Lotus Chaat and Spices menu

Masala Chai

Traditional Indian hot wake-up beverage of black tea spiced with cardamom, ginger, anise, clove, cinnamon stick, enriched with sweetened milk.

Canned Coconut Water

Fountain Drinks

Madras Coffee

Traditional south Indian coffee.

Indian Soda

Indian Fruit Drink

Mango, lychee or guava sweetened non-carbonated drinks, natural flavors.

Lassi

Refreshing, thick yogurt drinks made from your choice of the above fruits, whirled with tangy plain yogurt and sweetened with rosewater.

Plain Lassi

Traditional north Indian yogurt drink.

Ras Malai

Delicate Indian cheesecake patty of house made sweetened paneer in ice-cold milk enhanced with rose water and pistachios.

Faludi Kulfi

Traditional saffron-flavored Indian ice cream with thread-thin sweetened vermicelli noodles.

Ice Cream

Made specially for us by Three Twins of Terra Linda, the bay area's foremost producer of small batch ice cream.

Stuffed Whole Wheat Parathas

Filled with your choice of one cauliflower, potato or house made paneer cheese. Based on classic Indian paratha breads.

Lotus Specialty Wrap

Whole wheat paratha stuffed with organic tofu, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, onions and house special sauce.

Lotus Complete Paratha

Filled with cauliflower, potato and house made paneer cheese.

Masala Dosa

Giant wafer-thin crepe-like pancake with delicate tangy flavor, made of naturally fermented rice and peeled black lentil flour batter, served with a bowl of sambar (a spice-enriched vegetable soup) w

Dahi Vada

Deep-fried lentil donuts, soaked in a tangy, spiced yogurt sauce.

Pav Bhaji

Potato-based vegetable curry, served with house made soft bread and topped with fresh coriander and chopped onions.

Sambar Vada

Deep-fried savory donuts made of lentil flour with spices and coconut.

Sambar Idli

South Indian breakfast classic, little cakes of steamed, fermented black lentil and rice flour, served in a bowl of sambar (a spice-enriched vegetable soup).

Lotus Special Dosa

Thin lentil and rice pancake stuffed with aromatically spiced tofu, potatoes, broccoli and carrots.

Potato and Cauliflower

Tofu Special

Grilled Chicken

Ground Lamb

Jumbo Prawn

Bhel Puri

Savory, crunchy puffed rice with assorted vegetables and tangy tamarind sauce. Sweet and spicy.

Pani Puri

Bite-sized puffed hollow pastries, thin and crackly, filled with a stew-like blend of potatoes, chickpeas, onion, chili and tamarind.

Dahi Puri

Crispy little round breads, their tops broken open, interiors filled with a mix of mashed potatoes, chili and lightly sweetened yogurt.

Papdi Chaat

Deep-fried, puffed flatbreads topped with potatoes, yogurt and tamarind and mint sauces.

Chole Samosey

Samosa pastries stuffed with peas and potatoes, accompanied by a vibrant spiced chickpea stew.

Aloo Tikki

A north Indian potato croquette, pan-fried and served hot with mint and tamarind sauces.

Chole Bature

Big, deep-fried puffy breads made of fine-grained wheat flour, served with spiced chickpea stew.

Greek Salad

Roasted paneer cheese with red onions, cucumbers, spinach, lettuce and tomato.

Indian Traditional Salad

Tomato, cucumber, spring onion and carrots with dressing of raita, salt and black pepper.

Mixed Green Salad with Grilled Tofu

Mixed greens with tandoori grilled tofu, roasted almonds, avocado, red onion, assorted organic mixed greens and curry vinaigrette.

Lemon Rice

Dahi Rice

Oragnic Brown Rice

Barley Bhel

High protein, high fiber grain with chewy texture and nutty flavor similar to brown rice, mixed with cooked potatoes, onions, tomatoes and tamarind and mint sauces.

Bean Sprout Bhel

Fresh raw bean sprouts mixed with cooked potatoes, onions, tomatoes, tamarind and mint sauces.

Tofu Bhel

Organic tofu mixed with cooked potatoes, onions, tomatoes, tamarind and mint sauces.

Sada Dosa

Plain dosa, no filling. Served with sambar and coconut chutney.

Egg Dosa

Lentil crepe topped with mildly spiced egg. Served with sambar and coconut chutney.

Rava Masala Crispy Dosa

Served with sambar and coconut chutney.

Mysore Masala Dosa

Layered with a spicy lentil chutney. Served with sambar and coconut chutney.

Paneer Dosa

Stuffed with homemade cheese and onions. Served with sambar and coconut chutney.