Chennai Spice
Indian, Breakfast, North Indian in Area 3
Address: Area 3 Plot 401, Laws Avenue, Lilongwe, Malawi
Phone: +265 991 10 14 01
Menu prices: 4600–39000 · £££ · Median main: 26400 · 102/102 with a published price
Indian, Breakfast, North Indian
Starters & Soups
- Milagu Rasam — 11400Tangy chettinad soup flavored with crushed peppercorn, tamarind, garlic and various spices
- Mutton Shorba — 14400Spicy Soup cooked in a rich mutton broth flavored with spices
- Lemon & Coriander Soup — 12400Healthy clear soup flavored with fresh coriander and lemon
- Kulipaniyaram — 20400Popular South Indian specialty also known as Appams. Ball shaped dumplings made of rice and lentil batter tempered with seasoning spices, onions and carrots
- Chicken Tikka — 25400Spiced marinated Chicken cubes cooked in a clay oven
- Paneer Tikka — 25000Spiced marinated cottage cheese cubes cooked in a clay oven
- Chicken 65 — 25000Boneless chicken cubes marinated in Chennai style masala and deep fried
- Pepper Chicken — 25000Traditional Chettinad style chicken cooked with crushed pepper corns and dry spices
- Chilli Chicken — 25400Tender chicken cubes cooked in Indo-Chinese style with a spicy touch
- Mutton Chukka — 26400Tender lamb pieces cooked with onions, black pepper, ginger, curry leaves and spices
- Fish Fry — 28400Selected fish cubes fried with shallots and chef’s masala
- Prawns 65 — 30400Crispy prawns coated with Chennai Special masala and deep fried
- Chicken Lollipop — 25400Chicken wings turned into lollipops in an Indian style
- Veg Manchurian — 22400Vegetable balls sautéed in a mix of Indo-Chinese spices
- Gobi 65 — 22400Crispy cauliflower florets lightly coated in gram flour batter and deep fried
- Paneer 65 — 25000Indian cottage cheese coated in batter, deep fried and tossed with shallots
- Chilli Paneer — 25000Cottage cheese cubes cooked in Indo – Chinese sauces with onions and green chilies
- Hara Bhara Kabab — 22400Spiced patties made with green peas, potatoes with a cheesy filling
- Naram Dil Kabab — 22400Crispy vegetable cutlet with a cheesy filling in the heart
- Paneer Malai Tikka — 25000Cottage cheese marinated in a rich creamy sauce and cooked in a tandoor oven
- Mushroom Chilli — 26900Mushrooms with onions, peppers, green chilies tossed in Indo-Chinese sauces
- Honey Chicken — 26000Chicken cubes cooked in honey and spices to give a hot & sweet flavor
Dosas
- Plain Dosa — 22000A paper thin, golden crispy dosa
- Ghee Roast — 23500Cone shaped, golden crispy dosa cooked with clarified butter (ghee)
- Masala Dosa — 24000Crispy dosa rolled with a potato filling cooked with onion, ginger and chilies
- Mysore Masala Dosa — 24500Light dosa smeared with tangy, spicy red chutney and butter filled with potato masala
- Paneer Dosa — 25500Light Dosa filled with cottage cheese, capsicum, onions, green chilies
- Onion Dosa — 23500Crispy thin Dosa with a topping of Onions
- Keema Dosa — 28000Chicken / Mutton keema with spices filled Dosa for the meat lovers
- Egg Dosa — 24500A fusion of omlette and dosa. Egg cracked open on a dosa, sprinkled with pepper and well toasted
- Cheese Dosa — 28000A light dosa folded into a triangle with a filling of cheese
- Kal Dosa — 23500Traditional Tamil household Dosa, soft and light. Ideal for a simple meal
Uthappams
- Plain Uthappam — 22000
- Tomato Onion Uthappam — 24000Uthappam with onion, tomato, green chilli and seasoning
- Onion Uthappam — 23500Uthappam with onion, green chilli and seasoning
- Podi Uthappam — 23000Molaga Podi famously known as Gun powder topped uthappam
Idlis and Medu Vadas
- Idli — 22000We serve a plate of 3 Idlis with sambar and variety of chutneys
- Podi tossed Idli — 23000Molaga Podi / Gun powder tossed idli for the masala lovers
- Chilli Idli — 23500Idli cubes tossed in shallots and chef’s special masala
- Mini Idli — 23000Button Idlis soaked in piping hot sambhar for all the sambhar lovers
- Methu Vada — 18000Golden crispy fried doughnut of ground Lentil, traces of green chilies and onions. Plate of 2p served with sambar and chutney
- Sambhar Vada — 13000Methu vada soaked in sambar (lentil soup with vegetables and flavored with Indian masala)
- Rasam Vada — 13000Methu vada soaked in rasam (tangy soup flavored with spices, tamarind, garlic and coriander)
- Dahi Vada — 17000Methu vada soaked in natural yoghurt, topped with dry masala powders
Main dishes
- Butter Chicken — 27400Diced chicken cubes cooked in butter, onion and tomato puree with mild flavors of selected spices
- Chicken Tikka Masala — 28400Pieces of chicken marinated in Indian spices and yogurt, baked in clay oven added to a rich flavorsome curry
- Chettinad Chicken — 27400A flavorsome chicken curry dish from Chettinad, South India. Made in rich traditional Chettinad style aromatic masala
- Mutton Laal Maas — 28400Fiery meat curry cooked in Rajasthani style with Kashmiri red chillies and Rajasthani masala
- Chettinad Mutton — 28400Goat meat cooked in traditional chettinad style masala
- Chicken do Pyaza — 28400Chicken cooked in aromatic onion tomato gravy with chef's special touch
- Chicken Kadai — 27400A dish which derives its name from the utensil used to prepare it – Kadai. Spicy chicken with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and kadai masala
- Fish Masala — 30400Fish fillet cut in pieces cooked in Indian curry
- Egg Curry — 26400Boiled eggs cooked in special flavorsome curry
- Mushroom Masala — 30000Mushroom pieces cooked in a curry of dry spices, onion and tomato puree.
- Paneer Butter Masala — 26400Pieces of Indian cottage cheese cooked in butter masala
- Paneer Tikka Masala — 26400Cubes of Indian cottage cheese marinated and baked in clay oven added to a flavorsome curry
- Veg Kholapuri — 25400A dish origanted from Maharashtra, India. Made with mix vegetables in a thick, spiced gravy
- Veg Kurma — 25400Mixed vegetables cooked in a kurma made of coconut, cashews, poppy seeds and various other spices
- Veg Kadai — 25400A dish which derives its name from the utensil used to prepare it – Kadai. Mixed vegetables cooked with freshly ground spices and simmered in delicious onion and tomato gravy in a kadai
- Bhindi Masala — 25400A healthy dish made of okra, onion, tomato and spices. Okra is believed to improve memory and hence calls for addition in every diet plan
- Dal Tadka — 21400Lentils cooked with onions, tomatoes and spices to a mushy consistency and tempered with ghee, mustard, cumin and chilies
- Poori Masala — 24000Puffy chapatis served with potato masala
- Dal Khichdi — 21400Wholesome dish with rice, lentil, onions, tomatoes and mild spices
- Paneer Lababdar — 27400Paneer in a spiced tomato and cashew curry with aromatic spices
- Paneer Mattar — 26400Green peas and Paneer curry in Chefs special curry
Sides
- Chennai Parotta — 6300
- Plain Naan — 6300
- Butter Naan — 6800
- Garlic Naan — 6800
- Roti — 4600
- Chapati — 4600
- Cheese parotta — 13000
- Veechu parotta — 7000Also known as Ceylon parotta is made from a soft dough which is hand pressed and spun around to create air pockets giving it a light air like feeling while eating
- Steamed Rice — 10900
Parottas
- Chennai Parotta — 6300Flaky layered flatbread, originating from Southern part of India. This famous parotta is best had with Indian Curry
- Chili parotta — 20400Popular concoction of flaky parotta cut into small bite sized pieces, onions, green chilies, sesame and other spices
- Egg Kothu Parotta — 21400Muttai Parotta as it is called in Tamil is a delicacy made with shredded parottas, tossed with eggs, onions and egg curry
- Chicken Kothu parotta — 23400Wholesome dish of shredded parotta, tossed with chicken, onions, and curry masala
- Cheese parotta — 13000An irresistable parotta for the cheese-lovers. Thin parotta with stuffing of cheese perked up with spice powders
- Egg dum parotta — 12000The name Egg dum indicating Egg mixture cooked within a thin layered parotta
- Chicken Dum parotta — 13000A thin layered parotta folded into a square with chicken mixture inside
- Veechu parotta — 7000Also known as Ceylon parotta is made from a soft dough which is hand pressed and spun around to create air pockets giving it a light air like feeling while eating
Noodles & Variety Rice
- Veg Hakka Noodles — 19500Indo-Chinese style hakka noodles tossed with vegetables, soy sauce and pepper
- Chicken Hakka noodles — 23000Indo-Chinese style hakka noodles tossed with eggs, chicken, onions, soy sauce and pepper
- Veg Schezwan noodles — 20500Hakka noodles with sautéed veggies and spicy schezwan sauce
- Chicken Schezwan noodles — 23000Hakka noodles with sautéed chicken and spicy schezwan sauce
- Jeera rice — 11900
- Tamarind rice (Puliodarai) (Noodles & Variety Rice) — 14400
- Lemon rice — 14400
- Curd rice — 14400
- Coconut rice — 15400
- Chicken fried rice — 22500
- Veg fried rice — 19500Indian style fried rice tossed with vegetables, pepper and mild sauces
- Egg fried rice — 21400
- Prawns fried rice — 30500
Biriyani
- Veg Biriyani — 24500
- Chicken Biriyani — 28400
- Mutton Biriyani — 30400
- Fish Biriyani — 33400
- Prawns Biriyani — 35400
Traditional Tamil Lunch
- Tamil Lunch — 36000Only available on pre-order / Weekend Lunches
- Non-Veg Tamil Lunch — 39000Only available on pre-order / Weekend Lunches