Papaya

Starters

£7.00

Butterfly King Prawn Starter

Tropical king prawn in crispy breadcrumbs

£4.00

Crab Claws

Succulent crab meat wrapped in a light breadcrumb coating (4 per portion)

£4.00

Fish Cutlet

A traditional Sri Lankan fish cake of tuna lightly breaded & delicately spiced with black pepper & onions (3 per portion)

£3.00

Masala Vadai

A crispy Northern Sri Lankan dumpling prepared with chana dhal, jeera, onions & other spices (2 per portion)

£4.00

Meat Samosa

Triangular parcels of filo pastry encasing minced lamb & potato (2 per portion)

£4.00

Mini Masala Dosai

Crispy light pancake rolled & filled with a delicately spiced potato filling. Served with homemade coconut chutney & sambar (a vegetable stew with tamarind & spices)

£4.00

Mutton Rolls

Tender pieces of mutton & potato cooked in Sri Lankan spices. Wrapped in filo pastry & lightly breaded (2 per portion)

£3.00

Onion Bhaji

Onions dipped in gram flour & spices & lightly fried

£3.00

Spring Rolls

Filo pastry filled with vegetables (5 per portion)

£3.00

Uridu Vadai

Crispy rings of urid daal flavoured with jeera, curry leaves & onions (2 per portion)

£3.00

Vegetable Samosa

Triangular parcels of filo pastry encasing spiced mixed vegetables (2 per portion)

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Chefs Recommendation

£10.50

Chicken Kothu String Hopper

Originating from trincomalee, this dish has become a popular street food across the whole of Sri Lanka. String hopper (steamed Sri Lankan noodles) chopped & combined on a hot plate with chicken, egg, onions, leeks & spices. Served with a garnish of salad

£14.00

Chicken Masala Dosai

Urid & rice flow batter crispy pancake stuffed with savoury potato & chicken. Served with chutney & sambar

£14.50

Chicken Thali

Chicken curry & 2 vegetable curries served with steamed rice. A popular dish amongst families in Northern Sri Lanka

£15.00

Lumprais

A popular Dutch-influenced Sri Lankan dish of rice boiled in stock. Served on a banana leaf with a special curry of aubergine, mutton curry, fish cutlets & seeni sambol

£12.00

Masala Dosai

South India’s most famous dish. Urid & rice flow batter crispy pancake stuffed with savoury potato. Served with chutney & sambar (a vegetable stew with tamarind & spices)

£13.50

Vegetable Thali

A trio of vegetable curries served with steamed rice. A popular dish amongst families in Northern Sri Lanka

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Specials

£9.00

Devilled Beef

£8.00

Devilled Chicken

£13.00

Devilled King Prawn

£9.00

Devilled Lamb

£7.00

Devilled Paneer

£6.50

Devilled Potato

£9.00

Devilled Prawn

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Meat Dishes

£9.00

Beef Colombo

From the city of Colombo, a diced beef curry flavoured with black pepper & traditional SrI Lankan spices. Cooked in a clay pot. Made with the best of British beef
Ideal accompaniments are dhal spinach, avial, manga kalan, lemon rice or paratha

£8.00

Chicken Jaffna

Diced chicken breast marinated in Sri Lankan spices with curry leaves & a touch of coconut milk
Ideal with dhal spinach, avial, manga kalan, lemon rice or paratha

£8.00

Chicken Kerala

A very mild Cochin special. Diced chicken breast flavoured with dry methi leaves, ginger & garlic
Excellent when eaten with dhal spinach, devilled potato (spicy), cabbage coconut, okra curry (spicy), aubergine curry (spicy), pilau rice
Mild

£8.00

Chicken Madras

A fiery treat for chillI lovers. Diced chicken breast cooked with green chillies & chillI powder
Try it with dhal spinach, avial, coconut rice or rotti
Hot

£9.00

Mutton Curry

Diced mutton marinated in Sri Lankan spices with curry leaves, onions & a touch of coconut milk.
Recommended with avial, dhal, dhal spinach, lemon rice or paratha

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Seafood Dishes

£9.00

Fish Curry

Jaffna meets kerala in this simple but flavoursome curry. Boneless king fish steaks flavoured with tamarind, curry leaves, Sri Lankan spices & a dash of coconut milk
Try it with dhal, avial, manga kalan, coconut sambal, lemon rice or string hoppers

£13.00

King Prawn Curry

Succulent king prawns cooked with onions, Sri Lankan spices, tamarind & a dash of coconut milk
Ideal with dhal spinach, avial, manga kalan, lemon rice or coconut rice

£13.00

King Prawn Masala

A Cochin speciality. Succulent king prawns cooked with dry methi leaves, ginger & garlic
A great combination with any of the following; dhal spinach, Bombay potato, cabbage coconut, okra curry (spicy), aubergine curry (spicy), pilau rice
Mil

£9.00

Prawn Curry

Prawns flavoured with tamarind, curry leaves, Sri Lankan spices & a dash of coconut milk
Ideal with this dish are dhal spinach, avial, manga kalan, lemon rice or paratha

£9.00

Prawn Masala

A mild curry of prawns flavoured with dry methi leaves, ginger & garlic
Ideal accompaniments: Dhal spinach, devilled potato, cabbage coconut, okra curry (spicy), aubergine curry (spicy), pilau rice
Mild

£9.00

Squid Curry

Tender Indian ocean squid slices cooked with Sri Lankan spiced curry powder, tamarind, herbs & coconut milk
Ideal accompaniments: dhal, avial, manga kalan, lemon rice or string hoppers

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Special Dishes

£10.50

Beef Kothu Rotti

Chopped godamba rotti mixed on a hot plate with beef, egg, onions & spices

£10.50

Chicken Kothu String Hopper

Chopped string hopper mixed on a hot plate with chicken, egg, onions & spices
Hot

£10.50

Mutton Kothu Rotti

Chopped godamba rotti mixed on a hot plate with mutton, egg, onions & spices
Hot

£10.00

Vegetable Kothu String Hopper

Chopped string hopper mixed on a hot plate with vegetables, onions & spices
Hot

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Biryani Dishes

£10.50

Beef Biryani

£10.50

Chicken Biryani

£10.50

Mutton Biryani

£10.00

Vegetable Biryani

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Vegetable Dishes

£7.00

Aubergine Curry

A jaffna favourite, fingers of diced aubergine gently softened by lightly frying & then curried with a mix of Sri Lankan spices & tamarind
Ideal with chicken curry, mutton curry, manga kalan, lemon rice, pilau rice or paratha

£7.00

Avial

An original keralan dish. A very mild curry of baby aubergines, green banana, carrots cooked in coconut milk & yoghurt, flavoured with tamarind & curry leaves
Recommended with any devilled dish, chicken curry, lemon rice or paratha
Mild

£6.50

Bombay Potato

Potatoes cooked with spices & flavoured with coconut milk
Try it with chicken curry, mutton curry, aubergine curry, okra curry, lemon rice, pilau rice or paratha

£6.00

Cabbage Coconut

A dry dish of cabbage & fresh coconut
Recommended with chicken curry, mutton curry, aubergine curry, okra curry & lemon rice

£7.00

Chilli Paneer

Chunks of cottage cheese flavoured with spices
Ideal with dhal spinach, dhal, coconut rice or paratha

£6.00

Dhal

A mild dish of mysore lentils flavoured with curry leaves & slowly cooked in a steel pot
Ideal with any devilled dish, chicken curry, pilau rice or paratha
Mild

£6.00

Dhal Spinach

Chef’s recommendation. A mild dish of Mysore lentils & spinach flavoured with curry leaves & slowly cooked in a steel pot
Try it with any devilled dish, chicken curry, lemon rice or paratha

£7.00

Manga Kalan

From the valleys of Madurai. Fresh mango & green banana cooked with mustard seeds, curry leaves & a dash of coconut milk
Recommended with any devilled dish, chicken curry, coconut rice, pilau rice or paratha

£7.00

Mattar Paneer

A delicious combination of cottage cheese & peas flavoured with cashew nuts, dry methi & a touch of coconut milk
Try it with any devilled dish, chicken curry, pilau rice or rotti

£7.00

Mixed Vegetable Curry

Seasonal vegetables cooked with onions, ginger, garlic & a dash of coconut milk
try it with any devilled dish, chicken curry, pilau rice or paratha
Mild

£7.00

Okra Curry

Whole ladies’ fingers lightly fried & then curried with a mix of Sri Lankan spices & tamarind
An excellent accompaniment to chicken curry, mutton curry, manga kalan, lemon/pilau rice or paratha

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Rice Dishes

£3.00

Coconut Rice

£5.00

Egg Fried Rice

£3.00

Lemon Rice

£3.00

Pilau Rice

£2.50

Steamed Rice

£5.00

Vegetable Fried Rice

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Bread

£4.00

Coconut Paratha

Sri Lankan style puffed bread with coconut

£5.00

Egg Rotti

Eggs, onions, green chilli, curry leaves folded into a rotti & griddled

£3.00

Garlic Naan

£3.50

Paratha

Sri Lankan style puffed bread

£2.00

Plain Naan

£2.00

Rotti

Sri Lankan style thin bread griddled with a little oil

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Accompaniments

£3.50

Coconut Sambol

Shredded coconut & chilli flavoured with jeera, curry leaves & onions

£2.00

Poppadom

2 Per portion

£3.50

Seeni Sambol

Onion, tamarind & flakes of Maldives fish cooked with spices, crushed chilli & sugar

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String Hopper

£4.50

String Hopper

Rice & wheat flour based steamed Sri Lankan style noodles. A traditional breakfast dish across the whole of Sri Lanka generally eaten with fish curry, dhal & coconut sambol

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Hoppers

£3.00

Egg Hopper

Thin rice-flour bowl-shaped pancake. Crispy around the edges & soft in the middle with an egg in the centre

£2.00

Plain Hopper

Thin rice-flour bowl-shaped pancake. Crispy around the edges & soft in the middle

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Drinks

£0.90

Coca-Cola 0.33L

£0.90

Diet Coca-Cola 0.33L

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