Dakshin Menu

Name: Dakshin
Telephone: (212) 987-9839
Price range: $$

(212) 987-9839

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1713 1st Ave, New York, NY 10128

French, Indian

Restaurant Website

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Main

Beverages

Soda

Water

Mango Lassi

Sweet Lassi

Rose Lassi

3.00

$Appetizers

Dahi Vada

$4.00

Lentils doughnut simmered in yogurt, garnished with tamarind sauce and cumin seeds.

Medhu Vada

$6.00

Vegan. Three pieces, lentil doughnut served with sambar and coconut chutney.

Idli Sambar

$6.00

Vegan. Steamed rice flour cakes served with sambar and coconut chutney.

Vegetable Samosa

$4.50

Vegan. Seasoned potatoes and peas wrapped in a light pastry.

Meat Samosa

$5.00

Vegan. Spicy seasoned minced lamb wrapped in a light pastry.

Crab Cake Tikki

$6.00

Crab and herbs grilled on skillet.

Paneer Pakora Achari

$8.00

Four pieces. Cubes of cheese stuffed with pickles battered-fried.

Kurkuri Okara

$5.00

Vegan. Crispy okara spiced with lemon juice and chatmasala.

Shrimp Balchao

$8.00

Vegan. Shrimp sauteed with curry leaf mustard seed on toasted bread.

Eggplant Tamarind

$5.00

Vegan. Grilled eggplant topped with tamarind sauce and chaat masala.

Mo-Mo Chicken

$6.00

Vegan. Six pieces. Steamed chicken dumpling.

Mo-Mo Vegetable

$5.00

Vegan. Six pieces. Steamed vegetable dumpling.

Dakshin Calamari

$6.00

Vegan. Fresh calamari sauteed with onion, bell pepper and tomato.

Chilly Paneer

$8.00

Vegan. Cheese,

Chilly Gobi

$6.00

Vegan. Cauliflower.

Chicken Katti Rolls

6.00-6.00

Vegan.

$Soups

Basil Soup

Basil leaves in a clear vegetable broth.

Sambar

Vegan. Lentil soup made with vegetables tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Mushroom Asparagus Soup

Vegan. In clear vegetable broth.

Muligatwany

3.00

A traditional lentil soup.

$Salads

Chana Chat Salad

5.00

Vegan. Chick peas, onions, tomatoes and cilantro tossed with chat masala and lime juice.

$Rice/Biryanis

Plain Pulao

$2.00

Chicken Biryani

$12.00

Chicken cooked in rice and aromatic spices.

Lamb Biryani

$15.00

Lamb cooked in rice and aromatic spices.

Shrimp Biryani

$16.00

Shrimp cooked in rice and aromatic spices.

Lemon Rice

Brown Rice

Tamarind Rice

Mushroom Broccoli Rice

Rice cooked with broccoli, mushroom and served with raita.

Chicken

Chicken Tikka Saag

$12.00

Grilled chicken breast cooked in mildly spinach gravy. Boneless white meat only.

Mangalorean

$12.00

Chef special. Chicken with green chilies ginger and fresh curry leaves. Boneless white meat only.

Dhaba Chicken Curry

$12.00

Chicken cooked in home style. Boneless white meat only.

Chicken Tikka Masala

$12.00

Grilled chicken breast cooked in a mild tomato cream sauce. Boneless white meat only.

Chicken Korma

$12.00

Boneless chicken cubes in mild spices and almond gravy. Boneless white meat only.

Chicken Chettinad

$12.00

Semi-dry chicken prepared with crushed black peppers and fresh curry leaves. Boneless white meat only.

Chicken Vindloo

Red chilies, vinegar and potato. Boneless white meat only.

Kondapur Chicken

Chef's special. Chicken cooked with fresh coconut, dry red chilies and curry leaf. Boneless white meat only.

Chicken Makhanawala

Chicken cooked on the bone dasi style. Boneless white meat only.

Vegetable

Sarso Ka Saag

Vegan. Fresh broccoli rabb sauteed in onion, tomato and herbs.

Cabbage Mattar

Vegan. Fresh cabbage, peas sauteed in mild spices.

Kofta Malai

Vegan. Cheese dumplings in a light vegetable sauce.

Spinach Saag

Vegan. Choice of potatoes or chick peas cooked with fresh spinach, spices and tomatoes.

Bhartha

Vegan. Roasted eggplant pulp sauteed with tomatoes, onions and garlic and ginger.

Bhindi

Vegan. Stir-fried okra, onions and tomatoes with herbs and spices.

Gobi Aloo

Vegan. Cauliflower and potatoes cooked with fresh ginger and tomatoes in mild spices.

Bombay Aloo

Vegan. Baby potatoes in cumin seed, onion, tomato with herbs with touch of methi.

Hydrabadi Baghere Baigan

Vegan. Whole baby eggplant stuffed with roasted spices and simmered in coconut sauce.

Chickpeas Masala

Vegan. Chick peas cooked with onions, tomatoes and freshly ground spices.

Aloo Bagan

Vegan. Dalli wala. Baby eggplant and potato cooked in mild onion and tomato gravy.

Vegetable Korma

A medley of fresh vegetables cooked in almond gravy.

Chennai's Kozhambu

Lentil dumplings and fresh okra cooked in buttermilk sauce, tempered with curry leaves and mustard seed.

Indian Goat Curry

16.00

On the bun meat goat. Traditional Indian Style.

$Lamb

Lamb Pepper

Fresh lamb made with pepper, red chili whole fresh coconut, ginger and cilantro.

Lamb Korma

A mild Kashmiri specialty prepared in saffron-almond sauce.

Lamb Vindaloo

Lamb prepared with chilies, potatoes, hot spices and vinegar.

Rogan Josh

Lamb cooked in freshly ground spices and tomato gravy.

Spinach Keema Mattar

Minced lamb cooked with onions, peas, aromatic spices and fresh spinach.

Lamb Kofta

Lamb balls in a mild gravy.

Beans & Lentils

Panchrattan Daal

Vegan. A combination of five lentils spices this rare delicacy.

Yellow Daal Tarka

Vegan.

Rajama Masala

Red kidney beans cooked in curry sauce.

Daal Palak

Vegan. Yellow lentil in fresh spinach.

Daal Dakshini

The nation's favorite lentil delicacy.

Seafood Specialties

Fish Mangalorean

Fillet of fresh tilapia with green chilies, ginger and fresh curry leaves.

Fish Tikka Masala

Fresh tilapia cooked in a mild tomato sauce.

Fish Moliee

Grilled tilapia fillet tempered with cumin, curry leaves and dry red chillies cooked in a mild coconut sauce.

Bhuna Shrimp

Cooked with onion and tomato.

Mangalorean Shrimp

Cooked with green chillies and curry leaves.

Coconut Shrimp

Cooked in fresh coconut sauce.

Shrimp Tikka Masala

Cooked in mild tomato sauce.

Paneer

Paneer Makhani

Homemade cottage cheese in a mild tomato sauce.

Kadai Paneer

Fresh homemade cheese cooked with bell pepper, onion and tomato.

Saag Paneer

Homemade cottage cheese cooked with fresh spinach, spices and tomatoes.

Soya Paneer

Fresh soya and cheese cooked in mild sauce.

Paneer Khurchan

Grated cheese sauteed in onion, tomato and bell pepper.

Tandoori Specialties

Lahori Kabab

Minced chicken, ginger, onion, bell pepper, grilled on charcoal.

Tandoori Chicken

Dark meat. Chicken on the bone, marinated in herb and grilled in the clay oven.

Rashmi Kabab

Tender chicken breast marinated with fresh coriander and fenugreek leaves in cream cheese.

Nawabi Murg Ka Tikka

Chicken breast marinated in ginger, garlic, yogurt and herbs and grilled in the clay oven.

Karim's Seekh Kabab

Minced lamb seasoned with spiced skewered and grilled over glowing charcoal.

Moti Mahal Galoti Kabab

Chicken tenders marinated in red chili paste, fresh lime juice, coriander grilled in clay oven.

Boti Kabab

Tender cubes of lamb grilled over charcoal.

Fish Ajwain

Three pieces. Fresh whole tilapia fish marinated in herbs cooked in the clay oven.

Tandoori Mix Grill

Assorted of all the above.

Tandoori Paneer

Cubes of cheese cooked in clay oven with onion and bell pepper.

Tandoori Vegetables

Onion, bell peppers, broccoli and potato cooked in clay oven.

Special

Prix-Fixe Special

16.99

One appetizer selection, one entree selection. Served with basmati rice, naan or garlic nan bread, cucumber raita (yogurt) and gulab jaman or rice pudding and 8 oz. vegetable soup of the day.

$Accompaniments

Raita Boondi

Raita

Tomato, cucumber and carrot.

Homemade Mixed Pickles

Spiced made at home in India.

Mango Chutney

4 oz.

Pappadum

Four pieces.

Breads

White Flour Naan

Whole Wheat Roti

Garlic Naan

Mint Paratha

Cheese Naan

Potato Naan

Poori

Puffed and fried.

Laccha Paratha

Maghlai Naan

With nuts and cherries.

Lunch Special

Chicken Tikka Saag Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Magalorean Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Dhaba Chicken Curry Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Chicken Korma Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Chicken Chettinad Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Chicken Vindloo Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Kondapur Chicken Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Chicken Makhanawala Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Paneer Makhani Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Kadai Paneer Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Saag Paneer Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Soya Paneer Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Paneer Khurchan Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Lamb Pepper Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Lamb Kofta Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Lamb Korma Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Lamb Vindaloo Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Rogan Josh Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Spinach Keema Mattar Lunch Special

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Chickpea Masala Lunch Special

$5.99

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Yellow Dal Lunch Special

$5.99

Served with rice and naan bread and vegetable of the day.

Sarso Ka Saag Lunch Special

$5.99