Group Tasting
South Indian Tasting Menus
To share for groups of four or more. Our chefs have carefully created a range of menus that perfectly capture our traditions of friendship and sharing. Each menu has an assortment of different dishes that emphasise robust, fresh flavours and capture the extensive range of food from all across South India.
All the food on this menu are prepared without using gluten, nuts, peanuts, sesame, celery, lupin, molluscs and sulphites. Our standard operating procedure ensures that all the ingredients we use in our kitchen are always free from these allergens.
With the exception of gluten, please note that some of the products we procure may have been packaged in facilities that also handle some of these allergens.
Periyar
£20pp
Starters
Karveipullei Koli
Shreds of chicken flavoured with crushed curry leaves. From the rustic hamlets of rural Tamil Nadu.
Lona Esi Putta Godugula
Spicy coconut filled button mushrooms. Melts in the mouth to release an explosion of flavours.
Keerai Bhajji
A popular street-side snack, these fritters of fresh spinach and onions are crunchy on the outside and so on the inside.
Mains
Masa Kondhapur
This hot lamb preparation is typical of the cuisine of Kondhapur known for its richness and liberal use of red chillies.
Mysore Chilli Koli
Chicken cooked in a blend of onions, tomatoes, coconut milk and green chillies — from the old Kingdom of Mysore.
Kori Mangalorean
This delicious chicken preparation contains a charming mixture of different fragrant spices combined with the mild richness of coconut milk.
Batata Keerai Soung
Cubes of fried potatoes, shredded spinach and tomatoes cooked with mustard seeds and coconut.
Served With
Nimmakai Annam
Lemon juice, mustard seeds, lentils and curry leaves flavour this aromatic basmati rice preparation.
Annam
Steamed basmati rice.
Chilla
A soft, thin and savoury bread of gram our with fenugreek.
Paper Dosa
Crispy, delicate and paper-thin, this crêpe spans two to three feet.
Vaigai
£25pp
Starters
Karveipullei Koli
Shreds of chicken flavoured with crushed curry leaves. From the rustic hamlets of rural Tamil Nadu.
Batata Bonda
So battered dumplings of spiced potato — based on a classical South Indian recipe found in an old 12th-century manuscript, the Mānasollāsa.
Mamsam Pepper Fry
A delicacy served in tiny nondescript shops all across Kerala, this is pan-seared lamb with black pepper and green chillies.
Chepalu Urundai
A fisherman’s snack, these hand-shaped croquettes of chopped haddock and ginger are fried to a crisp golden brown.
Mains
Varutha Attukari
Slow roasted lamb fillet with a gentle marinade of herbs, spices and coconut underlying its superb flavour. With a fresh, herby Nilgiri sauce.
Venchina Mamsam
Fresh ginger and a touch of black pepper to bring out the taste of lamb in this time-tested recipe from Andhra Pradesh.
Kozhi Stew
An intensely flavoured dish of chicken stewed with coconut milk, potatoes, carrots, exotic spices and aromatics — an evolution of a dish brought to the shores of Kerala in the 1500s by Portuguese sailors.
Poondu Koli
A fiery chicken dish with the intense heat of red chillies complemented with ginger and plenty of garlic. Not for the fainthearted!
Served With
Nimmakai Annam
Lemon juice, mustard seeds, lentils and curry leaves flavour this aromatic basmati rice preparation.
Annam
Steamed basmati rice.
Siru Uttapam
So pancakes with a variety of toppings — tomatoes, red onions and coconut.
Paper Dosa
Crispy, delicate and paper-thin, this crêpe spans two to three feet.
Kaveri
£30pp
Starters
Chemmeen Varuthathu
King prawns and peppers tossed together with a tangy tomato, garlic sauce. Irresistible!
Varutha Koli
So succulent chicken breast with a hot yet subtle coating of ginger, garlic and red chillies.
Mamsam Pepper Fry
A delicacy served in tiny nondescript shops all across Kerala, this is pan-seared lamb with black pepper and green chillies.
Palkatti Pollichathu
Slices of cottage cheese and mixed peppers marinated with flavourful herbs, yoghurt and coconut.
Mains
Meen Chuttathu
Soft and juicy Scottish monkfish, assorted peppers, a delightful marinade and a slight charring to bring out its unique flavour. With a mild and flavoursome Moilee sauce.
Chettinad Koli
With intense flavours of freshly ground spices and gently warming black pepper, this chicken dish is a speciality of the Chettiar spice traders.
Mamsam Nilgiri
From the forested hill stations of Ooty, this herby lamb dish of mint and coriander is wholesome and so refreshing!
Kozhi Stew
An intensely flavoured dish of chicken stewed with coconut milk, potatoes, carrots, exotic spices and aromatics — an evolution of a dish brought to the shores of Kerala in the 1500s by Portuguese sailors.
Keerai Macial
A wholesome preparation of yellow lentils and shredded spinach simmered with subtle spices and coconut milk.
Served With
Thengai Annam
Basmati rice with grated coconut and mustard seeds.
Nimmakai Annam
Lemon juice, mustard seeds, lentils and curry leaves flavour this aromatic basmati rice preparation.
Siru Uttapam
So pancakes with a variety of toppings — tomatoes, red onions and coconut.
Paper Dosa
Crispy, delicate and paper-thin, this crêpe spans two to three feet.
Godavari
£40pp
Starters
Pedda Royyalu
Fresh jumbo tiger prawns with a light marinade of ginger, garlic, cumin and crushed bay leaves. An undeniable splendour of the seas.
Meen Rost
Grilled Scottish salmon with aromatics, spiced yoghurt and chunks of assorted peppers. A taste of South India’s calm coastal backwaters.
Varutha Attukari
Slow roasted lamb fillet with a gentle marinade of herbs, spices and coconut underlying its superb flavour.
Varutha Koli
So succulent chicken breast with a hot yet subtle coating of ginger, garlic and red chillies.
Mains
Meen Moilee
Fresh Scottish monk sh stewed with coconut milk, onions, tomatoes and lemon. A dish with immaculate spice and flavour.
Erachi Mappas
Rich and full of flavour, these are soft succulent lamb chops simmered with onions, tomatoes and coconut milk. An old favourite of the Syrian diaspora of Kerala.
Poondu Koli
A fiery chicken dish with the intense heat of red chillies complemented with ginger and plenty of garlic. Not for the faint-hearted!
Kori Mangalorean
This delicious chicken preparation contains a charming mixture of different fragrant spices combined with the mild richness of coconut milk.
Batata Keerai Soung
Cubes of fried potatoes, shredded spinach and diced tomatoes with coconut milk. Smooth and fulfilling.
Served With
Thengai Annam
Basmati rice with grated coconut and mustard seeds.
Nimmakai Annam
Lemon juice, mustard seeds, lentils and curry leaves flavour this aromatic basmati rice preparation.
Appam
Lacy, so and bowl-shaped hoppers of fermented rice and coconut milk.
Paper Dosa
Crispy, delicate and paper-thin, this crêpe spans two to three feet.
All Vegan
£22pp
Starters
Wada Chammanthi
Savoury fritters of spiced, lentils, curry leaves and black pepper served with the spicy Mysore coconut chutney.
Batata Bonda
So battered dumplings of spiced potato — based on a classical South Indian recipe found in an old 12th-century manuscript, the Mānasollāsa.
Keerai Bhajji
A popular street-side snack, these fritters of fresh spinach and onions are crunchy on the outside and so on the inside.
Mains
Gutti Vankaya Masala
Whole aubergines shallow fried, cooked with onions, tomatoes and an assortment of herbs and spices. A vegan splendour.
Bendakaya Pulusu
An okra dish cooked with tamarind, onions, tomatoes and mustard seeds. An Andhra speciality with complex flavours.
Avial
A melange of seasonal vegetables, fresh coconut and curry leaves — deliciously simple and complex at the same time.
Keerai Macial
A wholesome preparation of yellow lentils and shredded spinach simmered with subtle spices and coconut milk.
Masala Dosa
A rice & lentil crêpe wrapped around a savoury filling of potatoes, onions, tomatoes, green peas and tempered spices. Served with Sambhar and Coconut chutney.
Served With
Thengai Annam
Basmati rice with grated coconut and mustard seeds.
Nimmakai Annam
Lemon juice, mustard seeds, lentils and curry leaves flavour this aromatic basmati rice preparation.
Appam
Lacy, so and bowl-shaped hoppers of fermented rice and coconut milk.