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Amma's South Indian Cuisine-Chestnut St. 1518 CHESTNUT STREET
1518 CHESTNUT STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
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Soup
Veg Soups
Non-Veg Soups
Appetizers
Veg Appetizers
- Punugulu
Made with flour, yoghurt and spices
$10.99OUT OF STOCK - Aloo Bonda (3Pcs)
Deep-fried snack made with chickpea batter and stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes
$10.99 - Egg Bonda (4Pcs)
Boiled eggs dipped into a batter of spicy gram flour and deep fried
$10.99 - Plantain Bajji (4Pcs)
Deep fried fritters made with raw banana or plantain and chickpea flour
$10.99 - Samosa (2Pcs)
White flour, potatoes, peas, onion, spices and green chilli
$10.99 - Cut Mirchi
Long pepper fried with flour and spices
$10.99 - Spinach Onion Pakoda
Besan flour, cumin seeds, onion, spinach and curry leaves deep fried
$10.99 - Masala Vadai (3Pcs)
Crispy & savory deep fried fritter made from channa dal and spices
$10.99 - Medhu Vadai (3Pcs)
Indian fritters made with lentils and whole black peppers, onions and curry leaves
$11.99 - Thayir Vadai (2Pcs) (Dahi Vada)
Dessert snack made with urad dal, fritters soaked in a sweet and savory yoghurt
$11.99 - Vadai dipped in Sambhar/Rasam (2Pcs)
Medhu Vada soaked in lentil sambhar or rasam which makes it soft and tender. It is served with finely chopped onions and coconut chutney
$11.99 - Gobi Manchurian (Cauliflower)
Crispy cauliflower with tangy sauce, garlic and herbs
$12.99 - Chilli Parotta
Crisp parotta with ginger, garlic added into chilli sauce
$12.99 - Gobi 65 (Crispy Cauliflower)
Cauliflower dipped in red chilli, besan and deep fried
$12.99 - Chilli Paneer (Cottage cheese)
Crispy paneer with tangy sauce, garlic and herbs
$13.99
Non-Veg Appetizers
- Chicken 65
Meat marinated with ginger, garlic, turmeric, coriander spices and herbs, dusted with flour and deep fried
$14.99 - Chilli Chicken
Crispy chicken with ginger, garlic, green pepper, spring onions in chilli sauce
$14.99 - Chicken Pepper Varuval
Chicken cooked with crushed black peppers, curry leaves, tomatoes, onions and herbs (comes with a piece of parotta)
$17.99 - Chicken Chukka
Chicken cooked in a medium flame with crushed peppers, red onions and herbs until it becomes dry (comes with a piece of parotta)
$17.99 - Nattukozhi Ney Roast (Country chicken roast)
Farm fresh bone-in country chicken made with chettinad masala, ghee, spices and herbs. Cooked in a flat grill until golden brown (comes with a piece of parotta)
$18.99 - Mutton Chukka (Goat)
Goat or lamb cooked with turmeric, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, red onions, crushed black peppers and herbs (comes with a piece of parotta)
$20.99 - Eeral Varuval (Shrimp roast)
Shrimp roasted to beautiful deep red with medley of masalas and tantalizing aroma (comes with a piece of parotta)
$20.99 - Mutton Kheema Varuval (Ground meat roast)
Minced meat cooked with spices, red onion, garlic, ginger and herbs (comes with a piece of parotta) (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
$20.99 - Fish Fry (Pomfret 4Pcs)
Tawa fish fry, marinated with south indian ground spices, herbs and curry leaves (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
$17.99 - Amma's Special Tandoori Chicken (South Indian style 5Pcs)
Chicken marinated in a mixture of yoghurt, garlic, ginger, selected spices and grilled (Gluten Free, Nut Free)
$21.99 - Whole fish pomfret$25.00
Chaat
Veg Chaats
- Samosa Chaat
A dish made of smashed samosas and served over chickpea, sweet sauce and spicy chutney
$11.99 - Papdi Chaat
Crispy chips, boiled potatoes, chickpeas, yoghurt, mint and tamarind chutney and crunch sev
$11.99 - Dahi Poori
Crispy puffed poori stuffed with boiled potatoes and topped with sweet, sour and spicy chutney. Onion, sev and yoghurt
$11.99 - Pani Poori
Fried crispy poori filled with potato masala and loaded with flavorful water
$10.99
South Indian Rice Bowls
Rice Bowls
- Tamarind Rice
Flavor packed food made with tamarind juice, red chilies, pepper and steamed rice
$13.99 - Lemon Rice
Steamed rice mixed with lemon juice, fried nuts, aromatic herbs and spices
$13.99 - Curd Rice
Smashed rice mixed with fresh yoghurt and garnished with fried pieces of green/dried chilli and mustard
$13.99 - Rasam Rice
Smashed rice mixed with rasam/tamarind juice and a combination of tomatoes, chilli, peppers, cumin
$13.99 - BisiBele Bath
Plan white rice cooked with sambhar along with aromatic herbs and spices
$13.99
Tiffin Section
Veg Tiffin Section
- Idiyappam (3Pcs)
Rice flour pressed into noodles, oven into a flat disk like shape and steamed (Veg kurma and coconut milk) Gravy made with coconut milk, spices and vegetables (Vegan, Dairy free, Gluten free, Nut free)
$13.99OUT OF STOCK - Ven Pongal
Ven Pongal is a popular south Indian dish made with rice and moong daal, tempered with ghee, curry leaves, black pepper, ginger, cumin and hing (Gluten free, Nut Free)
$13.99 - Idly (3Pcs)
Steamed rice cake, served with sambhar and chutneys (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
$12.99 - Idly & Vadai
2Pcs Idly + 1Pc Vadai served with sambhar and chutneys (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
$13.99 - Spicy Podi Idly
Tiny Idly pieces tossed with millagai podi and ghee (Gluten Free, Nut Free)
$13.99 - Andhara style Chilli Idly
Crispy idly along ginger garlic and mixed with chilli sauce (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan)
$13.99 - Dipped Idly
Idly dipped in Sambhar/Rasam (2Pcs) (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan)
$12.99 - Venpongal Vada$14.99
Amma's Dosa
Veg Dosa
- Plain Dosa
(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
$12.99 - Masala Dosa
Crispy rice and lentil crepes stuffed with spice and savory potato filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
$13.99 - Ghee Roast Dosa
Crispy Rice Crepe garnished with ghee (Gluten Free, Nut Free)
$14.99 - Onion Masala Dosa
Rice Crepe stuffed with onions and potato filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
$14.99 - Pizza Dosa
Special Chutney, Onion, chilli, Cheese (Gluten Free, Nut Free)
$16.99 - Egg Dosa
Rice Crepe with egg filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
$15.99 - Rava Dosa
Crispy sooji crepe served with sambhar and chutneys (Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
$18.99 - Uthappam
Thick rice crepes topped with onion, chilli and millagai podi (Gluten Free, Nut Free)
$15.99 - Mysore Masala Dosa$15.99
- Onion Rava Masala Dosa$18.99
- Build Your Own Dosa$17.99
- Ammas Special Dosa$16.99
- Rava Onion Dosa$18.99
- Rava Masala Dosa$18.99
- Podi Dosa$15.99
- Paneer Dosa$16.99
Amma's Special Combo
Veg Rice Combo
Couples Combo
Entree
Veg Entree
- Ennai Kathirikai Vathal Kuzhambu
Selected baby eggplant cooked in hot tamarind sauce and spices (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
$18.99 - Amma's Channa Masala
Made with white chickpeas, onions tomatoes, spices and herbs (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
$18.99 - Dal Curry
Made with lentil, onions, tomatoes, spices and herbs (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
$16.99
Kurma
- Veg Kurma
Gravy made with coconut milk, spices and whole garam masala
$18.99 - Egg kurma
Made with coconut with fennel seed paste and spices (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
$18.99 - Chicken kurma
Made with flavorful creamy sauce (Gluten Free)
$21.99 - Mutton kurma
Made with flavorful creamy sauce (Gluten Free)
$23.99 - Lamb kurma
The meat is cooked with sorrel leaves known as Gongura to get a tangy taste (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
$23.99
Seafood Entree
- Malabar Fish Curry (Fish Curry)
It's a kerala style fish curry cooked in coconut milk (Gluten free, Dairy free, Nut free)
$23.99 - Kerala Shrimp Moilee
Mild from the natural sweetness of the coconut milk and aromatic from the whole spices (Gluten free, Dairy free, Nut free)
$23.99 - Tamarind Fish curry (Meen Kulambu)
A fish curry that's popular in Madurai a famous city of Tamilnadu. You 'll taste the tamarind, turmeric and herbs (Gluten free, Nut free, Dairy free)
$23.99
Chettinad
Butter masala
Tikka masala
Thalasseri
Gongura
Saag
Side O
Indian Side orders
- Idly (1Pcs)$3.00
- Medhu Vadai (1Pcs)$3.00
- Raita$3.00
- Sambhar (8Oz)$6.00
- Ghee$3.00
- White Rice$2.00
- Paan$2.00
- Club Soda$2.00
- Papad$1.00
- Curd$3.59
- coconut chutney$3.00
- chef charges$600.00OUT OF STOCK
- boneless chicken biriyani 1\2 tray$70.00OUT OF STOCK
- chicken 65 1\2 tray$70.00OUT OF STOCK
- Gobi Manchurian (1/2tray)$70.00OUT OF STOCK
- gulab jamun 1\4 tray 20 pc$30.00OUT OF STOCK
- poriyal$3.00
- chapathis 25 pc$50.00OUT OF STOCK
- live Dosa counter with idly& masala vadai 75 peoples$1,875.00
- saag paneer 1tray$160.00OUT OF STOCK
- medu vadai 60 pieces$150.00OUT OF STOCK
- cabbage pooriyal1/2 tray$75.00OUT OF STOCK
- veg kootu parotha tray$140.00OUT OF STOCK
- kesari 1/4 tray$40.00OUT OF STOCK
- Gulab jamun$45.00OUT OF STOCK
- Delivery$100.00OUT OF STOCK
- Samosa$75.00OUT OF STOCK
- Papadi Chat Tray SD$50.00OUT OF STOCK
- Gobi 65 , 1 Full regular Tray$140.00
- Chilly Paneer Tray SD$70.00OUT OF STOCK
- kesari halwa$70.00OUT OF STOCK
- Chicken Pepper Varuval1/2 Tray$90.00OUT OF STOCK
- Add Ex
- masala Dosa 200 pieces$2,200.00OUT OF STOCK
- Mutton Biryani 1/2 Tray$120.00OUT OF STOCK
Dessert
Indian Dessert
- Sizzling Brownie
Warm brownie with our home-made Vanilla ice-cream
$12.99 - Gulab Jamun
Milk solid based sweet balls soaked in honey syrup
$7.99 - Rasamalai
Indian Cottage cheese cooked in sugar syrup and then served with chilled thickened milk
$8.99 - House Special dessert
Please ask your food runner for today's special
$8.99 - Vanilla Ice-cream$7.99
Drinks and Beverages
Hot Drinks
Cold Drinks
- Mango Lassi
Delicious creamy drink with mango and yoghurt
$7.99 - Salt Lassi
Spiced drink made with yoghurt and salt
$6.99 - Rose Milk
Non-alcoholic rose flavored drink made with chilled milk
$7.99 - Nannari Sarbath
Aromatic juice in which nannari root syrup is mixed with lemon juice
$6.99 - Sweet Lassi$7.99
- Rose Lassi$7.99
- Badam milk$7.99OUT OF STOCK
Fountain Sodas (1 refill free)
Sunday | 11:00 am - 9:45 pm |
Monday | 11:00 am - 9:45 pm |
Tuesday | 11:00 am - 9:45 pm |
Wednesday | 11:00 am - 9:45 pm |
Thursday | 11:00 am - 9:45 pm |
Friday | 11:00 am - 10:15 pm |
Saturday | 11:00 am - 10:15 pm |
Come in and enjoy!
1518 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102