Pravaas

Contemporary Indian Restaurant in South Kensington

Address: 3 Glendower Place, South Kensington, London SW7 3DU
Phone: +44 7961 727471
Hours: Mon-Fri 12:00pm-3:00pm & 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sat-Sun 12:00pm-10:30pm

Indian

Menu prices: £1.50–£29 · ££ · Median main: £24.50 · 39/39 with a published price

Pravaas in South Kensington is a contemporary Indian fine-dining restaurant led by Chef Patron Shilpa Dandekar, offering tandoor grills, regional curries, biryanis and classic favourites near the Natural History Museum.

Pre-Starters

• Papad, Tomato & Mango Chutney — £4.50

  Papadum assortment with garlic tomato chutney and tempered mango chutney.
• Add Chutney Pot — £1.50

  Mint sauce, chopped onions and pickle.
• Pani Puri Shots — £8.00

  Wheat puffs filled with chickpeas, served with three flavoured waters: coriander-cumin-tamarind, strawberry-mint-chilli and passionfruit-black salt-dates.
• Mini Naan — £4.00

  Served with brown garlic, chilli and coriander butter.

Starters

• Patra Chaat — £13.00

  Colocasia leaves with yoghurt, date and tamarind chutney, pomegranate, onion, tomato and sev.
• Courgette Flower and Goat's Curd Kebab — £14.00

  Courgette flower stuffed with goat's curd kebab, walnuts, honey, balsamic and beetroot dressing.
• Lamb Galouti Kebab — £15.00

  Melt-in-the-mouth pan-fried smoked lamb kebab with saffron and spices, brown onion, cashew paste and cranberry chutney, served on flaky bread.
• Chicken Kathi Roll — £15.00

  Calcutta-style chicken tikka in shortcrust pastry with peppers, onion, garlic and coriander chutney and balsamic glazed onions.
• Seared Scallops — £17.00

  Pan-seared scallops in red chilli, ginger and garlic with saffron sauce, wild garlic thecha and hazelnut churma.
• Tamarind Chilli Squid — £15.00

  Crispy fried fresh squid tossed in chilli garlic, tamarind, scallions and smoked paprika sauce.

From Tandoor

• Kalimirch & Pudina Paneer Tikka — £14.00

  Cottage cheese in cashew, mint and black pepper, stuffed with dry fruit chutney, with red onion and red currant marmalade.
• Roasted Butternut Squash — £15.00

  Chilli, garlic and kasoondi mustard marinated squash with cumin-chilli dressing, roasted coconut and Greek yoghurt.
• Wasabi Chicken Tikka — £17.00

  Chicken thigh in fresh wasabi, cheese, cream, fenugreek leaves and cardamom.
• Lamb Chop — £22.00

  French-trimmed half rack of tandoori lamb chop with pickled papaya and carrot salad and coriander chutney.
• Tandoori Chicken — £23.00

  Black pepper, cheese, cashew and lemon marinated chicken with spicy coleslaw and watercress salad.
• Venison Seekh Kebab — £18.00

  Sage-flavoured spicy venison mince kebab skewer with quince and sultana chutney and sushi ginger.
• Tandoori Lobster — £29.00

  Tandoori lobster tail with mango, avocado and pickled ginger salad in coconut and lime beurre blanc.

Game

• Coorgi Duck — £27.00

  Pan-fried duck in southern roasted spices with baby turnips, baby beetroot and black carrot.
• Guinea Fowl in Morel Sauce — £25.00

  Tandoori guinea fowl in yoghurt, cream, nutmeg and morel sauce with braised leeks and asparagus.

Chicken

• Mangalorean Chicken — £21.00

  Breast of chicken cooked with coconut, chilli, curry leaves and tamarind.
• Malvani Chicken — £21.00

  Traditional west-coast Maharashtrian recipe, modernised and presented by Chef Shilpa.

Lamb

• Lamb Rogan Josh — £25.00

  Roasted fillet of lamb in yoghurt, chilli and saffron sauce with potato dauphinoise.
• Slow Cooked Lamb Shank — £29.00

  Rich creamy cashew nut and yoghurt sauce with a special blend of spices.
• Lamb Sukke — £23.00

  Maharashtrian-style lamb cooked in a spice blend of cloves and chilli.

Seafood

• Prawn Curry — £24.00

  Prawns in whole dry kashmiri chilli, garlic, black pepper, coconut and tamarind sauce.
• Roasted Grey Mullet — £24.00

  Banana-leaf wrapped grey mullet with madras onions, yellow mustard paste, curry leaves, ginger and palm vinegar.
• Red Snapper and Palourdes Moilee — £26.00

  Grilled red snapper in coconut, ginger, green chilli, clams and samphire pakora.

Classics

• Prawn Biryani — £29.00

  Traditional rice dish cooked with prawns and fragrant spices.
• Chicken Biryani — £25.00

  Traditional rice dish cooked with chicken and aromatic spices.
• Butter Chicken — £20.00

  Tandoori chicken breast in rich creamy butter and tomato sauce.
• Chicken Tikka Masala — £20.00

  Chicken tikka cooked with onion and tomato masala.

Vegetarian

• Lasooni Palak — £17.00

  Creamy spinach with brown garlic and dry fenugreek leaves.
• Bhindi Anardana — £17.00

  Bhindi masala with dry and fresh pomegranate.
• Baby Aubergine Masala — £17.00

  Baby aubergine in sesame seeds, tamarind, onion and tomato masala.
• Dal Makhani — £17.00

  Black lentils slowly cooked overnight, mildly spiced.

Breads & Rice

• Saffron Pulao — £4.50

  Fragrant saffron-infused rice.
• Butter Naan — £4.00

  Soft tandoor flatbread with butter.
• Garlic Naan — £4.00

  Tandoor flatbread with garlic butter.
• Peshawari Naan — £5.00

  Stuffed with coconut, cashew nut and cream.