Mahal Tanjore (previously Thanjai Ottawa) Restaurant Ottawa - Menu
Popular Items
Chicken Biryani
Delicious chicken biryani served with a boiled egg and raita.
14 $
Idly Plate (4) or Idly (3) Vada (1)
Four fluffy steamed rice and lentil cakes, or three with one vada, an Indian comfort food served with sambar and chutneys.
9 $
Medhu Vada or Masala Vada (2)
Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with onions, green chilies and curry leaves, served with chutney. Savory fritter prepared with chana dal (gram dal) and few spices.
6 $
Lamb Biryani
Delicious lamb biryani served with a boiled egg and raita.
15 $
Mushroom or Cauliflower Manchurian
Cauliflower florets or mushrooms batter fried Indo-Chinese style.
12 $
Butter Chicken
14 $
Vegetarian
11 $
Samosa Chaat
Samosa is broken into pieces with green and sweet chutney garnished with onion, coriander, hot spices and a dash of curd.
9 $
Samosa (2)
Triangular pastries stuffed with potatoes and peas and fried. Served with tamarind or mint sauce.
6 $
Cheese Garlic Masala Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese and garnished with garlic blend, stuffed with potato masala.
14 $
Appetizers (Vegetarian)
Vegetarian Platter (5)
Chef picks the five pieces.
13 $
Paneer 65
Pieces of cottage cheese marinated in Indian spices and deep-fried.
13 $
Idly 65
Pieces of idly marinated in Indian spices and deep-fried.
11 $
Samosa Chaat
Samosa is broken into pieces with green and sweet chutney garnished with onion, coriander, hot spices and a dash of curd.
9 $
Sambar Vada or Rasam Vada
Medhu vadas soaked in our sambar or rasam.
8 $
Masala Peanut
Oil roasted salted peanuts.
7 $
Curd Vada
Medhu vadas soaked in our spiced yoghurt.
8 $
Onion Bhaji (2)
Delicious onion fritters in a lightly seasoned chickpea batter served with tamarind sauce.
6 $
Samosa (2)
Triangular pastries stuffed with potatoes and peas and fried. Served with tamarind or mint sauce.
6 $
Medhu Vada or Masala Vada (2)
Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with onions, green chilies and curry leaves, served with chutney. Savory fritter prepared with chana dal (gram dal) and few spices.
6 $
Onion Pakora
Onion dipped in delicious flour batter and deep-fried.
10 $
Appetizers (Non-Vegetarian)
Shrimp Fry
Deep-fried shrimp in Indian spices.
14 $
Chicken 65
Pieces of boneless chicken marinated in Indian spices and deep-fried.
13 $
Fish Pakora
Fish dipped in delicious gram flour batter and deep-fried.
13 $
Egg Bhurji
Scrambled eggs with sautéed chopped onions, chilies and spices.
9 $
Omelette
Pan fried beaten eggs with onions, chilies and spices.
8 $
Soups
Dal Soup
A mildly flavored lentil soup garnished with coriander leaves.
7 $
Idly
Chilli Idly
Chunks of fresh idlis sautéed with onions, chilies and peppers prepared in Indo-Chinese style. Please request mild, medium or hot.
12 $
Sambar Idly or Rasam Idly
Three idlis soaked in sambar or rasam.
10 $
Podi Idly
Four idlis bathed in spicy podi oil, served with sambar and chutney.
10 $
Idly Plate (4) or Idly (3) Vada (1)
Four fluffy steamed rice and lentil cakes, or three with one vada, an Indian comfort food served with sambar and chutneys.
9 $
Uttapam
Onion Hot Chili Uttapam
Sprinkled with red onions and sliced hot chilies.
13 $
Vegetable Uttapam
Cooked with vegetables (green peas and carrot).
12 $
Tomato Uttapam
Cooked with tomatoes.
12 $
Cheese Uttapam
Sprinkled with cheese.
13 $
Masala Uttapam
Cooked with mildly spiced potato masala.
13 $
Onion Uttapam
Sprinkled with caramelized onions.
11 $
Plain Uttapam
10 $
Dosa
Cheese Garlic Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese and garnished with garlic blend.
13 $
Cheese Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese.
12 $
Sett Dosa
Soft and thick like pancakes.
11 $
Plain Dosa
11 $
Paper Dosa
Incredibly large thin and crispy crepe.
11 $
Ghee Roast Dosa
Brushed with ghee.
12 $
Chilli Cheese Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese and chilies.
12 $
Mysore Plain Dosa
Layered with our house special Mysore chutney.
12 $
Podi Dosa
Stuffed with course powder mixture of ground dry spices that typically contain dried chilies and urad.
12 $
Masala Dosa Choice
Cheese Garlic Masala Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese and garnished with garlic blend, stuffed with potato masala.
14 $
Chilli Cheese Masala Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese and chilies, stuffed with potato masala.
14 $
Chilli Cheese Onion Masala Dosa
Incredibly large thin and crispy crepe, stuffed with potato masala.
14 $
Cheese Masala Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese, stuffed with potato masala.
13 $
Ghee Paper Masala Dosa
Incredibly large thin crepe brushed with ghee, stuffed with potato masala.
13 $
Mysore Masala Dosa
Layered with our house special Mysore chutney, stuffed with potato masala.
13 $
Podi Masala Dosa
Stuffed with course powder mixture of ground dry spices that typically contain dried chilies and urad, stuffed with potato masala.
13 $
Ghee Masala Dosa
Dosa brushed with ghee, stuffed with potato masala.
12 $
Paper Masala Dosa
Incredibly large thin and crispy crepe, stuffed with potato masala.
13 $
Onion Masala Dosa
Onion filled dosa stuffed with potato masala.
13 $
Masala Dosa
Plain dosa stuffed with potato masala.
12 $
Speciality & Signature Dosa
Channa Masala Dosa
Stuffed with delicious chickpeas channa masala filling.
14 $
Mushroom Masala Dosa
Stuffed with spicy potato masala blend and accented with a tasty filling of mushroom masala.
14 $
Pav Bhaji Dosa (Mumbai Street Style)
Well known and loved pav bhaji dosa with vegetables spread over a thin crispy crepe.
14 $
Kanchipuram Kara Masala Dosa
Stuffed with extremely spicy rare chilies, bell peppers, cabbage, herbs and spices.
14 $
Chilli Paneer Masala Dosa
Thin crispy crepe stuffed with potato masala and Indian homemade cheese blended with chilies and spices and stuffed with potato masala.
14 $
Mirch Masala Dosa
A spread of fifteen different herbs and spices mixed with rare red Mangalore chilies.
14 $
Coriander Masala Dosa
Masala dosa with a traditional coriander chutney made with farm fresh cilantro, chilies and herbs.
14 $
Hyderabadi Gongura Dosa
With a rare spread of Andhra gongura chutney.
14 $
Paneer Masala Dosa
Stuffed with homemade cheese blended with paneer, spices and potato masala with paneer, spices, and potato masala.
14 $
Palak Paneer Dosa
Dosa prepared with a spread of mildly seasoned spinach, herbs and topped with homemade cheese.
14 $
Chili Garlic Masala Dosa
Stuffed with special potato masala blend, brushed with garlic spread.
14 $
Non-Vegetarian Dosa
Egg Dosa
Dosa cooked with mildly spiced eggs with onions, tomatoes and green chilies.
15 $
Chicken Masala Dosa
Masala dosa with an added spicy filling of curried chicken.
15 $
Rava Dosa
Onion Rava Dosa
Sprinkled with onions.
14 $
Rava Masala Dosa
Stuffed with potato masala.
14 $
Chili Rava Dosa
Sprinkled with chilies.
14 $
Chilli Rava Masala Dosa
Stuffed with potato masala and chilies.
15 $
Onion Rava Masala Dosa
Stuffed with potato masala and onions.
15 $
Rava Dosa
14 $
Chilli Onion Rava Masala Dosa
Stuffed with potato masala, onions and chilies.
16 $
Dosa Wrap
Vegetarian Manchurian
Mixed vegetable and beans with a mixture of Indo-Chinese spices.
12 $
Chicken 65
Chicken sixty pieces, vegetable and beans.
14 $
Jinni Dosa (Street Stype)
Mixed vegetables, cooked in schezwan sauces, chili sauce, tomato ketchup with Indian spices dressed with gated cheese.
14 $
Chicken Manchurian
Mixed vegetable, chicken and beans with a mixture of Indo-Chinese spices.
14 $
Chicken Tikka
Chicken tikka pieces, vegetables and beans.
15 $
Biryani
Lamb Biryani
Delicious lamb biryani served with a boiled egg and raita.
15 $
Chicken Biryani
Delicious chicken biryani served with a boiled egg and raita.
14 $
Vegetable Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice cooked with vegetables and seasoned with rice spices like cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Served with raita (yogurt with cucumbers and carrots).
12 $
Rice Specialities
Tamarind Rice
Basmati rice flavored with a tangy tamarind sauce.
10 $
Curd Rice
Basmati rice with yogurt, tempered with black mustard seeds and curry leaves served cold.
9 $
Basmati Rice
3 $
Pongal Rice & Lentils
Cooked together and seasoned with whole black pepper cummin seeds and drizzled with ghee.
11 $
Bisi Bele Bhath
All time Bangalorean favorite dish made of rice, lentils and vegetables flavored with tamarind.
10 $
Lemon Rice
Basmati rice tempered with black mustard seeds, chilies and curry leaves, with fresh lemon juice for taste.
10 $
Tomato Rice
Basmati rice flavored with tomatoes and spices.
10 $
Style Hakka Dakshin
Chilli Chicken
Boneless chicken sautéed with onions, chilies, red and green peppers. Please request mild, medium or spicy.
14 $
Chicken Manchurian
Battered boneless chicken fried in Indo-Chinese style.
14 $
Chilli Paneer
Pieces of cottage cheese sautéed with onions, chilies red and green peppers. Please request mild, medium or spicy.
13 $
Chilli Parotha
Pieces of parotha sautéed with onions, chilies and vegetables. Please request mild, medium or spicy.
13 $
Mushroom or Cauliflower Manchurian
Cauliflower florets or mushrooms batter fried Indo-Chinese style.
12 $
Chilly Shrimp
Shrimp sautéed with onions, chilies, red and green peppers. Please request medium or spicy.