Essence of India Prices in Tallahassee, FL 32301
Hours of Operation
- Mon: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Tue: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Wed: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Thu: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Fri: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Sat: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Sun: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Restaurant Menu
| Appetizing Appetizers |
| Papadum (2 Pc) | $2.00 |
Lentil cracker wafer.
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| Vegetable Samosa (2 Pc) | $3.50 |
Seasoned peas and potatoes in a crispy pastry shell.
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| Mixed Vegetable Pakora | $3.50 |
Crispy light fritters made of potato, onions and spinach dipped in a split gram batter & deep fried.
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| Onion Bhaji | $3.50 |
Sliced onion dipped in light spicy batter and deep fried.
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| Alu Tikki | $3.50 |
Mashed, breaded potatoes cooked with mouth-watering spices.
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| Chicken Pakora | $4.99 |
Tender pieces of chicken, marinated in ginger, garlic, spices, and deep fried.
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| Cheese Pakora | $4.99 |
Cheese pieces marinated in ginger, garlic, spices, and batter fried.
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| Madras Fried Shrimp | $7.99 |
Shrimp stir-fried with onions, bell peppers in tomato sauce.
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| Appetizer Platter | $7.99 |
Delicious combination of samosa, vegetable, cheese and chicken pakora, papadum, onion bhaji.
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| Chicken Seikh Kabab | $7.99 |
Minced chicken meat blended with fresh spices and herbs, skewered and charbroiled.
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| Soups |
| Vegetable Soup | $2.99 |
Tomato based, vegetable soup.
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| Lentil Soup | $2.99 |
Lentils seasoned with herbs and spices.
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| Coconut Soup | $2.99 |
Coconut based with herbs and spices.
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| Mulligatawny Soup | $2.99 |
Lentil cooked in a rich chicken broth flavored with curry leaves and lemon.
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| Dinner Specials |
| Vegetarian Thali | $19.95 |
Includes soup, samosa, mater panir, aloo palak, rice, naan, raita, rice pudding, and sweet lassi.
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| Non-Vegetarian Thali | $19.95 |
Includes soup, raita, lamb curry, chicken tikka masala, rice, nann and rice pudding.
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| Dinner For Two | $37.95 |
Includes soup, samosa, chicken pakora, onion bhaji, papadum, choice of two curries: vegetable curry, chicken curry, lamb curry, or beef curry, served along with rice, naan, and gulab jamun.
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| Sizzling Tandoori Specialties |
| Tandoori Chicken | $12.95 - $22.95 |
the showpiece of indian culinary art. chicken marinated in yogurt & spices overnight, then cooked in the clay oven.
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| Chicken Tikka | $13.95 |
Boneless chunks of chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices roasted in the clay oven.
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| Chicken Kabab | $13.95 |
Minced chicken meat blended with fresh spices and herbs, skewered and charbroiled.
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| Chicken Tikka Kabab | $13.95 |
Chicken tikka skewered along with onion, green pepper and tomatoes, charbroiled and served on a bed of rice along with curry sauce.
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| Mixed Tandoori Platter | $15.95 |
Assortment of tandoori specialties.
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| Seikh Kabab Lamb | $14.95 |
Minced lamb with aromatic herbs and spices wrapped around a skewer and grilled in the clay oven.
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| Delectable Chicken Specialties |
| Chicken Tikka Masala | $12.95 |
Tender boneless chicken pieces broiled in tandoor, cooked in a fresh creamy tomato sauce herbs and spices with diced onions and green peppers.
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| Chicken Jalfarezi | $12.95 |
Juliennes of chicken marinated in fresh ground spices saut'ed with tomato and bell peppers.
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| Chicken Korma | $12.95 |
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in a rich almond flavored sauce.
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| Chicken Vindaloo | $12.95 |
Chicken cooked in a fiery red hot curry sauce. A goan specialty.
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| Murg Shahi Saag | $12.95 |
Boneless chicken pieces smothered in a creamy spinach puree and fresh herbs.
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| Chicken Curry | $10.95 |
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in delicately flavored curry sauce.
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| Chicken Mushroom | $12.95 |
Chicken cooked in thick curry sauce with sliced mushrooms.
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| Chicken Madras | $12.95 |
Chicken cooked in south indian style with fresh coconut and roasted ground spices.
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| Chicken Mango | $12.95 |
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in mango sauce with herbs and spices.
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| Chicken Bhunna | $12.95 |
Succulent pieces of chicken cooked with sliced onions, green pepper, fresh herbs and spices.
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| Chilli Chicken | $12.95 |
Chicken cooked with tomato sauce, chilli sauce, bell peppers, onions, and ground spices.
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| Chicken Methi Malai | $12.95 |
Chicken cooked with fenugreek, indian herbs and spices in a fine creamy sauce.
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| Luscious Lamb & Goat Specialties |
| Lamb Curry | $13.95 |
Tender pieces of lamb cooked in curry sauce with fresh ground spices.
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| Lamb Saag | $14.95 |
Succulent pieces of lamb cooked along with spinach, tomatoes, green peppers, fresh cilantro and delicately spiced.
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| Lamb Mushroom | $14.95 |
Lamb pieces cooked in thick curry sauce along with sliced mushrooms.
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| Lamb Mango | $14.95 |
Pieces of lamb marinated in mango sauce, herbs and spices.
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| Lamb Korma | $14.95 |
Tender pieces of lamb cooked in rich cream sauce with nuts and raisins.
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| Lamb Jalfarezi | $14.95 |
Lamb cooked in special gravy with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes.
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| Goat Curry | $14.95 |
Chunks of young goat meat with bone in a delicious curry sauce.
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| Goat Spinach | $14.95 |
Chunks of goat meat cooked with spinach, fresh ground herbs and spices.
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| Lamb Vindaloo | $14.95 |
Goan specialty with tender pieces of lamb marinated overnight and cooked in piquant sauce.
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| Lamb Rogan Josh | $14.95 |
A delightful lamb preparation. Succulent pieces of lamb cooked in sauce made from fresh yogurt, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and fresh spices.
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| Juicy Beef Specialties |
| All A la Carte dishes served with rice and onion chutney |
| Beef Curry | $10.95 |
Chunks of beef cooked in curry sauce with herbs and spices.
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| Beef Nawabi Palak | $12.95 |
Chunks of beef cooked along with spinach, tomatoes, green peppers, fresh herbs, nuts, and raisins.
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| Beef Korma | $12.95 |
Chunks of beef cooked in rich creamy sauce with nuts and indian spices.
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| Beef Mushroom | $12.95 |
Chunks of beef cooked in thick curry sauce with sliced mushrooms.
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| Beef Methi Malai | $13.95 |
Beef cooked with fenugreek, indian herbs and spices in a fine creamy sauce.
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| Scrumptious Seafood Specialties |
| Shrimp Curry | $12.95 |
Shrimp cooked in curry sauce with fresh ground spices.
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| Shrimp Vindaloo | $13.95 |
Shrimp cooked with piquant sauce.
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| Shrimp Mushroom | $13.95 |
Shrimp curry cooked in thick curry sauce with sliced mushrooms.
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| Shrimp Saag | $13.95 |
Fresh shrimp cooked with spinach, herbs, and spices.
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| Shrimp Korma | $13.95 |
Shrimp cooked in mild cream sauce with almonds, cashew nuts and raisins.
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| Shrimp Masala | $13.95 |
Shrimp saut'ed in fresh creamy tomato sauce with diced onions, green peppers, ginger, and garlic.
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| Fish Curry | $13.95 |
Pieces of fish cooked in a curry sauce with fresh ground spices.
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| Fish Masala | $14.95 |
Chunks of fish cooked in fresh tomato sauce with onions, bell peppers, and fresh spices.
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| Delightful Vegetarian Specialties |
| Aloo Palak | $9.95 |
Potatoes cooked with spinich and fresh herbs and spices.
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| Aloo Mattar | $9.95 |
Potatoes cooked with green peas with fresh herbs and spices.
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| Bombay Aloo | $10.95 |
Cubes of potatoes cooked along with onion and tomatoes and slightly spiced.
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| Mixed Vegetable Curry | $10.95 |
Garden fresh vegetables in rich curry sauces.
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| Channa Masala | $10.95 |
Chick peas delicately flavored with fresh ground spices.
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| Eggplant Bhartha | $11.95 |
Roasted eggplant, chopped and blended with herbs and fresh ground spices, onions and tomatoes.
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| Navrattan Korma | $11.95 |
Garden fresh vegetables cooked in mild creamy sauce with nuts and raisins.
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| Aloo Gobi Cauliflower | $11.95 |
Potatoes and peas cooked with herbs and spices.
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| Palak Paneer | $11.95 |
Homemade cheese cubes cooked with spinach and fresh herbs and spices.
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| Mattar Paneer | $10.95 |
Homemade cheese cubes cooked with fresh peas in curry sauce.
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| Dal Makhani | $9.95 |
Creamed black lentils, delicately seasoned with fresh ground spices.
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| Vegetable Malai Kofta | $11.95 |
Small vegetable patties cooked in a fine creamy sauce.
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| Palak Chole Chick | $10.95 |
Pea delicately cooked in spinach with herbs and spices.
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| Mattar Methi Malai | $10.95 |
Green peas cooked with fenugreek and Indian spices in a creamy sauce.
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| Vegetable Mango | $11.95 |
Fresh vegetables marinated in mango sauce with herbs and spices.
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| Paneer Masala | $11.95 |
Homemade cheese cubes in fresh tomato sauce, onion, green peppers and indian spices.
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| Yellow Dal Tadka | $9.95 |
Yellow lentils cooked with onion, tomatoes, ginger and garlic.
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| Paneer Methi Malai | $11.95 |
Homemade cheese cubes cooked with fenugreek and indian spices in a creamy rich sauce.
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| Paneer Shahi Korma | $11.95 |
Homemade cheese cubes cooked in mild creamy sauce with nuts and raisins.
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| Bhindi Masala Okra | $11.95 |
Cooked with tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic and ground spices.
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| Wholesome Rice & Biryani Pulaos |
| Vegetable Biryani | $11.95 |
Garden fresh vegetables cooked along with rice, ground spices nuts and raisins.
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| Chicken Biryani | $12.95 |
Tender pieces of chicken cooked with onions, nuts, raisins, ground spices along with rice.
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| Beef Biryani | $12.95 |
Beef cubes cooked with onion, raisins, nuts and ground spices along with rice.
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| Lamb Biryani | $13.95 |
Rice cooked with tender pieces of lamb, flavored with herbs nuts and ground spices.
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| Shrimp Biryani | $13.95 |
Rice cooked along juicy shrimp, onions, ground spices, herbs, nuts and raisins.
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| Special Nawabi Biryani | $14.95 |
Rice cooked along with lamb, chicken, beef, shrimp, vegetables, onions, nuts raisins and fresh ground spices.
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| Chilli Tofu | $11.95 |
Tofu cooked with tomato sauce, chili sauce, bell peppers, onions and ground spices.
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| Tofu Marrar | $10.95 |
Delightful tofu cooked with fresh peas in a classic curry sauce.
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| Tofu Makani | $11.95 |
Nourishing tofu simmered with indulgent tomato curry sauce.
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| Palak Tofu | $11.95 |
Tofu cooked with wholesome spinach, fresh herbs and spices.
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| Pulao Rice | $5.95 |
Fried rice saut'ed with almonds, cashews, green peas and raisins.
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| Plain Yellow Rice | $3.95 |
Long grain basmati rice cooked with herbs.
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| Freshly Baked Indian Breads |
| All naan bread baked in tandoor (clay oven). |
| Naan | $1.95 |
Light and fluffy authentic Indian bread baked in clay oven.
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| Garlic Naan | $2.95 |
Naan stuffed with fresh chopped garlic baked in clay oven.
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| Chapati | $1.95 |
Thin leavened whole wheat bread.
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| Tandoori Roti | $1.95 |
Whole wheat flour bread baked in tandoor.
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| Plain Paratha | $2.95 |
Lightly buttered unleavened whole wheat bread.
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| Aloo Paratha | $3.95 |
Layered whole wheat bread stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes.
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| Aloo Naan | $3.95 |
Leavened flour bread, stuffed with potatoes, peas and fresh herbs and baked in clay oven.
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| Onion Kulcha | $3.95 |
Leavened flour bread, stuffed with onion and cilantro and baked in clay oven.
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| Pashwari Naan | $3.95 |
Leavened bread stuffed with grated nuts and raisins, baked in clay oven.
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| Chilli Naan | $3.95 |
Green chilli, cilantro, buttered, and baked in clay oven.
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| Keema Naan | $4.95 |
Minced chicken keema with herbs and spices.
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| Sesame Naan | $3.95 |
Leavened bread stuffed with sesame and onion seeds baked in a clay oven.
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| Cheese Naan | $4.95 |
Leavened bread stuffed with cheese, cilantro and fresh herbs, baked in a clay oven.
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| Side Dishes |
| Cucumber Rayta | $2.95 |
A cool, soothing yogurt preparation with grated cucumber and spices, A must with every meal.
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| Green Fresh Salad | $3.95 |
Mix of lettuce, cucumbers, onions and tomatoes.
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| Achaar | $1.95 |
Spicy Indian mixed pickle.
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| Sweet Mango Chutney | $1.95 |
Homemade with specially selected raw mangoes.
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| Mint Chutney | $1.95 |
Homemade with fresh mint, herbs and spices.
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| Tamarind Chutney | $1.95 |
Special homemade tamarind chutney.
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| Tempting Desserts |
| Gulab Jamun | $3.50 |
Golden fried balls of mixed pastry soaked in rose, saffron, and cardamom flavored honey syrup.
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| Rice Pudding | $3.50 |
Rice cooked with thickened creamy milk, sugar, and scented with green cardamom.
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| Malai Kulfi | $3.50 |
Homemade traditional indian ice cream garnished with pistachios and rosewater.
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| Mango Ice Cream | $3.50 |
Homemade ice cream with mangoes, a real delight.
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| Beverages |
| Soft Drinks | $1.95 |
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| Orange Juice | $2.00 |
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| Mango Juice | $2.95 |
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| Sweet Or Salted Lassi Homemade Yogurt Drink | $2.95 |
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| Mango Lassi Yogurt Drink Flavored With Mango | $3.95 |
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| Hot Tea Or Coffee | $1.95 |
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| Indian Chai | $2.00 |
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| Milk | $1.95 |
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* Disclaimer: Information shown on the website may not cover recent changes. For current price and menu information, please contact the restaurant directly.
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