South Of India in Christchurch City Menu

STARTER STARTER
  • Vegetable Samosa $7.00
    • Triangular Indian pastry stuffed with diced potato, peas and spices.
  • Aloo Wada $7.00
    • Chickpea 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.
  • Chilly Gobi $14.95
    • Gobi (cauliflower) battered and deep fried sautéed with garlic, chilli and spices.
  • Chicken Manchuria $14.95
    • Boneless chicken battered and deep fried sautéed with garlic, chilli and spices.
  • Chicken 65 $14.95
    • Boneless chicken battered and deep fried sautéed with yoghurt 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, yoghurt battered and is deep fried in typical South Indian style garnished with curry leaves.
  • Chicken Pakoras $15.95
    • Marinated chicken with herbs, chilli, yoghurt, spices, battered in rice flour and deep-fried.
  • Andhra Chicken 65 $17.95
    • Boneless chicken battered and is deep fried sautéed with yoghurt 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 $12.50/ $19.95
    • Chicken marinated with fresh herbs and spices then skewered and cooked in the tandoor (Half /Full)
  • Paneer Tikka $16.95
    • Homemade cottage cheese with yoghurt, 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 a mix of yoghurt, 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.
  • Garlic Prawn $17.95
    • Prawns marinated in garlic, yoghurt, Indian spices, skewered and cooked in tandoor.
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 flavoured with freshly ground spices and sautéed in cream
  • Mattar Paneer $17.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked with green peas, onion and tomato base
  • Paneer Makhani $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 (new) $16.50
    • Yellow Lentils cooked in the South Indian style with spinach
  • Paneer Kali Mirch (new) $17.00
    • Cottage cheese simmered in white gravy flavoured with crushed peppercorns (kali Mirch)
  • Paneer Jalfrazi (new) Cottage Cheese combined deliciously with slices of peppers, tomato, onion, green chillies and spicy gravy. $17.00
  • Paneer Butter Masala (new) $17.50
    • Cottage cheese cooked with chef's special gravy
  • Paneer Pasanda (new) $17.50
    • Cottage cheese cooked with chef’s special gravy
  • Shahi Paneer (new) $17.50
    • Cottage cheese cooked with spices and flavoured with chef's special gravy
NON VEGETARIAN NON VEGETARIAN
  • Chicken Saagwala $18.95
  • Butter Chicken $18.50
    • Tandoor cooked chicken tikka simmered in creamy tomato gravy.
  • Chicken Vindaloo/Beef / Lamb Vindaloo/Prawn Vindaloo (new) $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 (new) $18.95
    • Chicken cooked with yoghurt, 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 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 deep fried sautéed with garlic, chillies 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 Nilgiri $18.95
    • Chicken cooked in coriander and Tomato with the flavours of fennel seed, cashew nut and coconut masala
  • Chicken Hyderabadi $18.95
  • Beef Hyderabadi $19.95
  • Fish Hyderabadi $20.95
    • A famous dish from Hyderabad with yoghurt based flavour and whole spices
  • Bhuna Chicken $18.95
  • Bhuna Lamb $19.95
    • Boneless Meat cooked with onion tomato based gravy and spices flavoured with cardamom
  • 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 Chettinad $18.95
    • A spicy chicken dish from South India
  • Lamb Handi $19.95
    • Diced lamb cooked with spinach, turmeric, onion, tomato and whole spices and garnished with ginger
  • Lamb Nawabi $19.95
    • Marinated diced lamb cooked with turmeric, yoghurt, cashew nut and onion, flavoured with saffron and cardamom
  • Fish Malabari Masala $20.95
  • Prawn Malabari Masala $21.95
    • Prawns/fish cooked with mustard, coconut, turmeric, whole red chilli, curry leaves and coconut cream
  • Kerala Fish Curry $20.95
    • A dish from Kerala cooked with chef’s special recipe
  • Fish Sega won (new) $20.95
    • Seasonal fish cooked with chef's special gravy and spices
  • Cheap (Fish) Pulusu (new) $21.95
    • Fish cooked in tamarind, spicy gravy with cumin flavour and garnished with curry leaves and coriander.
HYDERABADI BIRYANI HYDERABADI BIRYANI
  • Vegetable Biryani $16.50
  • Chicken Biryani $17.95
  • Lamb / Beef Biryani $18.95
  • Prawn Biryani (new) $21.95
BREADS BREADS
  • Plain Naan $3.00
    • Soft bread made from refined flour cooked in tandoor
  • Garlic Naan $4.00
    • Garlic flavoured naan topped with butter
  • Tandoori Roti $4.00
    • Wholemeal flour bread cooked in tandoor
  • Aloo Paratha $4.50
    • Wholemeal flour bread stuffed with mashed potatoes and spices cooked in tandoor
  • Lacha Paratha $4.50
    • Wholemeal 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 spiced
  • Gluten Free Naan (Missi Roti) $4.50
    • Chickpea flour bread with salt, green chillies, onion, ajwain seeds and turmeric, 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 spices
  • 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
    • yoghurt 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

  • Any extras added will cost $4.00
  • Thai Red Curry with Pineapple $18.00
    • chicken, beef or pork
  • Yum Nam Tok $15.00
  • Sweet and Sour $17.00
    • chicken, beef or pork with veges in sweet and sour sauce
  • Chicken Satay on a Stick $10.00
  • Peanut Sauce $18.00
    • chicken, beef or pork with veges in homemade peanut sauce
  • Thai Yellow Curry $15.00
  • Gang Bpa Jungle Curry (no coconut cream)
  • Plain $3.50
  • Monster $6.80
  • Fish Bile $0.90
  • Bacon & Egg $5.60
  • Whole $20.00
  • Sole-Battered $4.50
  • Hoki-Crumbed $2.50
  • Egg $4.30
  • Steak & Egg $4.30
  • Potato Fritters / Fish Bite $0.90
  • Fish / Chips (Crinkle) / Spring Rolls / Curry Rolls $2.50
  • Bacon & Egg / Bacon & Tomato $3.80
  • Cheese & Egg / Cheese & Pineapple / Steak $4.80
  • Donuts $1.90
  • Coleslaw $2.50
  • Giant / Hawaiian / Meatless / Bacon & Egg $5.10
  • -Chicken & Falafel $11.00
  • -Chicken & Falafel $11.00
  • Beef single $9.00 / double $11.00
  • Falafel $5.00
  • Cheese Burger $3.50
  • Beef $5.00
  • Lamb single $9.00 / double $11.00
  • -Chicken single $9.00 / double $11.00
  • Corn Fritters $16
    • w/ Bacon, Cream Cheese & Maple or Relish
  • Muesli $10
    • w a fruit situation & yoggy/milk
  • French Toast $16
    • Berry & Banana / Chocolate / Bacon & Banana / Savoury
  • Eggs & Toast w/ Bacon $14
  • Mince on Toast $11
    • Well in a Bowl… Beside Toast…
  • Eggs Benny $16
    • w/ Bacon or Spinach & Mushroom
  • Claudes Feed $21
    • 2 Eggs, Hash-Cake,Tomato Mushroom, Toast, Sausage
  • Eggs & Toast $9
  • VANILLA BRULE
    • Yip this is another one of our famous desserts, our vanilla bean Brulee made to perfection.... It comes with homemade vanilla bean ice cream and some kinda biscuit. I would even go as far as saying ladies this is better than sex.
  • LAMBS FRY $23.80
    • Now this ain’t how your gran cooks it. It’s better!! well better than how my gran did it anyway (no offence gran!). Tender pieces of lambs fry pan-seared and served on toasted garlic bread, with a beauty mushroom and pepper sauce finished off with crispy streaky bacon and horseradish onion jam.
  • T-BONE $36.50
    • Yup, the good old T-bone comes with tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, eggs, onion rings and a shit load of chips for you Former folk. or for the Farmer folk wife, we have a classier version. It comes with roasted baby potatoes, balsamic roasted tomatoes a cracked pepper and mushroom sauce and a baby salad too. Now don’t be thinking you can mix n match cause the chefs won’t do it!!!!
  • FAMOUS FRITTERS $21.50
    • our legendary sundried tomato, sweet corn and kumara fritters on a pine nut and leaf salad, with smoked salmon. Yeah there are other spectacular goodies in the salad but I can’t be telling ya everything or there will be no surprise.
  • CHICKEN BACON AND CASHEW SALAD $22.50
    • Lettuce leaves mixed with julienne vegetables, cashews, herby croutons and some other goodies all tossed in an Italian vinaigrette and finished with marinated chicken, bacon and there’s a bit of smelly cheese too. Now there is a truckload of lettuce so f you don’t like rabbit food. Don’t order it.
  • BEEF BRISKET BRUSCHETTA $15.00
    • Tender pieces of beef upon homemade bread with melted cheese
  • FLATBREAD $12.90
    • Pita bread smothered in sundried tomato, parmesan cheese.The locals favourite.
  • MAD COWS CHEESECAKE
    • Here at the Three Cows we’ve made about 3 billion types of cheesecake and all completely different. we are slowly running out of flavours to make, but don’t panic we've always got the internet to help us out if the chefs are having another one of their blank moments.
  • Vegetarian Burger $4.70
    • mushroom Chinese egg & pineapple
  • Pork Curry on Rice $9.50
  • Pineapple Ring
  • 6 mini Donuts
  • Chicken Fried noodle $9.50
  • Prawn $4.00
  • Plain Donut
  • Curry Roll homemade $2.70
  • Pad Thai $18.00
    • Classic noodle dish with eggs, protein of your choice, bean sprouts and pad thai sauce. Served with lemon wedge, chili flakes and crushed peanuts
  • Choo-Chee Black Tiger Prawns $23.00
    • Black tiger prawns with spinach and choo-chee (thick red curry) sauce and rice
  • Crispy Prawn Sticks $12.50
    • Deep-fried crumbed prawns with home-made sweet and sour sauce
  • Satay Chicken $6.50
    • Marinated chicken satay with peanut sauce
  • Toong-Tong (Money Bags) $6.50
    • Prawns, fish meat peas and corn filling with The Nook Sauce
  • Beef Cheeks $22.00
    • Caramelised beef cheeks with sweet and sour red curry
  • Lamb Shank Massaman $23.50
    • Slow cook lamb shank infused with Massaman sauce served with The Nook chunky potato bites and onion
  • Tom-Yum Soup $18.00
    • With rice
  • Massaman beef curry $13.00
  • Chilli Chicken $13.00
    • with side vegetables
  • Sambal chicken (Indonesian chilli) $13.00
    • with side vegetables
  • Panang curry (thick peanut curry) $13.00
  • Extra rice $2.50
  • Oyster sauce stir fried beef $13.00
    • with seasonal vegetables
  • Oyster sauce noodle (chicken, pork or beef) $13.00
  • Green curry chicken $13.00
  • Chicken Katsu $14.00
    • meal on rice served with fresh side salad
  • Premium Wakanui Beef Tataki $14.00 / $20.00
    • lightly seared fresh wakanui beef with garlic flavoured citrus soy sauce
  • Miso Soup $2.50
  • Karaage Style Fried Chicken $13.00
    • meal on rice served with fresh side salad
  • Takoyaki $6.00 / $9.00
    • 4 / 6pcs - Japanese octopus ball
  • Seaweed Salad $12.50
    • awesome combination of crunchy, textured green & black seaweed flavoured with sesame seed based vege dressing
  • Pork Rib Eye $7.00
    • 2 skewers per serving
  • Beef with Yakiniku Sauce $15.00
    • meal on rice served with fresh side salad
  • -chicken / pork / beef / lamb $3.00
  • stir fried chili and basil $10.00
  • stir fried cashew nuts $10.00
    • Served with rice.
  • stir fried peanut sauce on noodles $10.00
  • -chicken / pork / beef / lamb $3.00
  • -chicken / pork / beef / lamb $3.00
  • Vegetarian curry puffs $5.00
  • -chicken / pork / beef / lamb $3.00
  • House-Made Cheesecake $15.00
    • Staff will advise on today's cheesecake flavor served with our ice cream
  • Grilled Beef Rib-Eye $24.00
    • 200g rib-eye steak, hand cut fries, house-made butter, garden salad
  • Dessert: Ice Cream Sundae $6.50
    • Served with your choice of strawberry, caramel or chocolate sauce
  • Chef's Salad $22.00
    • Grilled Free Range Chicken, Mixed Herb Salad, Pork Crackle, Lardons, Poached Egg, Garlic Croutons, House-Made Mayo
  • French Toast $19.00
    • Brioche, mixed berries, grilled banana, maple syrup
  • Venison Salad $23.50
    • Pan seared venison loin, pear, walnuts, crispy kumara, mixed leaves, berry & balsamic dressing
  • Lunch & Dinner: Crumbed Chicken Tenders $13.50
    • Served with your choice of chips and salad or potatoes and veggies
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • English muffins, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce with choice of: Bacon / Smoked Salmon / Wilted Spinach
  • Beef Pad Thai (Spicy Noodles) $18.00
  • Yellow Chicken Curry & Mushrooms $16.00
  • Stir fried Garlic & Pepper Mixed Seafood $20.00
  • Chicken Pad Thai (Spicy Noodles) $18.00
  • Masaman Chicken Curry & Potatoes $16.00
  • Ginger Curry & Vegetables $15.00
  • Pork Pad Thai (Spicy Noodles) $18.00
  • Thai Fish Cakes (4) $9.00
  • Phad See Eew Nua $15.00
    • Stir fried flat noodles with eggs and veges
  • Yum Talay Grob $20.00
    • Mix cripsy seafood salad with cashew nuts and herbs and rice
  • Shoo Shee $20.00
    • Medium spicy curry sauce with veges and rice choice of prawn, fish, squid and mixed seafood
  • Gaeng Masaman Gai $16.00
    • Med-Spicy chicken curry with potato, onion, peanuts & rice
  • Talay Tod Kra-tiem Prik Tai $18.00
    • Sauted garlic, pepper mixed seafood with veges and rice
  • Phad Thai Nua $15.00
    • Stir fried rice noodles, with egg, bean sprout, veges and peanuts
  • Yum Pla Meuk $18.00
    • Spicy-hot squid salad with peanuts, herbs & rice
  • -Small $19.00
  • House Bite Entree $11.50
    • Ground chickpeas with cashew nuts, sultanas, mixed peas and corn, beans, carrot, garlic, herbs and spices. Served with a trio of sauces
  • Chef's Finest Combination of Dips
    • Chef's selection of the persian dips, Served with a side of pita bread. (4 dips for Two, 5 dips for Four)
  • Mixed Plate Dessert $18.00
    • Chef's selection of the Persian desserts
  • Carrot Kuku $22.00
    • Traditional house carrot frittata served on a bed of rice, a trio of seasonal salads and sauces
  • Lamb Shish $17 Single/$26 Double
    • P.K. cubed and marinated grilled lamb served on a bed of rice, seasonal salad and sauces
  • For Two $14.50
  • Chicken Bursa $17 Single/$26 Double
    • P.K. diced and marinated chicken breast on top of a crispy garlic pita bread croutons, greek yoghurt and bursa sauce, accompanied by a seasonal salad
  • For Four $18.50
South Of India

South Of India

location

Address

217 Marine Parade, (Cnr. of Beresford st. & Marine Pde.), New Brighton, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8061, New Zealand

phone

Phone

6433880898

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 12:00 – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 12:00 – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 12:00 – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 12:00 – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Friday: 12:00 – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 12:00 – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 12:00 – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Breakfast , Indian , North Indian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Seating ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly

Location
217 Marine Parade, (Cnr. of Beresford st. & Marine Pde.), New Brighton, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8061, New Zealand