All Day Menu

Menu Served 12:00 - 21:00

THUDAKAM

Basket of Poppadoms [D]

Served with homemade pickles

£3.95

Masala Papadum

Served with red onion, tomato, chillies

£3.50

Masala Cashew Nuts [N]

Served with onions, coriander, tomatoes and chillies,

£8.95

Netholi Fish Fry [F]

£9.95

Dahi Puri [D G]

Mini Puri shells stuffed with potato, chickpeas and drizzled with sweet yogurt and chutneys

£5.95

Dahi Vada [D]

Lentil doughnut served with sweet yoghurt and chutneys

£6.95

Gupchup Shooters [G]

Hollow puri, filled with potato, chickpeas and served with flavoured water

£6.95

Samosa Chaat [D G]

Stuffed vegetable and peas, served with chickpeas, sweet yogurt, mint and tamarind chutney

£6.95

Thayir Vada [D]

Lentil doughnut served with spiced yoghurt

£5.95

Sri Lankan Rolls

A Lankan street food fave - combined with spices, chilli and potato, rolled in breadcrumbs and fried to perfection
MUTTON £8.50 | CHICKEN £7.95 | VEGETABLE £7.25

ELAI PAN ASIAN

Chole Bhatura [D E G]

A very popular Indian fried bread served with chickpeas masala

£8.95

Kothu Parotta [D G]

A shredded flaky multi layered Indian flatbread stir fried with Vegetables/Chicken/Lamb - A popular Tamilnadu street food
CHICKEN £9.95 I LAMB £11.95 I EGG £8.95 I VEG £7.95

Roomali Roti Rolls [D E G]

Roomali roti rolls are made with delicate ‘handkerchief’ bread, baked and filled
BEEF £9.95 I CHICKEN £8.95 I PANEER £8.50

Malaysian Murtaba

Stuffed vegetable and peas, served with chickpeas, sweet yogurt, mint and tamarind chutney
LAMB £14.95 I CHICKEN £12.95

Chilli Chicken DRY / GRAVY [E G]

Lightly batter fried chicken tossed with homemade chilli sauce, peppers, onion and fresh chillies

£9.95

Chicken 65 [E G]

Madras style fried chicken marinated with ginger, garlic and black pepper

£9.95

Gobi Manchurian DRY / GRAVY [V]

Batter fried cauliflower cooked with fresh ginger, garlic, chillies, coriander, rich flavour of soy

£8.95

Chilli Paneer DRY / GRAVY [D V]

Indian cottage cheese, onion, peppers, spring onion and dark soya sauce tossed in a wok

£9.95

Meen Kuzhambu [F]

Fish of the day cubes soused in chilli and puli, tempered with ginger, garlic, mustard seeds and curry leaves and and finished with coconut

£13.95

Prawn Thokku Masala [C]

South Indian, prawns cooked in a tongue-tickling chef spices

£10.95

Poori Masala

Deep fried Indian bread served with potato masala

£8.75

Butter Chicken [D N]

Tandoori chicken tikka in a rich tomato sauce flavoured with fenugreek leaves

£12.95

Karaikudi Mutton Curry

Aromatic roasted spices slow cooked with meat and vegetable

£14.95

Kathirikai Puli Kulambu

Tangy spicy eggplant curry

£9.95

Vegetable Kurma Curry

Delicious home-style vegetable curry with roasted coconut, spices and tempered with shallots and curry leaves

£9.95

Parippu Kadanjathu [V VE]

Five lentils cooked with tomatoes, onion, garlic tossed with mustard and curry leaves

£9.95

Kadala Curry

Black chickpeas cooked with onions, tomatoes and chef’s blend of spices

£9.95

RICE / BREAD

Steamed Basmati Rice

£3.50

Red Rice

£4.50

Zafran Pilav Rice

£3.95

Puttu

Steamed ground rice made in cylinder shape with coconut shavings

£3.95

Schezwan Chicken Fried Rice [E]

Indian cottage cheese, onion, peppers, spring onion and dark soya sauce tossed in a wok

£8.95

Schezwan Chicken Noodle [E]

Golden fried slice of paneer and vegetables wok tossed dry with herbs and spices

£8.95

Schezwan Vegetable Fried Rice

£7.95

Schezwan Vegetable Noodle

£7.95

Chapathi x2

£3.95

Appam x2

Hopper made with fermented rice batter

£2.50

SET 2 COURSE MENU

Curry and Rice or Chapathi

£17.50

ELAI DUM BIRYANI

Our biryani is created in the authentic Dum style for maximum flavour and tenderness enhanced by fragrant spices, accompanied by homemade raita and curry sauce

Chicken Biryani [D]

£13.95

Lamb Biryani [D]

£14.95

Prawn Biryani [C D]

£16.95

Beef Biryani [D]

£15.95

Vegetable Biryani [D]

£11.95

BHOJANAM

Elai Special Vegetarian Thaali [D G V VE]

Served with assorted dish like Kootu, poryial, rice, bread and poppadum

£10.95

Elai Special Non Vegetarian Thaali [D G N]

Fish, chicken, lamb, served with assorted curries

£12.95

Chatti Choru [D G V VE]

Famous and traditional keralan meal with choice of one vegetarian or non vegetarian served in clay pot

£14.95 / £17.50

SOUTHERN FAVOURITES

Any extra sambar £2.50 and chutney £1.00

Idly [V VE]

Steamed rice and lentil dumpling served with Sambar and chutneys

£5.95

Vada [V VE]

Golden Fried spiced doughnut made with lentil Served with chutneys and Sambar

£6.95

Sambar Vada [V VE]

Spiced doughnut dipped in lentil soup

£5.50

Idli Vada [V VE]

Served with sambar and chutneys

£5.95

Dosa [V VE]

Dosa is a crispy pancake lentil dish which is immensely popular in South India, made with urid and rice flour, it is usually served with aromatic sambar and chutney

Plain Dosa [V VE]

£6.95

Chicken Chukka Dosa [N]

£10.50

Masala Dosa

£7.95

Paneer Bhurji Dosa [D]

£9.95

Rava Dosa [G]

£8.95

Podi Dosa [D]

£7.50

Egg Dosa [E]

£7.95

Mysore Masala Dosa

£8.95

Onion Dosa

£7.50

Uttappam [V VE]

PLAIN £6.95 I VEGETABLE £7.50 I ONION £7.50
Soft savoury crepe made with rice and lentils

DRINKS

South Indian Coffee [D]

£3.95

Mango Lassi [D]

£4.50

Sweet Lassi [D]

£4.50

Salt Lassi [D]

£4.50

Butter Milk [D]

£3.95

INDIAN AFTERNOON TEA MENU

Gluten free afternoon tea and vegan afternoon tea also available.
We require 24 hours notice to book Afternoon Tea.
Please note we may require up to 48 hours notice if you would like to book the Vegan or Gluten Free Afternoon Tea.

Cream Tea Per Person

Scones served with butter, jam, clotted cream and tea or coffee

£10.95

Traditional Afternoon Tea Per Person

A selection of cakes and pastries with twist of Elai style. Fruit or plain scones served with butter, jam and clotted cream. Chef’s choice of Finger Sandwiches including with tea or coffee
Add a glass of Champagne per person £15.00

£19.95

COFFEE

Latte

£3.50

Americano

£3.50

Cappuccino

£3.50

Double Espresso

£3.00

Americano Black

£2.95

Single Espresso

£2.25

Single Macchiato

£2.25

Double Macchiato

£3.00.

Hot Chocolate

£3.95

Mocha

£3.25

Cold Coffee

£4.95

Filter Coffee

£3.25

Ice Tea

£4.95

Flat White

£3.50

Fresh Ginger and Apple shot

£3.50

Add your flavour syrup: 60p -
almond, gingerbread, vanilla, caramel

LOOSE LEAF TEA

– £3.95 –

English Breakfast

Richness that is expected for this most classic of blends. Robust, punchy, flavoursome.

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Assam

Largest tea-growing region in the world, producing great breakfast tea that goes well with milk and is prized for its rich, malty, and robust cup character. Assam tea’s strong character makes it the perfect base for Chai tea, or as the locals call it, Masala tea.

Earl Grey

A delicious combination of Ceylon and Bergamot oil.The black tea base has a natural lemon and lime profile that complements the bergamot to deliver a citrus explosion.

Decaffeinated Breakfast Tea

A version of English Breakfast delivers the feeling of comfort and warmth, allowing milk to be added to your hearts content, without the effect of caffeine.

Mint Green

This blend combines the finest rubbed peppermint leaf with Chinese green tea.

Chamomile

A caffeine-free golden infusion with a sweet blossom fragrance. Cherished for its calming properties and typically drunk late afternoon and early evening to unwind at the end of the day.

Turmeric And Ginger

Most popular caffeine free infusions Containing rooibos, turmeric and ginger it delivers a sweet blanketed caffeine free cocktail of the reknown roots.

Lemon And Ginger

A powerful and uplifting infusion that combines the fiery warmth of ginger with the zesty refreshing flavours of lemon. We have added lemon balm to this blend to bring a soothing, herbal quality that rounds off the flavours perfectly.