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Starter MenuChilli Chicken

R50Chicken breast cubes pan fried with green

peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers, vinegar,

and soya sauce.

Calamari Chilli

R75Calamari ringspan fried with green peppers, red

peppers, yellow peppers, vinegar, and soya

sauce.

Prawn Chilli

R125Prawns pan fried with green peppers, redpeppers, yellow peppers, vinegar, and soya

sauce.

Paneer Chilli R75Paneer pan fried with green peppers, red

peppers, yellow peppers, vinegar, and soya

sauce.

Sesame Crumbed PrawnsR55

4 peeled prawns coated in bread crumbs and

sesame seeds and deep fried.

Onion Bhajia

R20Slices of onions dipped in gram flour paste and

deep fried.

Potato Pakora

R20Slices of potatoes dipped in gram flour paste

and deep fried.

Vegetable Patties (3 in aplate) R35A mixture of coriander, sesame, coconut, peanut

and chillies stuffed inside mashed potato balls

and deep fried. Served with sweetened yoghurt

Thava Potato Bonda

R30A traditional South Indian dish of potato cubescooked, seasoned & deep fried in chickpea

batter

Pooripathra R35

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Boiled Yam leafs coated with gram flower rolled

like a Swiss roll and service on a bed of pooriwith tomato souse

Lamb Samoosa

R35

Chicken Samoosa R35

Thava Punjabi Chatt

R35Punjabi chaat recreates the magic of sweet and

tangy chatpata taste with crisp papdis( gram

flour fried cakes) and fried bhallas(urad dal

dumplings) with an easy recipe.

*M- Main Portion, T- Tapas Portion, S-

Starters*

South Indian

SpecialityThakkali Rasam

R30South Indian soup made from lentil, tomato &herbs. A healthy starter

Plain Dosa

R45Typical South Indian pancake of rice and urad

dhal served with sambar and coconut chutney.

Masala DosaR50South Indian pancake filled with a spicy potato

filling, served with sambar and coconut chutney.

Uthappa

R40Rice and urad dhal pan cake, topped with

onions, fresh coriander, tomato and chillies.

Uzhundu Vadai

R30Finely grounded pastes of urad dhal with

coriander, chillies, pepper and deep fried and

served with sambar and coconut chutney.Chicken Dosa

R60

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Typical South Indian pancake filled with a spicy

chicken filling, served with sambar and coconutchutney.

Idly Sambar

R30Steamed rice & urad dhal dumpling served with

a sambar (spicy South Indian vegetable curry).

Poori Bhaji

R35Small Indian bread with spicy potato bhaji.

Thava Langoustine Masala

R994 pieces of fried l-angoustine cooked with green,

yellow, red pepper mixed with onions, cashew

nuts and ginger garlic paste.

Dosa Specials

Plain Dosa : R45

Masala Dosa : R50

Egg Dosa : R55

Chicken Dosa : R60Lamb Dosa : R90

Paneer Dosa : R80

Palak Dosa : R50

TandoorChicken Tikka

R65Chicken cubes marinated in yoghurt and masala

and cooked in a tandoori oven.

Tandoori Chicken

R851/2 Chicken marinated in spices and yoghurt

and cooked in the traditional tandoor oven,

served on a bed of saffron rice, with green

chutney and green salad.

Tandoori Chicken R50

1/4 Chicken marinated in spices and yoghurtand cooked in the traditional tandoor oven,

served on a bed of saffron rice, with green

chutney and green salad.

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Chicken Malai Tikka

R65Mildly spiced 300g chicken breast pieces

marinated in yoghurt, cream and cashew nuts,

cooked in the tandoori oven. Served with green

chutney and green s +alad.

Tandoori Pahadi Tikka

R65Chicken marinated in mint sauce, yoghurt,ginger garlic paste and cooked in tandoori oven

and served with salad.

Reshmi Kebabs

R35Chicken cubes marinated with reshmi sauce and

grilled in tandoori oven.

Tandoori Prawns

R1058 pieces of prawns marinated in ginger garlic,

lemon, butter and chilli sauce and grilled to

perfeatial in the tandoori oven served with

savoury rice.

Tandoori Line Fish

R120Fish marinated in mixed spices, yoghurt, ginger

garlic paste and grilled in tandoori oven served

with savoury rice

Fish Tikka

R95Fish marinated with tomato, Green pepper and

onion cubes grilled together on a skewer in the

tandoori oven served with green chutney and

salad.

Tandoori

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Tandoori Lamb ChopsR954 lamb chops mildly spiced with the

garammasala of cinnamon, cardamom & cloves

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and mounted on skewers, then cooked to

perfection in the tandoori.Tandoori LambBoti Kebab

R95Tender piece of lamb cubes, marinated with

ginger garlic paste, mustard oil and mixed

spices and cooked in tandoori oven, seved with

mint chutney and salad.

Lamb Seekh KebabsR69

Minced lamb kebabs served on a poori with a

chilli tomato sauce.

Tandoori Paneer Tikka

R556 piece of homemade paneer with pieces oftomato, green pepper and onion cubes grilled

together on a skewer in the tandoori oven,

served with green chutney.

Mushroom Tikka R45Mushroom with tomato, green pepper, onion

cubes grilled together in a tandoori oven.

* Tandoori Mixed Platters (Non-

Veg) available for (2 /4 /6/)

(R70/R140/R210)

*Veg & Non- Veg Platter for 1

R70

1x Veg patties

1x Onion bhajia

1x Poori patha

1x potato Bonda

1X Lamb Seek kebab

1x Chicken Malai Tikka1x Chicken Pahadi Tikka

1x Chicken Tikka

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*M-Main, T-Tapas M

T

Curries (Chicken)Chicken Tikka Masala R80 R55Cubes of chicken tikka on with onions, cashew

nuts in ginger garlic paste.

Chicken Khorma R85 R50Pieces of chicken cooked in cashew nuts and

cream sauce.

Chicken Nihari R85

R50Cubes of chicken cooked in a mixture of onion,

tomato, cream and cashew nut sauce with atouch of spinach, garnished with cheese

Butter Chicken R78

R45Pieces of chicken cooked in tomato, cashew nuts

and cream butter and garlic paste.

Chicken Jalfrizi R78R40Pieces of chicken with onion, green pepper

cubes cooked in tomato and onion sauce.

Kasthuri Chicken R78 R45Tender pieces of chicken cooked with kasturi

herbs in tomatoes and onion sauce.

Chicken Vindaloo R78 R45A hot goanes curry with potatoes in a mixture of

red chillies, vinegar, cinnamon, cloves and

cumin.

Kadai Chicken R74

R40

Pieces of chicken cubes cooked along with greenpeppers, ginger garlic paste, fenugreek in an

onion and tomato sauce.

Kerala Chicken Curry

R80Cubes of chicken cooked in a brown onion paste

with whole garam masala, chopped tomatoes

and mixed spice with yoghurt and garnished

with fresh coriander.

Thava Chicken Roast R90

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Cubes of chicken sallow fried and mixed with

pure Kerala spices with pepper powder and a bitof cream.

*M-Main, T-Tapas MT

Curries (lamb)Lamb Rogan Josh R92 R50Cubes of lamb cooked in ginger garlic and

onions tomatoes Kashmiri sauce.

Lamb Badami R92R50lamb pieces cooked with almond tempered with

whole red chillies, cumin seeds and garlic then

cooked with mixed spices.

Lamb Nihari R92 R55Cubes of lamb cooked in a mixture of onion,

tomato, cream and cashew nut sauce with a

touch of spinach, garnished with cheese

Lamb Vindaloo (M)

R92 R50A hot Goanese curry cooked with potatoes and a

mixture of red chillies, vinegar, cinnamon, cloves

and cumin.Lamb Khorma

R92 R55Pieces of lamb cooked in a cashew nuts and

cream sauce.

Lamb Jalfrizi R92R50

Pieces of lamb with onion, green pepper cubescooked in tomato and onion sauce.

Lamb Sagwala

R92 R50Lamb cubes cooked with pureed spinach and

ginger garlic paste.

Lamb Dhal Gosht R95 R50Lamb cubes cooked along with yellow dhal and

seamed with mustard, onion and red chilli.

Bhuna Gosht R95R50Lamb cubes cooked along with onion and

coconut powder.

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Thava Lamb Chops Masala

R1104 lamb chops mildly spiced with the

garammasala of cinnamon, cardamom & cloves

and mounted on skewers, then cooked in ginger

garlic and onions tomatoes sauce.

*M-Main, T-Tapas M

T

Curries (Vegetarian)Paneer Tikka Masala

R67 R40Paneer tikka cooked in an onion, tomatoand

cashew nut sauce.

Paneer Makhni

R67 R40Cubes of plain paneer cooked in a tomato and

cashew nut sauce, cream and butter.

Paneer Khorma R70

R45Homemade cottage cheese cooked in a cashew

nuts and cream sauce.

Palak Paneer R67R40Homemade cottage cheese cooked in spinach

gravy tempered with garlic and cumin,

garnished with a touch of cream.

Vegetable Makhni R60R35Mixed vegetables cooked in a spicy tomato and

cashew nut gravy, cream and butter.

Vegetable Khorma

R65 R40Mixed vegetables cooked in a cashew nuts and

cream sauce.

Vegetable Jalfrizi R55R35

Mixed vegetable cubes along with green peppercooked in tomato and onion sauce.

Bombay Aloo R48R25Pieces of potato boiled then fried and garnished

with mustard seeds and fried coconut.

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Dhal Makhni R55R30

Black lentil curry with kidney beans in creamand butter.

Tadka Dhal R50R25Yellow dhal cooked and steamed with mustard,

onion, tomato and red chilli.

Spinach & Toor Dhal

R50 R30Toor dhal cooked with baby spinach, garlic, chillitomatoes and tamarind.

Aloo Gobi

R45 R25Potato and cauliflower cooked in a spicy curry

sauce.

Dhingri Mattar

R50 R30Mushrooms and peas cooked in an onion,

cashew nut sauce.

Curries (Sea Foods)

Fish CurryR105

Pieces of fish boiled in coriander and chilli paste

with onions, ginger and garlic and cooked to

perfection by adding curry leaves and tamarind.

Fish Khorma

R110Pieces of fish cooked in a cashew nuts andcream sauce.

Prawn Curry

R1258 Prawns cooked in a tamarind, coconut and

tomato based sauce.

Thava PrawnsVarutharachathu R130A popular Authentic Kerala recipe prepared by

adding roasted coconut with pure south Indian

spices.

Chicken & Prawn Curry

R110Pieces of chicken cubes and prawns cooked in

coconut and tomato based sauce.

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Thava Mixed Sea Food Curry

R115A combination of prawns, fish, mussels and

calamari cooked in a coconut and tomato, onion

based sauce.

Dum BiryaniA Malabar style of Biryani where marinated meat

and partially cooked basmati rice are layeredand cooked on Dum.

Lamb Biryani

R97

Chicken BiryaniR85

Vegetable Biryani

R75

Prawn Biryani

R130

Thava Mixed Sea Foods

R135

RicePlain Basmati Rice

R10

Jeera Pulavu

R15Basmati rice cooked with ghee and cumin seeds.

Kashmiri PulavuR25

Basmati rice with toasted cashew and raisins.

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Vegetable Pulavu

R25Ghee Rice

R25Basmati rice cooked in ghee and spices.

India Flat BreadsIndian daily breads are called chapatti, roti andparatha. They are made of finely milled whole

wheat flour and water. Poori is fried bread that is

usually made on holidays, festive occasions and

for entertaining.

Plain Naan

R10Butter Naan

R12

Garlic Naan

R15

Chilli Garlic NaanR16

Kashmiri Naan

R20

Cheese Naan

R20

Peshwari Naan

R20

Tandoori Roti Plain

R8

Tandoori Roti Butter

R12Romali Roti

R15

Chapatti

R10

Latcha ParathaR15

Aloo Partha

R15

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Mixed Vegetable Paratha

R15Spring Onion Paratha

R15

Kerala Paratha

R15

PooriR8

AccompanimentsKachumber Salad

R18Julienne of cucumber, carrot, onion, tomato, and

green pepper tossed in lemon juice with fresh

coriander leaves.

Cucumber Raita

R12Homemade yoghurt with freshly sliced

cucumber.

Mixed Vegetable RaitaR15Mixed vegetables in youghurt.

Mint+Coriander Raita

R15Homemade yoghurt with fresh mint and

coriander leaves.Mint Chutney

R15

Thava Salad

R25Fresh lettuces, cucumber with fresh chesses and

black olives.

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DessertsGulab Jamun R35Milk powder,cardmom and sugar combined and

fried in small balls and soaked in sugar syrup.

Gajar Halwa R30A halwa made from carrots mixed with dry fruits,

fried in ghee and cooked in milk.

Payasam R30Vermicelli cooked with cream, raisins and

almonds.

Soorjee

R30Semolina pudding served with a strawberry

coulis and vanilla ice cream.

Thava Fried Ice Cream

R30

A Glossary of TermsAachar: Indian pickles are mainlymade with vegetables and fruits like

mango, lime, green chillies etc,Appam: Wafer thin, round and flat.They are usually made out of rice,

potato and/or various lentil flours.

Barfi: A Dessert made from milk thathas been cooked slowly and reduced to

a fudge-like consistency.Basmati Rice: Basmati rice isauthentic Indian long grained white rice,

which has a unique nutty flavour.

Basmati rice is very popular in India and

all over the world.

Bharta: A Spicy Vegetable dish, with apulp like consistency. Originally a

Muslim dish which is served with a

khichadi or pulav.

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Biryani: Elaborate dish made from

spiced saffron rice cooked with spiced oflamb, chicken or vegetable.

Chappati:Unleavened Indian flatbread made with wheat flour, water, oil

and salt. Usually cooked on a Thava.

Chutney: Fresh relishes made with

fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

Daal: Dhal is an Indian word, whichincludes dried peas, beans, and lentils

which are red, yellow, orange, or pink,

plus split peas and other legumes.

Dosa: A popular delicacy fromsouthern india made from rice and

urad dhal.

Dum: A way to steam foods in a potwith a tightly covered lid or a sealed pot.

A popular spiced vegetable dish is Dum

Aloo.

Sambhar: Lentil curry from south ofIndia.

A Glossary of Terms

Idli: Steamed rice cakes. Avery popularsnack from the south of India.

Kachumber: Indian salad usuallymade with cucumber, tomatoes and

onions flavoured with salt, sugar and

lemon juice.

Kheer: Essentially a rice pudding,made with rice, milk and sugar

flavoured with cardamom.

Korma:Rich sauce thickened withyogurt, nuts or poppy seeds.

Kulfi: Sweet, aromatic ice cream made

from cream, milk and sugar flavoured

with mango, pistachios, saffron etc.

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Lassi: A tall cool drink made from

yogurt and water and made either sweetor salty.

Masala: Spices, herbs and otherseasonings ground or pounded together.

Naan: Indian flat bread made fromwheat and baked in a tandoor.

Paratha: Whole-wheat unleavedflatbread. It is sometimes filled with

cooked meat or a vegetable mixture.

Puris: Deep-fried whole-wheatflatbreads. They puff up when deep-

fried. Delicious when hot!

Raita: Vegetable and yogurt salad.Rogan Josh: Rich lamb curry.

Roti: is bread in Hindi.Tandoori roti isbread that is baked in a tandoor.

Seekh Kebab: The word Seekh in

Hindi means skewer.Tikka: Skewered boneless meat cubescooked in a tandoor.

Vindaloo: Meat usually lambs orchicken is used to make this. It is a very

spicy and flavourfuland dish.

Our guide to ordering andenjoying Indian cuisine...

Step One- Peruse the menu and startby deciding if you want to eat a certain

kind of meat or fish or if you wish to go

vegetarian. This will help you as you can

scan for options of what to eat.

Step Two- Jump to Tapas startersection

And enjoy a taste of Indian while we

prepare your main course for you. These

starters will certainly give you a taste

for what is to come.

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Step Three- Although many Indian

restaurant offer you a choice of Mild,Medium, Hot and Blow Your Head Off,

we at Thava would like you to enjoy the

dish as it has been prepared for

hundreds of years in India. Please chat

to your server who will suggest

condiments that will ensure you enjoythe full flavour of all our dishes.

Step Four- Ask for server whatingredients are in the dish and how it is

prepared. Also feel free to ask him what

he thinks of the dish. Hes tasted mostof whats on the menu and has a good

idea of what others are enjoying as well.

Step Five- Finish your meal off with achoice of deserts from our desert trolley

or a speciality coffee of your liking.

Step Six-Hurry back, we miss youalready!

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