Amma's South Indian Cuisine

Amma's South Indian Cuisine Menu

(215) 563-2917
1518 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Soups

In the south Indian tradition, our soups are prepared from a base of tamarind, tomato, cumin, peppercorns, turmeric and curry leaves. These lightly spiced soups are popular not only for their delicious flavor but also for their health benefits.
Rasam
$5.00
Tomato, chili, pepper and cumin in a tamarind juice base.
Mulligatawny Soup
$6.00
Features a broth made from lentils and boiled rice.
Nattukozhi Soup (Country Chicken)
$8.00
Farm-fresh country chicken with turmeric curry leaves and peppercorns.
Mutton Soup (Goat Soup)
8.00

$Vegetarian Appetizer


Punugulu
$7.95
Made with flour, yogurt and spices.
Mysore Bonda (5 Pcs)
$7.95
Made with rice, lentils fresh coconut and spices.
Aloo Bonda
$7.95
Made with turmeric potato, lentils and onions.
Egg Bond
$7.95
Made with flour, boiled egg, spices and herbs.
Spinach Onion Pakoda
$8.95
Made with flour, cumin seeds, onion, spinach and curry leaves.
Masala Vada
$8.95
It's a tea time snack made with skinned split bengal bean and onions. Crispy and flavorful.
Pavakai Pakoda
$8.95
Made with fresh bitter gourd, flour, fennel seeds and turmeric.
Cut Mirchi
$8.95
Long pepper fried with flour and spices.
Medhu Vada (3 Pcs)
$9.95
Indian fritters made with lentils, whole black pepper, onions and curry leaves.
Gobi Manchurian
$10.95
Crispy cauliflower with tangy sauce, garlic and herbs.
Chili Parotta
$10.95
Gobi 65
$10.95
Cauliflower. Popular in Chennai city. Vegetables marinated with ginger, garlic, turmeric, coriander, spices, herbs and dusted with flour and deep fried.
Chili Paneer
$11.95
Cubed cottage cheese with green pepper, chopped garlic and herbs.
Samosa (2 Pcs)
7.95
White flour, potato, peas, onion, spices, green chilli

$Non-Vegetarian Appetizers

These south Indian street snacks are also called tea shop bench snacks or beach snacks. They come with homemade chutneys on the side and are served with banana leaves.
Chicken 65
$13.95
Meat marinated with ginger, garlic, turmeric, coriander, spices and herbs. Dusted with flour and deep fried.
Chili Chicken
$13.95
Crispy chicken with ginger, garlic, green pepper and spring onion.
Chicken Lollipop
$14.95
Chicken wings made to the shape of lollipop, marinated and fried.
Chicken Pepper Varuval
$15.95
Chicken cooked with crushed black pepper, curry leaves, tomatoes, onions and herbs.
Chicken Chukka
$15.95
Chicken cooked in a medium flame with crushed pepper, red onions and herbs until it become dry.
Kozhi Vepudu
$15.95
Hyderabhad village style of chicken starter made with fresh ground spices.
Nattukozhi Ney Roast
$16.95
Farm fresh, bone-in country chicken made with chettinad masala, butter, spices and herbs. Cooked ina flat grill until golden brown.
Mutton Chukka
$16.95
Goat cooked with turmeric, ginger, curry leaves, red onions, crushed black pepper and herbs.
Lamb Chukka
$16.95
Lamb cooked with turmeric, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, red onions, crushed black pepper and herbs.
Mutton Vepudu
$16.95
Goat made tomatoes, onions and fresh ground spices.
Lamb Vepudu
$16.95
Lamb made tomatoes, onions and fresh ground spices.
Mutton Kheema Varuval
$16.95
An Indian highway food. Minced meat cooked with spices, red onion, garlic, ginger and herbs.
Eral Varuval
$16.95
An Indian highway food. Shrimp cooked with spices, red onions, garlic and herbs
Fish Fry (Pomfret 4Pcs)
$15.95
Flat grilled pomfret or kingfish (based on availability), marinated with chettinad, ground spices, herbs and curry leaves.
Amma's Special Tandoori Chicken (5 Pcs)- South Indian Style
$17.95
Chicken marinated in a mixture of yogurt, garlic, ginger, selected spices and grilled.
Kadai Thokku
18.95
Roasted quail. Limited availability.

$Rice Bowls


Curd Rice
$10.95
Smashed rice mixed with fresh yogurt and garnished with fried pieces of green chilli and mustard
34. Fried Rice
Bisi Bele Bath
$10.95
Plan white rice cooked with South Indian style Sambhar
Rasam Rice
10.95
Smashed rice mixed with rasam, a tamarind juice mixed with tomato, chilly, pepper and cumin

$Dum Biryani


Vegetarian Biriyani
$14.95
Traditionally prepared aromatic blend with marinated spices, gently cooked vegetables with basmati rice served with raita
Chicken Biriyani (Bone in)
$17.95
Traditionally prepared aromatic blend with marinated spices, gently cooked chicken (w /bones) with basmati rice served with raita
Chicken Biriyani (Boneless)
$17.95
Traditionally prepared aromatic blend with marinated spices, gently cooked chicken (without bones) with basmati rice served with raita
Mutton
$18.95
Traditionally prepared aromatic blend with marinated spices, gently cooked mutton with basmati rice served with raita
Lamb Biriyani
$18.95
Nattukozhi Biriyani
$18.95
Mutton Kheema Biriyani
$18.95
Kadai Biriyani
$19.95
Quail. Limited availability.
Lamb Biriyani
18.95
Traditionally prepared aromatic blend with marinated spices, gently cooked mutton with basmati rice served with raita

$Amma's House Specials


Non-Veg Couples Combo
$24.95
Chicken Biryani, Mutton Biryani, Chicken Kuruma, 2 Pc's of Parotta, Raitha, Dessert.
Vegetarian Couples Combo
$22.95
Veg Biryani, Veg Kothu Parotta, Veg Kuruma, Spinach Onion Pakoda, Parotta, Chef's special dessert
South Indian Non-Veg Thali
$18.95
Boiled White Rice, Sambar, Rasam, Kootu, Poriyal, Non-Veg Curry, Non-Veg Appetizer, Yoghurt, Appalam, Chapati, Pickel and Sweet
South Indian Veg Thali
16.95
Boiled White Rrice, Sambar, Rasam, Kootu, Poriyal, Savory, Kaara Kozhambu, Yoghurt, Appalam, Chapati, Kurma, Pickel and Sweet

$Vegetarian Tiffin Section


Idly (3 Pcs)
$9.95
Savory cakes made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentil and rice. A traditional south Indian breakfast. 3 cakes per order.
Idly dipped in Rasam (2 Pcs)
$10.95
Idly dipped in Sambar (2 Pcs)
$10.95
Idly Vada
$10.95
2 pcs idly, 1 pcs vada , served with sambar, chutney
Spicy Podi Idly
$10.95
Idly podi or Milagai podi is a coarse spice powder coated over idly
Andra Style Chili Idly
$11.95
Crispy idly with ginger, garlic, added into chilli sauce
Venpongal
$10.95
Made with rice and moong dal which is tempered with ghee, curry leaves, black pepper, ginger, cumin and hing.
Venpongal vada
11.95

$Dosa


Plain Dosa
$11.95
A thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils.
Masala Dosa
$12.95
A thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils stuffed/served separately with potato masala
Paneer Masala Dosa
$13.95
A thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils stuffed with Indian style cottage cheese and potato masala
Mysore Masala Dosa
$13.95
A thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils spread with spicy south indian paste and potato masala
Ghee Roast Dosa
$13.95
A thin rice crepes made to crisp with fermented rice batter and lentils
Onion Masala Dosa
$13.95
A thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter, lentils and topped with onions
Paper Dosa
$13.95
A thin long rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils.
Podi Dosa
$13.95
Kal Dosa
$13.95
Pizza Dosa
$13.95
A Pizza style crepe made from fermented rice batter and lentils.
Sandwich Dosa
$14.95
Royalaseema Kara Dosa
$14.95
A traditional south indian sytle spicy paste applied in a thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils.
Gongura Masala Dosa
$14.95
A south indian style pickle applied in a thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils.
Chettinad Masala Dosa
$14.95
A south indian style thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils.
Spinach Masala Dosa
$14.95
Egg Dosa
$14.95
A thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils with egg stuffed
Onion Rava Masala Dosa
$15.95
Chicken Dosa
$16.95
A thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils stuffed with chicken
Mutton Keema Dosa
$17.95
A thin rice crepes made with fermented rice batter and lentils stuffed with mutton keema
Uthappam
$12.95
Build your own: Choose veggies, tomato, onion, chili peppers and/ or bell pepper.
2 Piece Appam
8.95
Made with fermented rice batter. (Please allow 25-30 minutes for preparation) does not include stew.

$Kothu Parotta

A delicacy popular in south Indian state of Tamilnadu. multi-layered fluffy bread, egg, meat and salna (A spicy sauce).
Vegetables Kothu Parotta
$15.95
Egg Kothu Parotta
$15.95
Chicken Kothu Parotta
$16.95
Mutton Kothu Parotta
$17.95
Goat.
Mutton Kheema Kothu Parotta
17.95
Goat.

$Vegetarian Homestyle Entrees

All entrees are served with basmati rice.
Ennai Kathrikai Kuzhambu
$14.95
Selected baby eggplant cooked in hot tamarind sauce an Amma's specialty.
Poondu Kuzhambu
$14.95
Selected whole peeled garlic and potatoes simmered in tamarind sauce and house spices.
Dal Tadka
$14.95
Smashed yellow lentil with turmeric and cumin. Tomato dal, spinach dal, gongura dal, dal tadkal and butter dal.
Gongura Dal
$14.95
Smashed yellow lentil with turmeric, cumin, and gongura.Served with Basmati Rice.
Spinach Dal
$14.95
Smashed yellow lentil with turmeric, cumin and spinach. Served with Basmati Rice.
Veg Kurma
$14.95
Gravy made with coconut and , spices , & vegetables. Served with Basmati Rice
Paneer Butter Masala
$15.95
Roasted paneer with a flavorful creamy sauce. Served with Basmati Rice
Paneer Tikka Masala
$15.95
Roasted paneer with a flavorful creamy sauce. Served with Basmati Rice.
Saag Paneer
15.95
A spinach - based paneer cooked with fenugreek and cream. Served with Basmati Rice

$Chicken Entree


Amma's Chicken Curry
$16.95
Succulent chunks of chicken festering in luscious gravy
Chicken Chettinad
$16.95
Made with coconut- fennel seed paste, spices and chicken pieces
Chicken Kurma
$16.95
Spiced chicken curry cooked with whole garam masala and turmeric
Chicken Butter Masala
$16.95
Roasted chicken with flavorful creamy sauce
Chicken Tikka Masala
$16.95
Roasted chicken with flavorful creamy sauce
Saag Chicken
$16.95
A spinach based chicken cooked with mustard, fenugreek and cream
Nattukozhi Chicken Chettinad (Bone-in)
16.95
Made with coconut, fennel seed paste, spices and country chicken pieces

$Mutton/Lamb Entree


Mutton Gongura (Bone-in)
$17.95
The meat is cooked with sorrel leaves known as gongura to get a tangy taste.Served with Basmati Rice.
Mutton Tikka Masala (Bone-in)
$17.95
Roasted, mutton or lamb made with flavorful cream sauce. Served with Basmati Rice.
Mutton Chettinad (Bone-in)
$17.95
Made with 24 flavorful spices. Served with Basmati Rice.
Mutton Kurma (Bone-in)
$17.95
Spiced mutton/ lamb curry cooked with coconut, whole garam masala, and turmeric. Served with Basmati Rice.
Mutton Saag (Bone-in)
$17.95
A spinach -based mutton / lamb cooked with cumin , fenugreek and cream. Served with Basmati Rice.
Mutton Vindaloo (Bone-in)
$17.95
Vindaloo is a popular dish of ocean side of goa cooked with tangy spiced curry. Served with Basmati Rice.
Amma's Mutton Curry
$17.95
Soft tender chunks of lamb meat in a spiced onion tomato gravy. Served with Basmati Rice
Lamb gongura (Boneless)
$17.95
The meat is cooked with sorrel leaves known as gongura to get a tangy taste. Served with Basmati Rice.
Lamb Tikka Masala (Boneless)
$17.95
Roasted, mutton or lamb made with flavorful cream sauce. Served with Basmati Rice.
Lamb Chettinad (Boneless)
$17.95
Made with 24 flavorful spices. Served with Basmati Rice.
Lamb Kurma (Boneless)
$17.95
Spiced mutton/ lamb curry cooked with coconut, whole garam masala, and turmeric. Served with Basmati Rice.
Lamb Vindaloo (Boneless)
17.95
Vindaloo is a popular dish of ocean side of goa cooked with tangy spiced curry. Served with Basmati Rice.

$Seafood Entree


Malabar Fish Curry
$17.95
Cuisine of Kerala. Unique in its rich flavor.
Kerala Shrimp Moilee
$17.95
Mild from the natural sweetness of the coconut milk and aromatic from the whole spices.
Amma's Meen Kulambu
17.95
A fish curry that's popular in Madurai of Tamilnadu. You'll taste the tamarind turmeric and herbs.

$Indian Breads


Whole Wheat Chapathi (2 Pcs)
$5.95
Thin whole wheat homemade soft bread.
Malabar Parotta (2 Pcs)
6.95
Multi-layered traditionally homemade soft bread.

$Side Order


Idli (1 Pcs)
$2.00
Coconut Chutney
$3.00
Packed in an 8Oz container
Boiled Egg
$2.00
Ghee
$2.00
Raitha
$3.00
Homemade Yogurt
$2.50
Rice
$2.50
Sambar
$3.00
Packed in an 8Oz container
Rasam
$3.00
Packed in an 8Oz container
Appalam/Papad
$1.00
Cheese
3.00
Cheddar Cheese

$Kids Menu


Kid's Cheese Dosa
$10.00
Rice crepe with cheddar cheese.
Kid's Nut and Nutella Dosa
10.00
Rice crepe with melting chocolate and nuts.

$Desserts


Amma's Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
$6.00
Rasmalai
$6.00
Made with homemade cottage cheese with delicious milk sauce.
Sizzling Brownie
$9.00
Warm brownie with our own home made vanilla ice cream.
Gulab Jamun
$6.00
Milk solid based sweet balls soaked in honey syrup.
Amma's Special Dessert of the Day
7.00

$Beverages


Limca
$3.00
Soda
$2.00
Madras Filter Coffee
$5.00
Sweet Lassi
$4.95
Mango Lassi
$5.95
Rose Lassi
$5.95
Rose Milk
$5.95
Badam Milk
$5.95
Thumps up
$3.00
Masala Chai
$4.00
Salty and Spicy Lassi
5.95

$Tiffin Combo

All entrees are served with basmati rice.
Tiffin Combo 1
$12.95
Idly ,Pongal, Vada, Dessert, Filter Coffee/chai
Tiffin Combo 2
13.95
Idly, Pongal,Vada Mini Dosa, Dessert, Filter Coffee/Tea

$Chef's Special Stews


Coconut Milk
$5.95
Vegetable Stew
$6.95
Chicken Stew
$7.95
Mutton Stew
$8.95
Goat.
Meen Kuzhambu
$8.95

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