Thalaiva’s Indian Kitchen - PARK RIDGE, IL 60068 (Menu & Order Online)

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Soft Drinks 12 OZ

Soft Drinks 20 OZ

Sparkling Water

Appetizers Vegetarian

** Specials Check availability before ordering. ALL EXTRAS ARE CHARGEABLE.

Veg Samosa (2 pcs)

Fried snack with a savory filling of spiced potatoes, onions, peas served with house special mint chutney.

Medhu Vada (2 pcs)

Savory fried doughnut made with urad dal, onions, & peppercorns.

Deep fried donut made out of lentils, which is soaked in Sambar (Lentil Soup)

Crispy & spicy chaat made with battered green peppers deep-fried & sprinkled with onions & chaat masala.

Gobi Pepper Fry

Battered fried cauliflower toasted with more onions, salt, pepper, & indian sauce.

A special battered deep fried crunchy yet soft cauliflower.

Battered Indian cottage cheese toasted with yogurt sauce.

Deep-fried Indian cottage cheese with onion, bell pepper, & sauce.

Mushroom Pepper Fry

Battered fried mushroom toasted with salt, pepper, & sauce.

Appetizers Non Veg

ALL EXTRAS ARE CHARGEABLE.

Chicken Lolly Pop

Chicken drumstick marinated with southern spices along with Chef special masala & deep fried. Served with green chutney.

Boneless chicken sauteed with Indian Spices, bell pepper & fresh herbs.

Chicken Pepper Fry

Chicken sauteed with Indian spices, pepper, & served dry.

Fish Fillet Shallow fried in house mix of indian spices on a hot plate(tawa).

Marinated boneless fish fried & toasted with yogurt sauce.

Spicy, deep-fried boneless chicken marinated with Indian spices.

Shrimp sautéed with chilly sauce, Indian spices, & fresh herbs.

Hard boiled egg sauteed with Chef special masala & tossed with onion, red chilly & fresh indian Herbs.

Lip smacking mutton recipe with a palatable flavor of fresh peppercorns and garlic in every piece.

Baked or fried, super crispy Chicken Samosas full of well-seasoned chicken and spiced up with just enough spices.

Chicken Varuval

Semi dry chicken curry cooked along with fresh herbs, onions & tomato.

Nethili Fish Fry

Naatu Koli Varuval(with bones)

**AVAILABLE ONLY ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY.

JUICY & HALF COOKED OMLETTE ALONG WITH DIFFERENT INDIAN SPICES.

Entrees - Non Veg

ALL EXTRAS ARE CHARGEABLE.

Chicken Tikka Masala

Marinated chicken roasted & cooked with different spices & creamy sauce along with cashew paste.

Chicken served in a mild, tomato-based creamy sauce.

Chicken cooked with flavorful home made masala, coconut milk, onion & tomato.

Marinated fish fillets cooked with tomato, onion, coconut milk, & a variety of Indian spices.

Shrimp blended with tangy Indian curry sauce.

Chicken marinated with yogurt & cooked along with various spices & cashew paste.

Tender Goat cooked with flavorful home made masala, coconut milk, onion & tomato.

Chicken cooked with Spinach sauce along with various other indian spices.

Egg curry recipe from southern India features an exquisitely aromatic and flavorful sauce & chef's special masala.

Chicken Vindaloo

Chicken marinated in a highly flavorful spicy mixture with vinegar & cooked along with onion tomato sauce.

Naatu Koli Kulambu

Fresh Country Chicken(with bone cooked) along with freshly grounded indian spices, shallots, fresh grated coconut,herbs, ginger, garlic lends deep flavor & original taste to the curry. AVAILABLE ONLY ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY.

Entree Vegetarian

ALL EXTRAS ARE CHARGEABLE.

Lentil based tangy vegetable stew.

Cooked lentils tempered with a variety of spices, herbs, & garlic.

Blend of vegetables cooked & seasoned with Indian spices in tamrind sauce.

Mixed veggies cooked with a cream based curry & coconut milk.

Aloo Gobi Masala

Semi-dry curry with fried potatoes & cauliflower toasted with tomato & onion based sauce.

Mixture of veggies in cooked in a spicy gravy flavored with a special kadai masala.

Chana (Chickpea) Masala

Overnight soaked & steam cooked chickpea cooked along with creamy sauce, indian spices, onion & tomato.

Chickpea cooked with Spinach sauce along with various other indian spices.

Paneer Tikka Masala

Gravy made with rich cream & paneer (Indian cottage cheese) with added Indian spices.

Mutter Paneer masala

Semi-dry curry made with paneer (Indian cottage cheese) cooked in gravy & blended with Indian spices.

Blended veggies & paneer cooked with creamy curry sauce & flavored with Indian spice.

Indian cottage cheese cooked with blended spinach curry sauce.

Steamed potatoes cooked with Spinach sauce along with various other indian spices.

Stir fried Ladies Finger cooked with onion tomato sauce & various spices.

Mushroom Masala

Mushroom blended with Indian spices & onion tomato sauce.

Soup made with fresh grounded Indian spices, tomatoes, tamarind sauce, fresh herbs & crushed garlic.

Thali/ Banana Leaf Meals

All extras are chargeable.

Veg Thali - To Go

Traditional Thalaivas set meal served with Veg Appetizer, Flavored rice of chef's choice, Veg Curry, White Rice, Sambar, Rasam, Poriyal(small portion of veggies), Puli Kulambu(tamrind Curry), Cream based curry, 1 pc bread, Dessert, Paapad & Buttermilk.

Non Veg Thali To Go

Traditional Thalaivas set meal served with Chicken Appetizer, Flavored rice of chef's choice, Chicken Curry, Goat Curry, Fish Curry, White Rice, Sambar, Rasam, 1 pc bread, Dessert, Paapad & Buttermilk.

Biriyani's

Extra Salan and raita are chargeable.

Chettinadu Veg Briyani

Chettinad Cuisine uses special ingredients and freshly ground spices which lends a unique flavour while cooked along with Basmati rice & mixture of vegetables.

Thalapakattu Goat Briyani

Biryani is made of almost all flavorful spices and the ginger garlic's aroma with mint and coriander leaves and delicious taste of coconut milk. Highlight of the Briyani is the special rice called "Seeraga Samba Rice" AVAILABLE ONLY ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY.

Hyd Chicken Dum Biryani

Authentic blend of spices, chicken, basmati rice, & fresh herbs slow cooked in dum style.Dum is a process of slow cooking everything together in a sealed pot on a hot plate or slow fire.

Thalaiva's Special Chicken briyani

Boneless chicken pieces cooked with a special sauce, Basmati rice along with a mix of authentic spices.

Thalapakattu Chicken Briyani

Biryani is made of almost all flavorful spices and the ginger garlic's aroma with mint and coriander leaves and delicious taste of coconut milk. Highlight of the Briyani is the special rice called "Seeraga Samba Rice" AVAILABLE ONLY ON SATURDAY & SUNDAY.

2 pcs of Hard boiled egg added in Chettinad Veg Dum Briyani

Breads

Multilayered bread.

Leavened bread made with flour baked fresh in clay oven & topped with butter & garlic.

Leavened bread made with flour baked fresh in clay oven & topped with butter.

Leavened bread made with flour & baked fresh in clay oven.

TIFFIN SPECIALS

Extra Sambar and chutney's are chargeable.

Thin fermented rice crepe filled with chef's special chettinad chicken & served with chutney & sambar.

Thin fermented rice crepe topped with cheese & served with chutney & sambar.

Thin fermented rice crepe topped with chef's special potato masala & served with chutney & sambar.

Thin fermented rice crepe served with chutney & sambar.

Thin fermented rice crepe roasted in butter & served with chutney & sambar.

Mysore Masala Dosai

Thin fermented rice crepe topped with chef's special potato masala, chef's special gun powder(made out of different lentils) & served with chutney & sambar.

Set of thick soft Dosa served with chutney & sambar.

Cheese Masala Dosai

Thin fermented rice crepe topped with cheese & chef's special potato masala & served with chutney & sambar.

Thin fermented rice crepe topped with cracked egg & served with chutney & sambar.

Set Dosa - Chicken Curry

Set of thick soft Dosa served with chicken curry & chutney.

Set Dosai- Goat Curry

Set of thick soft Dosa served with Goat curry & chutney

Set Dosa with Mix Veg Kurma

Set of thick soft Dosa served with Mix Veg Kurma & Chutney.

Butter Masala Dosai

Savoury steamed rice cake served with chutney & sambar.

Savoury steamed rice cake & deep fried donut made of lentils served with chutney & sambar.

Desserts

Gulab Jamoon (2 PC)

Deep fried golden brown milk dumplings soaked in sugar syrup.

Dumplings of Indian cottage cheese & semolina dough, cooked in light syrup made of sugar.

Dumplings of Indian cottage cheese & semolina dough, cooked in creamy rich milk mixture toppped with pistachio.

Royal dessert which is an exotic rich bread pudding.

RABADI KA JAMUN

Deep fried golden brown milk dumplings soaked in creamy rich milk mixture

RICE

ALL EXTRAS ARE CHARGEABLE.

Basmati rice flavored & cooked with cumin & ghee.

Plain steamed rice.

Chicken Fried Rice

Hot & flavored Indo-Chinese style chicken fried rice with a unique blend of sauces.

Hot & flavored Indo-Chinese style egg fried rice with a unique blend of sauces.

Hot & flavored Indo-Chinese style vegetable fried rice with a unique blend of sauces.

Indian Beverages

Creamy, thick, smooth blended mix of mango & yogurt.

Yogurt blended into a soft drink with a soothing mixture of ginger, green chilly, coriander leaves, & curry leaves.

South Indian Filter Coffee

Mixing frothed and boiled milk with the infusion obtained by percolation brewing of finely ground coffee powder in a traditional Indian filter.

Indian Masala Tea

Brewing black tea with a mixture of aromatic herb and spices, the adding on Frothed & boiled milk.

THALAIVA'S PAROTTA SPECIAL

ALL EXTRAS ARE CHARGEABLE.

Kothu Parotta Veg

Parotta (multi-layered bread) minced & cooked on a hot plate(tawa)with mixed vegetables, chef's special sauce & Indian spices.

Egg Kothu Parotta

Parotta (multi-layered bread) minced & cooked on a hot plate(tawa) with egg, chef's special sauce & Indian spices.

Kothu Parotta Chicken

Parotta (multi-layered bread) minced & cooked on a hot plate(tawa) with chicken, chef's special sauce & Indian spices.

Parotta With Chicken Curry

Parotta With Goat Curry

EXTRAS

Extra Coconut Chutney

Extra Potato Masala

EXTRA Mint Chutney

Extra Tomato Chutney

Extra Tamrind Chutney

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