About Virundhu - Pinner
Family-run Virundhu is delighted to offer you an insight into Sri Lankan cuisine that our family know and love, making you home-style authentic food. Sri Lankan born, chef Ravithasan, has individually selected every dish on our menu and mastered the amazing flavours that each of them evokes. From his very own homemade curry powder to his signature sauces, are all uniquely masterfully crafted with a twist that will leave your taste buds craving more.
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Chicken Biryani
£13.00Mutton Kothu
£15.00Chicken Kothu
£13.00Ceylon Chicken Curry (Boneless)
£13.00Mutton Curry (Boneless)
£15.00Vegan Kothu
£11.00Vegetarian Kothu with egg
£11.00Mutton Lamprais
£18.00Mutton Biryani
£15.00Chicken 65
£10.00
Have Your Curry with Rice/Roti/Puttu/Stringhopper
Parotha
Vegan£4.00Godamba Roti
V.£4.00Stringhoppers (5 Pieces)
Lacey rice flour hand-pressed stringhoppers5 piece.Try this with our Sothy & coconut sambal. Vegan£6.00Plain Rice
V, GF.£5.00Spiced Samba Rice
Rice cooked with coconut milk, lemongrass and pandan leaves.£5.00Puttu (3 Pieces)
V.£6.00Coconut roti (3 piece)
Mini roti made with fresh coconut (3 piece)£5.00
Side Dishes
Fresh Coconut Sambol
V, GF.Made with fresh grated coconut, Srilankan shallots & dried red chilli. Crushed in a pestle & mortar with added lime juice and a pinch of salt.£3.00Gravy (meat curry gravy)
£4.00Raitha
£2.50Aubergine Moju
Pickled aubergine with coconut toddy vinegar. V, GF.£4.00Virundhu Signature Hot sauce
£3.00Seeni Sambol
Caramelised onions. V, GF.£3.00Mango Chutney
Contains sesame seeds£3.00Thayir
Plain yogurt.£2.00
Seafood Curries
GF.
Crab Curry
Blue swimmer crab cooked with Srilankan spices, great for seafood lovers.£20.00Eral Kulambu (Prawn)
A creamy prawn curry made with a combination of Srilankan spices and coconut milk that makes a complex flavour which is extremely delicious and delightfully fragrant.£15.00Meen Kulambu (Fish)
A sharp, yet subtle tanginess is the distinctive flavour that characterises this fish curry with its perfect combination of tamarind, spices, okra and tomato.£20.00
Meat Curries
GF.
Nattu Korli Kulambu (Chicken on-the-bone)
An authentic village style curry made with chicken slowly cooked using ginger, garlic, coconut milk and aromatic spices. Each ingredient used in this curry makes it so exotic.£20.00Ceylon Chicken Curry (Boneless)
This dish is made using chicken breast pieces cooked with roasted and ground coriander, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, curry leaves and dried red chillies£13.00Mutton Curry (Boneless)
A hearty and comforting spicy curry that tastes absolutely delicious made with mixture of exquisite spices.£15.00PopularJaffna Aatu Elumbu Kulambu
This curry is made with succulent mutton on-the-bone pieces cooked using Virundhu's signature spice mix.£20.00
Vegetarian Curries
All Vegan & Gluten Free
Aubergine Curry
A classic Jaffna curry can be enjoyed very well with rice, made with sautéed aubergines cooked in Jaffna spices and tamarind.£10.00Parippu Curry
Mysoor dhal cooked in a beautiful blend of spices with Kashmiri chilli then a few spoons of coconut milk is added to create a rich stew.£8.50Varai
Cabbage, leeks and carrot gently stir-fried with onions, chillies and curry leaves, tossed with fresh grated coconut£8.50Vendakkai Curry (Spiced Okra Curry)
Fresh okra cooked using turmeric, ginger, roasted and ground curry powder with a hint of coconut milk.£10.00Paneer Curry (Veg)
Cubes of paneer cheese cooked in a creamy sauce.£12.00Potato Curry
A traditional potato curry, simmered in coconut based gravy, infused with Jaffna spices, curry leaves, mustard seeds, fresh tomato and a touch of tamarind.£8.50Solam Masala (Corn)
Tender corn kernels cooked in a flavourful masala.£10.00
Kothu Dishes
Kothu roti meaning ‘chopped roti’ is a popular street food that has its origins in Batticaloa, Eastern Province of Srilanka. (All served with gravy).
Mutton Kothu
Highly rated£15.00Chicken Kothu
Highly rated£13.00Vegan Kothu
Highly rated£11.00Vegetarian Kothu with egg
Highly rated· Includes egg.£11.00
Biryani
Biryani is made with basmati rice and aromatic spices. It’s a one-pot wonder of slow cooked rice and curry combined together. Served with Raitha. GF.
Chicken Biryani
Highly rated· A one pot dish cooked with basmati rice and boneless chicken curry. Served with raitha & boiled egg.£13.00Mutton Biryani
A one pot dish cooked with basmati rice and boneless mutton curry. Served with raitha & boiled egg.£15.00Prawn Biryani
Briyani made with prawns, served with raitha£18.00Paneer Biryani (Veg)
£13.00
Lampries
A Srilankan Dutch burger delicacy that is very popular in Sri Lanka. This is Virundhu’s re-creation of the authentic Lampries.
Mutton Lamprais
A Srilankan Dutch Burger delicacy that is very popular in Srilanka. This is Virundhu’s re-creation of the authentic Lampries, consisting of rice boiled in stock, mutton curry, aubergine moju, seeni sambol, potato curry, boiled egg and fish cutlet.Please note with this dish we cannot alter spice levels£18.00
Devil Dishes
Stir fried with SriLankan spices, onions, red and green pepper, banana pepper, green chillies, spring onions, garlic and ginger paste. GF.
Chicken Devil
Highly rated£11.00Chicken Wings Devil
Chicken wings stir fried with Srilankan spices, onions, red and green pepper, banana pepper, green chillies, spring onions, garlic and ginger paste.£10.00Mutton Devil
£13.00Paneer Devil
£12.00Prawn Devil (Seafood)
£15.00
Short Eats
Mutton Rolls
Served with homemade chilli sauce. Boneless pieces of mutton cooked with potato and seasoned with Jaffna spices, rolled in filo pastry and lightly coated with breadcrumbs.£6.00PopularGobi 65 (Cauliflower)
Cauliflower florets marinated with chef's special spiced homemade batter and fried till crispy.£9.00Grilled Prawn
King prawns marinated with fresh grated coconut, turmeric, lime juice, ginger and garlic paste. GF.£18.00Chicken 65
Diced chicken breast pieces deep-fried flavoured with ginger, garlic, red chilli paste and curry leaves. GF.£10.00Crispy Chicken Wings
Marinated with our herbs and Jaffna spices then fried. GF.£9.00Grilled Lamb Chops
Tender lamb chops marinated overnight with crushed red chillies, ginger and garlic paste and spices then grilled to perfection.£9.50Vegetable Rolls
Served with homemade chilli sauce. Mixed seasonal vegetables with potato, seasoned with Jaffna spices, rolled in filo pastry and lightly coated with breadcrumbs. V.£5.00Mutton Fry
Mutton pieces marinated with crushed black pepper and spices then pan-fried with green chillies, onions and curry leaves. GF.£13.00Fish Cutlet
Served with homemade chilli sauce. Delicious little croquettes of spicy sardine fish and potato filling combined together then dipped in egg and thinly coated with breadcrumbs. GF.£6.00Keerai Vadai
Served with homemade sambol. A savoury doughnut made with Urid dal, fresh spinach and spices. V, GF.£5.00Paneer Masala
Paneer marinated in our masala sauce then grilled.£9.00Masala Mogo
Chunky cassava tossed in our homemade spicy sauce£9.00
While You Wait
Maravalli Kilangu Poriyal (Cassava Chips)
Fried cassava seasoned with dry spices. V, GF.£6.00Appalam Basket (Poppadam) with Mango Chutney
V, GF.£3.50
Hoppers GF
Hoppers are also known as ‘appam’, an iconic food of Srilanka. They are made from fermented rice flour and coconut milk which is cooked in a small bowl-shaped wok called ‘appa chatti’.
Sweet Coconut Milk
Vegan, GLUTEN FREE£4.50Plain hopper
Vegan, GLUTEN FREE£4.00Egg hopper
GLUTEN FREE£5.00Sweet Coconut Milk & Kithul Jaggery
VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE£5.00
Kids
Fish Fingers and Chips
£8.00Chicken strips and Chips
£8.00Veggie Fingers and Chips
£8.00
DESSERT
Wattalappam
A traditional SriLankan dessert, made using coconut milk, kithul, free range eggs, nutmeg and cardamom.Please let us know if you would like cashew nuts to be excluded.£7.00Rasmalai
A Creamy soft white round patty immersed in a special creamy milk syrup£7.00Gulab Jamun
2 piece of soft spongy balls flavoured delicately with aromatic cardamoms and pistachios and immersed in syrup£7.00Carrot Hallwa
Made with sweet carrots and flavoured with cardamoms, pistachios and almond flakes.£6.99
