DESI Old India Cafe
4.7 x (1,500+) • Asian • Asian fusion • Indian • Rice & Curry • Vegan friendly • Group Friendly • $ • Info
173 Elm Grove Portsmouth
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16:00 - 22:00
Featured items
(Not So) Small Plates
- Onion Bhajia£7.45 • 94% (336)The onion bhajia’s served at our cafe are the real McCoy – crispy, light & savoury. Served with salad.
- House Chaat£9.45 • 96% (245)Divinely scrumptious – moreish crispy vegetable samosa, on a bed of spiced chana, split into a cool sweet yoghurt. Dressed with tamarind & mint and coriander chutney. Topped off with pomegranate & spicy potato sprinkles.
- Punjabi Pyramids£7.45 • 94% (176)The Punjabi Samosa - most famous of all the samosas. Lovingly filled with potatoes, peas & wonderful array of spices. Served with salad.vegetarian, vegan
- Grilled Malai Chicken Tikka£10.45 • 95% (91)Comfortingly alluring - tantalising tender pieces of chicken, marinated overnight in light creamy home ground spices. Served with bread & salad.
- Vada Pau£8.45Endearingly exquisite - a spiced potato ball enrobed in a toasted brioche bun & a racy chutney. Inspired by Chowpatty...taken to another level at DESI! (in our opinion).
- Paneer and Pineapple Tikka£9.45An amazing playful fayre of paneer & pineapple, marinated overnight in a lightly herbed creamy sauce, grilled in the tandoor.
- Chapli Kebab Slider£9.45 • 100% (45)Tasteful twist of the traditional Pakistani inspired minced meat kebab in a toasted brioche bun & contrasting chutney.
- *NEW* Chatpata Corn (V)£7.45 • 100% (3)Eruption of flavours (hot, sweet and sour) – buttery & steamy, truly a street food snack.
Kathi Wrap
- Chicken Tikka Wrap£9.45 • 97% (76)Toasted wrap...rolled up & ready to have like the Kolkatan’s did but with our DESI twist... filled with salad, cheese & contrasting chutney.
- Grilled Paneer and Pineapple Wrap£9.45Toasted wrap...rolled up & ready to have like the Kolkatan’s did but with our DESI twist... filled with salad, cheese & contrasting chutney.
- Lamb Chapli Wrap£9.45 • 97% (36)Toasted wrap...rolled up & ready to have like the Kolkatan’s did but with our DESI twist... filled with salad, cheese & contrasting chutney.
Biryani
- Degchi Chicken Biryani£16.95 • 96% (323)Fresh succulent boneless chicken thighs - delicately cooked within its own juices & spices and layered with rice. Pakistani influenced. Served with salad.
- Hydrabadi Lamb Biryani£18.95 • 93% (302)Fresh British lamb, slow cooked in it's own stock & flavours, layered with fluffy rice. Inspired by the famous biryani’s of Hydrabad. Served with salad.
- The Humble Biryani (Vegan)£15.95 • 93% (148)Fresh locally sourced vegetables layered with basmati rice & dum-cooked to scrumptiousness. Served with house dhaal
Homestyle Curry
- Murgh Makhni£13.95Chicken Tikka Masala originally derived from this speciality of Old Delhi. Rediscover this smooth & velvety dish, where the spices are veiled by rich blend of tomatoes (slight heat)Popular
- Railway Lamb£14.95 • 96% (225)You’ll need to try this gem of the rail side. Lovely & hot with an abundant of dry roasted spices, needless to say it’s full of flavour (slight heat)
- Konkani Chicken£13.95 • 98% (183)Delightfully capturing the essence of the scenic coast of Konkan. Impeccably packed with fragrant ground spices, tantalise your tastebuds (slight heat).
- Nawabi Murgh Korma£13.95A delicacy from the kitchens of the Royal Nawabs of Lucknow. Renowned for itssubtlety & aroma. Perfectly cooked chicken with gentle notes of mace flower & cardamom (mild)Mild
- Chingri Tawa£16.95Blissfulness of Bangladesh epitomised - tossed & turned in a caramelised onion gravy, stir-fried prawns in a medley of spices & merrily mingled with lime leaf (slight heat)
- Karachi Karahi£14.45 • 100% (48)Pakistan’s national favourite - tender meat complimented by the robust flavours of fresh ground spices of garam masalas (slight heat).
Must Haves
Vegetables
Desi Shakes
Masala Chai
Soft Drinks
Desserts
ALLERGIES: If you or someone you're ordering for has an allergy, please contact the merchant directly to let them know. DESI Old India Cafe has a FHRS rating of 3. This information was updated on 18/09/2024. The current rating is on their page on the FSA Website. Adults need around 2000 kcal a day.