Chennai Cafe Menu (Update 2025)

Introducing the menu at Chennai Cafe, a haven for authentic South Indian cuisine. Located in Tempe, AZ, this Indian cafe offers a variety of vegetarian options, delivery, takeout, and private parking. The menu boasts traditional dishes like Rasam and Kozhi Rasam soups, as well as appetizers like Idli, Vada, and Samosa Chaat. Thali platters include Veg and Non-Veg options, along with the Chennai Cafe Special Thali for a true taste of South Indian flavors. Customers rave about the generous portions, fantastic pricing, and overall ambiance of the restaurant. The staff is friendly and attentive, ensuring a pleasant dining experience. Offering a lunch buffet with dosa and a wide selection of curry dishes, Chennai Cafe promises a spicy and satisfying culinary journey for all guests.

Soups

Rasam

A traditional south indian sour and spicy soup.

$4.99

Kozhi Rasam

Spicy chicken soup. Spicy chicken soup loaded with south Indian spices and herbs.

$6.99

2 Piece Idli

Steamed rice and lentil patties. Served with sambar and chutney.

$5.49

Idli, vada

Vada. steamed rice, lentil patties and fried lentil donut. Served with sambar and chutney.

$5.49

2 Piece Dhai Vada

Lentil donuts dipped in yogurt. Served with sambar and chutney.

$5.49

2 Piece Sambar Vada

Fried lentils donuts dipped in sambar. Served with chutney.

$5.99

2 Piece Rasa Vada

Fried lentil donuts dipped in rasam. Served with sambar and chutney.

$5.99

2 Piece Vegetable Samosa

Crispy and flaky crust stuffed with potato, onions, and peas.

$5.49

2 Piece Samosa Chaat

Vegetable samosa topped with garbanzo beans curry, chutney, tomato, and onion.

$6.99

Mixed Veggie Pakora

Deep-fried potatoes, cauliflower, onion, and chilies mixed with chickpea flour and spices and served with sambar and chutney.

$6.49

2 Piece Vegetable Cutlet

Minced vegetable with spices, bread crumbed and deep fried.

$5.99

Chili Pakora

Hot peppers mixed with chickpeas, flour, and deep-fried.

$6.99

Chaat Papri

Crisp flour cookie sprinkled with puffed rice, crispy noodles and plain yogurt tossed with potatoes, onions, fresh coriander, and tamarind chutney.

$6.99

Bhel Puri

Crisp flour cookie sprinkled with puffed rice, crispy noodles and tossed with, onions, fresh coriander, and tamarind chutney.

$6.99

Paneer Pakora

Paneer coated with besan and deep fried. Served with mint chutney and tamarind chutney.

$7.99

Idli Manchurian

Steamed rice and lentil patties tossed in udupi special manchurian sauce. Served with sambar and chutney.

$6.99

Assorted Appetizers

Medhu vada, veg samosa, veg cutlet and pakora.

$9.99

Chicken 65

Chicken cubes marinated in a mild savory mix and deep fried.

$10.99

Chicken Wings

Grilled chicken wings marinated in a mild savory mix. garnished with onion and bell peppers.

$10.99

Medhu Vada

Fried lentil donuts. Served with sambar and chutney.

$5.00

Appetizer

Thali Platers

Veg Thali

Roti, white rice, sambar, dhal, kootu, poriyal, rasam, paneer curry, curd, pickle, papad, and dessert.

$20.99

Non-Veg Thali

Nonveg appetizer, roti, white rice, dhal, 2 non-veg curry, rasam, curd, pickle and dessert.

$21.99

Chennai Caf Special Thali

Idli, dosa (of your choice, excluded rava dosa), medu vada, sambar, chutney, dessert and tea or coffee.

$21.99

Plain Uthappam

Indian style pancake.

$10.99

Tomato and Peas Uthappam

Uthappam topped with tomatoes and peas.

$11.99

Onion and Hot Chili Uthappam

Uthappam topped with onions and chilies.

$11.99

Vegetable Uthappam

Uthappam topped with tomatoes, peas, carrots, chilies, and onions.

$13.99

Onion Tomato Chili Uthappam

Uthappam topped with onion, tomatoes, chilies.

$12.99

Uthappam

Dosa

Muttai Podi Dosai

Rice crepe with layered egg and sprinkled with layer of lentil spices.

$14.99

Masala Dosa

Crepes filled with potatoes and onions masala.

$12.99

Sada Mysore Dosa

Thin rice crepes with a layer of hot chutney.

$12.99

Ghee Paper roast Dosa

Thin rice crepes loaded with ghee.

$12.99

Ghee Paper Masala roast Dosa

Thin rice crepes loaded with ghee filled with potatoes and onions masala.

$13.99

Sada Rava Dosa

Special rava dosa. Thin semolina based crepe / thin semolina based crepe with onions.

$15.99

Chennai caf Special Rava Masala Dosa

Semolina lentil crepe grilled with onion and chilies, filled with potatoes and onions.

$16.99

Chettinad Special Mixed Vegetable Dosa

Thin rice crepes filled with onion, cauliflower,potatoes,carrot and chettinad spice.

$14.99

Garlic Spinach Dosa

Crepes filled with onion, potatoes, tomato, spinach, and spicy garlic chutney.

$13.99

Garlic Masala Dosa

Thin rice crepe filled with spicy garlic chutney, potatoes, and onions..

$11.99

Sada Dosa

Thin rice crepes.

$9.99

2 Piece Kal Dosai

Soft and spongy rice crepe, slightly thicker than regular dosa.

$12.99

Muttai Dosai

Rice crepe with layered egg.

$14.99

Poondu Podi Masala Dosai

Rice crepe sprinkled with garlic and lentil spices powder and filled with potatoes and onions masala.

$12.99

Chef Special Madurai Kari Dosai

Rice crepe topped with egg, spicy minced chicken, and chef special masala.

$17.99

Mysore Masala Dosa

Thin rice crepes with a layer of hot chutney and filled with potatoes and onions.

$12.99

Kothu parotta(Veg)

Flaky shredded parottas are cooked in a spicy masala & salna or kurma.

$21.99

Channa Batura

Large puffy bread served with chickpeas curry.

$13.99

Poori Bhaji

Fluffy wheat bread with potatoes and onions

$12.99

Malabar Parotta, Veg kurma

Layered bread made in griddle from wheat flour served with veg kurma

$19.99

Chennai Special Cheese Spring Dosa

Thin rice crepe with cheese, vegetables, and spices.

$14.99

Chili Gobi

Cauliflower marinated with flour, sauteed with garlic, bell pepper, onion, ginger chili, and soy sauce.

$13.99

Gobi Manchurian

Cauliflower marinated with flour, sauteed with garlic, ginger chili, and soy sauce.

$13.99

Kal Dosai, Veg kurma

Soft and spongy rice crepe served with special vegetable kurma or chicken curry.

$16.99

Egg Omelette

Egg, onion, chili, cilantro.

$8.50

Muttai Podimas

Scrambled egg with onion, chili, cilantro.

$8.50

Kothu Parotta (Egg)

Flaky shredded parottas are cooked in a spicy masala & salna or kurma with egg

$21.99

Kal Dosai, Chicken curry.

Soft and spongy rice crepe served with special chicken curry.

$17.99

Malabar Parotta, Chettinad Chicken Curry

Layered bread made in griddle from wheat flour served with chettinad chicken curry.

$20.99

Poori kurma

Fluffy wheat bread with vegetable curry.

$12.99

House Specialities

Briyani

Vegetable Briyani

Aromatic basmati rice, cooked with fresh vegetables and fresh herbs.

$13.99

Chicken Briyani

Aromatic Basmati rice cooked with golden fried onions, tomatoes, spices, and tender chicken. Aromatic Basmati rice cooked with golden fried onions, tomatoes, spices, and tender chicken.

$15.99

Egg Briyani

Aromatic basmati rice cooked with golden fried onions, tomatoes, spices, and egg.

$14.99

Bisi Bele Bhath

Rice cooked with lentils and garden-fresh vegetables. Served with pickle and papadam.

$11.99

Lemon Rice

Rice flavored with lemon and seasoned, topped with peanuts.

$11.99

Bagala Bath

Yogurt rice garnished with mustard seeds and cucumber.

$11.99

Rice Specialties

Breads

2 Piece Poori

2 pieces. Deep-fried, whole wheat fluffy bread.

$6.99

Onion Paratha

Whole wheat bread stuffed with onion.

$5.50

Paratha

Multilayered whole wheat bread.

$5.50

2 Piece Chapathy

The soft whole wheat bread.

$4.50

Aloo Paratha

Multi-layered whole wheat bread stuffed with potatoes and spices.

$5.50

Batura

Large puffy bread.

$6.50

Garlic Paratha

Whole wheat bread stuffed with garlic.

$5.50

2 Piece Veechu parotta

Layered bread made in griddle from wheat flour.

$7.99

Aloo Gobi

Potatoes and cauliflower cooked in indian spices and tomato-based sauce.

$13.99

Chole Peshawari

Garbanzo beans / chickpeas cooked in tomato-based gravy with exotic spices.

$13.99

Dhal Curry

Lentil cooked in mustard, cumin, and Indian spices.

$13.99

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer cooked in tomato and onion in silky sauce.

$14.99

Paneer Shahi Korma

Paneer with almonds and creamy sauce garnished with fruits.

$14.99

Kadai Paneer

Paneer, onions, green pepper stir fired in thick sauce.

$14.99

Palak Paneer

Spinach, paneer cooked with onion, tomato, and Indian spices.

$14.99

Mutter Paneer

Green peas and panner cooked with onion, tomato and indian spices.

$14.99

Kadai Bhendi Masala

Okra, onions, green pepper stir fired in thick sauce.

$13.99

Navratan Korma

Nine stir fried vegetables lightly spiced in curry sauce with fruits.

$14.99

Malai Kofta

Paneer cooked in tangy tomato cream and onion sauce.

$14.99

Chettinad Special Veg curry

Mushroom, cauliflower, onions, and tomatoes cooked in exotic chettinad spices.

$14.99

Vegetable Vindaloo

Chickpeas and mixed vegetables in a silky curry sauce.

$14.99

Veg Curries

Non-Veg Curries

Chettinad Chicken Curry

Chicken cooked in chettinad spices and sauce.

$16.99

Chicken Curry

Chicken cooked with spicy chili sauce and whole ground spices.

$16.99

Pepper Chicken

Chicken cooked and loaded with spices and black pepper.

$16.99

Spinach Chicken Curry

Chicken cooked with Spinach and spices.

$16.99

Chicken Kurma

Chicken cooked in spicy ginger, garlic, fresh cream.

$16.99

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken cooked in thick tomato-based sauce loaded with the right amount of butter to bring in the exquisite taste.

$16.99

Chili Chicken

Boneless chicken cooked with red chili sauce and Indian spices.

$15.99

Chicken Vindaloo

Spicy sauce made from garlic, vinegar and red chili, chicken, and potato.

$16.99

Pepper Shrimp Masala

Shrimp cooked with spices and pepper.

$18.99

Malabar Fish Curry

Fish cooked in tangy sauce together with masala, spices, and coconut.

$19.99

Fresh Garden Salad

Lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, carrot, onion.

$3.99

Sambar

Lightly spiced, tangy lentil soup simmered with vegetables.

$3.99

Raita

Yogurt with tomatoes, cucumber, and coriander leaves.

$2.99

4 Piece Papadum

Roasted, crispy lentil tortilla.

$4.99

Plain Rice

Basmati rice.

$4.99

Milakai Podi

A spicy mix of grinded lentils.

$2.49

Extras

Desserts

2 Piece Rasmalai

Homemade cottage cheese in a special condensed milk flavored with rose water and garnished with pistachio nuts.

$4.49

2 Piece Gulab Jamun

Doughnut kinda dough, deep fried and dipped in light sugary rose syrup.

$4.49

Chennai Special Payasam

Fine vermicelli cooked in milk and honey, with raisins and cashews.

$4.49

Rice Pudding

Rice cooked with milk and honey, garnished with raisins and almonds.

$4.49

Mango Kulfi

Made with mango and milk.

$4.49

Kid's Plain Dosa

$5.99

Kid's Chocolate Dosa

$6.99

Cheese Dosa

Masala dosa.

$6.99

Kids Menu

Beverages

Sodas

Pepsi, diet pepsi, sierra mist, mountain dew, tropicana lemonade, lipton sweet tea.

$2.99

Kumbakonam Filter Coffee

House special filter coffee with milk.

$4.99

Indian Masala Tea

Tea made with Indian spices and milk.

$3.99

Lassi

Yogurt drink. Plain, sweet or salty.

$3.99

Mango Lassi

Fresh mango, yogurt, sugar, and honey.

$4.99

Cold Coffee

$3.99