Papad Basket 5.50
Poppadoms torn, then fried ’til crisp. Some green-chilli-flecked, others are not. Best dipped into home-made chutneys. Marries nicely with drinks. (Ve, V)
Vegetable Samosas 8.10
Crunchy Punjabi-style shortcrust pastry, pea and potato filling warmly spiced with cinnamon. Chutneys to dip-dip. (Ve, V)
Okra Fries 8.20
Fine lady's fingers for the fingers. (Ve, V)
Bhel 8.50
Cold and crunchy, light and lovely. Puffed rice, peanuts and Bombay Mix tossed with fresh pomegranate, tomato, onion, lime, tamarind, mint. (Ve, V)
Vada Pau* 7.50
Much-loved Bombay street staple, sized for sharing. Two hot potato vada, crunchy titbits and chutneys, tucked inside soft home-made buns. Sprinkle the red spicy masala to taste.
*with vegan buns (Ve, V, S)
Chole Puri* 15.90
Where to start? Chole (chickpeas), pickles (which are pickles) and one giant, crackled, puffy puri. Satisfying morning, noon or night.
*made without butter (Ve, V)
Chole Chawal* 15.90
An abiding favourite of Indian families everywhere, originally hailing from the Punjab. A hearty bowl of spiced chickpea curry served with basmati rice. *made without butter (Ve, V)
Dishoom House Chaat 11.10
Warm-cold, sweet-tangy, moreish. Golden-fried sweet potato covered with cool oat yoghurt, pomegranate, beetroot, radish and carrot. Tamarind drizzle and green chutney lift it nicely. (Ve, V)
Vegan Pau Bhaji* 8.70
An old-time favourite with lovely qualities, pre-eminently nicer than any you have sampled before. Spicy, mashed vegetables and home-made vegan buns on a Chowpatty tray. No food is more Bombay.
*made without butter (Ve, V)
Gunpowder Potatoes* 10.90
The seduction is in the tumble. New potatoes are smoky-grilled, broken apart, tossed with crushed aromatic seeds and green herbs.
*served without butter or raita (Ve, V)
Saffron Cauliflower* 11.90
Glowing golden, hot from the grill. Silken magnificence with warm masala tingles.
*grilled with cashew-almond cream instead of butter (Ve, V)
Goan Vegetable Curry 17.90
Cauliflower, potato, fine beans and carrots mingle in velvety coconut, tangy tamarind, tomato, kokum and delicate curry leaves. Decidedly golden. (Ve, V)
Chilli Broccoli Salad 8.90 / 15.70
Toasted pistachios and shredded mint leaves with finest, greenest broccoli, fresh red chillies, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, dates and lime. Half / Full (Ve, V)
Pineapple Chaat Salad 8.90 / 15.70
Bright, juicy, soft chilli tingles! Pineapple jumbled with hearty sprouted beans and bulgur. Crisp leaves, veg and toasty pine nuts for crunch. Jazzed up with masala’d tamarind. Half / Full (Ve, V)
Grilled Greens 7.90
Grilled mangetout and Tenderstem broccoli with lively Bengali mustard dressing. Greens for choosing – not refusing! (Ve, V)
Kachumber 6.70
A messy to-do of cucumber, onion and tomato. A little lime lifts the whole affair. (V)
Steamed Basmati Rice 5.50
It means “the fragrant one”. (Ve, V)
Roomali Roti 4.90
Soft handkerchief-thin bread, thrown, stretched and griddled to order on an upturned tawa. (Ve, V)
Tandoori Roti* 5.50
Wholewheat bread, delicately charred from the tandoor.
*cooked in the same tandoor as naans made with eggs and dairy (Ve, V)
