Lunch
The Chef’s Mid-day Meal Selection
Choose from a three-course set menu, Dosa or have everything together in a traditional Indian Thali. Enjoy the perfect lunch at Dakhin.
Weekdays: 12pm to 2pm
Please check availability during the festive season.
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.
3 Course Lunch
£11.95pp
Starters
Karveipullei Koli
Shreds of chicken flavoured with crushed curry leaves. From the hamlets of rural Tamil Nadu.
Batata Bonda
Soft 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 soft on the inside.
Mains
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.
Mysore Chilli Koli
Chicken cooked in a blend of onions, tomatoes, coconut milk and green chillies — from the old Kingdom of Mysore.
Batata Keerai Soung
Cubes of fried potatoes, shredded spinach and tomatoes cooked with mustard seeds and coconut.
Kori Mangalorean
This delicious chicken preparation contains a charming mixture of different fragrant spices combined with the mild richness of coconut milk.
Served With
Annam
Steamed basmati rice.
Chilla
A soft, thin and savoury bread of gram flour with fenugreek.
Sada Dosa
A simple, thin crêpe of rice and lentils.
Dessert
Paal Paysam
A traditional cardamom flavoured pudding of rice and sweetened milk. Served warm.
Dosa – £11.95pp
Indigenous to South India, dosa are crêpes made from a batter of rice and lentils, usually prepared with a variety of fillings. Served with Sambhar and Thengai Chutney.
Masala Dosa
A dosa with a traditional savoury spiced potato filling. A classic South Indian dish.
Koli Dosa
A serving of well-spiced chicken in a rolled-up dosa.
Palkatti Masala Dosa
Homemade cottage cheese sauteed with onions and tomatoes and filled in a dosa.
Thali – £11.95pp
The ubiquitous South Indian lunch, a thali is a well-balanced meal with an assortment of dishes traditionally served in small bowls, all arranged on a round plate.
Vegetarian Thali
With preparations of vegetables, paneer, lentils and yogurt, served with rice, bread and dessert.
Non-Veg Thali
With preparations of chicken, lamb, lentils and yogurt, served with rice, bread and dessert.
Poppadoms & Dips
A serving of crispy poppadoms and a selection of three different dips. 4.50