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About The Cochin Indian Restaurant - Bedford
Cochin is the commercial capital of Kerala which is situated in south west of India. Here we at “THE COCHIN” South Indian restaurant specialised in Keralan cuisine like to Introduce our customers to the best dishes from the region.
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Biryani
Highly rated
Lamb or chicken cubes cooked in aromatic spices and then mixed with rice, cooked in Kerala spice, finished with cashew nuts and raisins. Served with side of vegetable korma.
£10.50
Dosa
£7.25
Masala Dosa
£6.50
Tilapia Polichathu
£11.50
Lamb Ularthiyathu
£11.95
Chicken Korma
£8.50
Cochin Lamb Curry
£10.95
Nadan Chicken Curry
£9.50
Lamb and Spinach Curry
£10.95
Kerala Spiced Chicken & Daal (Lentils)
£9.50

Starters

Onion Bhaji
Crisp onion fritters made with onions, gram flour and spices. Vegan & gluten free
£4.50
Mini Chicken Dosa Starter
Dosa is a thin crispy South Indian crepe made from rice and lentil filled with chicken. Served with sambar and two types of house made chutneys. Gluten free.
£5.25
Chilli Paneer
Cottage cheese cooked in chilli, chopped garlic, green pepper and tomato sauce. A chilli sweet snack. Gluten free.
£5.50
Nadan Prawn Fry
Fort Cochin seaside specialty. King prawn marinated in refreshing spice and fried in the traditional way with spices. Gluten free.
£6.75
Minty Chilli Prawns
Tiger prawns cooked in sauce made of chillies. chopped garlic, tomato sauce and finished with fresh mint leaves. Gluten free.
£6.50
Uzhunu Vada
Doughnuts made of lentils with traditional South Indian mix, ginger, curry leaves. Can be prepared vegan. Gluten free.
£4.75
Potato Bonda
Mashed potatoes mixed with ginger, curry leaves, coriander and tempered with black mustard seeds dipped in a batter made of chickpeas and deep fried, served with coconut chutney. Can be prepared vegan.
£4.50
Calamari Rings
Squid rings marinated in turmeric powder, lemon juice, special spices and coated in chickpeas batter and deep fried. Gluten free.
£6.50
Lamb Coconut Fry
Cubes of lamb cooked in turmeric and sorted with ginger, garlic, curry leaves and finished with ground pepper and coconut slivers. Gluten free.
£6.25
Chicken Ulatarthiyathu
Cubes of chicken cooked in turmeric water then stir fried with pepper powder, curry leaves and coconut slivers. Gluten free.
£5.95
Mini Masala Dosa
Dosa is a thin crispy South Indian crepe made from rice and lentil filled with potatoes masala. Served with sambar and two types of house made chutneys. Can be prepared vegan. Gluten free.
£4.95
Meen Fry (Fish Fry)
Thin fillet of tilapia fish (white boneless) marinated in ginger garlic paste, turmeric, chilli powder and chopped curry leaves lemon juice and grilled. Gluten free.
£5.95
Fish Cutlet
Tuna fish and cassava mixed with fresh spices and coated with breadcrumbs and fried.
£5.25
Aubergine Fry
Finely sliced aubergines dipped in chefs special batter and fried Vegan & Gluten free.
£4.50
Idly
Savory rice cakes made from black lentils and rice. A unique South Indian specialty cake served with tomato and coconut chutney and sambar. Can be prepared vegan.
£4.95
Banana Boli
Tea shop favourite on Kerala. Thinly sliced banana dipped in plain flour, sesame seeds, fennel seed, sugar, cardamom powder and turmeric powder mixed batter. Vegan & Gluten free
£4.50
Boiled Egg Roast
Boiled eggs coated in batter and fried and then in special sauce made by our chefs. A tea shop specialty.
£5.50
Cochin Seafood Platter
An assorted starters contains prawns, fish cutlets, squid and fried fish.
£13.50
Lamb Dosa Starter
Dosa is a thin crispy South Indian crepe made from rice and lentil filled with lamb masala. Served with sambar and two types of house made chutneys. Gluten free.
£5.50

Soups

Lentil Soup
Thick soup made of lentils, shallots, ginger, garlic and curry leaves. Can be prepared vegan.
£3.95
Fisherman’s Soup
Fort Cochins favourite soup. Slightly spicy soup made out of a combination of prawns, squid and fish and finally tempered with mustard seeds.
£4.95

Dosa

Lentil and rice pancake filled with potatoes masala tempered with dosa is a mixture of lentils and rice grind together soaked overnight. These breads are very popular in India especially among Southern parts.

Dosa
The crispy thin bread made of lentils and rice and stuffed with chicken and potato masala, served with sambar and chutneys. Gluten free.
£7.25
Masala Dosa
The crispy thin bread made of lentils, rice and stuffed with potato masala served with sambar and chutneys. Vegan & gluten free
£6.50
Plain Dosa
Plain dosa served with Sambar and Dips (Coconut and tomato Chutney) Vegan & Gluten free.
£5.95
Nair Masala Dosa
The rice and lentil pancakes spread with spicy tomato chutney and filled with potato masala. Vegan & gluten free
£5.95

Fisherman's Favorite

Whole Sea Bass Masala Grilled (Full Meal)
Whole sea bass marinated in slightly chilly spiced sauced filled with shrimps mixed with green masala grilled, served with lemon rice and spicy potatoes.
£14.95
Cochin Prawn Curry
Chefs special curry, tiger prawns cooked in special sauce which is popular in seasides of Fort Cochin.
£11.95
Tilapia Polichathu
Boneless tilapia fillets marinated and grilled and wrapped in banana leaves with a very special slightly spicy sauce. Poured over the fish fillet.
£11.50
Mix Seafood Curry
King fish, squid, prawns and mussels cooked in authentic Kerala special spice mixed sauce.
£11.95
Kappa Meen Curry
Toddy shop speciality, tapioca cubes boiled with Kerala spices and sautéed with coconut, green chillies, crushed garlic, curry leaves and tempered with mustard seeds, served with fish curry.
£10.95
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Cochin Fish Curry
The very unique preparation of coastal areas of Kerala. Steaks of king fish marinated in chilli powder, turmeric, lemon juice and salt. The steaks are then cooked in sauce made of coconut milk. This creamy spicy dish is really enjoyable with plain rice or appam (crispy thin pancakes).
£9.25
Tiger Prawn Masala
The mouth watering combination of prawns and special sauce made of coconut milk, ginger, garlic, Indian spices and green peas.
£11.95
Crab Curry (Full Meal)
Fresh crab on shell cooked with coconut based spicy sauce, served with lemon rice.
£14.50

Meat and Poultry

Biryani
Highly rated
· Lamb or chicken cubes cooked in aromatic spices and then mixed with rice, cooked in Kerala spice, finished with cashew nuts and raisins. Served with side of vegetable korma.
£10.50
Kerala Spiced Chicken & Daal (Lentils)
Kerala spices infused curry with Chicken and lentils
£9.50
Popular
Cochin Lamb Curry
Lamb cooked in tomato based sauce with spices made of black pepper, coriander powder, garlic, tomato and curry leaves. Finished in coconut milk.
£10.95
Nadan Chicken Curry
The roasted coriander seeds based curry, it’s the most commonly used curry made of varthuarach (dry roasted) sauce. The spice rich curry from Kerala.
£9.50
Lamb and Spinach Curry
Lamb cubes cooked with fresh spinach leaves and thick masala made of onion, coriander, garlic, ginger and finished with cashew paste.
£10.95
Popular
Chicken Korma
Mild creamy Chicken curry with onions, spices, cashew nuts & cream
£8.50
Lamb Ularthiyathu
A very unique speciality in toddy shops in Kerala. Lamb cubes cooked in turmeric powder and stir fried in a masala made of red onion, ginger, garlic, curry leaves and sliced coconut.
£11.95
Kappa Biryani
Boiled cassava cubes (root vegetable similar to potatoes) cooked with shredded coconut, curry leaves tempered with mustard seeds and mixed with dry roasted lamb cubes.
£10.50
Kuttanadan Duck Roast
This is a Christian speciality enjoyed by all communities in Kerala, slices of duck cooked in thick roast gravy sauce. It’s most enjoyable with kallappam (rice pan cakes).
£12.50

Vegetarian Dishes

Kerala cuisine is distinguished by the influence of the longstanding and widespread practice of vegetarianism within sections of the Hindu community in Kerala society.

Palak Paneer
Fresh spinach cooked with cottage cheese cubes.
£6.95
Dal and Spinach Curry
An every time enjoyable lentil, spinach combination goes well with plain rice and breads. Can be prepared vegan.
£5.95
Okra Masala
Okra cooked with dry roasted mustard seeds and curry leaves, onions, tomatoes. Can be prepared vegan.
£6.25
Chana Masala
Chickpeas cooked with masala sauce made from sauteed onions, tomatoes and spices. Can be prepared vegan.
£6.25
Aubergine Curry
Aubergines slit into quarters and fried and then cooked in sauce made of roasted coriander seeds and onions, garlic and finished in coconut milk and cashew nut paste. Can be prepared vegan.
£6.95
Egg and Tomato Curry
A very unique all day breakfast item of Kerala. Boiled eggs cooked in tomato rich sauce. Goes well with appam.
£6.50
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Vegetable Korma
Cubes of carrot, potato, green peas, beans cooked in onion sauce flavoured with spices and coconut. Can be prepared vegan.
£5.95
Mushroom Masala
Fried mushroom slice, green peas cooked in sauce made of fresh coconut and spices. Can be prepared vegan.
£5.95

Side Orders

Spicy Potato
Boiled potato cubes in spicy Indian masala with green peppers. Can be prepared vegan.
£4.25
Cochin Special Salad
Salad made with mango, guava, avocado spiced with pepper powder and lemon juice dressing. Can be prepared vegan.
£4.95
Beans Coconut Thorn
Fresh beans cooked with onions, fresh coconut, green chillies and tempered. Can be prepared vegan.
£4.50
Cheemeen Thorn
Shrimps cooked with fresh coconut, onion and spiced.
£5.50

Rice

Can be prepared vegan.

Pulao Rice
Flavoured rice with saffron.
£3.25
Coconut Rice
Plain rice mixed with fresh coconut and uridine dal, good combination with all South Indian curries.
£3.25
Lemon Rice
A tangy, fresh tasting rice tossed with lemon juice, fresh curry leaves and mustard seeds.
£3.25
Tamarind Rice
Plain basmati rice tossed with tamarind sauce mixed with peanuts.
£3.25
Plain Rice
Steamed plain basmati rice.
£2.95

Bread

Can be prepared vegan.

Paratha
Kerala speciality bread with layers made of plain flour.
£3.50
Appam (2)
A silky soft Kerala speciality bread made of rice flour fermented batter. Gluten free.
£3.50
Chapati (2)
Round flat whole wheat bread.
£3.25
Puri (2)
Oil fried fluffy bread made of wheat flour.
£3.50
Kallappam (2)
Rice flour fermented grinded with cumin seeds and shallots. Gluten free.
£3.25

Snacks

The afternoon tea with one of this nibbles are very popular. We at “the Cochin” our chefs likes to sharpen your appetite with a unique combination of selected tea shop snacks accompanied with some pickles and chutneys.

Keralan Tea Shop Snacks
Poppadoms: Kerala special poppadoms, light and crispy. Achappam: Flower shaped snack made of rice flour, coconut and black sesame seeds. Poppadavda: Poppadoms spiced and fried, these are plain poppadoms dipped in rice flour batter flavoured with cumin and sesame seeds. Banana chips: Thinly sliced plantains deep fried. Accompaniments: Mango pickle or lemon pickle. Chefs special homemade pickles. Coconut coriander chutney: Grated coconut mixed with fresh coriander, ginger, garlic and red chillies.
£4.95