South Of India in Christchurch Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • Vegetable Samosa $7.00
    • Triangular Indan pastry stuffed with diced potato peas and spices
  • Aloo Wada $7.00
    • chick pea flour together with mashed potato with spices and deep fried
  • Onion Bhaji $7.00
    • chopped onion dipped in spiced chick pea flour and deep fried
  • Pakoras $7.50
    • various vegetables dipped in chickpea flour with spices and deep fried
  • Chili Gobi $14.95
    • Gobi cauliflower battered and deep fried sauteed with garlic, chili, and spices
  • Chicken Manchuria $14.90
    • boneless chicken battered and deep fried sauteed with garlic, chili, and spices
  • Chicken 65 $14.95
    • Boneless chicken battered and deep fried sauteed with yogurt and spices
  • Andhra Fish 65 $17.95
    • Seasonal fish pieces marinated and battered with chickpea and rice flour and then deep fried with chef's special spices
  • Prawn 65 $17.95
    • Seasonal prawns marinated with spices herbs, yogurt battered and is deep fried in typical South Indian style garnished with curry leaves
  • Chicken Pakoras $15.95
    • Marinated chicken with herbs, chili yogurt, spices battered in rice flour and deep fried
  • Andhra Chicken 65 $17.95
    • boneless chicken battered and is deeply fried sauteed with yogurt and chef's special spices
  • Non-Vegetarian Platter $21.95
    • Assortment of 2 pieces of Chicken Tikka, Lamb chops, sheek kebab and Tandoori Chicken
  • Vegetarian Platter $17.95
    • Assortments of 2 Onion Bhaji, 2 aloo Wada, 2 Samosa and 2 pakoras
  • Mix Platter for 2 $19.95
    • Assortments of 2 pieces of Chicken tikka, kebab, samosa and Onion Bhaji
TANDOORI ITEMS TANDOORI ITEMS
  • Tandoori Chicken half$12.50/full$19.95
    • chicken marinated with fresh herbs and spices then skewered and cooked in the tandoor
  • Paneer Tikka $16.95
    • homemade cottage cheese with yogurt, spices, skewered and cooked in tandoor
  • Lamb Chop $16.50
    • lamb marinated with fresh herbs and spices, then skewered and cooked in the tandoor
  • Sheek Kebab $13.95
    • minced lamb Flavoured with herbs and spices and cooked in Tandoor
  • Chicken tikka $12.50
    • chicken marinated overnight in mix of yogurt mustard, fenugreek, and onion seeds then skewered and cooked in the Tandoor
  • Fish Tikka $16.95
    • Filleted Fish Marinated in Yoghurt, mustard oil and spices skewered and cooked in the tandoor
  • Prawns Marinated in garlic yogurt, Indian Spices skewered and cooked in Tandoor $17.95
VEGETARIAN VEGETARIAN
  • Tadka Dal $15.50
    • yellow lentils cooked in the traditional Indian Style
  • Veg Jalfrazi $16.50
    • a variety of vegetables cooked with sliced capsicum, onion, tomato, and spices
  • Aloo Mattar $16.00
    • fresh green peas cooked in a spiced sauce with potatoes
  • Aloo Gobi $16.50
    • Fresh potatoes cooked in a spiced sauce with cauliflower, onion and tomato base
  • Saag Aloo $16.00
    • Spinach cooked with potatoes, herbs, and spices
  • Dal Makhani $16.00
    • Lentils Flavored with freshly ground spices and sauteed in cream
  • Mattar Paneer $17.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked in tomato, ginger, spices and creamy gravy
  • Palak Paneer $17.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked with spinach and spices
  • Andhra Veg korma $16.50
    • seasonal vegetables cooked with a traditional masala and cashew based gravy
  • Tomato Pappu $16.50
    • yellow lentils cooked in the South Indian Style with tomatoes
  • Akukura Pappu $16.50
    • yellow lentils cooked in the South Indian Style with Spinach
  • Paneer Kali Mirch $17.00
    • cottage cheese simmered in white gravy flavored with crushed peppercorns
  • Paneer Jalfrazi $17.00
    • Cottage Cheese combined deliciously with sliced peppers, tomato, onion, green chilies and spicy gravy
  • Paneer Pasanda $17.50
    • Cottage cheese cooked with chef's special gravy
  • Shahi Paneer $17.50
    • cottage cheese cooked with spices and flavored with chef's special gravy
NON VEGETARIAN NON VEGETARIAN
  • Fish Segwon $20.95
    • seasonal fish cooked with chef's special gravy and spices
  • Butter Chicken $18.50
    • Tandoor cooked chicken tikka simmered in creamy tomato gravy
  • Chicken Vindaloo/beef/lamb Vindaloo Prawn Vindaloo $18.50/19.95/$20.95
    • a famous fiery dish from Goa specially cooked with tomatoes, vinegar and ground spices
  • Chicken Korma $18.95
  • Lamb/Beef Korma $19.95
    • pieces of meat cooked with a traditional cream and cashew based gravy
  • Mango Chicken $18.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked in spices with a special base and mango sauce
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $18.95
  • Lamb/Beef Tikka Masala $19.95
    • Boneless meat cooked with spices and herbs in onion and tomato based gravy
  • Balti Murgh $18.95
    • Chicken Cooked with Yogurt onion, herbs in cashew based gravy and spices
  • Chicken Madras $18.95
  • Lamb/Beef Madras $19.95
  • Fish Madras $20.95
    • a South Indian dish with mustard, onion, ginger, garlic and coconut milk
  • Chicken Dhansak $18.95
  • Lamb/Beef Dhansak $19.95
    • boneless meat cooked with lentils, spices, and chef's special sauce
  • Chicken Kadhai $18.95
  • Prawn Kadhai $20.95
    • meat pieces cooked with coriander, capsicum, and onion in a thick tomato and onion gravy garnished with fresh coriander
  • Chicken Dopiaza $18.95
  • Lamb/Beef Dopiaza $19.95
    • meat pieces cooked with stir fried onions, pepper, and tomato based gravy and lightly spiced with fresh herbs
  • Chicken Tenali $18.95
    • boneless chicken marinated and cooked in tandoor with sequin sauce, coconut cream, and onion sauce
  • Chicken Chettinadu $18.95
    • chicken pieces cooked in a tangy tomato gravy
  • Kodi Manchuria $18.95
    • boneless chicken battered and is deeply fried sauteed with garlic, chilies, and spicy gravy
  • Chicken Jalfrazi $18.95
  • Lamb Jalfrazi $19.95
  • Prawn Jalfrazi $20.95
    • meat pieces cooked in medium spice, masala and cooked with onion and tomato gravy
  • Chicken Nilagiri $18.95
    • chicken cooked in coriander and tomato with the flavors of fennel seed cashew nut and coconut masala
  • Chicken Hyberabadi $18.95
  • Beef Hyberabadi $19.95
  • Fish Hyberabadi $20.95
    • a famous dish from Hyberabad with yogurt based flavour and whole spices
  • Bhuna Chicken $18.95
  • Bhuna Lamb $19.95
    • boneless meat cooked with onion tomato based gravy and spices flavored with cardamom
  • Chicken Saagwala $18.95
  • Lamb/Beef Saagwala $19.95
  • Prawn Saagwala $20.95
    • an abundance of spinach, cooked with tomato, ginger, garlic, and spices
  • Chicken Rogan Josh $18.95
  • Lamb/Beef Rogan Josh $19.95
    • boneless pieces of meat cooked in traditional tomato and cashew based gravy
  • Pepper Chicken Chettinadu $18.95
    • a spicy chicken dish from South India
  • Lamb Handi $19.95
    • diced lamb cooked with spinach, Tumeric, onion, tomato, and whole spices and garnished with ginger
  • Lamb Nawabi $19.95
    • Marinated diced lamb cooked with Tumeric yogurt, cashew nut, and onion, flavored with saffron and cardamom
  • Fish Malabari Masala $20.95
  • Prawn Malabari Masala $21.95
    • prawns/fish cooked with mustard, coconut, Tumeric whole red chili curry leaves and coconut cream
  • Kerala Fish Curry $20.95
    • a dish from Kerala cooked with chef's special recipe
  • Cheap Fish, Pulusu new $21.95
    • Fish cooked in tamarind, spicy gravy with cumin flavor and garnished with curry leaves and coriander
HYDERABADI BIRYANI HYDERABADI BIRYANI
  • Chicken Biryani $17.95
  • Vegetable Biryani $16.50
  • Lamb/Beef Biryani $18.95
  • Prawn Biryani $21.95
BREAD BREAD
  • Plain Naan $3.00
    • Soft bread made from refined flour cooked in tandoor
  • Garlic Naan $4.00
    • Garlic flavored naan topped with butter
  • Tandoori Roti $4.00
    • whole meal flour bread cooked in tandoor
  • Aloo Paratha $4.50
    • whole meal flour bread stuffed with mashed potatoes and spices cooked in tandoor
  • Ladha Paratha $4.50
    • whole meal flour bread layered with butter and cooked in tandoor
  • Keema Naan $5.00
    • Soft bread stuffed with mildly spiced Lamb mince
  • Onion Kulcha $4.50
    • bread stuffed with chopped onions, coriander, and spices, baked in the tandoor
  • Sesame Naan $4.50
    • soft bread stuffed with mildly spices
  • Gluten Free Naan $4.50
    • Chick pea flour bread with salt, green chilies, onion, ajwain seeds and Tumeric, cooked in tandoor
  • Chicken Naan $6.00
    • Soft bread stuffed with mildly spiced chicken
  • Peshwari Naan $5.00
    • Soft bread stuffed with dry fruits
  • Paneer Kulcha $5.50
    • Naan stuffed with home- made Indian cottage cheese and spaces
  • Cheese Naan $5.00
    • Soft bread stuffed with mildly spiced cheese,
  • Cheese & Garlic Naan $6.00
    • Soft bread stuffed with mildly spiced cheese
  • Paneer Naan $5.50
    • Soft bread stuffed with mildly spiced cottage cheese mince
  • Paneer & Garlic Kulcha $6.50
    • naan sprinkled with crushed, garlic, stuffed with homemade Indian Cottage cheese and spices
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Kuchember $7.00
    • Indian salad dressed with vinegar and fresh vegetables
  • Papadoms $1.00
  • Tomato/Mango Pickle $3.50
    • traditional South Indian Pickle
  • Raita $4.00
    • yogurt is seasoned with coriander, cumin, mint, cayenne pepper, other herbs and spices
  • Mango Kulfi $5.50
    • Indian Ice cream with mango flavour served with almonds
  • Ice Cream $5.50
    • available in flavours of vanilla, chocolate and hokey pokey

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Hash bites $3.50
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
    • Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Classic cheese $5.00
    • Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
  • Dipping sauces $0.50
    • Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
  • Beef and onion $5.00
    • Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
  • Chocolate mousse $3.50
  • Tropical veg $5.00
    • Capsicum, onion, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Tuna Sashimi 8pcs $18
  • Marbled Beef (grain-fed for 130 days) $18
    • Carpaccio with Salad
  • 5 Kinds of Sashimi 18pcs $28
    • 3 kinds + 2 others from market
  • Salmon $6
  • Scampi(#1x2pcs) Sashimi $30
    • head → miso soup
  • Scallops Sashimi 9pcs $15
  • Deep Fried Tofu $6
  • Assorted Nigiri Sushi 10pcs $22
    • omelette, salmon, seared salmon, tuna, groper, octopus, king prawn, squid, tobiko and eel
  • Guri Puffs (4) $6.50
    • Sweet potatoes and vegetables wrapped in fluffy pastry served with dipping sauces.
  • Sharing Menu 2 $30.00
    • Combination Entree / Prawn Tom Yum / Vietnamese Spicy Fried Noodles / Yum Nuea Beef / Peanut Sauce Pork / Fried Fish Hot Plate / Steamed Jasmine Rice. Cost per person.
  • Red Curry
    • Succulent cuts of meat or seafood cooked in coconut cream and fresh vegetables.
  • Seafood $22.00
  • Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu $21.00
  • One shank $19.00
  • Lamb Shanks in Massaman Curry
    • Quality lamb shanks slow-cooked in Massaman curry paste and coconut cream, with chunky potatoes, pickled onion and peanuts.
  • Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu $21.00
  • Fish $6.00
  • Sole Fillet $7.00
  • Sour Cream $1.00
  • Banana Fritter $2.80
  • Fish $2.80
  • Cheese & Pineapple $6.00
  • Works $9.50
  • Meat Pattie $2.80
  • Salmon Salad $25.00
    • Hot smoked salmon with quinoa, honey roast vegetables, crisp leaves, a citrus vinaigrette and pine nuts.
  • Ribs $14.00
    • Juicy, tender, sticky.
  • Wedges $10.00
    • Sweet chili sauce, sour cream.
  • Brulee $14.00
    • Classic vanilla crème brûlée with braised rhubarb crumble.
  • Ribs 1/2kg or 1kg $28.00 / $36.00
    • Rack of venison ribs with BBQ sauce and homemade spice rub, chips and slaw 1/2kg or 1kg.
  • Beef Burger $24.00
    • 180g homemade beef patty with cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce, pickled cucumber, beetroot chutney, aioli, crisp onion rings and fries.
  • Cheese $15.00
    • Whitestone Brie or Kikorangi Blue with quince and ciabatta.
  • Chunky Chips with Aioli $10.00
    • With Aioli.
  • B.L.A.T. (Grilled bacon, lettuce,avocado and tomato) $12.90
    • Served on lightly toasted Turkish bread
  • Museli with natural yoghurt $6.90
  • Vegetarian sandwich $6.90
    • Lettuce, Cheese, Tomato,Avocado and Cucumber
  • Handcrafted chocolates from $2.30
    • Assorted Selection
  • Chocolate fruit fondue (4 Seasonal Fruits) $11.90 / $19.90
    • for 1 person / for 2 person
  • Brunch cake (veggie or bacon) $7.50
  • Slices from $5.40
    • Assorted Selection
  • B.L.T.(grilled bacon, lettuce and tomato) $10.90
    • Served on lightly toasted Turkish bread
  • Chinese pancake with egg and fried bread stick $5.00
  • Sheep offal $9.00
  • Scones $1.00
  • Chicken gizzard $1.50
  • Side dish $1.00 each
  • Beef onion dumplings M $8.50 L $11.50
  • Noodles soybean paste $9.50
  • Bean curd shin $1.00
  • Pearls’ Mix platter for two $19.90
    • Consist of 2 onion Bhaji , 2 vegetable samosa’s, 2 lamb kebab, 2 Pearl Special Chicken ,2 Chicken Tikka.
  • Lamb do Payaza $16.90
    • Boneless lamb cubes cooked in lightly spiced flavored sauce and diced onion, ginger,garlic and spices.
  • Saag Gosht $16.90
    • Cubes of lamb cooked with fresh spinach, tomato, onion,ginger, garlic
  • Pearl Special Lamb $16.90
    • Lamb first cooked in tandoor and then finished freshly grounded spices creamy butter sauce and herbs tomato and spices.
  • Lamb Handi $16.90
    • A bone less cubes of lamb cooked with tomatoes, onion, cream, fresh corianders and thick gravy. Highly recommended Indian pearl dish.
  • Prawn Saag $18.90
    • Prawns cooked with spinach, ginger garlic, onion and tomato.
  • Vegetable Samosa $6.00
    • Golden brown crispy pastry filled with traditional Indian stuffing. Two pieces per portion
  • Pearl Special Chicken $10.00
    • Boneless chicken first cooked in tandoor and then finished in freshly ground spices. .
  • Sweet And Sour $12.50/ $14.50
    • A real tasty special sweet and sour sauce cooked with vegetables and pineapple. Pork, Battered Chicken or Vegetables & Tofu/Battered Fish
  • Coconut Cream Soup $12.50
    • Spicy yet smooth and tantalising to the taste buds, similar to Tom Yum but with added coconut cream, distinct flavours of lemon and fresh coriander. Chicken or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Sweet Chilli Pork Salad $12.50
    • Meat slices covered with a seasoning of sweet chilli sauce, garlic, lemon slices and fresh coriander. Pork
  • Fried Pork Balls (6) $7.50
    • Secret spices and premium lean pork mince, rolled into meat balls, threaded onto a skewer and served with a chilli, garlic and coriander sauce
  • Pad Thai $12.50
    • White rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts, spring onion and crushed peanuts in our special pad thai sauce, served with fresh lemon and sprouts. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Vietnamese Spicy Fried Noodle With Basil $13.00
    • Flat white rice noodles stir fried with seasonal vegetables, fresh basil, chilli and our spicy paste. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Clay Pot Rice $13.00
    • Mild fried rice stir fried with ginger and fresh vegetables, topped with a sweet soy sauce and roasted cashew nuts. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Vietnamese Laksa (No Rice) $12.50
    • Fresh vegetables cooked in Laksa paste and coconut cream. Served on a bed of vermicelli noodles and topped with fresh coriander and fried shallot. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Walnut & Butterscotch Tart $10.00
    • with vanilla ice-cream
  • Fish Bites $12.00
    • tempura fish bites, aioli and relish
  • Smoked Salmon $20.00
    • roast baby beets, sorret, walnuts, honey lemon & sumac dressing & horseradish cream
  • Chicken $14.00
    • spicy fried chicken, red onion & carrot pickle, smiracha mayo, grilled pineapple
  • Bacon $5.00
  • Bacon / chipotle bacon / halloumi / smoked mushrooms $5.00
  • Black Doris Plum Tart $10.00
    • warmed with a plum sauce and yoghurt
  • Chipotle Bacon $5.00
  • Grilled chicken wings $9.90
    • 6 Pieces of grilled marinate chicken nibble
  • Guay tiew rad na $12.90
    • Served with meat and vegetables and gravy on fried noodles
  • Gang ka-ree gai $14.90
    • Yellow curry with chicken and vegetables, served with rice
  • Tom yum gai (chicken) $10.90
  • Garlic with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
  • Pad se-eew sen mi $12.90
    • Fried thin rice noodles in soy sauce with meat and vegetables
  • Peanut sauce with mea and vegetable rice $12.90
  • Pad se-eew sen yai $12.90
    • Fried thick rice noodles in soy sauce with meat and vegetables
  • 4 Fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 2 Meat Patties, 3 Potato Fritters and 2 Scoops Chips $16.00
  • Gurnard $5.00
  • Steak Burguer $5.50
  • Oysters $2.6 each one
  • FIsh $5.00
  • Fish / Chips-1 scoop $2.40
  • Potato Fritter / Pumpkin Fritter / Kumara Fritter $0.70
  • Double Lamb $11.95
  • Oven Baked Salmon $26.50
    • Served with creamy kumara mash, sauteed spinach, candied baby carrots and Bearnaise sauce
  • Croissant $5.00
  • Eggs Benedict $19.50
    • Choice of bacon or cold smoked salmon with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce on house-made focaccia
  • Croissant $14.00
    • With ham and melted cheddar cheese or Rocket pesto, caramelised onion and brie
  • Smoked Salmon $7.50
  • Eggs Any Way $13.50
    • Served with house-made vienna and cooked to your liking
  • Egg $3.00
  • Toasted Bagel $13.50
    • With cold smoked salmon, lettuce, tomato, lemon & dill creme cheese
  • Pumpkin & Kumara Salad (V/GF) $17.00
    • Cumin & Coriander seasoned pieces of Roasted Pumpkin & Kumara on a Fresh Garden Salad with Pine Nuts, Beetroot & an Aioli Dressing
  • Stuffed Chicken Breast(GF) $28.50
    • A Chicken Breast stuffed with Spinach, Ricotta Cheese & Cashew Nuts, wrapped in Streaky Bacon, served on a Creamy Kumara Mash with Salad & Plum Sauce
  • Pork Spare Ribs(GF) $27.50
    • Melt in your mouth Pork Spare Ribs slow cooked in a Scrumptious BBQ, Honey & Sesame Sauce served with Salad & Chips
  • Seafood of the Day
    • Ask one of our friendly staff for our Seafood Special of the Day
  • The Mega Mile Beef Burger $22.00
    • A Toasted Bun packed with a 180gm Angus Beef Patty, Streaky Bacon, Egg, Smoked Cheese, Onion, Lettuce, Tomato, Beetroot, Aioli & a Tangy Tomato Pickle served with Chips
  • Garlic Bread ( V ) $7.50
    • Oven Baked Garlic Pistolettes
  • Mushrooms & Bacon (V) $12.00
    • Toasted Garlic English muffin served with Sliced Bacon, topped with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
  • Pasta of the day
    • Ask one of our friendly staff for our pasta of the day
  • Mushroom Flats $6.00
  • Mutineers Mac Cheese $12.50
    • Macaroni cheese with bacon and topped with melted cheese and serve with a side salad
  • Eggs Benedict $18.80
    • Poached eggs on a toasted English muffin with avocado & hollandaise sauce with Smoked Salmon
  • Blueberry Pancake Stack $17.30
    • Light pancakes with blueberries, served with maple syrup, berry coulis & cream
  • Steamed Marlborough Mussel Bowl G $17.80/ $26.80
    • Premium green lip mussels steamed in white wine & cream with fresh herbs. Served with grilled pumpernickel bread to mop up the juices (500g/ 1kg)
  • Italian Chipolata[2] $5.80
  • Garlic Prawn Gazpacho G $16.50
    • Sautéed garlic prawns, chilled and served in a lightly spiced cold tomato and cucumber soup finished with avocado pieces, tomato & cucumber salsa and garlic bruschetta
  • Affogato Coffee $13.00
    • Double shot of coffee & liqueur of your choice both served over Kapiti vanilla bean ice cream.Baileys, Kahlua, Tia Maria, Glayva, Sambuca white, Amarula, Benedictine, Drambuie, Frangelico, Amaretto, Wild Turkey honey liqueur, Cointreau, Lochan Ora, Grand Marnier, Opal Nera Sambuca, Galliano, Midori, Southern Comfort, Jameson Irish whiskey
South Of India

South Of India

location

Address

217 Marine Parade, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8061, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033880898

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 17:30 - 21:00 12:00 - 14:30 Monday 17:30 - 21:00 12:00 - 14:30 Tuesday 17:30 - 21:00 12:00 - 14:30 Wednesday 17:30 - 21:00 12:00 - 14:30 Thursday 17:30 - 21:00 12:00 - 14:30 Friday 12:00 - 14:30 17:30 - 21:30 Saturday 12:00 - 14:30 17:30 - 21:30
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Indian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Seating ,  Dinner

Location
217 Marine Parade, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8061, New Zealand
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