Kayal

Soups & Starters

£6.70

Adipoli Chicken

Your choice of chicken cubes cooked with onions, black pepper, ginger and green chillies to give a spicy touch. Our father Thomman's favourite, to go with his drinks.

£5.99

Chicken Puffs

One of the most attracting snacks from the village bakeries. Tasty chicken filling in puff pastry served with salad and chutney.

£6.50

Chilli Paneer

Fresh Indian cottage cheese sautéed with onion, peppers and aromatic Indian spices.

£6.50

Cochin Squid

Deep fried squid rings serves with coconut chutney.

£4.50

Kathrika Poichathu

Choice of deep fried, battered aubergine slices served with chutneys.

£6.75

Kayal Konju Chilli

Very popular Indo-Chinese dish in Kerala. King prawns dipped in a very special batter and deep fried, tossed with onion, ginger, garlic, peppers, chilli sauce and spices.

£5.69

Kottayam Egg Fry

Boiled egg battered and deep fried, tossed in an onion and tomato masala, flavoured with ginger, curry leaves, seasoned with crushed black pepper and fennel powder.

£3.10

Onion Bajji

£1.50

Poppadums and Chutney

£6.59

Seasonal Grilled Fish

The best available grilled sesaonal fish fillet marinated with medium Kerala spices.

£4.69

Uzhunnu Vada

Golden fried lentil doughnuts, fluffy in the middle and crispy on the outside.

£3.50

Veg. Rasam Soup

It's a clear soup made with vegetables, tomatoes, turmeric flavoured with tamarind.

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Dosa

£10.95

Chicken Dosa

Rice and lentil pancake filled with chicken cubes, tomatoes, green chillies and onions.

£7.95

Masala Dosa

Vegan

£8.89

Mix Uthappam

Uttappams are similar to dosas and are made from lentils and rice fermented overnight. But they are cooked on both sides and come with mixed vegetable toppings.

£9.99

Nair Masala Dosa

A rice and lentil pancake filled with tangy red chutney and melted butter filled with a mixture of spiced potatoes and onions.

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From Our Fishermen's

£14.95

Alappuzha Konju Masala

Alappuzha, the Venice of the east, is very popular in its kind of seafood culinary arts. A thrilling prawn dish leaves and onions.

£13.89

Kayal Fish Curry

Boneless king fish dipped in mouth - watering coconut flavoured sauce - the best kept Kayal's spicy secret sauce.

£15.25

Mix Seafood Curry

King fish, squid, mussels and prawns cooked with Kerala spices, onion, mango, giner, garlic and mustard seeds.

£14.95

Salmon Vatichathu

Vatichathu is a popular recipe in Kerala. It is a typicaldish unavoidable in Central Kerala festive menu. This traditional dish madewith boneless salmon fillet, shallots, tomato, green chillies, ginger, garlic,chilli powder, coriander powder, coconut milk

£14.95

Tilapia Pollichathu (Full)

From 'Achukutty's recipe book' - our mom from Travancore, Kerala agricultural Christian family. Tilapia covered with specially made paste, wrapped with banana leaf and steam cooked, flavoured with lemon.

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Poultry

£9.95

Chicken Stew

Chicken cooked in a creamycoconut sauce, cashew nuts puree with ginger,garam masala  and fresh curry leaves.

£7.50

Kayal Chilli Chicken

Batter fried chicken cubes tossed with onion, bell peppers, ginger, garlic, chilli and fresh coriander and crushed black pepper.

£10.95

Kozhi Kurumulagu

One of the most famousdishes in Travancore area of Kerala. Boneless chicken cooked in a black pepperbased sauce with onion, ginger, garlic, turmeric, and cashew nuts.

£14.85

Kumarakom Duck Mappas

A festive dish of Kerala, boneless duck breasts cooked in kumarakom style with aromatic spices and herbs.

£10.95

Nadan Kozhi Curry

Boneless chicken cubes cooked with mustard, ginger, garlic and special homemade spices.

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From the Butchers

£12.95

Cheera Erachi Curry

This is our chef’s signature dish. Tenderpieces of lamb cooked in fresh spinach, aromatic spices, turmeric, red chilliesand onions.

£12.50

Fish Biriyani

Gluten free

£10.50

Thalasserry Chicken Biriyani

Gluten free

£14.50

Varutharacha Beef Curry

The most popular beef preparation made with roasted coconut and spices and served with Paratha.

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From the Garden

£6.25

Cheera Parippu Curry

Fresh spinach and toor dal cooked in a thick garlic sauce, tomatoes flavoured with curry leaves and tempered with mustard seeds.

£7.95

Kathrika Curry

Aubergines cooked in a paste of coriander seeds, roasted onions,chillies, mixed with cashew nut sauce.

£7.65

Nadan Vegetable Kurma

Fresh vegetables cooked in a creamy sauce of roasted cashew nutsand coconut.

£6.50

Spicy Potatoes

Potatoes, peas, peppers stir fried with onions and tomatoes

£7.90

Spinach and Paneer Curry

Pureed spinach and paneer with spices and flavoured with fenugreek leaves and fresh cream.

£7.35

Veg Stew

Mix vegetables cooked in a creamy coconut sauce with ginger andfresh curry leaves is a good combination with Appam.

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Side Dishes

£3.99

Green Salad

Vegan & Gluten free

£6.25

Kadala Curry (Chickpea Curry)

Gluten free & Nut free

£7.95

Vendakka Mezhukkuvaratty (Okra Masala)

Fresh okra cooked with onion, ginger, garlic and special Kerala spices & curry leaves

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Rices

£2.95

Mushroom Rice

£2.50

Naranga Choru

Tangy, fresh tasting rice tossed withlemon juice, fresh curry leaves, mustard seeds and dried red chillies

£2.99

Neychoru

Rice cooked in ghee flavoured withpremium Kerala spices

£2.40

Plain Rice

Plain white basmati rice

£2.99

Thenga Choru

Plain rice mixed with fresh coconut,urad dal (white lentils) cashew nuts and curry leaves.

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Naan

£2.95

Appam (2 Pieces)

Appam is the soft pancake made from yeast fermented rice batter, with a soft spongy middle, which is laced with crispy edges

£2.29

Chapathi (2 Pieces)

Round, flat wholemeal bread

£2.39

Kallappam (3 Pieces)

Rice & coconut soft pancake

£2.69

Paratha (1 Piece)

A Kerala speciality - wheat dough layered and coiled into a coir mat shape then cooked on the griddle.

£2.49

Poori (2 Pieces)

Fluffy, fried flat breads made from wheat flour

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Dessert

£4.89

Gulab Jamun (3 Pieces)

Milk solid dumplings preserved in sugar syrup.

£5.35

Pineapple Kesari

A traditional pudding made from semolina cooked with pineapple, butter and studded with raisins and cashew nuts.

£4.65

Semiya Payasam

Another conventional pudding made of vermicelli, milk, ghee and garnished with cashew nuts and sultanas.

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