The Cochin Indian Restaurant Menu

$$$Indian
76 Tavistock St, Bedford, MK40 2RP
  • Pappadum/ Snacks

    • Plain Pappadum, Plantain Chips, Spiced Pappadum & Acchapam (Snack Made Of Rice & Coconut)

      Served with Mango Chutney/ lemon pickle & Coconut coriander chutney Chefs special home made dip.
      £4.95
  • Soups

    • Fisherman’s Soup

      Fort Cochins favourite soup. Slightly spicy soup made out of a combination of prawns, squid & fish & finally tempered with mustard seeds (Gluten free)
      £4.95
    • (V) Lentil Soup

      Thick soup made of lentils, shallots, ginger, garlic & curry leaves
      £4.25
  • Starters

    • (V) Potato Bonda

      Mashed potatoes mixed with ginger, curry leaves, coriander and tempered with black mustard seedsdipped in a batter made of chickpeas and deep fried, served with coconut chutney (Gluten free)
      £4.50
    • (V) Aubergine Fry

      Finely sliced aubergines dipped in chefs special batter & fried (Gluten free)
      £4.50
    • (V) Onion Bhaji

      Our special all time favorite crispy onion snack served with home made mint sauce
      £4.50
    • (V) Uzhunu Vada

      Doughnuts made of lentils with traditional South Indian mix, ginger & curry leaves (Gluten free)
      £4.75
    • (V) Banana Boli

      Thinly sliced banana dipped in plain flour, sesame seeds, fennel seeds, sugar, cardamom powder & turmeric powder mixed batter (Gluten free)
      £4.50
    • (V) Chilli Paneer

      Cottage cheese cooked in chilli, chopped garlic, green pepper & tomato sauce (Gluten free)
      £5.50
    • (V) IDLY

      Savoury rice cakes made from black lentils and rice. A unique south indian speciality dish served with Sambar & coconut chutney
      £4.95
    • Boiled Egg Roast

      Boiled eggs coated in batter and fried and then in special sauce made by our chefs (Gluten free)
      £5.50
    • Minty Chilli Prawns

      Tiger prawns cooked in sauce made of chillies, chopped garlic, tomato sauce & finished with fresh mint leaves (Gluten free)
      £6.50
    • Meen Fry

      Fish Fry; Thin fillet of tilapia fish (white boneless) marinated in ginger garlic paste, turmeric, chilli powder & chopped curry leaves lemon juice & grilled
      £5.95
    • Cochin Seafood Platter

      An assorted starters contains, prawns, fish cutlets, squid & fried fish
      £13.50
    • Fish Cutlet

      King fish & cassava mixed with fresh spices & coated with breadcrumbs & fried
      £5.25
    • Calamari Rings

      Squid rings marinated in turmeric powder, lemon juice, special spices & coated in chickpeas batter & deep fried
      £6.50
    • Nadan Prawn Fry

      King prawn marinated in refreshing spices & fried in the traditional way with spices
      £6.75
    • Chicken Ulatarthiyathu

      Cubes of chicken cooked in turmeric water, then stir fried with pepper powder, curry leaves and coconut slivers
      £5.95
    • Lamb Coconut Fry

      Cubes of lamb cooked in turmeric & sorted with ginger, garlic, curry leaves & finished with ground pepper & coconut slivers
      £6.25
    • Mini Masala Dosa

      Rice and lentil pancake stuffed with potatoes tempered with mustard seed and curry leaves
      £5.50
    • Mini Chicken Dosa

      Lentil and rice pancake stuffed with chicken tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves
      £5.75
    • Mini Lamb Dosa

      Lentil and rice pancake stuffed with lamb tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves
      £5.95
  • Dosa

    • Masala Dosa

      The crispy thin bread made of lentils, rice & stuffed with potato masala served with sambar & chutneys
      £6.50
    • Plain Dosa

      Plain Dosa served with sambar (Lentils with veg) & Dips (Coconut chutney & Tomato chutney)
      £5.95
    • Nair Masala Dosa

      The rice & lentil pancakes spread with spicy coconut chutney & filled with potato masala
      £6.50
    • Chicken Dosa

      Rice & lentil pancake stuffed with chicken served with sambar and chutney
      £8.25
    • Lamb Dosa

      Rice & lentil pancake stuffed with lamb served with sambar and chutney
      £8.95
  • Meat & Poultry

    • Lamb & Spinach Curry

      Lamb cubes cooked with fresh spinach leaves & thick masala made of onion, coriander, garlic, ginger & finished with cashew paste
      £10.95
    • Cochin Lamb Curry

      Lamb cooked in tomato based sauce with spices made of black pepper, coriander powder, garlic, tomato & curry leaves; Finished in coconut milk
      £10.95
    • Lamb Ularthiyathu

      A very unique speciality in toddy shops in Kerala; Lamb cubes cooked in turmeric powder & stir fried in a masala made of red onion, ginger, garlic, curry leaves & sliced coconut
      £11.95
    • Lamb Rogan Josh

      Made with slow cooked lamb with special Indian spices, ginger, garlic & Kashmiri chillies
      £10.50
    • Keralan Spiced Chicken & Daal

      Special Keralan spices infused curry with Chicken & lentils
      £9.50
    • Nadan Chicken Curry

      The roasted coriander seeds based curry, it’s the most commonly used curry made of varthuarach (dry roasted) sauce; The spice rich curry from Kerala
      £9.50
    • Chicken Korma

      Delicious indian dish made from middle spiced chicken marinated in homemade korma spices.
      £7.50
    • LAMB BIRYANI

      Lamb cooked in aromatic spices & then mixed with rice, cooked in Kerala spice, finished with cashew nuts & raisins
      £11.50
    • Chicken Biryani

      Chicken cubes cooked in aromatic spices & then mixed with rice, cooked in Kerala spice, finished with cashew nuts & raisins
      £10.50
    • KAPPA BIRYANI

      Boiled cassava cubes (root vegetable similar to potatoes) cooked with masala sauce, curry leaves tempered with mustard seeds And mixed with dry roasted lamb cubes.
      £10.50
    • Kuttanadan Duck Roast

      This is a Christian speciality enjoyed by all communities in Kerala, slices of duck cooked in thick roast gravy sauce. It’s most enjoyable with kallappam (rice pan cakes).
      £12.50
  • Fisherman's Favorite

    • Cochin Fish Curry

      The very unique preparation of coastal areas of Kerala; Steaks of king fish marinated in chilli powder, turmeric, lemon juice & salt; The steaks are then cooked in sauce made of coconut milk.This creamy spicy dish is really enjoyable with plain rice or appam (crispy thin pan cakes)
      £11.50
    • Tilapia Polichathu

      Boneless tilapia fillets marinated & grilled & wrapped in banana leaves with a very special slightly spicy sauce; Poured over the fish fillet
      £11.50
    • Tiger Prawn Masala

      The mouth watering combination of prawns & special sauce made of coconut milk, ginger, garlic, Indian spices & green peas enjoyed with appam or plain rice
      £11.95
    • Cochin Prawn Curry

      Chefs special curry, tiger prawns cooked in special sauce which is popular in seasides of fort Cochin
      £11.95
    • Mix Seafood Curry

      King fish, squid, prawns & mussels cooked in authentic Kerala special spice mixed sauce
      £11.95
    • Kappa Meen Curry

      oddy shop speciality, tapioca cubes boiled with Kerala spices and sautéed with coconut,green chillies, crushed garlic and curry leaves and tempered with mustard seeds, served with fish curry
      £10.95
  • Vegetarian Dishes

    • Aubergine Curry

      Aubergines slit into quarters & fried & then cooked in sauce made of roasted coriander seeds & onions, garlic & finished in coconut milk & cashew nut paste
      £6.95
    • Dal & Spinach Curry

      An every time enjoyable lentil, spinach combination goes well with plain rice & breads
      £5.95
    • Okra Masala

      Okra cooked with cashew nuts, carrots, dry roasted coconut, mustard seeds & curry leaves
      £6.25
    • Chana Masala (Chickpea Masala)

      Chickpeas cooked with masala sauce made form sautéed onions, tomatoes and spices.
      £6.25
    • Egg & Tomato Curry

      Boiled eggs cooked in tomato rich sauce; Goes well with appam
      £6.50
    • Vegetable Korma

      Cubes of carrot, potato, green peas, beans cooked in onion sauce flavoured with spices & coconut
      £5.95
    • Palak Paneer

      Fresh spinach cooked with cottage cheese cubes
      £6.95
    • Mushroom Masala

      Fried mushroom slice, green peas cooked in sauce made of fresh coconut & spices
      £5.95
    • Sambar

      A southern Indian speciality dish made with mixed vegetables, lentils & keralan spices
      £5.25
  • Side Orders

    • Cochin Special Salad

      Salad made with mango, guava, avocado spiced with pepper powder & lemon juice dressing
      £4.95
    • Beans Coconut Thorn

      Fresh beans cooked with onions, fresh coconut, green chillies & tempered
      £4.50
    • Cheemeen Thoran

      Shrimps cooked with fresh coconut and onion and spiced.
      £5.50
    • Spicy Potato

      Boiled potato cubes in spicy Indian masala with green peppers
      £4.25
  • Rice

    • Plain Rice

      Steamed plain basmati rice
      £2.95
    • Coconut Rice

      Plain rice mixed with fresh coconut & uridine dal, good combination with all South Indian curries
      £3.25
    • Lemon Rice

      A tangy, fresh tasting rice tossed with lemon juice, fresh curry leaves & mustard seeds
      £3.25
    • Pulav Rice

      Flavoured rice with saffron
      £3.25
    • Tamarind Rice

      Plain basmati rice tossed with tamarind sauce mixed with peanuts
      £3.25
  • Bread

    • Appam

      2 Pcs; A silky soft Kerala speciality bread made of rice flour fermented batter
      £3.50
    • Poori

      2 Pcs; Oil fried fluffy bread made of wheat flour
      £3.50
    • Paratha

      2 Pcs; Kerala speciality bread with layers made of plain flour
      £3.50
    • Kallappam

      2 Pcs; Rice flour fermented grinded with cumin seeds & shallots
      £3.25
    • Chapati

      2 Pcs; Round flat whole wheat bread
      £3.25

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