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  • Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe

Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe

(919) 929-3833
  • 431 W Franklin St, Ste 415, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
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  • Indian
  • $$$$$
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  • Menu
  • Hot Menu
    • Heirloom Tomato Salad $7

      Local heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, in a Bengali five spice dressing with basil from our garden.

    • Samosas $5

      Ordered individually. Savory handmade pastries. Choose between veggie (potato and peas) or beef (beef, cabbage and peas). Contains gluten.

    • Mixed Vegetable Pakoras $10

      Battered and fried vegetables, served with tamarind and mint chutney.

    • Plantain Fritters $10

      Ripe plantains, battered in rice flour and fried.

    • Samosa Chole Chaat $14

      Two samosas in chickpea stew, topped with chutneys, cilantro and yogurt.

    • Dosa $10

      Gluten-free fermented crispy crepe served with chutneys and sambar. Masala - potato, onion and ginger filling Mysore Masala - potato, onion and ginger filling plus red chili paste Spring …

    • Uttapam $10

      Gluten-free thick pancake, served with chutneys and sambar. Choose from: Plain Onion Scallion Poblano Kimchi Masala -- potato, onion and ginger filling

    • Appam $8

      A vegan, gluten free, rice and coconut milk pancake. Served alone, or with curries. with Chicken Curry of the Day with Vegetable Curry

    • Fish Curry Meal $19

      Bone-in NC King Mackerel in a medium-spicy Kerala mangosteen sauce. Served with rice, dal, moru, and Goan cabbage salad.

    • Pork Vindaloo Meal $17

      Bone-in local pork, flavored with chilis, garlic and vinegar. Served with rice, dal, Goan pink salad and raita.

    • Lamb Roganjosh Meal $18

      Local lamb in a Kashmiri red chili and almond sauce. Served with rice, dal, Goan cabbage salad and raita. Spicy pickles optional.

    • Kerala Beef Meal $19

      Local beef, sauteed in a medium-spicy sauce with coconut. Served with rice, dal, raita and Goan cabbage salad. Pickles optional.

    • Tandoori Chicken Meal $17

      Boneless, grilled chicken marinated in yogurt and spices. Served with rice, dal, raita and Goan cabbage salad. Pickles optional.

    • Chicken Curry Meal $17

      Like Tikka Masala, but dairy free! Comes with rice, dal, raita, and Goan cabbage salad. Spicy pickles optional.

    • Hyderabadi Eggplant Curry Meal $16

      Roasted eggplant in a rich peanut gravy. Served with rice, dal, raita and Goan cabbage salad. Spicy pickles optional.

    • Saag Paneer Meal $16

      Creamed greens with farmer cheese cubes. Served with rice, dal, raita and Goan cabbage salad. Pickles optional.

    • Chole Meal $16

      Chickpea stew. Served with rice, dal, raita and Goan cabbage salad. Pickles optional.

    • Tindora and Yard-long Beans Curry with Sprouted Chickpeas Meal $16

      Tindora (or Ivy Gourd ) Is a tiny, tasty squash, little known in the US, but popular in India. In this original curry, Chef Vimala has combined it with Asian long beans and house-sprouted dark …

  • Breads
    • Naan $3

      Yogurt enriched, soft and airy flatbread.

    • Chappati $3

      Whole wheat flour flatbread.

    • Dosa Batter by the Quart $9

      South Indian smooth rice-and-lentil batter to make your own dosas and uttapams (enough to pour ~6-12 small uttapams or dosas). Dosa batter will keep in the fridge 1-2 weeks.

  • Condiments & Sides
    Al La Carte Sides
    • Rice $3

      Basmati rice with turmeric.

    • Dal Side $6

    • Saag Paneer Side $7

    • Hyderabadi Eggplant Side $7

    • Vegetable Curry Side $6

    • Chole Side $6

    • Sambar Side $6

    • Chicken Curry Side $8

    • Kerala Beef Side $9

    • Pork Vindaloo Side $9

    • Tandoori Chicken Side $8

    • Masala Peanuts $5

      Spiced peanuts with Himalayan pink salt.

    • NC Boiled Peanuts $5

      One quart of boiled peanuts.

    • Raita $2

      Today's raita is a cucumber yogurt sauce.

    • Chutney $2

      All chutneys are vegan and gluten-free. Choose from: Kerala coconut chutney Tamil-style gunpowder chutney Andhra-style tomato chutney Cilantro-mint chutney Tamarind chutney

    • House-made Pickles $2

      House-made spicy Indian pickles, and other fermented sides. All Curryblossom pickles are vegan and gluten-free, including the vegetables in brine and the kimchee!

    • Moru $2

      Yellow yogurt sauce.

    • Goan Pink Salad $4

      Vegan slaw with red and green cabbage and carrots.

  • Drinks
    • Scuppernong Grape Juice $3

      8 oz glass of muscadine grape juice.

    • Iced Hibiscus Tea $3

      Made with Hibiscus blossoms.

    • Lavender Lemonade $4

      Made with fresh-squeezed lemons and lavender blossoms.

    • Mango Lassi $4

      Prepared with house-made yogurt from local milk.

    • Masala Chai $4

      Served hot or iced.

    • San Pellegrino Sodas $2.5

    • Bottled Coca-Cola $2

    • Sparkling Water $2

      San Pellegrino sparkling water.

    • Blenheim's Not-So-Hot Ginger Ale $3

      Out of stock

  • Desserts
    • Kerala Rice Pudding $4

      with coconut milk and palm sugar

    • Kaju Katri $1

      Diamond shaped cashew & sugar marzipan. Vegan & Gluten Free

    • Motichoor Laddu $2

      Soft chickpea flour pearls, blended with cardamom, nutmeg, sugar syrup & shaped into balls. Vegan and Gluten Free

    • Cardamom Brownie $5

      Regular (with chocolate chips) or gluten free

    • Walnut-Date Brownie $5

      Vegan and gluten free. Sweetened with dates.

    • Gulab Jamun $2

      Milk fudge in sugar syrup. 2 for $2

  • Bottled Beer & Ciders
    • Red Oak Amber 12 oz. bottle $5

      12 oz. bottle Please note, we check ID at the curb.

    • Maharaja $4

      Indian Pilsner, 5% ABV Please note: we check ID at the curb.

    • Milk Stout $5

      Duck Rabbit, NC, 5.7% ABV Please note: we check ID at the curb.

    • Rose Cider $6

      Wolffer No. 139, NY, 6.9% ABV

    • Two Hearted Ale IPA $5

      Bells, MI, 7% ABV Please note: we check ID at the curb.

    • Humidity Pale Ale $5

      12 oz can

    • Coffee Is For Closers $5

      Iced coffee porter.

    • Delicata Farmhouse Lager $6

      Grains from the Carolinas and saison yeast. Crisp and lively. 6% ABV

  • Wine To Go
    • Vinho Verde Bottle $20

      Clean and balanced, with lively citrus flavors and some fizz. 9% ABV

    • Vinho Verde Rose Bottle $20

      Spritzy red fruit flavors with a citrus edge.

    • Rickety Bridge Chenin Blanc Bottle $32

      White fruit-forward, with pineapple, guava and white peach, with a honeyed finish. 13% ABV

    • Rickety Bridge Pinotage Bottle $38

      Red fruit forward with black and blueberry flavors in the background. 14% ABV

    • Colomé Estate Malbec Bottle $24

    • Evolution Pinot Noir Bottle $22

      Fruit-driven, silky, Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley. 13.5% ABV Please note: we check ID at the curb.

  • Chilled Vegetarian Curries (heat-at-home)
    • Eggplant Curry $10

      Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan -- roasted eggplant in a rich peanut gravy.

    • Dal $8

      Red lentil stew with garlic and cumin.

    • Chole $9

      North Indian chickpea stew.

    • TIndora and Yard-long Bean Curry with Sprouted Chickpeas $9

      Chayote squash and sprouted mung beans in a tangy curry.

  • Chilled Meat Curries (heat-at-home)
    • Tandoori Chicken $11

      Grilled chicken marinated in yogurt and spices.

    • Kerala Beef $13

      Local, grass fed beef beef sautéed in fennel, coconut and black pepper. Pair with a bottle of our Pinotage.

    • Pork Vindaloo $13

      Bone-in, local pork in red chili, garlic and vinegar sauce. Spicy pickles optional. Pair with a bottle of our Vinho Verde.

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