Taste Of Chennai Menu
Taste Of Chennai in Hicksville, NY offers a cozy and authentic dining experience for lovers of Indian cuisine. With a menu boasting dishes like chicken tikka masala, fried fish, kothu porotta, lamb chops, spicy shrimp, and mutton curry, every bite is a delightful journey into South Indian flavors. The restaurant's small space adds to its charm, creating an intimate atmosphere perfect for enjoying a meal with loved ones. Customers praise the friendly service and highlight the standout dishes like crispy dosas, chicken tika masala, and samosas. With ample parking available and a convenient location, Taste Of Chennai is a must-visit for anyone seeking delicious and authentic Indian food in Long Island. The rich spices and bold flavors of each dish will leave you wanting to come back for more.
Soups
Sambar
South Indian lentil and mixed vegetable stew
Rasam
Spicy soup made with pepper and tomato.
Chicken Soup
Punjabi Samosa ()
Deep fried with potatoes and peas filling
Onion Pakora
Onion and gram flour mix fried
Cut Mirchi ()
Deep fried chili bhaji sprinkled with onion and Chaat Masala.
Lasuni Gobi
Battered cauliflower tossed in a fresh garlic and sauce.
Chili Paneer
Crisp-fried paneer tossed in slightly sweet, spicy, and tangy chili sauce
Medhu Vada ()
Lentil Flour Donuts with OR without Rasam OR Sambar Bowl.
Idli ()
Steamed Rice & Lentil Flour Cakes with OR without Rasam OR Sambar Bowl.
Mini Idli ()
Mini steamed rice and lentil flour cakes with OR without Rasam OR Sambar Bowl.
Samosa Chaat
Samosa () in yogurt tamarind, cilantro, sweet, and spicy sauce.
Papri Chaat
Crispies topped with tamarind, dates and chutney.
Garden Salad
Lettuce and other vegetables tossed in dressings
Vegetarian Appetizers
Non-Vegetarian Appetizers
Chicken Samosa ()
Mixed chicken and potato turnovers
Chili Chicken
Boneless chicken sauté with Chinese sauce
TASMAC Omelet
Spicy beaten egg with onion and chili
Egg Roast
Boiled egg roast with South Indian ground spices
Chicken
Deep-fried marinated chicken with curry leaves and chilies
Raju Gari Kodi Vepudu
Boneless chicken sautéed with homemade spices and cashew nuts
Singapore Chicken Lollipop
Batter-fried lollipop tossed with Asian Sauce
Mamsam Roast
Special goat meat roasted with homemade spices
Chili Garlic Shrimp
Tawa sautéed shrimp with garlic and chili flakes
Meen Pollichathu ()
Tawa fried fish pieces wrapped in banana leaf
Paneer Tikka
Indian cheese, onion, and bell pepper cooked in clay oven
Malai Kabab
White meat marinated in fresh cream and yogurt
Seekh Kabab
Spicy ground chicken slow cooked in clay oven
Chicken Tikka
Chicken marinated in yogurt and homemade masala grilled in clay oven
Tandoori Chicken Lollipop
Chicken lollipop marinated and cooked in clay oven
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated in yogurt, masala and dry herbs
Tandoori Mixed Platter
Marinated with ginger, garlic, and exotic herbs
Tandoori Whole Pomfret
Baking whole fish in tandoori oven with homemade masala
Tandoori Salmon (Fish Tikka)
Marinated Salmon baked in tandoori oven with fresh ground homemade masala
Tandoori Shrimp ()
Shrimp marinated in homemade masala and cooked in a tandoori oven
Lamb Chops ()
Lamb ribs marinated in yogurt, masala, and spices
Tandoori Specials
Kothu Parotta Specials
Plain Parotta With Korma
Layered flatbread served with korma
Veg Kothu Parotta
Minced layered parotta and fresh vegetables
Egg Kothu Parotta
Minced layered parotta with egg
Chicken Kothu Parotta
Minced layered parotta with chicken and egg
Mutton Kothu Parotta
Minced layered parotta with mutton and egg
Veg Noodles
Egg Noodles
Chicken Noodles
Shrimp Noodles
Veg Fried Rice
Egg Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Shrimp Chicken Fried Rice/Noodles
Shrimp and chicken mixed
Indo-Chinese
Dosa
Plain Dosa
Thin savory rice crepe served with sambar and chutney
Set Dosa
Spongy dosa made with rice and urad dal
Set Egg Dosa
Spongy dosa made with rice, urad dal, and egg
Masala Dosa
Plain dosa with a medium spiced potato filling
Ghee Roast
Thing savory crepe topped with ghee
Ghee Masala Dosa
Ghee dosa with a medium spiced potato filling
Cheese Dosa
Spice free crispy rice and lentil flour crepe with cheese
Chocolate Dosa
Plain dosa with chocolate spread
Onion Uttapam
Thick onion-based dosa
Veg Uttapam
Thick vegetable-based dosa
Mysore Masala
With medium spiced potato filling
Pondicherry Masala
Masala dosa podi, red onion, tomato and chili
Cheese Pondicherry Masala
Spicy masala dosa with spicy chutney, red onion, tomato, and cheese
TOC Special Dosa
Stuffing of mixed vegetables and cheese cooked with sauces made into rolls
Yellow Dal
Curry made with moong dal, tomato, and spices
Aloo Gobi Masala
Potato, cauliflower, and mildly spices tomato sauce
Paneer Tikka Masala
Indian cottage cheese cooked in creamy tomato sauce
Palak Paneer
Creamed spinach and homemade cheese
Kadai Paneer
Paneer and bell peppers are cooked in spices
Chole Pesawary
Curry made with white chickpeas and masala
Puli Kuzhambu
Eggplant-based curry with Indian spices and tamarind sauce
Salem Vegetable Korma
Garden fresh mixed vegetables cooked in coconut and cashews
Bhindi Masala Curry
Sliced okra sautéed in spices and simmered in tomato-onion gravy
Mirchi Ka Salan
Creamy gravy made with peanuts, green chili, and sesame seeds
Chole Peshawari
Curry made with white chickpeas & masala.
Vegetarian Curry
Non-Vegetarian Curry
Chicken Badam Korma
Creamy chicken gravy with almond and masala
Chicken Saagwala
Chicken and spinach cooked with masala
Chicken Tikka Masala
Creamy, mildly spiced tomato-based curry cooked with Indian herbs and spices
Chettinadu Chicken/Mutton Curry
Chicken OR mutton cooked with special Karakudi spices and coconut
Andhra Chicken/Mutton Curry
Chicken OR mutton cooked with Andhra spices
Gongura Chicken/Mutton Curry
Andhra delicacy!! Chicken OR mutton cooked with Gongura leaves and spices
Kadai Chicken
Chicken and onion, bell pepper curry
Kothambar Chicken Curry
Chicken cooked in fresh coriander leaves and spices
Meen Kuzhambu (Tilapia/Pomfret)
Tilapia OR pomfret fish cooked in freshly ground spices in South Indian style
Mangalore Shrimp Curry
Shrimp curry made from Indian Spices and coconut
Kongunadu Chicken Curry
Bone Chicken cooked with Coimbatore’s special fresh masala and herbs
Egg Curry
Boiled egg cooked with onion, tomato and spices
Crab Masala Curry
Live blue crab cooked in ground masala and spices
Meen Kuzhambu (Tilapia/Kingfish)
Fish cooked in Freshly Ground Spices in South Indian style.
Veg Dum Biriyani
Fresh vegetables cooked with basmati rice and homemade masala
Chicken Dum Biriyani
Slow-cooked chicken biryani with flavorful and aromatic layered rice
Special Chicken Dum Biriyani
Boneless chicken separately fried and added to flavorful dum biryani rice
Mutton Dum Biriyani
Tender mutton pieces marinated in yogurt added to flavorful dum biryani rice
Biryani
Mini Meal
TOC Paneer Tikka Masala Thali (Veg)
Paneer tikka masala served with side curry, naan, soups, dessert, appetizer, and appalam. VEGETARIAN.
TOC Palak Paneer Thali (Veg)
Palak paneer curry served with side curry, naan, soups, dessert, appetizer, and appalam. VEGETARIAN.
TOC Chicken Curry Thali (Non-Veg)
Chicken curry served with side curry, naan, soups, dessert, appetizer, and appalam. NON-VEGETARIAN.
TOC Mutton Curry Thali (Non-Veg)
Mutton Curry served with side curry, naan, soups, dessert, appetizer, and appalam. NON-VEGETARIAN.
TOC Fish Curry Thali (Non-Veg)
Fish curry served with side curry, naan, soups, dessert, appetizer, and appalam. NON-VEGETARIAN.
TOC Shrimp Curry Thali (Non-Veg)
Shrimp curry served with side curry, naan, soups, dessert, appetizer, and appalam. NON-VEGETARIAN.
Plain Naan
Butter Naan
Garlic Naan
Onion Kulcha
Aloo Paratha
Bullet Naan (Chili Naan)
Chapati
Paratha
Roti
Kashmir Naan
Made with dried fruits, coconut, and nuts.
Paratha-Layered Bread ()
Bread
Side
Plain Basmati Rice
Plain Yogurt
Raita
Pickle
Appalam
Plain Raita
Plain Rice
Extra Sambar
Extra Chutney
Chennai Masala Tea
Black Tea
Coffee
Sukku Malli Kappi
Mango Lassi
Sweet Lassi/Salt Lassi
Sweet/Salt Lime Soda
Neer Moor (Butter Milk)
Milk Shakes
Water
Soda
Thumbs Up
Fanta
Limca
Orange Juice
Apple Juice
Masala Tea-Chennai Style
Sukku Malli Coffee
Mango Lasi
Beverages
Desserts
Gulab Jamun
Fried dough balls soaked in sweet sugar syrup
Payasam
Vermicelli tropical pudding
Kesari
Made with sooji, milk, and dried grapes
Rasmalai
Spongy cheese balls soaked in creamy cardamom-saffron milk
Badam Halwa
Almond paste with Cheese & Saffron.
Halwa A La Mode
Warm almond halwa topped with kulfi
Kulfi
Frozen dairy with almonds
Ice Cream
Malai Kabab
White meat marinated in fresh cream and yogurt.
Seekh Kabab
Spicy ground chicken slow cooked in clay oven.
Tandoori Chicken (Full)
Chicken marinated in yogurt, Indian masala and dry herbs.
Paneer Tikka
Indian cheese, onion, bell pepper cooked in clay oven.
Chicken Tikka
Yogurt marinated and homemade masala grilled in clay oven.
Tandoori Chicken Lollipop
Chicken lollipop cooked in clay oven.
Tandoori Mixed Platter
Marinated with ginger, garlic, and exotic herbs.
Tandoori Whole Fish
Baking whole fish in tandoori oven with homemade masala.
Tandoori Special
Biriyani
Veg Dum Biriyani
Fresh Vegetables cooked with Basmati rice and Homemade masala.
Chicken Dum Biriyani
Hyderabadi style.
Special Chicken Dum Biriyani
Boneless Chicken dum biryani.
Hyderabadi Mutton Biriyani
Dum style biryani.
Chicken Curry Combo
Non-Vegetarian Combo Platters Served with curry, rice, naan, rasam, sweet, pickle
Paneer Tikka Masala
Vegetarian Combo Platters Served with curry, rice, naan, rasam, sweet, pickle.
Puli Kuzhambu Combo
Vegetarian Combo Platters Served with curry, rice, naan, rasam, sweet, pickle.
Goat Curry Combo
Non-Vegetarian Combo Platters Served with curry, rice, naan, rasam, sweet, pickle
Yellow Dal Combo
Vegetarian Combo Platters Served with curry, rice, naan, rasam, sweet, pickle.
Fish Curry Combo
Non-Vegetarian Combo Platters Served with curry, rice, naan, rasam, sweet, pickle
Chicken Tikka Masala Combo
Non-Vegetarian Combo Platters Served with curry, rice, naan, rasam, sweet, pickle
Palak Paneer Combo
Vegetarian Combo Platters Served with curry, rice, naan, rasam, sweet, pickle.
