Dakshin Express

Dakshin Express Menu

(732) 494-6363
1689 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ 08820

Vegetarian Appetizers


Idly
$5.50
2 steamed rice cakes served with chutneys and lentil soup.
Ghee Idly
$6.00
2 steamed rice cakes glazed with ghee, served with chutneys and lentil soup.
Idly sambar
$6.00
2 steamed rice cakes dipped in lentil soup.
Idly&Vada Combo
$6.50
Idly and Vada Combo.
Vada
$6.00
2 deep-fried lentil donuts served with chutneys and lentil soup.
Vada Sambar
$6.50
2 deep-fried lentil donuts dipped in lentil soup.
Dahi Vada
$6.50
Deep-fried lentil donuts soaked in homemade yogurt.
Cut Mirchi
$6.50
Chilly Bajjis refried and garnished with oregano, peanut powder, onions, and lemon. Spicy.
Chili Bajji
$6.50
Chilly dipped in spicy batter and deep-fried.
Onion Pakora
$6.50
Onions dipped in mild spiced batter and deep-fried.
Spinach Pakora
$6.50
Spinach dipped in mildly spiced batter and deep-fried.
Assorted Vegetable Pakora
$6.50
Assorted vegetables dipped in mildly-spiced batter and deep fried.
Punugulu
$6.50
Lentil and rice balls deep-fried. Served with Indian sauces.
Mysore Bajji
$6.50
All-purpose flour balls mixed with chilies, black pepper, ginger, yogurt and salt and then deep-fried.
Vegetable Samosa
$5.50
Crisp patties stuffed with potatoes and green peas, served with Indian sauces.
Vegetable Samosa Chaat
$8.50
Vegetable Samosas topped with a combination of chickpeas, yogurt, mint sauce and tamarind sauce.
Upma
$7.50
Cream of wheat cooked with onions, chilies, ginder, nuts, and butter.
Peanut Masala
$8.50
Steamed peanuts mixed with onions, lemon, cilantro, and chaat masala. Spicy.
Poori
$9.00
2 deep fried puffed wheat bread served with potato curry.
Chole Bhature
$9.00
Puffed Pooris served with chickpeas curry.
Tandoori Panner Tikka
$13.00
Cubes of cottage cheese marinated in yogurt with bell pepper, onion cooked in clay oven.
Chili Paneer
$12.00
Sliced pieces of cottage cheese sauteed with garlic, ginger, green peppers, and spring onions. Spicy.
Pepper Paneer
$12.00
Sliced pieces of cottage cheese sauteed with black pepper and fresh veggies. Spicy.
Chapathi
7.00
2 whole wheat fried bread served with potato curry. Vegetarian.

$Dosa Specialities


Plain Dosa
$7.50
Plain lentil crepe. Served with Indian sauces and lentil soup. Vegetarian.
Paper Dosa
$8.00
Very thin big crepe served with Indian sauces and lentil soup. Vegetarian.
Onion Dosa
$8.00
Crepe (made with rice and lentil dough) sprinkled with onions. Served with chutneys and lentil soup. Vegetarian.
Onion&Chilli (Spicy) dosa
$8.50
Crepe (made with rice and lentil dough) sprinkled with onions & chillis, served with chutneys and lentil soup.
Masala Dosa
$8.50
Crepe (made with rice and lentil dough) stuffed with potatoes, onions, and nuts. Vegetarian.
Spicy Masala Dosa
$9.00
Crepe (made with rice and lentil) stuffed with potatoes, onions, and nuts and also onions & chilies sprinkled on the top. Served with chutneys and lentil soup.
Mysore Masala Dosa
$9.00
Crepe (made with rice and lentil dough) stuffed with potatoes, onions, and nuts with a layer of hot chutney. Served with Indian sauces and lentil soup. Spicy. Vegetarian.
Cheese Dosa
$9.00
Crepe made with rice and lentil, cheese sprinkled on the top.
Cheese Masala Dosa
$9.50
Crepe made with rice and lentil dough stuffed with potatoes, nuts and cheese sprinkled on the top.
Cheese Spicy Masala Dosa
$10.00
Crepe made with rice and lentil dough stuffed with potatoes, onions&chillies, nuts and cheese sprinkled on the top.
Paneer Dosa
$8.00
Crepe (made with rice and lentil) stuffed with potatoes, onions, nuts, and paneer sprinkled on the top. Vegetarian.
Paneer Masala Dosa
$9.50
Crepe made with rice and lentil dough stuffed with potatoes, nuts and paneer.
Paneer Spicy Masala Dosa
$10.00
Crepe made with rice and lentil dough stuffed with onion& chillies and paneer.
Dakshin Special Dosa
$11.00
Jumbo crepe (made with rice and lentil) stuffed with potatoes served with idly and vada. Vegetarian.
Ravva Plain Dosa
$8.00
Crispy thin crepe made of cream of wheat and rice flour, served with Indian sauces and soup. Vegetarian.
Ravva Masala Dosa
$8.50
Crispy thin crepe made of cream of wheat and rice flour and stuffed with potatoes, onions, nuts. Served with Indian sauces and soup. Vegetarian.
Spicy Ravva Masala Dosa
$9.00
Crispy thin crepe made of cream of wheat and rice flour stuffed with potatoes, onions, chilies, nuts and sprinkled with onions and green chilies. Served with Indian sauces and soup. Vegetarian.
Ravva Mysore Masala Dosa
$9.00
Crispy thin crepe made with cream of wheat and rice flour with a layer of hot chutney and stuffed with potatoes, onions, nuts. Served with Indian sauces and soup. Spicy. Vegetarian.
Plain Pesarattu
$8.50
Moong Dal Dosa. Plain crepe made of moong dal dough. Served with Indian sauces and soup. Vegetarian.
Spicy Pesarattu
$9.00
Moong Dal Dosa. Crepe made of cream of moong dal sprinkled with onion, chilies, and ginger. Served with Indian sauces and soup. Vegetarian.
Dakshin Special Pesarattu
$11.00
Crepe made with moon dal dough stuffed with upma (sooji bath) and also sprinkled with onion, green chilly and ginger. Served with Indian sauces and soup. Spicy.
Chicken Tikka Dosa
$13.00
Thin Lentil crepe with flavored grilled chicken. Served with Indian sauces and Indian soup.
Chicken Keema Dosa
13.00
Thin lentil crepe with flavored ground chicken. Served with Indian sauces and Indian soup.

$Kids Dosa Specialties


Kids Cone Dosa
$6.50
Plain lentil crepe shaped like a cone. Served with Indian sauces and Indian soup. Vegetarian.
Kids Cheese Dosa
$7.50
Thin lentil crepe made with cheese. Served with Indian sauces and Indian soup. Vegetarian.
Kids Nutella Choco Dosa
7.50
Thin lentil crepe made with nutella choco.

$Utappam Specialities

Thick pancake made with rice flour and lentil.
Plain Utappam
$8.00
Thick pancake made with rice flour and lentil.
Spicy Utappam
$9.00
Thick pancake (made with rice flour and lentil) with onions and chilies.
Paneer Utappam
$10.00
Thick pancake (made with rice flour and lentil) with paneer.
Masala Uthappam
$10.00
Thick pancake (made with rice flour and lentil) with potato masala.
Spicy Masala Uthappam
$11.00
Thick pancake (made with rice flour and lentil) with onions,chillies and potato masala.
Vegetable Utappam
11.00
Thick pancake (made with rice flour and lentil) with mixed vegetables, onions, and chilies. Spicy.

$Southern Rice Specialties


Lemon Rice
$9.00
Basmati rice flavored with lemon juice and seasoned.
Tamarind Rice
$9.00
Pulihora. Basmati rice flavored with tamarind sauce and seasoned.
Bisibella Baath
$10.00
Basmati rice soaked in Indian soup and seasoned. Spicy.
Yogurt Rice
10.00
Curd. Basmati rice with homemade yogurt and seasoned, served with pickle.

$Non-Vegetarian Appetizers


Chilli Chicken
$13.00
Fried boneless chicken pieces sauteed with onions, bell peppers, ginger, garlic, herbs in soy sauce. Spicy.
Chicken 65
$13.00
Fried boneless chicken sauteed with onions and black pepper.
Spicy Chicken Pakora
$13.00
Boneless chicken pieces dipped in spicy batter and fried.
Chicken Majestic
$13.00
Chicken marinated and deep fried and sauteed in Indochinese Manchurian style.
Chicken Sangrilla
$13.00
Ginger Chicken (dry)
$13.00
Poultry.
Pepper Chicken with bones
$12.00
It's essentially made of chicken cooked with onions, chili's and black pepper.
Pepper Chicken Boneless
$14.00
It's essentially made of boneless chicken cooked with onions, chili's and black pepper.
Tandoori Chicken
$16.00
Chicken marinated in yogurt, fresh spices & lemon juices then barbecued in a tandoori oven.
Tandoori Chicken Tikka
$14.00
Boneless chicken marinated in yogurt with herbs and spices then barbecued in a tandoori oven.
Tandoori Malai Chicken Tikka
$14.00
Boneless chicken marinated in yogurt with herbs and spices then barbecued in a tandoori oven.
Tandoori Seekh Kabab
$16.00
Ground lamb mixed with herbs and spices then barbecued in a tandoori oven.
Tandoori Mixed Grill
$18.00
A combination of tandoori chicken, boti and seekh kabab.
Tandoori Shrimp
$18.00
Shrimp marinated with fresh spices & lemon juices then barbecued in a tandoori oven.
Tandoori Fish Tikka
$18.00
Cubes of fish seasoned in yogurt and herbs and cooked in tandoori oven.
Apollo Fish
$17.00
Fish fry cooked in spicy freshly grounded masala and a touch of crushed pepper powder
Chilli Fish
$17.00
Sliced fish fillets stir-fried with fresh hot red chili, spring onion, ginger & garlic in chef special sauce. Spicy.
Chili Shrimp
$17.00
Shrimp sauteed with hot chilly sauce and soya sauce, garnished with fresh veggies and herbs. Spicy.
Ginger Fish - App
$16.00
Boneless fish pieces sauteed with ginger sause, fresh veggies and herbs.
Ginger Shrimp - App
$16.00
Peeled shrimp pieces sauteed with ginger sause, fresh veggies and herbs.
Goat Sukha
17.00
Spicy.

$Biriyani Entrees


Vegetable Biryani
$13.00
Basmati rice cooked with mild spices and vegetables. Vegetarian.
Paneer Biryani
$14.00
Basmati rice cooked with paneer pieces and mixed vegetables.
Egg Biryani
$14.00
Scrambled eggs cooked with basmati rice.
Hyderabadi Dum Chicken Biryani
$16.00
Chicken(with bones) cooked with spices and basmati rice.
Dakshin Special Chicken Biryani
$18.00
Basmati rice cooked with many spices/flavors, topped with special boneless chicken & boiled egg.
Chicken Kheema Biryani
$19.00
Basmati rice cooked with many spices/flavors, topped with chicken kheema.
Goat Biryani
$19.00
Basmati rice cooked with goat pieces and many spices/flavors.
Shrimp Biryani
$19.00
Basmati rice cooked with shrimp and many spices/flavors.
Ulavacharu Vegetable Biryani
$15.00
Basmati rice cooked with vegetables, Ulavacharu and many spices/flavors.
Ulavacharu Dum Chicken (bones) Biryani
$17.00
Basmati rice cooked with chicken (bones) Ulavacharu and many spices/flavors.
Ulavacharu (bone less) Chicken Biryani
$19.00
Basmati rice cooked with special boneless chicken, Ulavacharu and many spices/flavors.
Ulavacharu Goat Biryani
$20.00
Basmati rice cooked with goat pieces , Ulavacharu and many spices/flavors.
Chicken Biryani Rice
$12.00
Seasoned mixed rice.
Goat Biryani Rice
13.00
Seasoned mixed rice.

$Vegetarian Entrees


Aloo Gobi
$13.00
Potato and cauliflower pieces cooked with curry sauce.
Aloo Kurma
$13.00
Potato pieces cooked with curry sauce and yogurt.
Aloo Palak
$13.00
Potato pieces cooked with ground spinach and curry sauce.
Aloo Mutter
$13.00
Potato pieces cooked with green peas and curry sauce.
Aloo Fry
$13.00
Aloo pieces fried with onions, peppers, garlic, and spices.
Chana Masala
$13.00
Chickpeas cooked with tomatoes, onions, and spices.
Palak Chana
$13.00
Chickpeas and spinach cooked with tomatoes, onions, and spices.
Mirchi Ka Salan
$13.00
Hot peppers cooked with onions and tomatoes in tamarind sauce. Spicy.
Vegetable Masala
$13.00
Mixed vegetables cooked with a blend of Indian sauces and spices.
Vegetable Chettinad
$14.00
Mixed vegetables cooked with coconut milk and a blend of Indian spices. Spicy.
Bhindi Okra Masala
$14.00
Okra cooked with Indian spices, tomatoes, onions, and peppers. Spicy.
Okra Fry
$14.00
Okra deep fried and then sauteed with onions, garlic, and spices.
Tindora Fry
$14.00
Tindora pieces stir-fried with onions, garlic, and spices.
Gutti Vankaya Kura
$14.00
Small whole eggplant cooked with curry sauce, peanuts, and spices.
Eggplant Fry
$14.00
Eggplant slices stir-fried with onions, ginger, garlic, and spices.
Vegetable Manchurian (Gravy)
$14.00
Mixed vegetable dumplings cooked in a spicy Manchurian sauce.
Vegetable Manchurian (Dry)
$14.00
Dry. Mixed vegetable dumplings stir-fried with fresh hot chilies, spring onion, ginger, garlic in chef's special sauce.
Kadai Paneer
$14.00
Cottage cheese cooked with tomatoes, onions, bell pepper and a blend of Indian spices.
Palak Paneer
$14.00
Cottage cheese cooked with spinach and Indian spices.
Mutter Paneer
$14.00
Cottage cheese cooked with green peas and a blend of Indian spices.
Paneer Bhurji
$14.00
Scrambled cottage cheese stir-fried with onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spices.
Paneer Butter Masala
$14.00
Cottage cheese cubes cooked with butter and curry sauce.
Paneer Tikka Masala
$14.00
Grilled cottage cheese cubes cooked with onions, tomatoes, peppers and sauces.
Malai Kofta
$14.00
Mixed vegetable balls cooked in chef's special sauce.
Navratan Kurma
$12.00
Mixed vegetables cooked in creamy sauce and spices.
Dosakaya Dal
$13.00
Fresh Indian cucumber cooked with yellow lentils and seasoned with garlic and cumin seeds.
Mango Dal
$13.00
Fresh raw mango pieces cooked with yellow lentils and seasoned with garlic and cumin seeds.
Methi Dal
$13.00
Fresh methi leaves cooked with yellow lentils and seasoned with garlic and cumin seeds.
Spinach Dal
$13.00
Fresh spinach cooked with yellow lentils and seasoned with garlic and cumin seeds.
Yellow Dal Tadka
13.00
Yellow lentils cooked with onions, tomatoes and spices.

$Non-Vegetarian Entrees


Chicken Curry
$15.00
Chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and a blend of spices.
Chicken Chettinad
$15.00
A delicious chicken cooked in a coconut, poppy seeds paste and tamarind pulp.
Chicken Gongura
$16.00
Boneless tender chicken cooked with sorrel leaves and a blend of Indian spices.
Chicken Kurma
$15.00
Chicken pieces cooked in a sauce of onions, tomatoes, coconut, poppy seeds, and Indian spices.
Chicken Kadai
$15.00
Tender pieces of chicken, bell pepper, onion tossed in fresh herbs and spices cooked in Kadai.
Chicken Saag
$15.00
Boneless chicken cooked with spinach and blend of Indian spices.
Butter Chicken
$15.00
Tandoori grilled boneless chicken pieces cooked in a curry sauce, butter, and a blend of mild spices.
Chicken Tikka Masala
$15.00
Boneless Chicken pieces cooked with curry sauce, cream and spices.
Ginger Chicken Gravy
$15.00
Chicken pieces sauteed with ginger sauce, fresh veggies, and herbs.
Chicken Fry (boneless)
$18.00
Boneless Chicken pieces fried with onions, tomatoes, spices and herbs.
Chicken Keema
$16.00
Ground chicken stir-fried with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and Indian spices.
Goat Curry
$20.00
Goat pieces cooked with onions, tomatoes, peppers and a blend of Indian spices.
Goat Kurma
$20.00
Goat pieces cooked in curry sauce, Indian spices and herbs.
Gongura Goat
$20.00
Goat pieces cooked with sorrel leaves and a blend of Indian spices.
Fish Curry
$20.00
Fish fillets cooked with onions, tomatoes, tamarind pulp, spices and herbs.
Fish Fry
$20.00
Fish fillets stir-fried with onions, ginger, garlic, Indian spices and herbs.
Shrimp Curry
$20.00
Large shrimp cooked with onions, tomatoes, Indian spices and herbs.
Shrimp Fry
$20.00
Shrimp sauteed in onions, peppers, fresh herbs and a blend of Indian spices.
Ginger Fish
$20.00
Boneless fish cooked in ginger sauce, spices and herbs.
Ginger Shrimp
$20.00
Shrimp cooked in ginger sauce, spices and herbs.
Egg Curry
$14.00
Whole boiled eggs cooked with onions, tomatoes, peppers and spices.
Egg Bhurji
$11.00
Scrambled egg stir-fried with onions, peppers and mild spices.
Egg Fry
11.00
Whole boiled eggs stir-fried with onions and a blend of Indian spices.

$Indo-Chinese


Baby Corn Manchurian
$14.00
Baby corn stir fried or cooked with fresh veggies, onions, peppers and sauces. Vegetarian.
Vegetable Manchurian
$14.00
Mixed vegetable dumplings stir fried with fresh hot chilies, spring onion, ginger, garlic in chef's special sauce.
Gobi Manchurian-Dry/Gravy
$14.00
Dry/Gravy. Cubes of cauliflower stir fried or cooked with fresh veggies, onions, peppers and sauces. Vegetarian.
Chicken Manchurian Dry
$15.00
Dry. Tender boneless chicken stir fried with fresh hot chilies, spring onion, ginger, garlic in chef's special sauce.
Chicken Manchurian Gravy
$15.00
Gravy. Boneless chicken finished in a spicy manchurian sauce.
Shrimp Manchurian
$18.00
Peeled shrimp cooked in a spicy manchurian sauce.
Vegetable Hakka Noodles
$12.00
The traditional noodle cooked with vegetables and spring onions.
Chilli Garlic Noodles
$13.00
A spicy version of the traditional noodle with garlic flavor. Spicy. Vegetarian.
Chicken Hakka Noodles
$14.00
The noodles tossed with Chinese sauces along with chicken,vegetables and spring onions.
Egg Hakka Noodles
$13.00
The traditional noodle cooked with vegetables, spring onions and egg.
Schezwan Hakka Noodles
$13.00
The traditional noodle cooked with vegetables, spring onions and schezwan sauce.
Egg Fried Rice
$14.00
Long grain basmati rice stir fried with egg, assorted vegetables, sauces and herbs.
Vegetable Fried Rice
$13.00
Long grain basmati rice stir fried with assorted vegetables, sauces and herbs.
Schezwan Vegetable Fried Rice
$13.00
Long grain basmati rice stir fried with vegetables, spring onions and schezwan sauce.
Chicken Fried Rice
$15.00
Long grain basmati rice stir fried with boneless chicken pieces, assorted vegetables, sauces and herbs.
Schezwan Chicken Fried Rice
$15.00
Long grain basmati rice cooked with boneless chicken, vegetables, spring onions and schezwan sauce.
Shrimp Fried Rice
17.00
Long grain basmati rice stir fried with shrimp, assorted vegetables, sauces and herbs.

$Rice


Jeera Rice
$7.00
Basmati rice cooked with jeera.
White Rice
6.00
Steamed basmati rice.

$Side Order and Bread


Plain Naan
$3.00
Soft fresh made bread based in a tandoori oven. Vegetarian.
Butter Naan
$3.50
Soft fresh made white bread based in a tandoori oven and coated with melted butter. Vegetarian.
Garlic Naan
$4.00
Soft flour bread mixed with minced garlic and baked in a tandoori oven and then coated with melted butter. Vegetarian.
Chilli Garlic Naan
$4.00
Soft flour bread mixed with minced garlic, chillies and baked in a tandoori oven and then coated with melted butter. Vegetarian.
Tandoori Roti
$3.00
Fresh made wheat tortilla baked in tandoori oven. Vegetarian.
Tawa Roti
$3.00
Wheat tortilla fried on cast iron pan on low heat. Vegetarian.
Roti
$1.25
Onion Kulcha
$4.00
Soft flour bread stuffed with chopped onions and baked in a tandoori oven. Vegetarian.
Lachha Paratha
$4.00
Whole wheat layered bread grilled with butter. Vegetarian.
Aloo Paratha
$4.50
Wheat bread stuffed with potatoes, peas and grilled with butter. Vegetarian.
Gobi Paratha
$4.50
Wheat bread stuffed with cauliflower and fried with butter. Vegetarian.
Paneer Paratha
4.50
Wheat bread stuffed with grated cottage cheese fried with butter. Vegetarian.

$Desserts


Gulab Jamoon
$4.50
Fried balls )made with milk and flour) soaked in sweet flavored syrup, topped with nuts.
Rasmalai
5.50
Cheese dumplings in creamy syrup topped with pistachios.

$Beverages


Soda
$1.50
Water
$1.50
Masala Chai
$3.00
Chai made with ginger, elaichi with milk and tea powder
Madras Coffee
$3.00
Indian coffee with milk.
Salt Lassi
$4.50
Plain yogurt blended with salt.
Sweet Lassi
$4.50
Plain yogurt blended with sugar.
Mango Juice
$4.50
Mango Lassi
4.50
Yogurt and mango pulp blended with sugar.

$Sweets - Please call us to confirm the availability.


Bobbattulu
$6.50
Ravva Laddu
$6.50
Madatha Kaza
$6.50
Sunnivundalau
$6.50
Boondi Laddu
$6.50
Cashew Mithai
$6.50
Mysore pak
$6.50
Ariselu
$6.50
Kobbari Boorelu
$6.50
Boondi Mithai
6.50

$Snacks - Please call us to confirm the availability.


Boondi Mixture
$5.50
Karam Poosa
$5.50
Chakkalu
$5.50
Chakkidalu
$5.50
Murukulu
$5.50
Ribbon Pakora
$5.50

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