CholaNad Restaurant and Bar

CholaNad Restaurant and Bar Menu

(800) 246-5262
310 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
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Dinner Non-Alcoholic


Pomegranate Desire
$5.00
Mint ginger and cardamom infused pomegranate juice.
Tea
$3.00
Saffron Infused Green Tea
$5.00
Saffron infused az green tea.
Blueberry Mint Orangeade
$5.00
Mint leaves and blueberry worked in orange juice.
Coconut Water, Chia and Raspberry Lemonade
$5.00
Benefits of coconut and chia in 1 delicious beverage.
Cinnamon Peach Belini
$4.00
Cinnamon infused az peach.
Lemon Ginger Agave
$5.00
Agave nectar worked with lemon juice and ginger.
Tropical Juice Blend
$4.00
Mango Cardamom Cold Brew
5.00
Cardamom infused az mango cold brew.

$Dinner Kreativ Fizz


Fruit Fizz
$4.00
Apple, pineapple, lime, raspberry, strawberry, orange and peach. Fizzed up with sparkling soda or ginger ale.
Spice Fizz
$4.00
Cardamom, cinnamon, mint, bay leaf, cloves, cumin and saffron. Spice infused ginger ale. Fizzed up with sparkling soda or ginger ale.
Nutty Fizz
4.00
Coconut, almond, vanilla and chocolate. Fizzed up with sparkling soda or ginger ale.

$Dinner Appetizers


Samosa Chaat
$10.00
4 mini samosas placed on curried chickpeas, added with sev, drizzled with chaat masala and served with tangy-salty chutneys. Vegetarian.
Paneer Pakora
$10.00
Paneer cut into small slices, battered and fried, served with mint chutney
Dal Fritters
$9.00
Flat fripers made of ground dal (lentils) and cilantro (lentils are pods of high protein, high fiber and low fat legumes). Vegan and gluten free.
Masala Navratan Tartlets
$10.00
9 of the vegetables (carrots, potatoes, mix of beans, peas, colorful array of bell peppers) chosen, made into a mild curry, filled in eat-size poori breads. Vegetarian.
Assorted Bajji
$10.00
Fresh vegetables sliced, bapered and fried. Vegan. Gluten free.
Tropical Beachside Lentils
$8.00
Chickpeas worked with grated coconut, a low-in-fat, high-in-protiens tasty snack from south Indian coastal regions and served with cut mango slices. Vegan and gluten free.
Chennai Omelette
$9.00
Beaten eggs cooked with onion and green chili in a frying pan until firm, served folded over. Eggetarian Gluten-free
Egg Poriyal
$9.00
Beaten eggs with onion and green chili, stirred, scrambled until cooked.
Chicken 65
$11.00
Famous chicken 65 recipe served with raita (yogurt based sauce).
Pepper Chicken
$12.00
Chicken cooked with black pepper, cloves, red chili and fennel seed
Tandoori Wings
Chicken wings marinated in spice mixture, roasted in tandoor oven. Gluten free.
Lamb Chaat
$12.00
Shish kebab made of grilled lamb, probably the best known Turkish dish available outside turkey, placed on curried chickpeas and sev, drizzled with chaat masala and tangy-salty chutneys. Gluten free.
Prawns Chettinad
$13.00
Slightly spicy and aromatic dish, jumbo prawns sauteed in chexnad sauce, worked with coconut, curry leaves and powdered fenugreek seeds. A madras local's favorite. Hot and spicy. Gluten free.
Andra Style Eggs
$9.00
Boiled egg halves worked with roasted onion and tomato. Eggetarian. Gluten free. Hot and spicy.
Mutton Chukka Varuval
$13.00
Mupon pieces seared with curry leaves in kadai and chexnad style. Gluten free. Hot and spicy.
Fish Tawa Fry
12.00
Seasonal fish fillet marinated in spices, slow-cooked by turning sides quickly on tawa. Hot and spicy.

$Dinner Spice up Adds


Chicken egg drop soup
$9.00
Soup, Gluten-free
Rasam soup
$7.00
Vegan Gluten-free
Sambar soup
$8.00
Vegan Gluten-free
Egg Drop Soup
7.00
Egg drop clear soup

$Dinner Sampler Plates


Tiger Sampler
$20.00
4 tandoori wings, tropical beachside lentils and prawns chetinad. Gluten free.
Veggie Sampler
$18.00
Assorted bajji, tropical beachside lentils and masala navratan tartlets. Vegetarian.
Huevo Sampler
16.00
Assorted bajji, tropical beachside lentils and andhra style eggs. Eggetarian. Gluten free.

$Dinner Specialties


Gobi Manchurian on Tomato Pulav Rice or Lemon Rice
$19.00
Cauliflower florets mildly sweet and sour flavored, Manchurian style and tossed on high flame with herbs. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
White Vegetable Kuruma with Parota
$19.00
Parota: Soft layered bread, mixed vegetables worked in fennel, cumin, garam masala and coconut milk. Vegan. Gluten free.
Chicken Chili Roast with Parota Salna
$20.00
Chicken pieces blended in south Indian seasoning and pan-seared with sweet and sour sauce. Indo-chinese inspired chicken served with parota breads and chicken salna (curry sauce).
Pepper Chicken with Ceylon Veechu Parota
$20.00
Chicken cooked with black pepper, cloves, chili, fennel seed, Served with Ceylon Veechu Parota (soft bread) and chicken curry sauce
Chetinad Chicken curry with choice of Set Dosa or Egg Dosa or Parota bread
$20.00
Dosa: Rice and lentil crepe, Parota: Soft layered bread, Popular chicken curry from chettinad cuisine, chicken simmered in ground spices with ginger and garlic; aromatic and spicy hot chicken curry
Ethnic Mutton Milagu Curry with choice of (Set Dosa or Egg Dosa or Parota)
$21.00
Aappam: sweet and savory rice crepe, authentic and popular south Indian festive dish), Egg Dosa: Egg spread on dosa, Parota: Soft layered bread, Mutton(bone - in) pieces sauteed with authentic south - indian seasoning, curried with crushed pepper corns.Slightly gamy.Spicy.
Whole Fish with choice of Lemon rice or Tomato rice
$28.00
Bone-n Pompano fish coated with house spice blend, wrapped on a banana leaf, cooked in Tamarid and planted on lemon or tomato pulav rice. Home style firm-textured preparation. Prep time 30 minutes.
Curried Mussels Coconuti on Roti
$21.00
Mussels curried with Indian spices and coconut milk, this is a goan specialty, for who love shellfish and crave big, bold flavors. Served with tawa roti folds.
Grandma Recipe: Authentic Fish Curry (Bone-in) & Fish Fry (choice of Boneless or Bone-in)
$21.00
Bone-in Fish cooked with onion, tomato, coconut milk and tamarind pulp for Curry. Boneless Tilapia fish or Bone - in Pompano slices coated with house spice blend and Pan fried for Fry.Served with Basmati Rice, Home style cooking!
Shrimp Chettinad With Rice (Spicy, Gluten Free)
28.00
Jumbo shrimp cooked in chettinad sauce, worked with coconut, curry leaves and powdered fenugreek seeds.

$Dinner Craves


Crispy Plain Dosa
$10.00
Crispy crepe made from rice and black lentils. Served with chutneys and sambar (lentil sauce). Vegetarian. Gluten free.
KAL/Set Dosa
$11.00
Thick crepe made from rice and black lentils. Served with chutneys and sambar (lentil sauce). Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Masala Dosa
$12.00
Dosa filled with potato masala. Crispy crepe made from rice and black lentils. Served with chutneys and sambar (lentil sauce). Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Mysore Masala Dosa
$13.00
Rice and lentil crepe coated with Mysore masala and Potato, served with Tomato, Coconut, Cilantro chutneys and Sambar
Spring Dosa
$14.00
Dosa filled with grated vegetables. Served with chutneys and sambar (lentil sauce). Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Plain Uthappam
$10.00
Uththappam. Thick crispy crepe made from rice and black lentils. Served with chutneys and sambar (lentil sauce). Vegetarian.
Veggie Uthappam
$13.00
Uththappam. Thick crispy crepe made from rice and black lentils and cooked with seasonal vegetables on top. Served with chutneys and sambar (lentil sauce). Vegetarian.
Vegetarian Pepper Onion Cilantro Dosa
$13.00
Uththappam. Thick crispy crepe made from rice and black lentils and cooked with cilantro and pepper on top. Served with chutneys and sambar (lentil sauce). Vegetarian.
Railway Omelette Dosa
$14.00
Crispy crepe made from rice and black lentils and cooked with beaten eggs on top. Served with raita and chicken salna (Chicken Curry sauce). Gluten free.
Sauteed Chicken Dosa
$17.00
Crispy crepe made from rice and black lentils and cooked with chicken masala on top. Served with raita and chicken salna (Chicken Curry sauce). Gluten free.
Madurai Curry Dosa
$19.00
Dosa inner-coated with egg and curried lamb. Crispy crepe made from rice and black lentils. Served with raita and chicken salna (Chicken Curry sauce).
Non-Vegetarian Kothu Parota Salna
$16.00
Soa layered bread chopped, worked with a drizzle of salna (Chicken Curry sauce) and egg burji, sauteed over hot iron griddle. Crispy crepe made from rice and black lentils. Served with raita and chicken salna (Chicken Curry sauce). Non-vegetarian.
Vegetarian Kothu Parota Salna
$14.00
Soa layered bread chopped, worked with a drizzle of salna (Chicken Curry sauce) and egg burji, sauteed over hot iron griddle. Crispy crepe made from rice and black lentils. Served with raita and chicken salna (Chicken Curry sauce). Vegetarian.
Poori kizhangu
$13.00
A light, round, unleavened wheat bread deep fried, served with potato masala. Vegan
Chole Bhature
14.00
Round wheat bread deep fried, served with chick peas. Vegan

$Dinner Tandoori


Chicken Mint Rub
$18.00
Chicken cubes, mint and lemon. Skewers marinated and grilled in tandoor oven. Served with tomato pulav rice and raita. Gluten free.
Chicken Tikka Kebab
$18.00
Chicken cubes, red kashmiri chili spice mix and yogurt. Skewers marinated and grilled in tandoor oven. Served with tomato pulav rice and raita. Gluten free.
Spice Crusted Scallops
$19.00
Scallops, pan-roasted, ginger garlic and turmeric. Skewers marinated and grilled in tandoor oven. Served with tomato pulav rice and raita. Gluten free.
Tandoori Lamb Chops
$28.00
Lamb chops, garam masala, ginger and garlic. Skewers marinated and grilled in tandoor oven. Served with tomato pulav rice and raita. Gluten free.
Garden Paneer Skewers
$19.00
Mixed vegetable skewers, pan-roasted and garam masala. Skewers marinated and grilled in tandoor oven. Served with tomato pulav rice and raita.
Roasted Brussel Sprouts
17.00
Brussel sprouts, red kashmiri chili spice mix and yogurt. Skewers marinated and grilled in tandoor oven. Served with tomato pulav rice and raita. Gluten free.

$Dinner Biryani


Vegetarian Biryani
$17.00
Rice is cooked with vegetables in an aromatic array of spices. We cook our biryani based on world famous hyderabadi dum biryani style, but with a cholanad touch. Slightly spicier and unique than the original recipe. Served with chicken salna (curry sauce) and raita.
Chicken Biryani
$18.00
Rice is cooked with chicken in an aromatic array of spices. We cook our biryani based on world famous hyderabadi dum biryani style, but with a cholanad touch. Slightly spicier and unique than the original recipe. Served with chicken salna (curry sauce) and raita.
Mutton Biryani
$20.00
Rice is cooked with mutton in an aromatic array of spices. We cook our biryani based on world famous hyderabadi dum biryani style, but with a cholanad touch. Slightly spicier and unique than the original recipe. Served with chicken salna (curry sauce) and raita.
Vegetarian Fried Rice
$17.00
South Indian style fried rice served with tomato sauce. Gluten-free
Egg Fried Rice
$17.00
South Indian style fried rice served with tomato sauce. Gluten-free
Chicken Fried Rice
18.00
South Indian style fried rice served with tomato sauce. Gluten-free

$Dinner Curry Pot

All the Curry Pot dishes by default served with Basmati Rice, option is given to pick and choose your favorite as substitution instead of Rice!
Mango Pineapple Chicken Curry Pot
$18.00
Middle Eastern style. Slightly fruity tasting middle-eastern style curry, chicken curried with a spoonful of mango puree and topped with grilled pineapple cubes. Recommended with parota bread. Served with basmati rice. Mild.
Chicken Tikka Masala Curry Pot
$18.00
Flavorful chicken tikka marinated in garam masala, roasted and cooked with tomato based cream sauce. Recommended with naan or rice. Served with basmati rice. Mild.
Chettinad Chicken Curry Pot
$18.00
Popular Chicken Curry from chettinad cuisine, chicken simmered in ground spices with ginger and garlic. Aromatic and spicy hot Chicken Curry. Recommended with parota bread or rice. Served with basmati rice. Hot and spicy.
Chicken Saag Curry Pot
$18.00
Chicken cooked with spinach and mild Indian spices
Lamb Rogan Josh Curry Pot
$20.00
Lamb braised with a gravy flavored with garlic, ginger, onion, yogurt and aromatic spices includes cloves, bay leaves, cardamon, cinnamon
Lamb Vindaloo Curry Pot
$20.00
Lamb cooked with red chili, peppercorns, garlic, ginger, array of Indian spices, vinegar, coconut and potato
Lamb Saag Curry Pot
$20.00
Surprisingly tasty as well as nutritious dish of lamb. Lamb cubes cooked with spinach and mild Indian spices. Recommended with tawa roti folds (chapathi). Served with basmati rice. Mild.
Ethnic Mutton Milagu Curry Pot
$20.00
Mutton (bone-in) pieces sauteed with authentic south-indian seasoning, curried with crushed pepper corns. Recommended with rice or naan or parota bread. Served with basmati rice. Slightly gamy. Hot and spicy.
Kadal Nandu Kola Masala Curry Pot
$19.00
Crab and lentil cutlets. Crab meat with cinnamon, cloves and lentils made as koftas, tossed in chettinad sauce. Recommended with basmati rice. Served with basmati rice. Spicy.
Shrimp Tikka Masala Curry Pot
$20.00
Flavorful shrimp tikka marinated in garam masala, roasted and cooked with tomato based cream sauce. Recommended with naan bread or rice. Served with basmati rice. Mild.
Fish Mango Red Curry Pot
$19.00
Pondicherry style. Tilapia fish fillets cooked with onion, tomato, and tamarind pulp, pondicherry style. Recommended with basmati rice. Served with basmati rice. Hot and spicy.
Gobi Chettinad Curry Pot
$17.00
Popular vegetable curry from chettinad cuisine, cauliflower florets simmered in ground spices with ginger and garlic. Recommended with parota bread. Served with basmati rice. Hot and spicy. Vegetarian.
Channa Masala Curry Pot
$16.00
Chickpeas and tomatoes are simmered with cumin, garam masala and coriander. Recommended with naan bread. Served with basmati rice. Mild. Vegan.
Yellow Dal Tadka Curry Pot
$16.00
Variety of lentils cooked with onion, tomato and green chili
Dal Makhani Curry Pot
$16.00
Black lentils, red kidney beans, channa dal cooked with garlic, butter and spices
Saag Aloo Curry Pot
$17.00
Potato cubes cooked with spinach and mild Indian spices. Surprisingly tasty and nutritious. Recommended with tawa roti folds (chapati). Served with basmati rice. Mild. Vegetarian.
Saag paneer Curry Pot
$18.00
Paneer cubes cooked with spinach and mild Indian spices, tasty and nutritious! Recommended with Tawa roti folds (chapathi), mild vegetrian
Spiced Baby Eggplants Curry Pot
$16.00
Ennai kathirikkai kulambu. Baby eggplants split in the core, rubbed in and out with dry roasted spice mix, toasted in oven, cooked in tamarind sauce. Recommended with basmati rice. Served with basmati rice. Hot and spicy. Vegan.
Roasted Brussel Sprouts in Tikka Masala Curry Pot
$17.00
Brussel sprouts marinated in garam masala, roasted in tandoor oven to tasty tikka, then cooked with tomato based creamy sauce. Recommended with naan bread or rice. Served with basmati rice. Mild. Vegetarian.
Paneer Tikka Masala Curry Pot
$18.00
Paneer cubes marinated in garam masala, roasted in tandoor oven to tasty tikka, cooked with tomato based creamy sauce. Recommended with naan bread or rice. Served with basmati rice. Mild. Vegetarian.
White Vegetable Kurma Curry Pot
$17.00
Mixed vegetables worked in coriander, cumin, coconut milk and turmeric. Recommended with basmati rice. Served with basmati rice. Mild. Vegan.
Malai Kofta Curry Pot
17.00
Koftas made of seasonal fresh vegetables, chopped greens and ground lentils cooked in makhni sauce. Recommended with parota bread. Served with basmati rice. Mild. Vegetarian.

$Dinner Thali


Non-Vegetarian Thali
$22.00
Chicken chexnad masala, fish mango red curry, andhra style eggs, seasonal vegetable poriyal, yellow dhal, sambar, rasam, raita, basmati rice, roti and papad and gulab jamun.
Vegetarian Thali
19.00
Kadai veggie masala, spiced baby eggplant curry, saag aloo, seasonal vegetable poriyal, yellow dhal, sambar, rasam, raita, basmati rice, roti, papad and gulab jamun.

$Dinner Sides


Papad
$3.00
1 Chutney
$0.75
Option of either Tomato or Coconut or Cilantro
2 Chutneys
$1.25
Choose 2 from Tomato or Coconut or Cilantro
3 Chutneys
$1.50
All 3 Tomato, Coconut and Cilantro
Raitha
$1.00
Yogurt based sauce
Sambar 4oz
$3.00
Lentil soup
Sambar 8oz
$5.00
Lentil soup
Sambar 12oz
$8.00
Lentil soup
Tikka Sauce 4oz
$3.00
Cashews, Cream mixed with Indian spices
Tikka sauce 8oz
$6.00
Cashews, Cream mixed with Indian spices
Tikka sauce 12oz
$9.00
Cashews, Cream mixed with Indian spices
Basmati White Rice
$3.00
Bread Basket
$8.00
Naan, garlic naan and roti.
Plain Naan Bread
$3.00
Butter Naan Bread
$3.00
Garlic Naan Bread
$4.00
BULLET NAAN
$4.00
Spicy Naan
Roti
$3.00
Chappathi
$2.00
1 Chennai Parota Bread
$3.50
Ceylon Veechu Parota
$7.00
Crispy Plain Dosa
$8.00
Aappam
$4.00
Sweet and savory crepe.
Poori
$3.00
Bhature
$3.50
Lemon Rice
$5.00
Tomato Pulao Rice
$5.00
Indian style mashed potato
6.00

$Lunch Signature Thali


Chennai Meals Lunch
$9.50
South Indian dal tadka, chicken chettinad curry, tomato pulao rice, seasonal vegetable poriyal, raita, basmati rice and gulab jamun. Gluten free.
Dhaba Thali Lunch
$11.00
Chicken chettinad curry, vegetable kurma, tawa roti cuts, seasonal vegetable poriyal, raita, basmati rice and gulab jamun.
Ellora Lunch
$12.50
Chicken tikka masala, lamb saag curry, tawa roti cuts, seasonal vegetable poriyal, raita, basmati rice and gulab jamun.
Udupi Meals Lunch
$9.50
South Indian tadka, vegetable kurma, tomato pulao rice, seasonal vegetable poriyal, raita, basmati rice and gulab jamun. Vegetarian. Gluten free.
Natchatra Lunch
12.00
Roasted brussel sprouts in tikka masala, vegetable kurma, tawa raiti cuts, seasonal vegetable poriyal, raita, basmati rice and gulab jamun. Vegetarian.

$Lunch Cholanad Specials


Andhra Style Eggs Lunch
$8.50
Boiled egg halves worked in roasted onion and tomato. Served with tomato pulav rice, raita (yogurt sauce) and gulab jamun (mini dessert), chicken mint rub (gluten free), chicken cubes marinated in fresh mint and herbs, roasted. Gluten free.
Shish Lamb Kebab Lunch
$8.50
Grilled lamb recipe. Lamb lovers global favorite. Served with tomato pulav rice, raita (yogurt sauce) and gulab jamun (mini dessert), chicken mint rub (gluten free), chicken cubes marinated in fresh mint and herbs, roasted.
Tandoori Wings Lunch
$8.50
4 wings marinated in spice mix, grilled in tandoor oven. Served with tomato pulav rice, raita (yogurt sauce) and gulab jamun (mini dessert), chicken mint rub (gluten free), chicken cubes marinated in fresh mint and herbs, roasted. Gluten free.
Dal Fritters Lunch
$8.50
Flat fritters made of ground dal (lentils) and cilantro. Served with tomato pulav rice, raita (yogurt sauce) and gulab jamun (mini dessert), chicken mint rub (gluten free), chicken cubes marinated in fresh mint and herbs, roasted. Vegan. Protein-rich. Gluten free.
Garden Paneer Skewer Lunch
8.50
Roasted mix vegetables and paneer (cottage cheese) skewer. Served with tomato pulav rice, raita (yogurt sauce) and gulab jamun (mini dessert), chicken mint rub (gluten free), chicken cubes marinated in fresh mint and herbs, roasted. Vegan. Gluten free.

$Lunch Curry Pot Specials


Chicken Tikka Masala Lunch
$8.50
Flavorful chicken tikka marinated in garam masala, roasted and cooked with tomato based cream sauce. Served with basmati rice, naan and salad.
Shrimp Tikka Masala Lunch
$11.00
Flavorful shrimp tikka marinated in garam masala, roasted and cooked with tomato based cream sauce. Served with basmati rice, naan and salad.
Chettinad Chicken Curry Lunch
$8.50
Chicken simmered in ground spices with ginger and garlic, aromatic and spicy hot Chicken Curry. Served with basmati rice, naan and salad.
Lamb Saag Lunch
$10.00
Lamb cubes cooked with spinach and mild Indian spices. Served with basmati rice, naan and salad.
Paneer Tikka Masala Lunch
$8.50
Paneer cubes marinated in garam masala, roasted in tandoor oven to tasty tikka and cooked with tomato based creamy sauce. Served with basmati rice, naan and salad.
Saag Paneer Lunch
$8.50
Paneer cubes cooked with spinach and mild Indian spices. Served with basmati rice, naan and salad.
Saag Aloo Lunch
$8.50
Potato cubes worked in spinach and mild Indian spices. Served with basmati rice, naan and salad.
Yellow Dhal Lunch
7.50
Lentils tempered with mustard seeds. Served with basmati rice, naan and salad.

$Lunch Extras


Green Tea Lunch
$1.50
Juice Lunch
$1.50
Soda Lunch
$1.50
Tomato Pulav Rice Lunch
$1.50
Gulab Jamun Lunch
$1.50
2 Cookies Lunch
$1.50
Tawa Roti Lunch
$1.50
Seasonal Vegetable Poriyal Lunch
0.75
Vegetable coconut salad.

$Dinner Treats


Gulab Jamun
$7.00
Reduced milk solids soaked in sugar syrup.
Street Side Kulfi
$8.00
Mango or pistachio. Back in time preparation of ice cream, slightly chewy texture with a sweet, creamy taste. Gluten free.
Sarkara Pongal
$7.00
Sweetened rice pudding, flavored with cardamom and cashew nuts. Gluten free.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
$3.00
12 oz. Mango Lassi
$6.00
Traditional yogurt based drink. Vegetarian. Gluten free.

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