Arusuvai Chettinad Menu
Arusuvai Chettinad is a top choice for those seeking authentic Chettinad cuisine in North Brunswick, NJ. With a focus on South Indian flavors, this restaurant offers a wide range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes like Chettinad Pepper Fry, Chicken 65, and Koli Milagu Varuval. The ambiance is clean and inviting, adding to the overall dining experience. Customers rave about the Thalis and weekend buffets served in banana leaves, giving a traditional touch to the meal.
One customer expressed slight disappointment with the Mutton Kizhi Parotta, but overall, the food and service are consistently praised. The attentive staff ensures that your dining experience is enjoyable, with a focus on checking in on food quality and spice levels. For an authentic South Indian dining experience with a cozy atmosphere, Arusuvai Chettinad comes highly recommended.
Vegetarian Appetizers
Samosa Vegetable
3 pieces of curried potatoes pastry.
Chettinad Pepper Fry
Choice of cauliflower or mushroom or baby corn.
Idly Vada
Steamed rice & lentil delicacy.
Kuli Paniyaram
Steamed lentils and rice dumplings made in a special pan.
Medhu Vada
Lentil, seasoned herbs and fresh curry leaves.
Masala Vada (Vegetable)
Crispy roundels with lentil, seasoned with herbs and fresh curry leaves. Served with chutney.
Manchurian
Indo-Chinese. Popular indo-Chinese variation of Manchurian gravy with spices and herbs.
Chilly
Indo-Chinese chilly gravy sauce with pepper, spices and herbs.
Gobi 65
Cauliflower and spicy flavored batter.
Onion Pakora
Onion fritters served with chutney. Regional choice of Madurai vengaya cashew pakoda regular.
Sukka Varuval
Hot. Dry. Specialty chettinad appetizer.
Chicken 65
Chicken coated in a spicy marinade.
Chicken Lollipop
Chicken wings coated in a spicy marinade.
Chicken Manchurian
Indo-Chinese variation of Manchurian gravy with spices and herbs.
Chilly Chicken
Boneless cubes of chicken, with indo Chinese chilly sauce.
Koli Milagu Varuval
Hot. Pepper chicken. Peppercorn flavored dry chicken.
Konkan Crab (Shell Less)
Shell-less hand picked crab lumps, coconut & green chilies.
Poultry, Meat and Seafood Appetizers
Soups and Chats
Samosa Chaat
Famous Indian street food. Samosas, chickpeas, chutneys.
Rasam
South Indian spicy soup. Tamarind, black pepper.
Aattu Kaal Soup
Hot. Goat bone. Simmered goat bone, garlic, peppercorn and coriander.
Parota
Grill. South Indian style layered flat bread.
Naan
Slightly thick Indian flat bread made from open flame or wheat bread made from tandoor.
Roti
Slightly thick Indian flat bread or wheat bread made from open flame or wheat bread made from tandoor.
Ceylon Parota
Grill. Chettinad specialty. Grilled flatbread.
Butter Naan
Garlic Naan
Rosemary Naan
Ceylon Egg Parota
Grill. Unleavened bread stuffed with fresh eggs.
Aloo Kulcha
Stuffed flatbread.
Onion Kulcha
Stuffed flatbread.
Spicy Bullet Chilly Naan
Stuffed flatbread.
Breads
Whole Wheat Breads
Chapathi
Grill. Chettinad version of popular whole wheat unleavened bread.
Lacha Paratha
Tandoor. Whole wheat. Layered buttery bread.
Phulka Roti
Open flame. Whole wheat bread made on open flame.
Tandoori Vegetables
House spices & vegetables grilled in the tandoor.
4 Piece Chicken Chops
Appetizer. Tender chicken chops, chettinad species.
3 Piece Tandoori Chicken
Tender pieces of chicken grilled in tandoor oven.
Tikka
Choice of protein grilled in tandoor with aromatic spices.
Shrimp Tikka
Shrimps, yogurt, spices and cooked in tandoor.
Lamb Chops
Tender rack of lamb, nutmeg, black cumin.
Tandoori Pomfret (Whole Fish)
Whole pomfret cooked in tandoor brick oven.
From the Clay Oven
Poultry, Meat and Shrimp
Butter Masala
Butter masala with choice of your protein.
Saag
Mustard leaves (saag) and spices.
Aachi Kulambu
Traditional home made gravy with choice of protein.
Chettinad
Hot. Signature dish. An army of individually roasted spice mix freshly ground to perfection arguably the most aromatic gravy from India.
Tikka Masala
Creamy tomato tangy house sauce with nuts.
Vindaloo
Spicy gravy, vinegar and tangy sweet-sour sauce.
Andhra Masala
Hot. Delectable mix of handpicked spices from Andhra, ground to infuse aromatic flavor to the spicy gravy.
Kuruma
Mughal influenced version of south Indian korma cooked with choice of protein.
Sukka Masala
Hot. Your choice of protein with spicy chettinad sauce.
Kori Gassi
Tender pieces of chicken, Mangalorean spices and coconut milk.
Paper Ghee Roast
Thin lengthy rice & lentil crepe served with coconut chutney and sambar.
Rava Dosa
Thin crispy wheat & rice crepe mildly spiced.
Chettinad Podi Dosa
Chettinad style thin rice & lentil crepe filled with a mixture of grounded dry spices containing dry chilies, lentil & sesame seed and served with coconut chutney and sambar.
Kal Dosa
1 piece of spongy crepe, served with sambar and chutney.
Plain Dosa
Thin rice & lentil crepe.
Uthappam
Thick rice & lentil pancake topped with chopped onions or tomatoes or chilies or any combination.
Mysore Dosa
Rice & lentil crepe served, Mysore chutney spread.
Appam
Appam is crispy edged cup-shaped pancakes made of a fermented rice batter. Popular in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Idiyappam
4 string hoppers made of fermented rice batter.
Egg Dosa
Thin rice & lentil crepe cooked with beaten egg.
3 Piece Idly
Steamed rice & lentil delicacy.
Dosa, Uthappam, Appam and Idiyappam
Chettinad Classics
Parotta with Salna
1 parota with 8 oz. salna.
Kothu Parota
Grill. Minced layered flatbread flavored with choice of protein.
Kal Dosa Vada Curry
Kal dosa served with porridge made of steamed lentils cooked with fresh onion & tomato with south Indian special spices.
Kaima Dosa
Grill. Chettinad spiced kheema (minced mutton) spread on thin rice & lentil crepe served with salsa.
Chettinad Dum Biryani
A traditional favorite of aromatic biryani dum cooked with array of whole spices as against ground spices. Choice of vegetable or meat or shrimp.
Appam with Karuvadu Kulambu
Dry fish. Appam served with dried fish.
Kaima Parota (Grill)
Layered bread delicately sandwiching flavored minced goat.
Eraal Thokku
Shrimp. Hot. Shell less shrimps, shallot onions, chettinad spicy masala.
Chettinad Crab Masala
Hot. Whole crab, shallot onions, special chettinad and marathi spices.
Chettinad Meen Kulambu
Fish of the day, tamarind, herbs and spices.
Signature Choices
Vegetarian entree
Dal Tadka
Specialty dals (lentil curry) from regional India.
Okra Kara Kulambu
Hot. South Indian spicy curry with okra.
Ennai Kathirikai
Eggplant curry. Hot. Eggplants, tamarind and coconut.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Cottage cheese in a creamy almond sauce.
Malai Kofta
Croquettes of cottage cheese, potatoes and delicious rich sauce.
Paneer Butter Masala
Butter chicken masala.
Saag Paneer
A flavorful blend of saag and cubes of cottage cheese.
Vegetable Kuruma
Mughal influenced south Indian korma cooked with vegetables, almond, cashew coconut, herbs and spices.
Chana Masala
Chick peas curry with tomatoes, onions.
Bhindi Masala
Mildly spiced okra spice gravy.
Mutter Paneer
Green peas cooked, cottage cheese and served in a creamy sauce.
Ras Malai
Milk based dumplings served in a sweet creamy sauce topped with pistachios.
Chakkara Pongal
Rice and lentil cooked with jaggery (brown sugar) and milk flavored with cardamom.
Gulab Jamun
Dairy based dumpling soaked in cardamom sugar syrup.
Payasam
Vermicelli, milk, cream and sugar.
Desserts
Beverages
Mango Lassi
Refreshing drink with mangos and homemade yogurt.
Madras Filter Coffee
Dark roasted coffee and chicory, brewed with a traditional pierced metal device.
Soda
Sweet Lassi
Salt Lassi
Buttermilk
Lime Soda
Rose Milk
Special rose flavored Indian milk.
Masala Chai
Tea traditionally blended with ginger, cardamom, sugar and milk.
