Mahal Tanjore (Previously Thanjai Ottawa) Restaurant Menu

Gluten-Free. Pieces of cottage cheese marinated in Indian spices and deep-fried.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Pieces of idly marinated in Indian spices and deep-fried.

Samosa is broken into pieces with green and sweet chutney garnished with onion, coriander, hot spices and a dash of curd.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Medhu vadas soaked in our sambar or rasam.

Oil roasted salted peanuts.

Thick vegetable curry served with a soft bread roll.

Gluten-Free. Medhu vadas soaked in our spiced yoghurt.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Delicious onion fritters in a lightly seasoned chickpea batter served with tamarind sauce.

Triangular pastries stuffed with potatoes and peas and fried. Served with tamarind or mint sauce.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with onions, green chilies and curry leaves, served with chutney. Savory fritter prepared with chana dal (gram dal) and few spices.

Onion dipped in delicious flour batter and deep-fried.

Crispy fried dough wafers, chickpeas, potatoes, dahi.

Round hollow puri filled with mixture of flavored water.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with onions, green chilies and curry leaves, served with chutney. Savory fritter prepared with chana dal (gram dal) and few spices.

Gluten-Free. Pieces of boneless chicken marinated in Indian spices and deep-fried.

Gluten-Free. Fish dipped in delicious gram flour batter and deep-fried.

Gluten-Free. Scrambled eggs with sautéed chopped onions, chilies and spices.

Gluten-Free. Pan fried beaten eggs with onions, chilies and spices.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. A tangy spicy tomato soup spiced with red chilies, curry leaves, and tamarind.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Three idlis soaked in sambar or rasam.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Four idlis bathed in spicy podi oil, served with sambar and chutney.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Four fluffy steamed rice and lentil cakes, or three with one vada, an Indian comfort food served with sambar and chutneys.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Cooked with vegetables (green peas and carrot).

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Cooked with tomatoes.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Sprinkled with cheese.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Cooked with mildly spiced potato masala.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Sprinkled with caramelized onions.

Gluten-Free. Vegan.

Gluten-Free. Sprinkled with cheese.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Soft and thick like pancakes.

Gluten-Free. Vegan.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Incredibly large thin and crispy crepe.

Gluten-Free. Brushed with ghee.

Gluten-Free. Sprinkled with cheese and chilies.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Layered with our house special Mysore chutney.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Stuffed with course powder mixture of ground dry spices that typically contain dried chilies and urad.

Mild. Sprinkled with cheese and chilies, stuffed with potato masala.

Mild. Incredibly large thin and crispy crepe, stuffed with potato masala.

Sprinkled with cheese, stuffed with potato masala.

Incredibly large thin crepe brushed with ghee, stuffed with potato masala.

Vegan. Layered with our house special Mysore chutney, stuffed with potato masala.

Vegan. Stuffed with course powder mixture of ground dry spices that typically contain dried chilies and urad, stuffed with potato masala.

Dosa brushed with ghee, stuffed with potato masala.

Vegan. Incredibly large thin and crispy crepe, stuffed with potato masala.

Vegan. Onion filled dosa stuffed with potato masala.

Vegan. Plain dosa stuffed with potato masala.

Vegan. Stuffed with delicious chickpeas channa masala filling.

Vegan. Stuffed with spicy potato masala blend and accented with a tasty filling of mushroom masala.

Well known and loved pav bhaji dosa with vegetables spread over a thin crispy crepe.

Hot. Vegan. Stuffed with extremely spicy rare chilies, bell peppers, cabbage, herbs, and spices.

Mild. Thin crispy crepe stuffed with potato masala and Indian homemade cheese blended with chilies and spices and stuffed with potato masala.

Hot. Vegan. A spread of fifteen different herbs and spices mixed with rare red Mangalore chilies.

Mild. Vegan. Masala dosa with a traditional coriander chutney made with farm-fresh cilantro, chilies, and herbs.

Mild. Vegan. With a rare spread of Andhra gongura chutney.

Stuffed with homemade cheese blended with paneer, spices and potato masala with paneer, spices, and potato masala.

Dosa prepared with a spread of mildly seasoned spinach, herbs and topped with homemade cheese.

Medium. Vegan. Stuffed with special potato masala blend, brushed with garlic spread.

Dosa cooked with mildly spiced eggs with onions, tomatoes and green chilies.

Mild. Masala dosa with an added spicy filling of curried chicken.

Vegan. Stuffed with potato masala.

Vegan. Sprinkled with chilies.

Vegan. Stuffed with potato masala and chilies.

Vegan. Stuffed with potato masala and onions.

Vegan.

Vegan. Stuffed with potato masala, onions and chilies.

Gluten-Free. Delicious shrimp biryani served with a boiled egg and raita.

Gluten-Free. Delicious chicken biryani served with a boiled egg and raita.

Gluten-Free. Delicious egg biryani served with a boiled egg and raita.

Gluten-Free. Aromatic basmati rice cooked with vegetables and seasoned with rice spices like cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Served with raita (yogurt with cucumbers and carrots).

Gluten-Free. Basmati rice with yogurt, tempered with black mustard seeds and curry leaves served cold.

Gluten-Free. Vegan.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Basmati rice tempered with black mustard seeds, chilies and curry leaves, with fresh lemon juice for taste.

Gluten-Free. Vegan. Basmati rice flavored with tomatoes and spices.

Mild. Battered boneless chicken fried in Indo-Chinese style.

Medium. Pieces of cottage cheese sautéed with onions, chilies red and green peppers. Please request mild, medium or spicy.

Mild. Pieces of parotha sautéed with onions, chilies and vegetables. Please request mild, medium or spicy.

Mild. Vegan. Cauliflower florets batter fried Indo-Chinese style.

Medium. Shrimp sautéed with onions, chilies, red and green peppers. Please request medium or spicy.

Mild. Vegan. Mushroom batter fried Indo-Chinese style.

Medium. Gluten-Free.

Medium. Gluten-Free.

Mild. Gluten-Free.

Medium. Gluten-Free.

Gluten-Free.

Gluten-Free.

Mild. Gluten-Free.

Gluten-Free.

Gluten-Free.

Gluten-Free.

Vegan. Gluten-Free.

Vegan. Gluten-Free.

Vegan. Gluten-Free.

Gluten-Free.

Vegan. Gluten-Free.

Vegan. Gluten-Free.

Contains eggs.

Gluten-Free.

Gluten-Free.

Gluten-Free.

Gluten-Free.

Thin crispy crepe with sprinkled cheese.

Thin crispy crepe layered with chocolate spread.

Plain crepe folded like a rocket.

3 Halal Chicken finger with a side a fries

Ball of cheese in condensed milk.