan Menu

Filtered coffee.

Sparkling or mineral water, served chilled.

Yogurt shake.

Mango puree with milk.

With salt, ginger and spices.

Juice made from ripe mangoes, typically blended to a smooth consistency.

Rose flavored with basil seeds drink (served cold).

Two pieces. Fried lentil donuts with chutney and sambar.

One idli and one medu vada with chutney and sambar.

14 pieces. Mini idly soaked in sambar garnished with ghee and onion.

14 pieces. Kutty g idli. Mini idli with ghee and sambar, served with chutney separate.

14 pieces. Sauteed min idli with onion and bell pepper and spices.

Two pieces. Fried lentil flour donuts soaked in sambar or rasam.

Chennai style fried spicy cashew nuts with curry leave and coconut flavor.

Served cold. Puffed rice, mixed with fresh tomato, cilantro and a tangy tamarind/mint chutney.

Two pieces. Spiced thin lentil wafers topped with diced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, carrot and spices.

Two pieces. Crisp turnovers filled with spiced potatoes and green peas. Served tamarind/mint chutney.

Two pieces. Samosa mixed with chana, yogurt, onion, and tamarind sauce.

Diced idli sauted in dosa podi , served with sambar and coconut chutney

Crispy pastry topped with potato, yogurt and tamarind sauce.

Mixed vegetables cooked in tomato gravy with onions, garlic, ginger and served with Indian style burger bun.

Spicy paneer sauteed with bell pepper and onion in indo-chinese sauce.

Cauliflower floret deep fried and sauteed with manchurian sauce.

Mixed vegetable in lentil.

Saffron rice cooked with fresh vegetables and fresh herbs. Served with raita.

Rice cooked with lentils and fresh vegetables. Served with pickle.

Rice fried with freshly grated coconut and seasonings. Served with pickel and pappadam.

Rice cooked with special tamarind sauce and peanuts. Served with pickel and pappadam.

Rice flavored with lemon and seasonings. Served with pickle and pappadam.

Yogurt, cilantro, mustard seed and curry leaves. Served with pickel.

Sooji sauteed with tomato, carrots, onions,cashews, chili. Served with sambar and coconut chutney.

Steamed raw rice and lentils, cashews and south Indian spices served with sambar and chutney. Served with one piece medu vada.

Idli, vada, masala dosa and vegetable uthappam served with sambar and chutney, dessert.

Palak paneer, chana masala, tarka dal, variety rice, raita, phulka, white rice, dessert.

Vegetable fritters in rich creamy sauce. Served with ponni rice.

Potatoes and green peas in a mild sauce. Served with ponni rice.

Green peas with panner made in cream sauce.

Savory creamed spinach with potatoes. Served with basmati rice.

Creamed spinach, chickpeas and herbs. Served with basmati rice.

Mixed vegetables in a sour cream sauce. Served with basmati rice.

Chickpeas, onions and cilantro. Served with basmati rice.

Potatoes and chickpeas in a lightly spiced sauce. Served with basmati rice.

Black chickpeas and onions in a special mild sauce. Served with basmati rice.

Fresh cauliflower in a delicate sauce. Served with basmati rice.

Potato and cauliflower with a light gravy. Served with basmati rice.

Spicy okra sauteed with tomato and onion. Served with basmati rice.

Fresh homemade cheese in a special cream sauce. Served with basmati rice.

Paneer cooked in spicy rich tomato gravy with butter.

Savory creamed spinach with fresh cheese. Served with basmati rice.

Dry potato sauteed in spices and fresh lemon. Served with basmati rice.

Large puffed bread served with chickpeas and spicy curry.

Vegan. Spicy south Indian style mixed vegetables.

Vegan. Lentil mixed in special vegetable of the day. South Indian style. Served with basmati rice.

Topped with mixed vegetables. Gluten-free. Served with sambar and chutney.

Topped with cottage cheese.

Topped with mozzarella, cheddar cheese

Uthappam generously topped with fresh chilies, prepared with a base of fermented rice and lentil batter.

Thick rice and lentil pancake traditionally topped with fresh, diced tomatoes.

Rice and lentil pancake topped with a blend of cheese and Chilli

Rice and lentil pancake topped with a blend of cheese and spicy gunpowder seasoning.

Thick rice and lentil pancakes.

Rice and lentil pancake topped with a blend of cheese and Onion

Rice and lentil pancake topped with a blend of cheese and mixed vegetables

Two pieces. Home style sour-dough made from rice and lentil. Thick dosa.

Dosa with butter. Served with sambar and chutney.

Thin lengthy rice and lentil crepe with masala on the side. Served with sambar and chutney.

Special. Spicy paste spread on dosa. Served with sambar and chutney.

Onion with hot chili spread on the dosa and mashed potato filling. Served with sambar and chutney.

Paneer spread with spicy paste added onion and chili. Served with sambar and chutney.

Sauteed onion and tomato mixed with masala and spread on spicy dosa. Served with sambar and chutney.

Mozzarella and cheddar cheese spread on dosa with potato filling on the side. Served with sambar and chutney.

Dosa with a special blend of red chili powder, dhal and mustard. Served with sambar and chutney.

Dosa with cottage cheese mixed into potato filling. Served with sambar and chutney.

Masala spread with bell peppers, tomato, onion, carrot, and peas. Cut in four pieces.

Onion with a hot chili and spicy gunpowder with potato filling. Served with sambar and chutney.

Onion with gunpowder spread on the dosa. Served with chutneys adn sambar.

Onion spread on dosa with paneer mixed in the potato filling. Served with sambar and chutney.

Onion with hot chili and mashed potato filling. Served with sambar and chutney.

Onion dosa with potato filling. Served with sambar and chutney.

Sooji (aka: semolina), rice flour , cumin and cilantro based dosa. Served with sambar and chutney.

Topped with mixed vegetables (carrot, cilantro, peas, onion, and tomatoes).

Thick rice and lentil pancake.

Topped with cottage cheese

Topped with mozzarella, cheddar cheese

Thin rice and lentil crepe filled with a spiced potato mixture, typically includes onions and aromatic Indian spices.

A gluten-free lentil and rice crepe, generously coated with ghee, filled with a savory potato masala.

Authentic South Indian thin rice crepe, made without gluten-containing ingredients.

No masala

No masala

No masala

No masala

No masala

Light crispy sour dough crepe made from rice or lentil.

No masala

No masala

No masala

no masala

No masala

No masala

Spicy south indian style mixed veg

Lentil mixed in special veg of the day, south indian style

Two pieces of white layered breads. Served with potato kurma or vegetable kurma and raita.

Two pieces of white layered bread. Served with potato kurma or vegetable kurma and raita.

Shredded parotta, capsicum, and sauces. Served with potato kurma, vegetable kurma and raita.

Whole wheat flatbread, hand-rolled and cooked directly over an open flame for a smoky finish.

Spicy Indian lemon pickle.

Special south Indian ground spices in oil.

Classic creamy yogurt served plain. A delightful treat to enjoy any time of the day.

Sweet and spicy mango chutney.

Crunchy lentil wafers: two pieces.

Basmati rice.

Made from almonds with milk, mild ghee and saffron.

Roasted sooji mixed with raisins and nuts.