Our Menu
Plenty of vegetarian and vegan choices, marked (V) and (VG). Tell us about any allergy before ordering.
Vegetable Appetizers
$5.99
Vegetable Samosa
Crisp fried pastry triangles stuffed with spiced potato and green peas. Fried to order and served with tamarind and mint chutneys for dipping. (VG)
$5.99
$9.99
Samosa Chat
Two samosas broken open and piled with chickpeas, yogurt, onion, tamarind-mint chutney and crunchy noodles. Sweet, tangy, cool and crunchy in one bowl. (V)
$9.99
$12.99
Gobi Manchurian
Cauliflower florets battered, fried crisp, then tossed in a sticky garlic, ginger and soy sauce. Indo-Chinese street food, sharp and a little sweet. (V) 🌶
$12.99
$9.99
Mix Veg Pakora
Onion, potato, spinach and cauliflower dipped in seasoned chickpea batter and deep-fried into craggy fritters. No wheat flour anywhere in them. (VG)
$9.99
$9.99
Onion Pakora
Thin-sliced onion bound in chickpea batter with cumin and green chili, fried until the edges go brittle and the center stays soft. A spiced cousin of the onion ring. (VG)
$9.99
Non-Vegetarian Appetizers
$7.99
Meat Samosa (Chicken)
Fried pastry pockets filled with minced chicken slow-cooked with onion, ginger and warm spices. Served with mint chutney.
$7.99
$12.99
Chilly Garlic Shrimp / Fish
Shrimp or fish seared hard with garlic, green chili, peppers and curry leaves in a glossy pan sauce. This one bites. 🌶🌶
$12.99
$9.99
Tandoori Chicken Wings (6 pc)
Wings marinated overnight in yogurt, ginger-garlic and red spices, then roasted in the tandoor, a clay oven that runs hot enough to char the edges. 🌶
$9.99
$12.99
Chilly Chicken
Battered chicken bites fried and tossed with onion, bell pepper and whole green chilies in a soy and vinegar sauce. Indo-Chinese, and seriously spicy. 🌶🌶
$12.99
$12.99
Chicken 65
A bar snack from Chennai. Chicken marinated in chili, ginger and yogurt, fried crisp, then finished in the pan with curry leaves. 🌶🌶
$12.99
Soups & Salads
$5.99
Mulligatawny Soup
Lentils and vegetables simmered with turmeric, black pepper and coconut, then blended. Anglo-Indian in origin and thick enough to eat with a spoon. (V)
$5.99
$5.99
Tomato Soup
Tomatoes cooked down with ginger and cumin, blended smooth and finished with a swirl of cream. (V)
$5.99
$7.99
Chicken Ginger Soup
Clear chicken broth with shredded chicken, fresh ginger, cracked black pepper and cilantro. Light, and good if you are fighting a cold.
$7.99
$7.99
Green Salad
Cucumber, tomato, onion and lettuce with chickpeas, dressed in lemon, olive oil and chaat masala, a tangy spice blend. (VG)
$7.99
$8.99
Chicken Tikka Salad
Greens and cucumber under warm chicken tikka: boneless chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and roasted in the clay oven. Lemon dressing. 🌶
$8.99
Vegetarian
$13.99
Aloo Gobi
Potato and cauliflower cooked dry with turmeric, cumin and a little tomato until the edges catch and brown. No sauce, no cream. (VG)
$13.99
$13.99
Baigan Bartha
Eggplant roasted whole over open flame until the skin blackens, then mashed and cooked with onion, tomato and peas. Smoky all the way through. (V) 🌶
$13.99
$13.99
Mix Veg Curry
Carrot, green beans, peas, cauliflower and potato simmered in an onion-tomato sauce with ginger and garam masala. (V)
$13.99
$13.99
Saag Paneer
Spinach cooked down slowly with garlic and ginger, folded around paneer, a fresh white cheese that softens in the pan but never melts. (V)
$13.99
$13.99
Navrathan Korma
Nine vegetables and fruit in a cashew and cream sauce. Korma means gently braised and nut-thickened. Sweet, gentle, and the safest bet for kids. (V)
$13.99
$13.99
Channa Masala
Chickpeas simmered with onion, tomato and ginger, finished with dried mango powder for a sour edge. A Punjabi weekday staple. (VG) 🌶
$13.99
$13.99
Malai Kofta
Dumplings of potato, paneer and cashew, fried golden and set in a cream and tomato sauce. The comfort-food end of the menu. (V)
$13.99
$13.99
Paneer Tikka Masala
Cubes of paneer cheese charred in the clay oven, then simmered in tomato, cream and dried fenugreek leaf. (V) 🌶
$13.99
$13.99
Daal Tadka
Yellow lentils cooked soft, then finished with a tadka: hot ghee poured over cumin, garlic and dried red chili and stirred through just before it reaches you. (V)
$13.99
$13.99
Daal Makhani
Black lentils and kidney beans simmered for hours with butter and cream until thick and glossy. Slow food, and deeply savory. (V)
$13.99
$13.99
Veg Amwala
Mixed vegetables simmered in coconut milk with ripe mango, ginger and mild spice. Sweet and creamy rather than hot. (V)
$13.99
$13.99
Veg Kadai / Paneer Kadai
Vegetables or paneer tossed in a kadai, the Indian wok, with hand-crushed coriander seed, bell pepper and tomato. Drier and sharper than a curry. (V) 🌶
$13.99
Chicken
$15.99
Chicken Tikka Masala
Clay-oven roasted chicken in a tomato and cream sauce with garlic and fenugreek. Where most first-timers start, and for good reason. 🌶
$15.99
$15.99
Butter Chicken
Tandoori chicken folded into a tomato sauce mellowed with butter and cream. Faintly sweet, no chili heat at all.
$15.99
$15.99
Chicken Korma
Chicken braised in a pale sauce of ground cashew, yogurt and cream, scented with green cardamom. The mildest curry we cook.
$15.99
$15.99
Saag Chicken
Chicken cooked into slow-wilted spinach with garlic, ginger and green chili until the sauce turns dark green. 🌶
$15.99
$15.99
Chicken Chettinadu
From Tamil Nadu. Chicken in a near-black sauce of roasted black pepper, fennel, coconut and curry leaves. Peppery heat rather than chili heat, but it is hot. 🌶🌶🌶
$15.99
$15.99
Kadai Chicken
Chicken stir-fried over high heat with onion, bell pepper, tomato and crushed coriander seed. The sauce clings to the meat instead of pooling. 🌶
$15.99
$15.99
Curry Castle Special Chicken Curry
Our signature. Chicken simmered in coconut milk with shallots, curry leaves and black pepper, the way it is cooked along the Kerala coast. 🌶
$15.99
$15.99
Chicken Vindaloo
Goan, and genuinely fiery. Chicken marinated in vinegar, garlic and Kashmiri chili, then slow-cooked with potato. Sour and hot together. 🌶🌶🌶
$15.99
$15.99
Chicken Amwala
Chicken cooked in a creamy mango sauce with ginger and warm spices. Gently sweet, with only a trace of chili behind it.
$15.99
$15.99
Chicken Rogan Josh
A Kashmiri braise. Chicken cooked long with yogurt, fennel and Kashmiri chili, which lends deep red color without much burn. 🌶
$15.99
$15.99
Chicken Jalfrezi
Chicken seared with onion, bell pepper, tomato and sliced green chili. Chunky and fresh-tasting, closer to a stir-fry than a stew. 🌶🌶
$15.99
Lamb & Goat
$17.99
Tikka Masala Lamb / Goat
Lamb or bone-in goat in our tomato and cream sauce, braised far longer than the chicken version so the meat gives way. 🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Chettinad Lamb / Goat
Roasted black pepper, fennel, coconut and curry leaves make a dark South Indian sauce that stands up to goat on the bone. 🌶🌶🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Madras Lamb / Goat
A red South Indian curry built on chili, mustard seed and tamarind. Sour, sharp and unapologetically hot. 🌶🌶🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Saag Lamb / Goat
Lamb or goat braised in spinach with garlic and ginger until the meat pulls apart with a fork. 🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Jalfrezi Lamb / Goat
Meat seared with peppers, onion and green chili in a light, chunky tomato sauce. 🌶🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Rogan Josh Lamb / Goat
The original version of the Kashmiri dish, made as it was meant to be. Slow-braised with yogurt, fennel, ginger and Kashmiri chili. 🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Pepper Fry Lamb / Goat
No sauce at all. The meat is browned with coarse black pepper, curry leaves and slivered coconut until the spices crust onto it. 🌶🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Curry Castle Special Lamb / Goat Curry
Our house Kerala curry, built on coconut milk, shallots, curry leaves and black pepper, given the long simmer that lamb and goat need. 🌶
$17.99
Seafood
Choice of shrimp, salmon or mahi mahi
$17.99
Tikka Masala
Your choice of shrimp, salmon or mahi mahi in the tomato and cream sauce, added late so it stays tender. 🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Mango Curry
A coastal dish. Fish or shrimp in coconut milk with ripe mango, mustard seed and green chili. Sweet and hot at the same time. 🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Vindaloo
Shrimp or fish in the Goan vinegar and chili sauce. Bright, sour and the hottest thing in this section. 🌶🌶🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Curry Castle Special Curry
Kerala-style coconut curry with shallots, curry leaves and black pepper. Coconut and seafood are how the coast actually eats. 🌶
$17.99
$17.99
Korma Fish / Shrimp
Poached gently in ground cashew, cream and cardamom. The easiest way in if you are unsure about spice.
$17.99
$17.99
Fish Moly
A Kerala fish stew. Salmon or mahi mahi simmered in coconut milk with ginger, green chili and turmeric. Pale, soupy and barely spiced.
$17.99
From the Tandoor
Roasted in our clay oven
$18.99
Tandoori Chicken
Half a chicken on the bone, marinated a full day in yogurt and red spices, then roasted in the clay oven. Charred outside, juicy inside. 🌶
$18.99
$19.99
Chicken Tikka
Boneless chunks of chicken, yogurt-marinated and skewer-roasted over coals. Arrives sizzling on a bed of onions. 🌶
$19.99
$19.99
Malai Kabab
Boneless chicken in a white marinade of cream, cheese and green cardamom. Soft, pale and gentle, with no chili in it.
$19.99
$19.99
Sheesh Kabab
Ground lamb worked with onion, mint and warm spices, pressed onto skewers and grilled over open flame. 🌶
$19.99
$24.99
Rack of Lamb
Lamb chops marinated in ginger, garlic and garam masala, cooked in the tandoor and brought out pink in the middle. 🌶
$24.99
$19.99
Tandoori Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp in a light chili and lime marinade, skewered and roasted just until they firm up. 🌶
$19.99
$19.99
Fish Tikka
Firm white fish rubbed with carom seed and yogurt, then roasted until the edges char and the center flakes. 🌶
$19.99
$24.99
Mix Grill
One of each off the skewer: shrimp, ground lamb kabab, chicken tikka and tandoori chicken. The quickest way to find your favorite. 🌶
$24.99
Biryani & Rice
$16.99
Chicken Biryani
Basmati rice and marinated chicken layered in a sealed pot and steamed together, so the rice takes on everything below it. Comes with raita. 🌶
$16.99
$18.99
Lamb / Goat Biryani
The same sealed-pot method with lamb or bone-in goat, cooked until the meat slides off the bone. Comes with raita. 🌶
$18.99
$18.99
Shrimp Biryani
Shrimp folded through saffron rice with fried onion and mint. Lighter on the plate than the meat versions. 🌶
$18.99
$21.99
House Special Mix Biryani
Everything in one pot: lamb, shrimp, chicken and boiled egg layered through saffron rice. Our biggest plate, easily shared. 🌶
$21.99
$14.99
Vegetable Biryani
Carrot, beans, peas and paneer steamed under basmati with saffron and fried onion. Comes with raita. (V) 🌶
$14.99
$15.99
Egg Fried Rice
Indo-Chinese. Basmati tossed on a screaming-hot wok with egg, scallion and soy. (V)
$15.99
$16.99
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken and rice stir-fried with scallion, white pepper and soy over high flame.
$16.99
$14.99
Vegetable Fried Rice
Mixed vegetables and rice tossed with garlic, pepper and soy in the wok. (VG)
$14.99
$8.99
Jeera Rice
Basmati steamed with cumin seed bloomed in ghee. A plain, useful side for any curry on the menu. (V)
$8.99
$8.99
Lemon Rice
South Indian. Rice tossed with lemon juice, mustard seed, turmeric and fried peanuts. Tart, yellow and good cold. (VG)
$8.99
$8.99
Coconut Rice
Rice folded with fresh grated coconut, curry leaves and split lentils fried until nutty. (VG)
$8.99
$3.99
Plain Rice
Steamed long-grain basmati, unseasoned, for soaking up sauce. (VG)
$3.99
Roti & Naan
$3.99
Plain Naan
Soft white flatbread slapped onto the inner wall of the clay oven, where it puffs and blisters in about two minutes. (V)
$3.99
$4.99
Butter Naan
The same bread, brushed with melted butter the moment it comes off the oven wall. (V)
$4.99
$4.99
Garlic Naan
Naan pressed with chopped garlic and cilantro before baking. Our most-ordered bread by a distance. (V)
$4.99
$4.99
Rosemary Naan
Naan baked with fresh rosemary worked into the surface. Herbal, and not something you will find on most Indian menus. (V)
$4.99
$4.99
Onion Naan
Stuffed with spiced minced onion, then rolled flat and baked so the filling steams inside. (V)
$4.99
$4.99
Chilly Naan
Chopped green chili worked straight into the dough. Order it if you want the bread to fight back. (V) 🌶🌶
$4.99
$4.99
Bullet Naan
Naan stuffed with whole small green chilies and spice. The hottest bread we bake, and not a bluff. (V) 🌶🌶
$4.99
$6.99
Cheese Naan
Naan stuffed with melted cheese and baked till it pulls. Reliably the kids' pick. (V)
$6.99
$6.99
Garlic & Cheese Naan
Cheese-stuffed and garlic-topped, which covers both of the usual requests at once. (V)
$6.99
$6.99
Peshawari Naan
A sweet naan stuffed with coconut, raisins and nuts. Eaten alongside a hot curry as a deliberate counterweight. (V)
$6.99
$3.99
Plain Roti
Whole wheat flatbread cooked dry on a griddle with no fat at all. Thinner and plainer than naan. (VG)
$3.99
$4.99
Butter Roti
The whole wheat version, brushed with butter after griddling. (V)
$4.99
$4.99
Aloo Paratha
Layered wheat bread stuffed with spiced mashed potato and griddled in ghee. Substantial enough to be lunch with a bowl of yogurt. (V)
$4.99
$4.99
Plain Paratha
Wheat dough folded over on itself many times and griddled, so it pulls apart in flaky sheets. (V)
$4.99
Sides
$4.99
Mango Chutney
A sweet mango preserve with a little ginger in it. Spoon it onto bread or keep it at the side of the plate. (VG)
$4.99
$3.99
Lemon Pickle
Whole lemons cured in salt, chili and mustard oil. Intensely sour and salty, so a teaspoon is plenty. (VG) 🌶🌶🌶
$3.99
$3.99
Raita
Yogurt stirred with cucumber, cumin and cilantro. Order it if anything on your table turns out hotter than expected. (V)
$3.99
$1.99
Onion, Chilly & Lemon
Raw sliced onion, a green chili and a lemon wedge. The standard table side across India, eaten between bites. (VG) 🌶🌶
$1.99
Dessert
$4.99
Gulab Jamun
Warm dumplings of milk solids, fried dark and soaked through with cardamom and rose syrup. Two to a plate, and very sweet. (V)
$4.99
$4.99
Rice Pudding (Kheer)
Rice slow-cooked in milk with cardamom, saffron and pistachio until it thickens. Served chilled. (V)
$4.99
$4.99
Carrot Halwa
Grated carrot cooked down for hours in milk, ghee and sugar until it turns dense and jammy. Served warm. (V)
$4.99
$5.99
Rasa Malai
Soft discs of fresh cheese resting in chilled sweetened milk with saffron and pistachio. Think of it as cheesecake in a bowl. (V)
$5.99
$5.99
Castle Sundae
Warm carrot halwa under a scoop of vanilla ice cream, so it melts down into the edges. Our own ending to the meal. (V)
$5.99
Drinks
$4.99
Mango Lassi
Yogurt blended with mango pulp and a little sugar. Thick, cold, and the standard fix for a curry that got away from you. (V)
$4.99
$4.99
Sweet Lassi
Yogurt blended with sugar and a pinch of cardamom. Plain, cooling and less sweet than it sounds. (V)
$4.99
$4.99
Salt Lassi
Yogurt with salt and roasted cumin instead of sugar. Savory rather than sweet, closer to buttermilk. (V)
$4.99
$3.99
Masala Chai
Black tea boiled with milk, ginger, cardamom and clove rather than steeped. Comes sweetened unless you say otherwise. (V)
$3.99
$4.99
Madras Coffee
South Indian filter coffee. A strong chicory blend with hot milk, poured back and forth between two cups until it froths. (V)
$4.99
$3.99
Fresh Lime Soda
Lime juice and soda water over ice. Ask for it sweet or salted, which are the two ways India drinks it. (VG)
$3.99
Kids Menu
Each comes with juice and french fries
$7.99
Chicken Nuggets
Breaded chicken nuggets, fried crisp. Served with juice and french fries.
$7.99
$7.99
Spring Roll
Crisp pastry rolls filled with shredded cabbage, carrot and noodles. Served with juice and french fries. (V)
$7.99
$9.99
Kids Chicken Kabab
Small skewers of boneless chicken from the clay oven, kept mild for younger palates. Served with juice and french fries.
$9.99