Mahal Tanjore (Previously Thanjai Ottawa) Restaurant

Dosa

Paper Dosa

Incredibly large thin and crispy crepe

Sett Dosa (x2)

Soft and thick like pancakes

Ghee Roast Dosa

Brushed with ghee

Plain Dosa

An incredibly thin crepe made with a batter of fermented crushed rice and lentils.

Cheese Garlic Dosa

Sprinkled with cheese and garnished with garlic.

Cheese Dosa

Sprinkled with cheese.

Chilli Cheese Dosa

Sprinkled with cheese and chillis.

Podi Plain Dosa

Stuffed with special powder of ground dry spice.

Chicken Wings

Poutine

Dal Soup

Mildly flavored lentil soup garnished with coriander leaves.

Shrimp Fry

Deep fried shrimp in Indian spices.

Masala Vada

Vegetarian Platter (5pcs)

Chefs choice of 5 pieces.

Idli 65 (3 chopped)

Pieces of Idli marinated in Indian spices and deep fried

Sambar Vada

Mehdu vada soaked in our signature Sambar.

Rasam Vada

Mehdu vada soaked in our Rasam soup.

Chilli Idli

Chunks of fresh idles sautéed with onions, chilis and peppers prepared in Indo-Chinese style. Please request mild, medium or hot.

Pav Bhaji

Thick vegetable curry served with soft bread rolls (Mumbai street style).

Chilli Paneer

Pieces of cottage cheese sautéed with onions, chilies, red and green peppers. Please request medium or hot.

Cauliflower Manchurian

Battered cauliflower fried in Indo-Chinese style.

Rasam Soup

Tangy spicy tomato soup with red chilis, curry leaves and tamarind

Paneer 65 (12)

Pieces of cottage cheese marinated in Indian spices then deep fried

Samosa Chat

Broken samosa with green and sweet chutney garnished with onion, coriander; hot spices and a dash of curd.

Curd Vada

Mehdu vada soaked in our spiced curd.

Samosa (x2)

Triangular pastries stuffed with potatoes and peas then fried. Served with tamarind chutney.

Onion Pakora

Onion dipped in delicious batter and deep fried.

Egg Bhurji

Scrambler Eggs with Sauteed Onions, chilis and spices.

Chicken 65

Pieces of chicken marinated in Indian spices and deep fried.

Omelette

Fish Pakora

Fish dipped in delicious gram flour batter and deep fried.

Podi Idli

Four idilis chopped then tossed in spicy Podi oil. Served with sambar and chutneys.

Masala Peanuts

Oil roasted salted and season peanuts.

Chilli Chicken

Boneless chicken sautéed with onions, chilies, red and green peppers. Please request medium or hot.

Chilli Shrimp

Shrimp sautéed with onions, chilies, red and green peppers. Please request medium or hot.

Chicken Manchurian

Battered boneless chicken fried in Indo-Chinese style.

Chilli Parotha

Pieces of Parotha sautéed with onions, chilies, red and green peppers. Please request medium or hot.

Onion Bhaji (x2)

Delicious onion fritter in a lightly seasoned chickpea batter served with tamarind sauce.

Mehdu Vada

Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with onions, green chillies and curry leaves served with chutney.

Pani Puri

Round hollow puri filled with a mixture of flavoured water.

Special Chicken Lollipop

Rava Masala Dosa

Potato masala stuffing.

Onion Rava Masala Dosa

Onion with potato masala stuffing.

Chilli Rava Masala Dosa

Chopped chilli with potato masala stuffing.

Chilli Onion Rava Masala Dosa

Chopped chilli and onion with potato masala stuffing.

Plain Uttapam

A thick soft version of dosa, comforting like a savoury pancake.

Rava Dosa

Paper thin crepe made with a mix of wheat semolina and rice flour with aromatic herbs and spices. NOT gluten free

Onion Hot Chilli Uttapam

Sprinkled with onions and hot chillis.

Vegetable Uttapam

Cooked with house veggie mix.

Tomato Uttapam

Cooked with tomatoes.

Cheese Uttapam

Sprinked with cheese.

Masala Uttapam

Cooked with potato masala.

Onion Uttapam

Sprinkled with onions.

Chilli Rava Dosa

Chopped chilli

Onion Rava Dosa

Chopped onions.

Chilli Cheese Masala Dosa

Sprinkled with cheese and chilli spread.

Chilli Cheese Onion Masala Dosa

Sprinkled with cheese, onions and chillis.

Cheese Masala Dosa

Sprinkled with cheese.

Mysore Masala Dosa

Layered with our house special Mysore chutney

Cheese Garlic Masala Dosa

Sprinkled with cheese and garnished with garlic.

Chilli Panner Masala Dosa

Stuffed with potato masala and homemade indian cheese blended with green chillis.

Chilli Garlic Masala Dosa

Stuffed with potato masala brushed with chilli spread and fried garlic.

Chana Masala Dosa

Stuffed with seasoned chana (Chickpea).

Mushroom Masala Dosa

Stuffed with potato masala and seasoned sauteed mushrooms.

Pav Bhaji Dosa

Mumbai street style vegetable spread.

Kanchipuram Kara Dosa

Stuffed with extremely spicy rare chillis, onions, cabbage and spices.

Chettinad Masala Dosa

With unique Chettinad gravy made up of black pepper, rare Kashmiri chillis, herbs and spices.

Mirch Masala Dosa

Chilli spread stuffed with potato masala.

Coriander Masala Dosa

Stuffed with potato masala and spread with seasoned traditional coriander chutney.

Hyderabadi Gongura Dosa

Stuffed with potato masala and spread with rare Andhra gongura chutney.

Paneer Masala Dosa

Stuffed with potato masala and Homemade Indian Cheese.

Palak Paneer Dosa

Crumbled panner with spinach bread.

Fish Masala Dosa

Ghee Paper Masala Dosa

Large thin crepe brushed with ghee.

Podi Masala Dosa

Stuffed with special powder mixture of ground dry spiced.

Ghee Masala Dosa

Sprinkled with ghee

Paper Masala Dosa

Large thin and crispy crepe.

Onion Masala Dosa

Sprinkled with onions.

Masala dosa

Paneer Butter Masala

Creamy flavourful sauce with paneer cubes.

Shrimp Fried Rice or Noodles

With fried scrambled eggs, shrimp and vegetables

Lamb Fried Rice or Noodles

With fried scrambled eggs, lamb and vegetables.

Chicken Fried Rice or Noodle

With fried scrambled eggs, chicken and vegetables.

Egg Fried Rice or Noodle

With fried scrambled eggs and vegetables.

Vegetarian Fried Rice or Noodle

With our house mix vegetables.

Mango Lassi

Sweet Lassi

Salt Lassi

Buttermilk

Sweet Lime Soda

Sweet Lime Juice

Salt Lime Juice

Salt Lime Soda

Lamb Biryani

lamb pieces mixed in flavoured rice served with boiled egg and raita

Shrimp Biryani

shrimp placed on flavoured rice served with boiled egg and raita.

Chicken Biryani

chicken pieces mixed in flavoured rice served with boiled egg and raita.

Egg Biryani

flavoured rice served with boiled egg and raita.

Vegetable Biryani

vegetables mixed with flavoured rice served with boiled egg and raita.

Small Vegetable Biriyani 24 OZ

Small Chicken Biriyani 24 OZ

Boneless Chicken Curry

Boneless chicken tighs simmered in spicy sauce.

Shrimp Curry

Shrimp simirred in spicy sauce to perfection.

Fish Curry

White fish, varies according to availability.

Lamb Curry

With lamb pieces simmered in spicy Indian sauce.

Chettinad Chicken Curry

Chettinad's unique masala including black pepper, garam Masala, coconut.

Pepper Chicken Curry

Spiced with cumin seed and black pepper.

Chicken Curry

Chicken thighs with bones simmered in the flavours of India.

Eggplant Curry

Eggplant simirred in Indian spicy sauce

Vegetable Kurma

Mix vegetable smeared in fresh coconut in spicy sauce

Mutter Paneer

Creamy flavourful sauce with paneer cubes and peas.

Vegetable Chettinad

Chettinad's unique masala including black pepper, garam Masala, coconut.

Chana (Chickpea) Curry

Chickpeas smeared in Indian spicy sauce.

Mushroom Curry

Fresh mushroom reduced in spicy sauce.

Lentil Spinach Curry

Spinach and lentils simmered in Indian spiced sauce.

South Indian Dhal

Thick lentils sauce spiced to South Indian style.

Chicken Kothu (with eggs)

With fried scrambled eggs and chicken.

Egg Kothu

With fried scrambled eggs.

Lamb Kothu (with eggs)

With fried scrambled eggs and lamb.

Vegetable Kothu

With vegetables.

Pav (Soft bread Roll)

Naan

Thick Indian flat bread.

Parotha

Medium thickness layered Indian flat bread.

Pongal

Bisi Bella Bath

Curd Rice

Long grained rice with yoghurt, tempered with black mustard seeds and curry leaves served cold.

Long Grain Rice

Idli plate (4pcs)

Four fluffy rice and lentil cakes served with sambar and chutneys.

Idli (3pcs) and Vada (1pcs) plate

Three fluffy rice and lentil cakes with a Mehdu vada served with sambar and chutneys.

Gulab Jamun (x2)

Balls of soft cheese soaked in sugar syrup.

Carrot Halwa

Dessert made by simmering fresh grated carrots with full fat milk, sugar and ghee.

Rava Kesari

Tanjore specialty Dessert Semoule pouding with Indian dessert spices.

Egg Dosa

Beaten egg spread on dosa with onions, tomatoes and coriander leaves

Chicken Masala Dosa

Stuffed with chicken and potato masala.

Lamb Masala Dosa

Stuffed with lamb and potato masala.

Pepper Chicken Curry with Steamed Rice & Coke

Chettinad Chicken Curry with Steamed Rice & Coke

Butter Chicken with Steamed Rice & Coke

Chicken Curry with Steamed Rice & Coke