Pongal
110 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016 (212) 696-9458Main
Soups and Salads
freshly diced vegetable in a vinegar lemon dressing
traditional spicy lentil and tomato essence soup
traditional lentil and mix vegetable soup
delicious bean soup with tomato and herbs
mild garden fresh vegetable soup
cream of tomato soup with green peas
Cucumbers, tomato, lettuce and carrots with raitha dressing on the side
Appetizers
sweet and spicy, choice of sweet or spicy soft cooked lentil and rice dish
platter of 13, 17, 21, 22 and 23 served with sweet, spicy and tomato sauce
cold entil donuts in an mild yogurt combination
mildly spiced mashed potato pattles with sweet and spicy sauce
onion, green peppers and potato fritters with chutney and sambar
mildly spiced potato and peas stuffed pastry
chick peas in and sweet and tangy yogurt combination
thin lentil wafers with hot and sweet sauce
cold crispies over onion, tomato cucumber India's favorite road side snack
each of 8 and 9 with chutney and sambar
lentil donuts with chutney and sambar
steamed rice cakes with chutney and sambar
home made cottage cheese fritters
two kind pea stuffed fritters with hot and sweet sauce
hot and sweet potato fritters with hot and sweet sauce
home made cottage cheese fritters
fresh spinach and chickpea flour fritters
quality whole cashews spiced in madras style
mildly spiced potato stuffed fritter
Utthap-pam
south Indian favorite traditional pan cake made from rice and lentil flour with a choice of different toppings served with coconut chutney and sambar 'not Indian bean soup'
pancake made of rice and lentil mixed batter
topped with onion and peas
topped with onion and green chili
topped with green peas and green chili
topped with onion, carrots, green peas, and tomato
topped with crated coconut and cilantro
green chilles and cilantro
Dosai
pronounced as dough-sah is the most famous anytime south Indian food. Made from a fermented batter of rice flour and lentils dosa's are thin and crisp crepes with various stuffing's and sizes. The crepes are enjoyed with coconut chutney and sambar 'not In
crepe made of rice and lentil flour
crepe filled with lightly spiced onions and potatoes
plain crepe with chefs special traditional spicy chutney
spiced crepe filled with mildly spiced onions and potatoes
paper thin crispy crepe
paper thin crispy crepe with potatoes filling
crepe thin and crisp flavored with cooking butter
crepe flavored with butter filled with onions and potatoes
thin crepe with fried onions stuffing's
thin crepe with fried onions and potatoes
crepe made of cream of wheat semolina rice flour and cilantro
crepe made of cream of wheat rice flour and cilantro and mashed potatoes filling
crepe made of cream of wheat rice flour, onions and cilantro
crepe made of cream of wheat rice flour onions cilantro and mashed potato filling
semolina crepe with onion potatoes cilantro and with traditional spice powder
spiced rice and wheat crepe with onion hot pepper potatoes and cilantro
Rice
tamarind fruit or fresh lemon or tomato with spices, flavored rice
soft cooked rice and lentil (spiced / sweet) served with vada, chutney and sambar
fragrant rice cooked with dry fruits, nuts and vegetables saffron with raitha
basmathi rice and special vegetable cooked and baked traditionally served with raitha
Subji from Gujarat
subji meaning vegetarian entree and Gujarat is a city close to Bombay. All entrees comes with a side of steamed basmathi rice, the house recommends a side of raitha and bread
potatoes, eggplant, yam and snow peas cooked with spices
boiled potatoes stir fried with hot pepper onion and nuts
green lentils cooked with sweet and sour sauce with spices
black chick peas cooked with tomato, onion, sweet and sour sauce with spices
eggplant with pigeon peas cooked with onion and hot spices
Subji from Punjab
Punjab is a major part of northern India, and food from here is tagged as north Indian. All entree served with rice. The house recommends a side of raitha and bread
vegetable fritters cooked in rich creamy mild sauce
fresh home made cottage cheese cubes and green peas in a mild sauce
potatoes and eggplant cooked with tomato, onion and mild spices
chick peas cooked in onion tomato
cut potatoes and chick peas cooked with mild spices
cauliflower cooked with tomatoes and mild spices
cut potatoes and cauliflower cooked with tomatoes and mild spices
okra sauteed with onion, tomatoes, and hot spices
baked eggplant mashed and sauteed with onion tomatoes and spices
diced potatoes, green peas and spices in a onion tomato sauce
fresh cottage cheese cubes and cream of spinach in an excellent mild combination
potatoes cooked in a thick puree of cream of spinach and spices
chick peas in cream of spinach cooked with spices
cottage cheese cubes in an creamy and mild onion tomato sauce
mixed vegetables in an mild creamy sauce
Bread
round puffed bread
round puffed bread with mildly spiced mashed potatoes
tasty whole wheat flour flat bread
oil free thin flat bread
multi layered whole wheat flour bread
flat bread stuffed with mildly seasoned mashed potatoes
flat bread stuffed with mildly spiced green peas
Weekend Specials
traditional south Indian favorites Saturday and Sunday only
steamed cream of wheat cakes with carrot and cilantro
soft cooked basmathi rice, vegetables and lentils
small sized rice cakes with chutney and sambar
rice cakes sauteed with spices
Indian falafel, a lentil onion cilantro mixed fried dumpling
rice in yogurt, garnished with cilantro and cucumber
large puffed bread served with chick pea curry
Accompaniments
onion, cucumber, tomatoes and mint in cold yogurt
Desserts
Indian ice cream prepared with sweet milk and cardamom
rice pudding garnished with almonds and pistachio
chilled yogurt dessert with pistachio, almond and cardamom
exotic Indian sweet made of mild solid in sugar syrup
fresh soft cheese patties in saffron flavored milk
Indian almond fudge flavored with saffron
Beverages
still or sparkling
Alphonso mango juice
traditional spiced butter milk
salted, spiced or sweet yogurt shake
mango and yogurt shake
south Indian filtered coffee
Indian chai flavored with herbs
