Dinner Menu

"With a variety of spices and flavors, there's alwaysthat will satisfy your curry needs."
Call 808-262-1800 to order from our Kailua take out restaurant.
Appetizers/Starters
India Cafe Samosas

The most popular snack throughout India. Two golden brown Vegetarian turnovers filled with curried potatoes & served with a deliciously sweet chili sauce.
Papadum
$1.95
Two pieces of crispy spiced lentil wafers.
Dosai Slices

Slices of our traditional south Indian rice pancakes served with coconut chutney for dipping.

Soups/Salads
Vegetable Sambar

A South Indian Yellow Split Pea (Dal) Stew with Carrots, Onions, Ginger, Garlic, Dried Peppers, Curry Leaves, Daikon and Long Beans.

Fresh Green Salad
Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers in a light vinegar dressing.
Chutneys (Indian Relish & Sauces)
Raita

Cool yogurt chutney with minced cucumber and onions. Perfect for taming our fiery dishes.
Spicy Chili Sambal

Very spicy but so much flavor that you cant stop adding it to your dish.
Coconut Chutney

Fresh ground coconut sauteed with curry leaves, mustard seeds, blended garlic and dried chilies
Hot Lime Pickle
Sweet Mango Chutney
Indian Bread
Plain Dosai

South Indian House specialty bread that is fluffy yet crispy. Pancake-like sourdough bread is made of rice and lentils and perfect to lap up all the different curries.

Garlic Onion Dosai

Sauteed garlic and onions folded in for flavor.

Sweet Egg Dosai

Scrambled egg cooked in and sprinkled with sugar.

Cheese Dosai

“Pizza dosai” covered in melted cheddar cheese.

Sweet Sugar Dosai

Lightly sprinkled with sugar.

Butter or Ghee Dosai

For that buttery flavor.

Roti Partha "Roti Chanai"

Round layered bread made of wheat cooked to a flakey, chewy texture.

Naan

Most famous north Indian flatbread.
Lamb Masala - Please call for Availability & Price

Masala Dosai

Our famous stone ground dosai wrapped and filled with traditional curried potatoes. Served with vegetable sambar and coconut chutney.
Family Style Dinner For Four Special

Samosa appetizers, Naan & Roti Breads, Any four meat/seafood entrees and 2 vegetable entrees, served with yellow fragrant rice, mango chutney and raita.
Main Course
Lamb Masala (Please call for Availability & Price)

Tender cubes of lamb slow cooked with sauteed onions, herbs, spices, ginger and garlic in a thick South Indian curry sauce.

Lamb Sambal (Please call for Availability & Price)

A fiery version of our tender cubes of lamb sauteed with garlic and onions in our special spicy chili sambal sauce.

Chicken Curry

Large whole pieces of chicken stir-fried with onions, garlic, ginger, curry leaves, anise star, cardamom, cinnamon sticks and cloves then slow cooked in a medium spiced red curry sauce.

Seafood Dishes
Fish Curry

Tender cubes of moist boneless mahi-mahi boiled in a tangy curry sauce seasoned with onions, ginger, garlic, tamarind and tomatoes.

Fish Sambal

For those who like their fish on fire. We sautee boneless chunks in garlic and onions and then marinate in our spicy chili sambal.

Shrimp Curry

Large peeled and butterfly-cut tiger shrimp from India which are marinated in a deliciously rich curry along with tomatoes, bell peppers and a dash of tamarind.

Spicy Shrimp Sambal

Large peeled and butterfly-cut shrimp sauteed with onions, garlic, curry leaves, and ground dried chilies then tamed with coconut milk.

Raja's King Thali Dinner for Two Special

Any 1 choice of chicken and then another of the above entrees and 1 vegetable entrees. Served with yellow fragrant rice, 1 roti and 1 naan or dosai bread, raita and 2 chutneys.
Vegetarian Specialties (No MSG, No Dairy)
Tofu Sambal

Soft fried tofu sauteed in our spicy chili garlic sauce (sambal). CAUTION: Loaded with protein but it also has quite a bite.

Cauliflower Kari

Cauliflower sauteed with onions, mustard seeds, turmeric & red bell peppers.

Spicy Eggplant

BEggplant stir-fried with onions, garlic and ground dried chilies until reaching a tender spicy level. CAUTION: This is perhaps our most spicy dish on the menu. So much flavor, you’re sure to sweat and like it!

Vegetable Masala

Fresh diced carrots, potatoes, & long beans slow cooked with turmeric, coconut milk, & masala.

Potato Masala

Potatoes slow cooked with cloves and cinnamon in a tasty masala (A must have with any entree)

Coconut Cabbage Kari

Stewed sweet cabbage with onions, garlic, diced green bell pepper, curry leaves and coconut milk.

Chana Masala

Chic peas stir fried with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers, seasoned with mustard seeds and coriander.

Okra Vegetable Curry

Whole pieces of okra delicately simmered in a thick rich vegetarian curry with tamarind and spices.

Spinach Tofu Korma

Tender tofu morsels simmered in a rich creamy spinach sauce with delicate herbs and spices.

Vegetarian Thali Dinner for Two Special!

Choose any 3 of the above main vegetarian entrees. Served with yellow fragrant rice, 1 roti and 1 naan, roti or dosai bread, raita and2 chutney.