Indian Café Restaurant
The Food of India, not just Indian food
 
Vegetarian Starters
       
  Chaula's Vegetarian Mixed Platter    
  Selection of Veg Samosa, Kachori, Petis, Patra, Bhaji    
  Bhajia (per portion)  wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes    
  Traditional Gujarati snack, made with gram flour and vegetables. Crunchy & tasty.    
  Aloo Tikki (2pc)  vegan lewes  
  Exotically spiced potatoes with ginger and lemon.    
  Samosa (2 pc)    
  Triangular pastries filled with vegetables. All time favourite.    
  Kachori (2 pc)    
  Balls of spiced lentils coated with batter and fried. Very popular & unique.    
  Petis (2pc)     
  Cakes of mashed potato spiced peas & hint of onions    
  Spring Roll (2pc)     
  Mildly spiced vegetables rolled in fillo pastry    
  Paneer Roll  
  Pastry filed with Paneer (cubed cottage cheese) green pepper, tangy, spicy and hot.    
  Harabhara Kebab (3pc)    
  Peas cooked with a hint of semolina, ginger and spices, moulded in vegetable kebabs    
  Paneer Tikka (per portion)  wheat free at Chaulas    
  Paneer (cubed cottage cheese) marinated in tandoori masala    
  Paneer Samosa (2pc)    
  Triangular pastries filled with paneer (cubed cottage cheese)    
       
Non-Vegetarian Starters
       
  Chaula's Non-Vegetarian Mix Platte    
  Selection of chicken-lamb samosa, sheek kebab, chicken tikka and chicken wings    
  Lamb/Chicken Samosa (2pc)    
  Triangular pastries filled with spicy minced lamb or minced chicken.    
  Chicken Tikka (per portion) wheat free at Chaulas    
  Boneless chicken pieces marinated in yoghurt and spices grilled to perfection.    
  Chatpata Jeera Wings (3pc) wheat free at Chaulas    
  Chicken wings cooked with cumin, butter, garlic, ginger and coriander.    
  Sheekh Kebab (2pc)  wheat free at Chaulas    
  Minced lamb marinated with spices and grilled on skewers.    
  Tandoori Wings (3pc)wheat free at Chaulas    
  Chicken wings marinated in yoghurt, spices & cooked with tandoori masala.    
  Fish Bhajia (per portion) wheat free at Chaulas    
  Succulent pieces of Cod marinated, dip fried with wheat/gram flour batter.    
       
Light Bites
       
   Patra Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes  
  Leaves of edible colocasia or “elephant ear” plant coated with spicy batter, rolled up, and steamed to make delicious spiral snacks.     
  Chatpata Mogo Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes    
  Fried cassava chips coated with our special marinade, crunchy and tasty.     
  Chilli Paneer Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  Paneer (cubed cottage cheese) cooked with soya sauce, spring onions & peppers.    
  Delhi Chat    
  Chunks of samosa, petis or kachori in tamarind-coriander chutney & yoghurt with gram flour noodles.    
  Chaupati Bhel    
Puffed rice, gram flour noodles, spiced potatoes-chickpeas topped with coriander-tamarind-red pepper chutney.
Yoghurt optional please ask.
  Dahi Purl Chaulas Lewes    
  Hollow puris filled with mildly spiced potatoes, chickpeas, coriander-red pepper- tamarind chutney, lots of yoghurt.    
  Pani Pun Chaulas Lewes    
  Hollow puis which is called golgappe filled with special spiced potatoes and Chickpeas and served with specially prepared spiced water.    
  Masala Dhosa Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes  Large King Dhosa     
  Rice and urud lentils pancake served with spicy potato-onions filling, Coconut chutney & Sambar, Very popular south Indian dish.     
  Pav Bhaji Chaulas Lewes    
  Bhaji is made with several vegetables steamed cooked, spiced with masala and 1iied with half cooked bread rolls.    
       
Chaula's Vegetarian Main Menu
       
   Mutter Paneer  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  A luxurious curry of cubed cottage cheese, potato, peas and lots of cashew nuts in a coconut-based sauce.    
  Stuffed Baby Aubergine  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes
Traditional Gujarati dish
   
  Succulent aubergines stuffed with peanuts, sesame seeds, jaggery (sugar cane) & spices.     
  Vegetable kolapuri  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes
mixed vegetable curry
 
  Vegetables with differing natural textures are used in this medium-spiced casserole.     
  Spinach Potato  wheat free at Chaulas    
  Spinach cooked with garlic and potato, very mildly spiced to keep the flavour of spinach.    
  Palak Paneer  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
Punjabi-inspired dish with spinach and cubed cottage cheese cooked with cashew nuts in a mildly spiced sauce.
  Bombay Aloo  Chaulas Lewes  wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes    
  Simple but effective Potatoes cooked in tomatoes and garlic. It also goes well with any of my other dishes.    
  Daal Masoori wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes    
  Red split lentils cooked with mild spices & given tadka of whole red chillies.    
  Moong Daal   Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes    
  Gujarati cooking uses virtually every variety of pulse. In this very healthy dish moong beans are allowed to cook slowly to give an amazing subtle flavour.    
  Tarka Daal  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes    
  A classic dish of chana-moong lentils, its very subtly flavoured and goes well with other dishes.    
  Malai ka Mushroom  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  Mushroom cooked with ginger & garlic in a yoghurt sauce with fresh coriander.    
  Bhindi Kadhi   Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  A real favourite! Chunky okra pieces in a thick yoghurt sauce with spices, curry leaves.    
  Chana Masala  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes    
  A traditional recipe. Chickpeas flavored with onions, ginger, garlic and garnished with coriander    
  Shahi Kofta   wheat free at Chaulas vegan lewes  
  Dumplings made with paneer, potato cooked in a rich cashew nuts & tomatoes sauce.    
  Paneer Butter Masala  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas
  Paneer (cubed cottage cheese) cooked with butter in a rich sauce of onions and tomatoes.    
       
Chaula's Non-Vegetatarian Main dishes
       
  Hydrabadi Chicken  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas
(originally Chaula’s most popular chicken curry)  
   
  Succulent chicken pieces cooked with onions, garlic & ginger in medium spicy sauce.    
  Chicken Korma wheat free at Chaulas
   
  A well known creamy coconut based curry, which is not sweet and is flavoured with fresh spices.      
  Methi Chicken  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  Fenugreek leaves contrast well with the natural sweetness of chicken and tomatoes to make a very three-dimensional meal.     
  Jeera Chicken  wheat free at Chaulas
   
  A dry curry cooked in butter with cumin, garlic, ginger & coriander.    
  Saag Chicken   Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
Tender pieces of chicken cooked gently with spinach and mildly spiced to bring out te flavour of spinach.
  Chicken Darbari   Chaulas Lewes Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  Cashew nuts flavoured house speciality cooked with coriander ginger in a spicy sauce.    
  Chicken Tikka Masala  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  No menu is complete without this favourite dish. Chicken marinated in tandoori masala, coriander, yoghurt spiced with chaula’s chatpata sauce.    
  Shaami Prawns  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  Prawns cooked with fresh ginger garlic, tomatoes and coriander in medium spicy sauce.    
  Fish Amrutsari  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  Chunks of cod cooked with curry leaves, mustard seeds, mixed spices & garnished with coriander.    
  Lamb Lucknovi  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas
Originally Chaula’ most popular lamb curry
   
  Everyone knows that lamb goes well with mint but have you tried this combination When lightly cooked with tomatoes and spices? It leaves the taste buds tingling.    
  Lamb Rajasthasni   Chaulas Lewes Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  Tender lamb cooked in a special rich cashew nuts sauce with fresh spicy herbs.     
  Lamb Kheema  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  Minced meat absorbs flavours very differently to larger cuts and so this tastes completely different to my other lamb curry It is cooked with peas, tomatoes and spices.    
  Saag Lamb  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  Succulent pieces of lamb marinated with spinach, gently cooked mildly spiced to bring out the flavour of spinach.    
  Pista Chicken Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  Amazing dish with varied flavour of pistachio nuts, fennel seeds and mystic spices. No tomato    
       
Rice and Biryani
       
  Vegetarian Biryani  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  A Gujarati-style saffron rice based dish with plenty of vegetables -cauliflower, green peppers peas, carrots and potatoes.     
  Chicken Biryani  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  A substantial meal of chicken pieces, onions, herbs and spices cooked within layers of saffron flavoured rice.    
  Lamb Biryani  Chaulas Lewes wheat free at Chaulas    
  A substantial meal of lamb pieces, onions, herbs and spices cooked within layers of saffron flavoured rice.    
  Plain rice    
  Pilau Rice    
  Lemon Rice    
  Coconut Rice  
  Saffron Rice    
  Jeera Rice    
  Egg fried Rice    
  Brown Organic Rice    
       
Sundries
       
  Paratha vegan lewes    
  Chapatti vegan lewes    
  Tandoori Roti    
  Naan    
  Pashawari Naan    
  Garlic Naan    
  Chilli Naan    
  Cheese Naan    
  Bajri Rotia
very traditional handmade millet flour bread cooked on special clay pan not available anywhere else
 - 100% wheat and dairy free 
   
  Puri    
  Papad vegan lewes
Roasted or fried
   
  Masala Papad vegan lewes    
  Raita
yoghurt with cucumber
   
  Green Salad
   
       
Lassi and Milkshakes
       
  Mango Lassi
Mangoes with yoghurt Smoothie
   
  Rose Lassi    
  Lassi salted/sweet
Yoghurt smoothie salted or sweet soothing
   
  Buttermilk
refreshing drink of yoghurt/water flavoured with cumin. 
   
  Falooda
Exotic Indian drink rose flavoured with vermicelli, takmaria (edible vegetable seeds), Ice cream and nuts.
 
  Rose Milk Shakes    
  Mango Milk Shakes    
  Kaju Anjeer Milk Shakes
Cashew nuts & figs
   
  Kaju Anjeer Milk Shakes    
  Apple and Banana Milk Shakes    
  Avacodo Milk Shakes    
       
Desserts
       
  Gulab Jummu    
  Ras malai    
  Shrikhand    
  Mixed Burfi    
  Bundi ladoo    
  Jalebi    
  Gajar Halwa    
       




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