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All our food is natural, additives free & freshly prepared. Most items can be prepared VEGAN & JAIN
For special business luncheons or dinners for groups, Please enquire us
Soups and Salad
Rasam — $7.95
Traditional south indian spiced lentil & tomato essence soup
Tomato soup — $7.95
Fresh harvest tomato soup with grean peas & light spices
Mixed vegetable soup — $8.95
Mixed harvest vegetable soup with light spices
Sambar — $7.95
Traditional lentil bean soup with Indian spices
Mulligatawny soup — $8.95
Delicious blend of beans with tomato, lemon & herbs
Katchumber — $9.95
Chopped vegetable salad mixed in a mildly spiced vinegar & lemon dressing
Appetizers
Idli — $9.95
Steamed lentil and rice mix cakes served with sambar & coconut chutney
Rasam or sambar idli — $11.95
Choice of Idli or vada dunked in a bowlful of rasam/ sambar & served with coconut chutney
Upma — $11.95
Indian polenta (cream of wheat) with onion, chilies, ginger, spices & nuts
Alu Bonda — $10.95
Fried potato fritters served with coconut chutney & sambar
Mix Pakoda — $15.95
Mildly spiced, chick pea flour vegetable fritters served with tangy & spicy chutney. Choice of spinach, onion, cottage cheese, chilly fritters or mixed pakoda platter
Plaintain bhajia — $10.95
Fried green raw banana coated in chick pea flour served with tangy & spicy chutney
Masala cashew nuts — $11.95
Madras style fried spicy cashew nuts
Medu vada — $9.95
Fried lentil flour donuts served with coconut chutney & sambar
Spinach/ Paneer/ Chilly Pakoda — $11.95
Mildly spiced, chick pea flour vegetable fritters served with tangy & spicy chutney. Choice of spinach, onion, cottage cheese, chilly fritters or mixed pakoda platter
Masala vada — $10.95
Spiced & crunchy fritters made of bengal gram dal served with sambar & coconut chutney
Idli & vada combo — $9.95
1 each of idli (no. 8) & medu vada (no. 9) served with sambar & coconut chutney
Pongal sweet / spicy — $13.95
South Indian specialty made of green lentil & cashew nuts with jaggery / with spice
Alu tikki / spinach tikki — $11.95
Fried spiced potato/ spinach fritters coated with bread crumbs served with tangy & spicy chutney
Bhajia Platter — $13.95
Assorted fried vegetables: potato, eggplant, onion, bell pepper, cottage cheese & plantain coated in chick pea flour served with tangy & spicy chutney
Papadam — $2.95
Delicately spiced thin lentil wafers served with tangy & spicy chutney/ topped with onions, tomatoes, lemon juice, chilies & cilantro
Assorted hor d/oeuvres — $21.95
Assortment of alu tikki(1),spinach pakoda (1), bhajia (4),
samosa(1) and kachori (1)
Masala papadam — $4.95
Delicately spiced thin lentil wafers served with tangy & spicy chutney/ topped with onions, tomatoes, lemon juice, chilies & cilantro
Chaat Special
Street food from various parts of India
Alu chaat — $9.95
Delhi style fried potatoes tossed with onions, chilies, spices & cilantro
Chotpoti — $14.95
Bengali street snack made of dried green lentils, tangy chutney, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, chilies & spices
Samosa — $9.95
Crisp turnovers filled with spiced potatoes & peas served with tangy & spicy chutney / turnovers in chick peas, tangy sauce, yogurt & spices
Pani Poori — $9.95
Crisp puffed pastries filled with potatoes, chick peas, spicy mint water & tangy sweet sauce
Bhel Poori — $9.95
Bombay style mix of puffed rice, crispy sev, rice flour crisps, peanuts, onions, tomatoes, tangy & spicy chutney topped with cilantro
Dahi Vada — $9.95
Gujarati style fried lentil donuts soaked in spiced yogurt & topped with cilantro chutney & boondi
Chhole chaat — $13.95
Boiled chick peas tossed with onions, potatoes, tangy & spicy chutney, spices & topped with yogurt & crispy sev
Kachori — $9.95
Gujarati snack made of different pea fritters served with tangy & spicy chutney
Samosa chaat — $9.95
Crisp turnovers lled with spiced potatoes & peas served with tangy & spicy chutney / turnovers in chick peas, tangy sauce, yogurt & spices
Sev Poori — $9.95
Crisp flat breads topped with potatoes, onions, tomatoes, tangy & spicy chutney topped with crispy sev & cilantro
Dahi Aloo Poori — $9.95
Crisp puffed pastries filled with potatoes, yogurt, tangy & spicy chutney topped with crisp sev & cilantro
Papri chaat — $9.95
Crisp flat breads topped with yogurt, potatoes, onions, tangy & spicy chutney topped with crispy sev & cilantro
Utthappam
Rice and lentil pancakes served with sambar, coconut & tomato chutney
Plain utthappam — $11.95
Onion & pepper utthapam — $13.95
Pepper & peas utthapam — $13.95
Mixed vegetable utthapam — $15.95
Onions, tomatoes, peas & carrots
Tomato and chili utthapam — $13.95
Rice and lentil pancake topped with tomato and chilies served with sambar, coconut chutney & tomato chutney
Onion & peas utthapam — $12.95
Onion & tomato utthapam — $13.95
Pepper / Onion utthapam — $13.95
Coconut utthapam — $15.95
Cheese utthapam — $14.95
Rice and lentil pancake topped with cheese served with sambar, coconut chutney & tomato chutney
Dosai
Rice & lentil crepes served with sambar, coconut & tomato chutney. Masala is made of mildly spiced potatoes & peas.
Sada(Plain) Dosai — $11.95
Butter Sada Dosai — $12.45
Onion Masala Dosai — $13.95
Mysore Sada Dosai — $12.95
Spiced crepe
Cheese Sada Dosai — $13.95
Paper Sada Dosai — $13.95
Gigantic size crepe
Mysore Cheese Dosai — $14.95
Spiced crepe / with cheese
Podi Sada Dosai — $12.95
Spiced crepe sprinkled with gun powder served with sambar, coconut chutney
Podi Masala Dosai — $12.95
Spiced crepe sprinkled with gun powder served with sambar, coconut chutney. Masala on the side
Masala Dosai — $12.95
Butter Masala Dosai — $13.45
Onion Sada Dosai — $12.95
Mysore Masala Dosai — $13.95
Spiced crepe
Cheese Masala Dosai — $14.95
Paper Masala Dosai — $14.95
Gigantic size crepe
Mysore Cheese Masala — $14.95
Spiced crepe with cheese and masala
Ghee Sada Dosai — $12.45
Rice and lentil crepe topped with ghee served with sambar, coconut chutney
Ghee Masala Dosai — $13.45
Rice and lentil crepe topped with ghee served with sambar, coconut chutney. Masala on the side
Rava Dosai
Cream of wheat and rice crepes
Sada(Plain) Rava Dosai — $12.95
Onion Sada Rava Dosai — $13.95
Mysore Sada Rava Dosai — $14.95
Spiced rava crepe with onions
Madras Sada Rava Dosai — $15.95
Spiced rava crepe with onions & hot chilly
Coconut Sada Rava Dosai — $15.95
Paneer Sada Rava Dosai — $15.95
Masala Rava Dosai — $13.95
Onion Masala Rava Dosai — $13.95
Mysore Masala Rava Dosai — $14.95
Spiced rava crepe with onions
Madras Masala Rava Dosai — $15.95
Spiced rava crepe with onions & hot chilly
Coconut Masala Rava Dosai — $16.95
Paneer Masala Rava Dosai — $16.95
Specialty Dosai
Served with a side of masala (except Cone dosai)
Cone dosai — $12.95
Kid's special plain dosai in cone shape
Spinach dosai — $15.95
Rice and lentil crepe topped with spinach paste. Nutritional twist for a balanced diet
Cheese spring dosai — $17.95
Bombay special rice and lentil crepe with cabbage, onions, tomatoes, cheese & spicy sauce
Mung dal dosai— $15.95
Green lentil crepe that is high in protein & helps in maintaining weight
Ragi dosai — $16.95
Super healthy millet crepe with onions, cabbage, & cilantro. Helps in maintaining weight & has low glycemic index
Pondicherry masala dosai — $17.95
Pondicherry special rice and lentil crepe with onions, tomatoes, green chilies & spicy sauce
Sabzi
Served with basmati rice
Aloo sukhi bhaaji — $15.95
Gujarati style dry potato vegetable with spices
Alu palak — $16.95
Diced potatoes cooked in a thick gravy of spinach with cream & spices
Alu baingan — $16.95
Potatoes & eggplant cooked with tomatoes, onions & spices
Kala channa — $16.95
Black chick peas cooked with tomatoes, onions & spices
Channa masala — $16.95
Chick peas cooked with onions & spices
Bhindi masala — $16.95
Okra sauteed with onions, tomatoes & spices
Whole mung — $16.95
Gujarati style green lentils cooked with tomatoes, onions & spices
Vegetable kurma — $16.95
South Indian style vegetables cooked in coconut curry and spices
Punjabi Pakoda Kadhi — $16.95
Spiced cabbage and cashew dumplings in tangy & spicy yogurt curry
Avial — $17.95
Kerela stew made of carrots, potatoes & string beans in a mixture of coconut, yogurt & spices
Mutter paneer — $16.95
Fresh home made cubed cottage cheese & green peas cooked in mild spices
Shahi paneer — $17.95
Fresh home made cubed cottage cheese cooked in a buttery onion & tomato gravy
Alu mutter — $16.95
Potatoes gently cooked with green peas & spices
Alu gobi — $16.95
Potatoes & cauliflower cooked with spices
Alu channa — $16.95
Potatoes & chick peas cooked with spices
Channa saag — $16.95
Chick peas & spinach cooked with cream & spices
Gobi masala — $16.95
Cauliflower cooked with tomatoes & spices
Undhiyu — $16.95
Gujarati special: potatoes, eggplant, yam & snow peas cooked
with spices
Baingan bhartha — $16.95
Mashed eggplant cooked with onions, tomatoes & hot spices
Jeera dal — $15.95
Lentils cooked with mild Indian spices
Malai kofta — $17.95
Vegetable fried dumpling cooked in rich creamy mild sauce
Chilly paneer — $17.95
Fresh home made cottage cheese cooked with green chilies & hot spices
Palak paneer — $16.95
Fresh home made cubed cottage cheese & spinach cooked in spices
Rice
Tamarind / lemon / tomato rice — $14.95
Favorites from South India
Kashmiri pulav — $16.95
Basmati rice cooked with raisins, cashews & vegetables served with raita
Pongal Special — $21.95
Special rice and lentil dish, both sweet & spicy with medu vada (1 pc) & served with sambar, coconut chutney & raita
Vegetable fried rice — $15.95
Basmati rice cooked with spring onions, cabbage, carrots, green peas & spices
Mixed Vegetable Biryani — $17.95
Basmati rice cooked with spiced vegetables & served with raita
Bread
Whole Wheat Indian style breads (Non-dairy)
Chappati (1 pc) — $2.95
Flat bread topped with oil
Lachha paratha — $5.95
Multi layered & flaky bread
Poori (2pcs) — $7.95
Deep fried puffed bread
Phulka (Roti) (1pc) — $2.95
Oil free flat thin bread
Alu / peas / mixed vegetable / cheese / garlic paratha — $9.95
Bread stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes/ mildly spiced peas/ mildly spiced mixture of potatoes, carrots, peas, corn, string beans served with raita & pickle
Poori masala — $9.95
Deep fried puffed bread served with mildly spiced mashed potatoes
Lunch Thali's
Business Luncheon Specials (Monday - Friday) 12pm - 3pm
Chef's Special Thali — $13.95
Idli (1), medu vada (1), dosai (choice of masala or onion or mysore or butter dosai or onion utthapam) with sambar, tomato chutney, coconut chutney & gulab jamun (1)
Chef's Special Thali / with Rava Masala — $14.95
Idli (1), medu vada (1), dosai (choice of masala or onion or mysore or butter dosai or onion utthapam) with sambar, tomato chutney, coconut chutney & gulab jamun (1)
Pongal Thali — $13.95
Idli (1), medu vada (1), spicy pongal with sambar, tomato chutney, coconut chutney & gulab jamun (1)
Mumbai Thali — $13.95
Vegetables of the day (2), chappati (1), rice (2), dal, raita & gulab jamun (1)
Gujarati Thali — $13.95
Vegetables of the day (2), poori (1), rice (2), dal, raita & gulab jamun (1)
Madras Thali — $13.95
Vegetables of the day (1), poriyal, poori, rice (2), rasam, yogurt, papadam & gulab jamun (1)
Thali / Combination platter
Royal Thali — $22.95
Chef's special vegetables (2), samosa, dal, rice raita, tangy sauce, chappati & rice pudding
Madras Thali — $22.95
Chef's special vegetable (1), porial, plain rice, lemon / tamarind rice, yogurt, poori, rasam, sambar, pickle, papadam & gulab jamun
Mysore Special Thali — $22.95
Idli, vada, mini onion utthappam, mini masala dosai, coconut chutney, sambar & badam halwa
Gujarati Thali — $22.95
Chef's special vegetable (1), kachori, alu bonda, undhiyu, shrikhand, poori, sweet date chutney, dal, kadhi & rice
Daily Specials
Mini idli — $13.95
Mini steamed lentil and rice mix cakes served with sambar and coconut chutney
Yogurt rice — $14.95
Rice mixed with spiced yogurt and cucumber
Chana bhatura — $17.95
Large puffed bread made of all-purpose flour served with chick peas and spicy curry
Fried idli — $15.95
Steamed and fried lentil and rice mix cakes served with sambar and coconut chutney
Bisibele bhaat — $15.95
Rice cooked with lentils, vegetables and spices
Extra bhatura — $7.95
Large puffed bread made of all-purpose flour served with chick peas and spicy curry
Accompaniments
Veg Raita — $4.95
Cool yogurt with onion, cucumber, tomatoes, mint and cilantro
Plain rice — $4.95
Sambar — $2.95
Mango chutney / pickle / ghee — $1.95
Boondi Raita — $4.95
Cool yogurt with softened mini fried chickpea balls, mild spices & cilantro
Plain yogurt — $2.95
Chutney - coconut/ tomato/ dosa podi — $1.95
Desserts
Malai Kulfi — $10.95
Indian ice cream prepared with sweetened milk & cream
Chocolate Dosai — $9.95
Rice & lentil crepe covered with delicious thick chocolate
Kheer — $9.95
Rich rice pudding flavored with cardamon
Ras malai — $9.95
Cooked cottage cheese soaked in sweetened milk with nuts
Gulab jamun w/ ice cream — $8.95
Special fried cottage cheese balls in ghee & dunked in sugar syrup
Carrot halwa w/ ice cream — $9.95
Sweet dessert made of carrots, milk, ghee, sugar & cardamon
Pistachio kulfi — $11.95
Indian ice cream prepared with sweetened milk & pistachios
Mango kulfi — $10.95
Indian ice cream prepared with sweetened milk & mango
Vegan ice cream — $8.95
Choice of chocolate, mango, caramel & vanila flavors
Shrikhand — $9.95
Creamy Indian pudding made of yogurt, pistachio, cardamon & saffron
Gulab jamun — $7.95
Special fried cottage cheese balls in ghee & dunked in sugar syrup
Carrot halwa — $8.95
Sweet dessert made of carrots, milk, ghee, sugar & cardamon
Badam halwa — $11.95
Sweet rich dessert made of almonds, milk, ghee, sugar & saffron
Puran poli — $11.95
Delicious sweet at wheat bread lled with mashed Bengal gram dal,
jaggery, cardamon, ghee & saffron
Beverages
Soda — $2.95
Coke/ Diet Coke/ Coke Zero/ Pepsi/ Sprite/ Ginger Ale/ Club Soda
Sparkling water — $3.95
Moru — $5.95
Thin yogurt shake (butter milk) with onions & spices
Mango Lassi — $6.95
Yogurt shake blended with mangoes
Badam milk — $7.95
Creamy almond milk with almond slivers
Madras coffee — $4.95
Indian traditional filtered coffee boiled with milk
Homemade Lemonade — $5.95
Green Tea — $3.95
Ice Tea — $3.95
Mineral water — $2.95
Juice — $5.95
Alphonso Mango juice
Lassi — $5.95
Sweet/ salty / spicy yogurt shake
Mango milk shake — $6.95
Milk blended with mangoes
Coffee — $3.95
Masala tea — $3.95
Indian tea leaves boiled with milk & herbs
Tea — $3.95
Decaf Tea — $3.95
Fresh Coconut Water — $9.95
Bar
RED WINE BY THE BOTTLE (750 ML)
Galil Cabernet — $40
Tishbi Cabernet — $40
Gilgal Merlot — $40
Tishbi Merlot — $40
Yarden Merlot — $55
Tishbi Pinot Noir — $55
Hermon Red — $40
Galil Syrah — $40
Gilgal Syrah — $40
Yarden Syrah — $55
Tishbi Shiraz — $50
WHITE WINE BY THE BOTTLE (750 ML)
Gilgal Chardonay — $45
Tishbi Chardonay — $40
Yarden Chardonay — $50
Yarden Muscat — $40
Tishbi Pinot Grigio — $40
Gilgal Riesling — $40
Tishbi Sauvignon Blanc — $40
Yarden Sauvignon Blanc — $50
Hermon White — $40
HOUSE WINE: Red/White by the glass — $9.95
BEER
22 oz BOTTLE — $10.95
12 oz BOTTLE — $7.95
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Pongal Restaurant
Specializes in Vegetarian food. Freshly prepared with the best ingredients, for those who live to eat not eat to live.
Our Location
103 Lexington Ave,
New York, NY 10016
212-696-9458
Opening Hours
Monday - Sunday
12:00 PM - 10:00PM