Chai Street - High Street delivery from Cardiff City Centre

About Chai Street - High Street
Cardiff’s pan-Indian bistro on High Street. Biryani, Thali, Kathi rolls and proper Chai — from a lunch box at your desk to a table for four.
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Everything in one box. Lunch boxes available weekdays 12–4pm.

The Big Night In
Two curries, two rice, two breads and a chaat. Feeds two.
£31.90£41.50
2
Curry Meal for One
Choose a signature curry, a rice or naan, snack and drink.
£16.90£20.60
1
Biryani Meal for One
Biryani with raita, a starter of chicken 65 or chilli paneer, and a drink.
£18.90£25.50
1
The Long Table
Four curries, four sides and two poppadums. Feeds four.
£59.90£67.00
4

One plate, the whole meal. Biryani sealed and steamed in the handi.

Chicken Thali
Grandma's chicken curry, black butter lentils, basmati rice, naan, raita, kachumber, pickle and poppadum.
£14.90
Veg Thali
Seasonal vegetable curry, dal makhani, basmati rice, naan, raita, kachumber, pickle and poppadum.
£14.50
Fish Thali
Kerala fish moilee in coconut and curry leaf, dal, rice, naan, raita, pickle and poppadum.
£17.90
Special Non-Veg Thali
Chicken 65, chicken curry and lamb curry with dal, rice, naan, raita, pickle and poppadum.
£17.90
Biryani
Sealed and steamed in the handi with saffron, fried onion and whole spice. Served with raita and pickle.
£12.90

The dishes we are known for. Add rice or bread — most people do.

Aubergine Kadai
Wok-cooked aubergine with bell pepper, ginger, tomato and dry-roasted spice.
£9.00
Jackfruit Ishtu
Kerala stew. Young jackfruit in coconut milk with fennel, curry leaf and black pepper.
£9.00
Paneer Butter Masala
Paneer in a silky tomato and cashew gravy, finished with butter and fenugreek. The vegetarian butter chicken.
£11.90
Butter Chicken
Highly rated
· Tandoori chicken in tomato, cashew and butter, finished with cream and dried fenugreek.
£12.90
Chicken Tikka Masala
Charred chicken tikka in a spiced tomato and cream sauce. Not apologising for it.
£12.90
Grandma's Chicken Curry
The chicken curry every Indian grandmother cooks. Onion, tomato, whole spice, slow.
£12.90
Lamb Rogan Josh
Kashmiri lamb with black cardamom, dried ginger and Kashmiri chilli.
£13.90
Railway Lamb Curry
The dining-car classic. Slow-cooked lamb with potato and simple spice.
£13.90
Hakka Noodles
Wok-tossed noodles with ginger, garlic, onion, peppers and greens. Kolkata style Indo-Chinese classic. Choose chicken or vegetable.
£11.50

Five sauces, your choice of protein. Add rice or bread.

Jalfrezi
Wok-tossed with pepper, onion, tomato and green chilli. Bright and hot.
£11.90
Madras
South Indian heat. Red chilli, tamarind, curry leaf and mustard seed.
£11.90
Dhansak
Sweet and sour with lentils. The curry-house classic, done properly.
£11.90
Saag
Blanched spinach with garlic and green chilli. Deep, dark and mellow.
£11.90
Vindaloo
Goan. Vinegar, garlic and Kashmiri chilli. Genuinely hot.
£11.90

Order two or three to share, or one and call it lunch.

Keralan Tiger Prawn
Keralan spices, fried, with a spiced tomato sauce.
£9.90
Onion Bhaji
Hand-made, properly spiced, with mint chutney.
£5.90
Poppadums
Four crisp lentil poppadums.
£2.50
Masala Fries
Chaat masala, curry leaf and black salt.
£4.90
Chicken 65
Hyderabadi fried chicken with curry leaf, red chilli and ginger.
£6.90
Chilli Paneer
Wok-tossed paneer with green chilli, soy and spring onion. Or chicken.
£6.90
Tandoori Wings
Six wings in a yoghurt and Kashmiri chilli marinade, with mint dip.
£6.90
Samosa Chaat
Crushed samosa with chickpea, tamarind, mint yoghurt, pomegranate and sev.
£7.90
Paneer Kathi Roll
Naan roll with paneer tikka, onion and mint chutney.
£7.90
Chicken Kathi Roll
Naan roll with chicken tikka, onion and mint chutney.
£8.50
Chole Bhature
Punjabi chickpea curry, tea-darkened, with puffed fried bread and pickled chilli.
£9.90
Chicken Tikka
Yoghurt, Kashmiri chilli and char from the tandoor, with mint chutney.
£10.90
Lamb Seekh Kebab
Two skewers of spiced lamb mince from the tandoor, with mint raita.
£10.90
Gobi Manchurian
Crispy, golden-fried cauliflower florets tossed in a sweet, spicy, and tangy Indo-Chinese sauce, finished with fresh coriander.
£8.00

Smaller portions, to go alongside a main.

Gulab Jamun
Two warm milk dumplings soaked in rose and cardamom syrup.
£5.50
Gulab Jamun and Ice Cream
Two warm dumplings with vanilla ice cream melting into them.
£6.90