About Cafe Madras
Café Madras serves up rustic dishes, bringing a taste of rural India to Reading. Using only organic & free-range products, the chefs imbue simple dishes with astonishing flavour. We love the Dum Lamb Biryani, lamb slow-cooked till its falling off the bones
Vegetarian Soups & Starters
Rasam (Mulligatawny Soup)
Traditional South Indian sour & spicy soup with diced fresh tomatoes & tamarind juice.£3.49Pappadum (2 Pcs)
£1.49Masala Pappadum (2 Pcs)
£1.99Medhu Vadai (2 Pcs Portion)
Deep fried lentil doughnut containing onions, green chilli, vegetables, coconut and pepper corns.£4.99Sambar Vadai (2 Pcs)
Medhu vadai soaked in sambar (thick traditional South Indian lentil stew).£4.99Thayir Vadai (2 Pcs)
Methu vadai soaked ina spicy yoghurt mix.£4.99Rasam Vadai (2 Pcs)
Methu vadai soaked in spicy tamarind soup.£4.99Chilli Fried Idly
Steamed rice cake diced, dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried.£6.99Chilli Paneer
Diced cottage cheese marinated in an authentic South Indian chilli mix & pan cooked.£6.99Paneer Pakoda
Chunks of cottage cheese marinated in special herbs, dipped in gram flour batter & golden fried.£6.99Gobi 65 (Dry)
Cauliflower marinated in Indian spices & pan cooked with chillis, peppers, onions & curry leaves.£6.99Chilli Gobi (Medium Dry)
Cauliflower marinated in Indian spices & pan cooked with chillis, peppers, onions & curry leaves.£6.99Gobi Manchurian
Cauliflower marinated in Indian & Chinese spices, dipped in gram flour batter & deep fried.£6.99
Non-Vegetarian Soups & Starters
Chicken 65 (Dry)
Boneless chicken marinated in Chennai Dosa special spice mix and deep fried.£8.49Chilli Chicken (Med Dry)
Boneless marinated chicken pieces pan cooked with chillis, peppers, onions & curry leaves.£8.49Chicken Chukka (Med Dry)
Boneless marinated chicken pieces pan cooked with onions, green chillis and gingers.£8.49Chicken Varuval (Med Dry)
Boneless chicken pieces pan cooked with traditional South Indian spices and gravy.£8.49Chicken Lollipops
Marinated chicken pieces (with bone) pan cooked in Indian spices.£7.49Mutton Chukka (Dry)
Boneless mutton pieces pan cooked in Chennai Dosa special spice mix.£9.99Mutton Varuval (Med Dry)
Boneless mutton pieces pan cooked with traditional South Indian spices and gravy.£9.99Fish Fry (1 Pc)
Fish steak marinated in a South Indian spice mix and deep fried (may contain small bones).£9.99Fish Chukka
Fish pieces pan cooked in Chennai Dosa special spice mix (may contain small bones).£9.99
Tandoor Vegetarian
Paneer Shashlik
Chunks of cottage cheese marinated in yoghurt & Indian spices, threaded on a skewer with onions & peppers and grilled in a clay oven.£7.99Paneer Tikka
Chunks of cottage cheese marinated in special herbs & spices & grilled in a clay oven.£7.99
Tandoor Non Vegetarian
Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken marinated in special herbs & spices & grilled in a clay oven.£8.99Reshmi Chicken Seekh Kebab
Chicken mince mixed with onions & special herbs & grilled on skewers in a clay oven.£7.99¼ Tandoori Chicken
Spring chicken marinated in seasoned yoghurt & special herbs & grilled in a clay oven.£4.49½ Tandoori Chicken
£7.99Whole Tandoori Chicken
£14.99Mutton Seekh Kebab
Minced mutton mixed with onions & special herbs & grilled on skewers in a clay oven.£9.99Tandoor Mixed Grill
Platter of chicken & mutton seekh kebab, chicken tikka & tandoori chicken£14.99
Vegetarian Tiffin Dishes
Idly (3 Pcs)
Steamed rice cakes served with a variety of chutneys & sambar.£3.99Sambar Idly (2 Pcs)
Idly soaked in sambar (thick traditional South Indian lentil stew made with tamarind & South Indian spices).£4.99Idly (2 Pcs) and Vadai
Idly and Medhu Vadai served with a variety of chutneys & sambar.£4.99Idly (3 Pcs) with Poondu Kuzhambu
Steamed rice cakes served with chutneys and garlic based spicy South Indian stew.£4.9914 Mini Idly with Sambar
Steamed mini rice cakes soaked in sambar.£5.49Podi Idly (2 Pcs)
Diced idlis tossed in a coarse ground lentils & red chilli powder.£5.99Pongal
Traditional Tamil Nadu speciality made with rice & lentils & served with chutney & sambar.£4.99Uppuma
Traditional South Indian dish made with semolina & served with chutney & sambar.£4.99Poori Masala (2 Pcs)
Deep fried Indian puff wrap made from wheat & flour, served with potato masala and chutney.£5.99Channa Bhatura
Deep fried giant puff wrap made from wheat & plain flour & served with chick peas masala.£6.99Vegetable Noodles
Chinese favourite with a special Chennai Dosa twist.£12.99
Non Vegetarian Tiffin Dishes
Idly (4 Pcs) with Mutton Gravy
Steamed rice cake served with chutney and mutton gravy.£12.99Idly (4 Pcs) with Chicken Gravy
Steamed rice cake served with chutney and chicken gravy.£12.99Chicken Noodles
Chinese favourite with a special Chennai Dosa twist.£12.99
Vegetarian Dosa
Plain Dosa
Indian crepe made from rice & lentil batter & served with chutneys & sambar.£4.49Kal Dosa
Soft crepe served with chutneys & sambar.£4.49Kal Dosa with Poondu Kuzhambu
Soft crepe served with chutneys & garlic based spicy South Indian stew.£5.99Ghee Roast
Crispy crepe spread with clarified butter served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Paper Roast
Thin crispy crepe served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Kids Dosa
Crispy crepe presented as a conical cap, served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Podi Dosa
Spicy lentil powder topped crepe served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Masala Dosa
Crepe filled with potato masala served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Podi Masala Dosa
Spicy lentil powder topped crepe filled with potato masala served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Onion Dosa
Crepe topped with spiced onions & served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Hot Chutney Dosa
Crepe spread with extra hot spice mix & served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Hot Chutney Masala Dosa
Crepe spread with extra hot spice mix, filled with potato masala & served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Special Masala Dosa
Masala Dosa with vegetable masala filling.£5.99Ghee Masala Dosa
Crepe spread with clarified butter filled with potato masala & served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Green Chilli Coriander Dosa
Crispy crepe topped with a chilli coriander mix served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Chettinad Dosa (2 Pcs)
Crepe made from rice, lentil & fenugreek batter.£5.99
Non Vegetarian Dosa
Egg Dosa
Egg spread crepe served with chutneys & sambar.£5.90Egg Dosa with Chicken Gravy
£12.99Egg Dosa with Mutton Gravy
£12.99Omelette Dosa
Omelette spread crepe served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Omelette Dosa with Chicken Gravy
£12.99Omelette Dosa with Mutton Gravy
£12.99Kal Dosa with Chicken Gravy
£12.99Kal Dosa with Mutton Gravy
£12.99Mutton Masala Dosa
Crepe stuffed with boneless spicy mutton & potato masala served with chutneys & sambar.£7.99Chicken Masala Dosa
Crepe stuffed with boneless spicy chicken & potato masala, served with chutneys & sambar.£6.99Plain Dosa with Chicken Gravy
Crepe served with chutneys & chicken gravy.£12.99Plain Dosa with Mutton Gravy
Crepe served with chutneys & mutton gravy£12.00
Vegetarian Rava Dosa
Rava Dosa
Semolina based crepe served with chutneys & sambar.£6.49Rava Masala Dosa
Semolina based crepe filled with potato masala & served with chutneys & sambar.£6.99Onion Rava Dosa
Semolina based crepe with a topping of chopped onions served with chutneys & sambar.£6.99Onion Rava Masala Dosa
Semolina based crepe with a topping of chopped onions, filled with potato masala & served with chutneys & sambar.£7.49Onion Rava Special Masala Dosa
Semolina based crepe with a topping of chopped onions, filled with potato masala & mixed vegetables & served with chutneys & sambar.£7.99
Non Vegetarian Rava Dosa
Onion Rava Chicken Masala Dosa
Semolina based crepe with a topping of chopped onions, filled with spicy chicken & potato masala & served with chutneys & sambar.£8.49Onion Rava Chicken Masala Dosa with Chicken Gravy
Semolina based crepe with a topping of chopped onions, filled with spicy chicken & potato masala & served with chicken gravy.£12.99Onion Rava Mutton Masala Dosa
Semolina based crepe with a topping of chopped onions, filled with spicy mutton & potato masala & served with chutneys & sambar.£8.99Onion Rava Mutton Masala Dosa with Chicken Gravy
Semolina based crepe with a topping of chopped onions, filled with spicy mutton & potato masala & served with chicken gravy.£12.99
Vegetarian Oothappam
Plain Oothappam
Thick soft savoury crepe served with chutneys & sambar.£4.49Plain Oothappam with Poondu Kuzhambu
Thick soft savoury crepe served with garlic based spicy South Indian stew.£9.99Onion Oothappam
Thick soft savoury crepe with chopped onions & green chilli topping, served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Capsicum Oothappam
Thick soft savoury crepe with chopped peppers topping, served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Chilli Coriander Oothappam
Thick soft savoury crepe with chopped green chilli & coriander topping, served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99Mixed Oothappam
Thick soft savoury crepe with chopped onions, green chillis, ginger, tomatoes & coriander toppings, served with chutneys & sambar.£5.99
Non Vegetarian Oothappam
Plain Oothappam with Chicken Gravy
Thick soft savoury crepe served with chicken or mutton gravy.£9.99Plain Oothappam with Mutton Gravy
Thick soft savoury crepe served with chicken or mutton gravy.£9.99
Vegetarian Indian Breads
Chappathi (Each)
Wheat flour flat bread.£1.49Parotta (Each)
Multi-layered plain flour bread.£2.49Veechu Parotta (Each)
Plain flour parotta tossed in the air to make a single layered soft bread.£2.79
Non Vegetarian Indian Breads
Egg Veechu Parotta (Each)
Plain flour single layered soft bread with an egg spread.£2.99
Vegetarian Tandoori Breads
Tandoori Roti
Clay oven baked wholemeal unleavened bread.£2.99Plain Naan
Clay oven baked large soft flat bread.£2.99Butter Naan
Clay oven baked large soft flat bread with butter spread.£2.99Garlic Naan
Clay oven baked large soft flat bread with chopped garlic toppings.£2.99Kulcha
Clay oven baked large soft flat bread with a topping of chopped onions.£3.49
Non Vegetarian Tandoori Breads
Kheema Naan
Clay oven baked large soft flat bread with a stuffing of mutton mince.£3.99
Vegetarian Kotthu Breads
Veg Kotthu Parotta
Parotta chopped on the griddle with onions, green chillis and vegetables.£6.49
Non Vegetarian Kotthu Breads
Egg Kotthu Parotta
Parotta chopped on the griddle with onions, green chillis & eggs£6.99Chicken Kotthu Parotta
Parotta chopped on the griddle with onions, green chillis, eggs and boneless chicken.£7.99Mutton Kotthu Parotta
Parotta chopped on the griddle with onions, green chillis, eggs and boneless mutton.£8.99
Vegetarian Dishes
Vegetable Kuruma
Fresh vegetables cooked in a spicy coconut based sauce.£5.99Dal Makhani
Traditional thick North Indian vegetarian lentil sauce with butter.£5.99Dal Curry
Lentils cooked in a traditional Indian style.£4.99Channa Masala
Chick peas cooked in traditional Indian spices.£4.99Poondu Kuzhambu
Tangy & spicy South Indian stew made with tamarind, whole garlic & spices.£4.99Mutter Paneer
Garden peas & cottage cheese cooked in a traditional Indian creamy sauce.£7.99Palak Paneer
Spinach & cottage cheese cooked in a traditional Indian creamy sauce.£7.99Paneer Butter Masala
Cottage cheese cooked with Indian spices and cooked in a creamy butter sauce.£7.99Tiffin Sambar
Traditional thick South Indian vegetarian lentil stew made with tamarind and spices.£4.99Vegetable Sambar
Traditional thick South Indian vegetarian lentil stew made with vegetables, tamarind and spices.£5.49
Non-Vegetarian Dishes
Egg Curry
Boiled Egg in a onion and tomato based spicy sauce.£4.99Chicken Chettinadu Curry
Spicy chicken curry made in Chettinadu style.£8.49Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken marinated in yoghurt & Indian spices & cooked in a spicy tomato sauce.£8.49Butter Chicken
Chicken cooked in a creamy butter sauce.£8.49Palak Chicken
Chicken cooked in a tangy spinach curry.£8.49Special Chicken Curry (Boneless)
Chicken curry cooked with Chennai Dosa’s special blend of Indian spices.£8.49Pepper Chicken Curry (Medium Dry)
Spicy chicken (with bones) curry cooked with black pepper, Indian herbs & spices.£8.49Boneless Pepper Chicken Curry
Boneless chicken pieces cooked in black pepper and Indian herbs and spices.£8.49Mutton Chettinadu Curry
Mutton curry cooked in typical Chettinadu style.£9.99Boneless Mutton Curry
Boneless mutton cooked in Chennai Dosa’s special curry sauce.£9.99Palak Mutton
Mutton cooked in a tangy spinach curry.£9.99Fish Chettinadu Curry
Fish curry made in typical Chettinadu style (may contain small bones).£9.99
Traditional Indian Rice
Plain Rice
Plain cooked Basmati rice.£2.99Fried Rice
Flavoured Basmati rice cooked with Indian spices.£3.99Vegetable Fried Rice
Boiled Basmati rice pan cooked with cumin, vegetables & Indian spices, served with raitha.£4.99Tomato Rice
Cooked Basmati rice mixed in a specially flavoured fresh tomato base & seasoned traditional South Indian style.£4.99Lemon Rice
Cooked Basmati rice flavoured with lemon juice & seasoned traditional South Indian style.£4.99Tamarind Rice
Cooked Basmati rice flavoured with tamarind puree & seasoned traditional South Indian style.£4.99Coconut Rice
Cooked Basmati rice mixed with grated coconut & seasoned traditional South Indian style.£4.99Curd Rice
Cooked Basmati rice prepared in a seasoned traditional South Indian yoghurt mix.£4.99Vegetable Dum Biryani
Fragrant biryani with Basmati rice, vegetables & exotic Indian spices, cooked on a slow fire in special Chennai Dosa style.£7.99
Non-Vegetarian
Chicken Dum Biryani
Fragrant biryani with Basmati rice, chicken & exotic Indian spices, cooked on a slow fire in special Chennai Dosa style.£9.49Mutton Dum Biryani
Fragrant biryani with Basmati rice, mutton & exotic Indian spices, cooked on a slow fire in a special in special Chennai Dosa style.£9.99Kushka
Biryani cooked with Indian spices (without meat pieces) & served with chicken or mutton gravy and raitha.£5.99Chicken Fried Rice
Boiled Basmati rice pan cooked with cumin, garden peas and boneless chicken pieces and Indian spices, served with raitha.£6.99
Desserts
Kulfi
Traditional Indian ice-cream.£2.50Kulfi (Gulkhand Honey Rose)
£2.50Gulab Jamun (Each)
Milk puffs deep-fried & soaked in sugar and rose syrup.£1.99Beeda (Paan)
Betel leaf with filling of sweetened fruits & gulkhand.£2.00
Lassi & Juices
Sweet Lassi
Thick blend of yoghurt, water & sugar.£3.99Mango Lassi
Thick blend of yoghurt, mango pulp & sugar.£3.99Butter Milk
Churned yoghurt infused with spices, coriander, curry leaves, crushed ginger & green chillis.£2.99Coke (Regular)
£2.00Diet Coke (Regular)
£2.00Lemonade (Regular)
£2.00Passion Fruit Juice
£2.50
Wines & Beers
Kingfisher 330ml Bottle
£3.99Cobra 330ml Bottle
£3.99Tiger 300ml Bottle
£3.99Hoegaarden 330ml
£3.99Merlot (Red)
£13.99Shiraz (Red)
£13.99Malbec (Red)
£13.99Borala (Red)
£13.99Pinot Grigio (White)
£13.99Sauvignon Blanc (White)
£13.99Chardonnay (White)
£13.99
