About Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant - Stoke Newington
At Rasa, we strive to bring you the best Indian food there is, delicious, home-cooked Indian food, made with the same love, care and thoughtfulness that a mother would devote. Inspired by our own school of hospitality in Kerala which all our chefs attend, we feel have made this is possible.
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Masala Dosa
Highly ratedA paper thin pancake made of rice and black gram, folded in half with a filling of spicy potatoes cooked with onions and ginger and served with sambar and coconut chutney. A most popular southern dish.£11.00Paneer Cheera Curry
£9.00Cheera Parippu Curry
£9.00Bagar Baingan
£9.00Chana Masala
£8.00Set Meal
Highly ratedA special meal for 2 which includes pappadoms,2 Veg currys, 1 side dish, a large portion of rice, bread£27.00Rasa Vangi
£9.00Savoy Cabbage – Stir Fried
£8.00Thakkali Curry
£9.00Nadan Parippu
£9.00
Rasa Special Setmeal For 2
Set Meal
Highly rated· A special meal for 2 which includes pappadoms,2 Veg currys, 1 side dish, a large portion of rice, bread£27.00Vegan Set Meal for 2
A special meal for 2 which includes pappadoms,2 Veg currys, 1 side dish, a large portion of rice, bread£28.00Vegan
Starters
Mysore Bonda
The tea time snack in Kerala, but delicious at any time. Potato balls laced with fresh ginger, curry leaves, coriander and black mustard seeds, dipped and fried in chickpea flour batter and crisply fried. Served with a moist, creamy coconut chutney.£7.00Kathrikka
Finely sliced pieces of aubergines are dipped in a special batter blended with coriander and chilli.Served with a tomato Chutney£7.00PopularGobi Pakoda
Cauliflower florets in freshly spiced chickpea flour batter and cripsly fried.£7.50Snacks & Pickles
A Variety of home made Kerala Snacks & Pickles£8.50Medhu Vadai
Literally translated as "soft silky dumplings". A spongy dumpling in a crunchy case, made from urad beans and chillies - served with coconut chutney.£7.00Masala vadai
Deep fried Patties made of mixed lentil batter laced with green chillies ,fresh curry leaves and ginger£7.00Bhel Mix
Famous Bombay roadside snack made of fresh crispy chickpeas, bhel, sev, onions blended in spicy tamarind juice and freshly chopped coriander leaves.£7.00Banana Boli
Plantain slices are dipped in a batter of rice and chickpea flour seasoned with black sesame seeds.Served with Peanut ginger sauce£7.00
Soups
Rasam
The essence of Kerala - a peppery lentil broth laced with garlic, tomatoes, spices and tamarind.£7.00Parippu
A soup made from a combination of three different lentils, flavoured with tomato, garlic, coriander and black pepper.(Highly Recommended)£7.00
Dosas
Masala Dosa
Highly rated· A paper thin pancake made of rice and black gram, folded in half with a filling of spicy potatoes cooked with onions and ginger and served with sambar and coconut chutney. A most popular southern dish.£11.00Chilli Onion Rava Dosa
Highly rated· a large lacy, crispy pancake made of semolina and rice flour batter mixed with ginger, green chillies and cumin seed. Served with sambar (lentil and vegetable sauce), coconut chutney and spicy potato masala.(Highly Recommended)£12.00VeganNair Dosa
A rice and gram flour pancake filled with a mixture of potatoes,beetroot, carrot,onions and ginger.Served with sambar and chutney£12.00
Curry
Paneer Cheera Curry
Home made Paneer (curd cheese) and spinach cooked with garlic, peppers and tomato in a creamy sauce. Goes well with lemon rice.£9.00Cheera Parippu Curry
Fresh spinach and toor dal cooked in a thick sauce of garlic, tomatoes and green peppers, flavoured with curry leaves. Vegetarian.£9.00PopularBagar Baingan
A Hyderabad recipe of aubergines cooked in a ground paste of roasted onions, coriander seeds, chillies and tamarind, mixed with yoghurt and cashew nut sauce.£9.00Thakkali Curry
A fresh and tangy dish made of fresh tomatoes, cooked in yoghurt with fresh ginger, onions, spices and coriander.£9.00Rasa Vangi
Aubergines cooked in a thick tomato and onion sauce, flavored with curry leaves, chilli and coriander.£9.00Rasa Kayi
A mixed vegetable specialty from the Southern State of Karnataka. A spicy curry made of beans, carrots, cauliflower, potatoes and simmered in a sauce of garlic, ginger and fennel.£9.00Nadan Parippu
A Kerala lentil curry made of washed mung,beans and split yellow lentils with tomato ,chillies and garlic£9.00Beet Cheera Pachadi
An amazingly vibrant dish, traditionally only served at wedding feasts. Fresh beetroot and spinach are blended together in a yoghurt sauce with roasted coconut, mustard seeds and curry leaves - a must for the adventurous.£9.00Organic Seasonal Dish
Fragrant explosion of taste on a plate, the irresistible taste of seasonal curry sure to leave you asking for more!!!!£9.50Moru Kachiathu
An unusual combination of sweet mangoes and green bananas cooked in yoghurt with green chillies,ginger and fresh curry leaves. A sweet and sour dish highly recommended£9.00
Side Dishes
Spicy Potatoes
Nutritious keralan side with the combination of potatoes, Capsicum and spices£8.00Chana Masala
Chickpeas and tomatoes are simmered with a mixture of fried garlic,ginger,onion and spices£8.00Savoy Cabbage – Stir Fried
Thoran, an essential dish at every Kerala feast, can be made from a variety of vegetables. This one is made from chopped cabbage, cubed potatoes and lentils stir fried together with onion, fresh coconut and mustard seeds. Vegetarian.£8.00Vendakka Masala
Fresh okra stir fried with shallots,garlic,then tempered with chillies,mustard seeds and curry leaves£8.00Kerala Salad
A very unusual salad from Kerala made with guava,avocado,stir fried indian shallots,fresh coconut, lemon juice and chilli powder.(Highly Recommended)£8.00
Rice Dishes
Rice is the staple diet of Kerala and South India. Keralites cook their rice for variety and texture.
Lemon Rice
A tangy, fresh tasting rice tossed with lemon juice, fresh curry leaves and mustard seeds. Vegetarian.£5.00PopularCoconut Rice
Plain rice mixed with fresh coconut, urad dal (black lentils) and curry leaves.£5.00Boiled Rice
Plain white basmati rice.£5.00Tamarind Rice
Rice tossed gently with tamarind juice(a sweet and sour fruit),cooked with cashew nuts ,peanuts and dried red chillies£5.00Tomato Rice
Basmati rice cooked in coconut milk with fresh tomatoes ,cashew nuts and peanuts.£5.00
Breads
Paratha(2 pieces)
A Kerala specialty - wheat dough layered and coiled into a coil mat shape then cooked on the griddle. (Contains Egg)£5.00PopularAppam(2 Pieces)
A crispy, spongy rice pancake, essential for mopping- up moist curries.£4.50Chapatti(2 pieces)
Round,flat wholemeal Indian traditional bread(Highly Recommended)£4.50Uzhunappam
A very fragrant bread made of rice flour,indian shallots,cumin seeds and roasted coconut blended together and cooked inta a thick,crispy flat bread£5.00VeganPoories(2 pieces)
Traditional puffed wheat flour bread(Highly Recommended)£4.50
Madhuram
Any auspicious feast in Kerala is not complete with out a “payasam”. It is said that the payasam (the sweet) will make the meal memorable for years.
Chakkara Payasam
An auspicious rice pudding from the famous Krishna temple in Kerala. Rice cooked in jaggery syrup and gently simmered with coconut milk, cashew nuts and raisins.£5.50Kesari
A brahmin recipe of semolina, mango,cashew nuts and raisins£6.50Mango Halwa
Chefs speciality sweet made from pureed Indian Alphonso mangoes flavoured with cashew nuts and raisins.£7.00
Drinks
Mango lassi-10oz
£5.00Diet coke
£4.00Coke
£4.00
