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 Kothu
Highly rated£13.00Chicken Biryani
£13.00Chicken Wings Devil
£10.00Chicken Devil
£11.00Chicken 65
£10.00Ceylon Chicken Curry (Boneless)
£13.00Aubergine Curry
£10.00Mutton Curry (Boneless)
£15.00Vegetarian Kothu with egg
£11.00Prawn Biryani
£18.00
Have Your Curry with Rice/Roti/Puttu/Stringhopper
Godamba Roti
V.£4.00Parotha
Vegan£4.00Spiced Samba Rice
Rice cooked with coconut milk, lemongrass and pandan leaves.£5.00Stringhoppers (5 Pieces)
Currently sold out£6.00Plain Rice
V, GF.£5.00Coconut roti (3 piece)
Mini roti made with fresh coconut (3 piece)£5.00Puttu (3 Pieces)
Currently sold out£6.00
Side Dishes
Aubergine Moju
Pickled aubergine with coconut toddy vinegar. V, GF.£4.00Fresh 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.£3.00Seeni Sambol
Caramelised onions. V, GF.£3.00Raitha
£2.50Gravy (meat curry gravy)
£4.00Mango Chutney
Contains sesame seeds£3.00Thayir
Plain yogurt.£2.00Virundhu Signature Hot sauce
£3.00
Seafood Curries
GF.
Meen 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.£20.00Eral 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.£15.00Crab Curry
Blue swimmer crab cooked with Srilankan spices, great for seafood lovers.£20.00
Meat Curries
GF.
Jaffna Aatu Elumbu Kulambu
Currently sold out£20.00Nattu 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.£15.00
Vegetarian Curries
All Vegan & Gluten Free
Parippu Curry
Mysoor dhal cooked in a beautiful blend of spices then a few spoons of coconut milk is added to create a rich stew.£8.50Aubergine Curry
A classic Jaffna curry can be enjoyed very well with rice, made with sautéed aubergines cooked in Jaffna spices and tamarind.£10.00Polos Curry (Baby Jackfruit)
Tender jackfruit cooked with coconut milk, makes a great accompaniment with meat dishes£11.00Varai
Cabbage, leeks and carrot gently stir-fried with onions, chillies and curry leaves, tossed with fresh grated coconut£8.50Potato 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.£8.50Paneer Curry (Veg)
Cubes of paneer cheese cooked in a creamy sauce.£12.00Vendakkai Curry (Spiced Okra Curry)
Fresh okra cooked using turmeric, ginger, roasted and ground curry powder with a hint of coconut milk.£10.00Solam 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).
Chicken Kothu
Highly rated£13.00Mutton Kothu
Highly rated· Currently sold out£15.00Vegetarian Kothu with egg
Includes egg.£11.00Vegan Kothu
£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
A one pot dish cooked with basmati rice and boneless chicken curry. Served with raitha & boiled egg.£13.00Mutton Biryani
Currently sold out£15.00PopularPrawn 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
Highly rated· Currently sold out£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 Wings Devil
Chicken wings stir fried with Srilankan spices, onions, red and green pepper, banana pepper, green chillies, spring onions, garlic and ginger paste.£10.00PopularChicken Devil
£11.00Prawn Devil (Seafood)
£15.00Mutton Devil
£13.00Paneer Devil
£12.00
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.£6.00Chicken 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.£9.00Fish 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.£6.00Gobi 65 (Cauliflower)
Cauliflower florets marinated with chef's special spiced homemade batter and fried till crispy.£9.00Grilled Lamb Chops
Currently sold out£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.£5.00Keerai Vadai
Served with homemade sambol. A savoury doughnut made with Urid dal, fresh spinach and spices. V, GF.£5.00Grilled Prawn
King prawns marinated with fresh grated coconut, turmeric, lime juice, ginger and garlic paste. GF.£18.00Paneer 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.£6.00PopularAppalam 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’.
Egg hopper
GLUTEN FREE£5.00Sweet Coconut Milk
Vegan, GLUTEN FREE£4.50Sweet Coconut Milk & Kithul Jaggery
VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE£5.00Plain hopper
Vegan, GLUTEN FREE£4.00
Kids
Chicken strips and Chips
£8.00Fish Fingers 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.£7.00Carrot Hallwa
Made with sweet carrots and flavoured with cardamoms, pistachios and almond flakes.£6.99Gulab Jamun
2 piece of soft spongy balls flavoured delicately with aromatic cardamoms and pistachios and immersed in syrup£7.00Rasmalai
A Creamy soft white round patty immersed in a special creamy milk syrup£7.00