Cocum menu

Soups

Dal Soup
3.95£
Lentils cooked with tomato, garlic and black pepper.
Rasam
3.95£
Hot black pepper soup made of tomato, tamarind juice and spices.
Cochin Special Soup
4.50£
Soup made of chicken, noodles, mixed vegetables and spices

Accompaniments

Plain Pappadom
0.75£
Crispy thin cracker made with black gram
Pickle Tray
2.50£
Selection of Indian style pickles
Raitha
2.95£
Cucumber, onion, tomato, ginger, green chilli and onion in yoghurt.
Fresh Salad
2.95£
Crunchy vegetables, green chilli, onion and lemon in a tangy dressing.

Kerala Starter Veg

Iddli
4.95£
Steam cake made of rice and black gram batter, served with Sambar & chutney.
Chilli Iddli
5.95£
Diced iddli cooked with chopped onion, capsicum and special spices – a Chef Special delicacy.
Poori Masala
5.95£
Puffed bread made with unleavened dough, served with potato masala.
Chana Poori
6.50£
Puffed bread made with unleavened dough, served with chickpeas masala.
Cashew Nut Pakoda
4.50£
Deep fried spicy-battered cashew nuts.
Potato Bonda
4.50£
Deep fried potato balls made with black pepper, curry leaves, onion & green chilli.
Masala Vada
4.50£
Deep fried spicy cake made of lentils and spices
Plain Vada
4.50£
Doughnuts made of lentle flour, ginger, onion and green chilli.
Sambar Vada
4.95£
Doughnuts made of lentle flour, ginger, onion, green chilli and then soaked in Sambar. View VEGETARIAN SPECIALITIES for Sambar.
Dahi Vada
4.95£
Doughnuts made of lentle flour, ginger, onion, green chilli and then soaked in yoghurt.
Onion Bhaji
4.50£
Deep fried balls of onion, ginger, green chilli, curry leaves, fresh coriander, turmeric powder and special spices in chickpeas batter.
Samosa (Veg 3)
4.50£
Deep fried pastry, triangular in shape, filled with spiced potatoes, onion or peas.
Chilli Paneer
6.95£
Fried Indian cottage cheese mixed with sauteed green chilli, capsicum, fresh coriander and onion.
Gobi
6.95£
Fried cauliflower in corn flour batter cooked with onion, capsicum, ginger, garlic and spices.

Kerala Starter Non-Veg

Chilli Chicken
7.95£
Popular Indian dish. Chicken cooked with onion, chillies, tomatoes, capsicum and curry leaves.
Chicken 65
7.95£
Chicken cooked in spicy marinated mixture of hot batter of corn flour and gram flour. Dry preparation.
Chicken Poori
8.95£
Puffed bread made with unleavened dough, served with chicken masala.
King Fish Fry
9.95£
Slice of King fish marinated with chilli, turmeric, black pepper, salt and fried in oil.
Squid Fry
8.95£
Squid rings marinated with chilli, turmeric, ginger, garlic, black pepper, salt and fried in oil.
Prawn Poori
9.95£
Puffed bread served with prawn masala.
Chilli Prawn
9.95£
Marinated fried prawn mixed with sauteed green chilli, capsicum and onion.
Prawn Poriyal
9.95£
Spiced prawn preparation with onion.
Cochin Special Lamb Fry
8.95£
Semi dry lamb dish cooked with chopped onion, capsicum, coconut pieces, curry leaves and spices.
Samosa
4.50£
Deep fried pastry, triangular in shape, filled with spiced potato, onion, peas, Chicken/Meat.

Chicken Specialities

Chicken Curry
7.95£
Chicken cooked in a sauce made with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and powdered chilli, turmeric & coriander.
Chicken Malabar
7.95£
Popular Kerala dish made of chicken in Malabar sauce. Malabar sauce is made with fried coconut, coriander, ginger, garlic, onion and tomato.
Ginger Chicken
7.95£
Chicken curry made to a ginger front masala combimnation.
Garlic Chicken
7.95£
Chicken curry made to a garlic front masala combimnation.
Chicken Tikka Masala
7.95£
Chunks of chicken marinated in spices and yoghurt and roasted in oven; then served in a creamy curry sauce, decorated with coriander leaves.
Butter Chicken
7.95£
Chicken tikka cooked with sauce made of onion, almond powder, coconut powder, Indian spices and garnished with butter, fried cashew & raisin.
Chicken Korma
7.95£
Chicken cooked in a mild curry sauce called Korma. Korma Sauce is made with onion, coriander, red chilli, turmeric, ginger, curry leaves, cinnamon, aniseed and coconut cream.
Chicken Pineapple
7.95£
Chicken pieces cooked in a sauce made with spices, coconut milk and ripe pineapple.
Chicken Mango
7.95£
Chicken pieces cooked in a sauce made with spices, coconut milk and ripe mango.
Chicken Dhansak
7.95£
Sweet and Sour Chicken curry made with lentils, chilli powder, turmeric, lemon and bit of sugar.
Chicken Madras
7.95£
Chicken curry usually hot due to special chilli powder.
Chicken Vindaloo
7.95£
Chicken marinated in a spicy mixture with vinegar, then cooked in a curry sauce with red chilli. Fairly hot usually.
Kozhi Ularthiyathu
8.95£
Slow cooked and dry roast preparation of chicken exclusive to Kerala. Spices, onion, slices of coconut, black pepper and tomato are present. Spicy.
Chicken Dopiaza
7.95£
Chicken cooked in a sauce made with spices and onion. Onion is added two times to make Dopiaza.
Kozhi Varutharacha Curry
7.95£
Chicken cooked in a special sauce. Grated coconut is roasted with chilli, shallots and aniseed until brown. It is powdered and mixed with regular curry sauce.

Meat Specialities

Kerala Lamb Curry
8.95£
Lamb cooked in a sauce made with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and powdered chilli, turmeric & coriander.
Lamb Malabar
8.95£
Popular Kerala dish made of lamb, spices, tomato, coconut milk and curry leaves.
Lamb Varutharacha Curry
8.95£
Lamb cooked in a special sauce. Grated coconut is roasted with chilli, shallots and aniseed until brown. It is powdered to make the sauce.
Lamb Bhuna
8.95£
Clow cooked lamb pieces in a sauce made with spices, tomato and onion.
Lamb Korma
8.95£
Lamb cooked in a mild curry sauce called Korma. Korma Sauce is made with onion, coriander, red chilli, turmeric, ginger, curry leaves, cinnamon, aniseed and coconut cream.
Lamb Rogan Josh
8.95£
Lamb cooked in a gravy made of ginger, garlic, clove, cardomom, bay leaves, cinnemon, onion and yoghurt.
Lamb Madras
8.95£
Lamb curry usually hot due to special chilli powder.
Lamb Methi
8.95£
Lamb cooked in a sauce made with spices, coconut milk and rmethi leaf (fenugreek).
Lamb Saag
8.95£
Lamb cooked in a sauce made with spices and ground spinach
Lamb Ularthiyathu
9.95£
Slow cooked and dry roast preparation of lamb exclusive to Kerala. Spices, onion and tomato are present. Spicy and red in colour.

Grill-Tandoori Specialities

Chicken Grill
8.95£
Marinated chicken pieces grilled to brown colour.
Fish Grill
9.95£
Marinated King Fish grilled to brown colour.
King Prawn Grill
10.95£
Marinated King prawn grilled to brown colour.
Lamb Chops Grill
9.95£
Marinated lamb chops grilled to brown colour.

Seafood Specialities

Kerala Fish Curry
9.95£
Fish cooked in a curry sauce made with turmeric, chilli, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, tomato, onion, tamarind juice and coconut milk.
Fish Curry with Mango
9.95£
Fish cooked in a curry sauce made with turmeric, chilli, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, tomato, onion, pieces of green mango and coconut milk.
Fish Molly
9.95£
Marinated fish is slow cooked in a coconut cream based sauce. Yellow in colour due to turmeric powder.
Fish Malabar
9.95£
Fish cooked in a curry sauce made with corrander, chilli, onion, tomato, coconut milk and garnished with curry leaves.
Prawn With Mango Curry
10.95£
Prawn cooked in a curry sauce made with fried onion, garlic, ginger and spices. Green mango pieces added to get slight sour.
Kodampuli Prawn Curry
10.95£
Prawn cooked in a curry sauce made with onion, tomato, spices and kudam puli (Cocum/Garcinia cambogia)
Prawn Masala
10.95£
Prawn cooked with masala paste made of onion, garlic, ginger and spices.
Squid Roast
10.95£
Marinated squid rings, roasted in shallow flame.
Squid Masala
10.95£
Squid cooked with masala paste made of onion, garlic, ginger and spices.

Vegetarian Specialities

Avial
6.95£
Kerala vegetable dish made of assorted fresh vegetables grated coconut, spices and yoghurt.
Sambar
4.95£
A mild curry cooked with lentils, fresh vegetables, tamarind juice and spices.
Dhal
4.95£
Lentil is cooked with onion, tomato, spices and tempered with mustard seed.
Dahl & Spinach
5.50£
Lentil is cooked with spinach, onion, tomato, spices and tempered with mustard seed.
Vegetable Malabar
5.95£
Mixed vegetables, potato, cauliflower and grated coconut in a curry sauce.
Mixed Vegetable Curry
5.95£
Variety of vegetables cooked in a sauce made with spices, herbs, onion and tomato.
Vegetable Korma
5.95£
Variety of vegetables cooked in a sauce with onion, herbs, spices and coconut milk.
Saag Paneer
6.95£
Spinach with Indian cottage cheese, spiced with garam masala.
Matar Paneer
6.95£
Peas and Indian cottage cheese cooked in a tomato based sauce, spiced with garam masala.
Vendakka Curry
5.95£
Okra cooked with spices, onion and tomato. Tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Brinjal Curry
5.95£
Brinjal cooked with spices onion and tomato. Tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Cauliflower with Potato Curry
5.95£
Cauliflower with spices onion and tomato. Tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Tomato Curry
5.95£
Tomato cooked with spices onion and green chilli. Tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Side Dishes

Beetroot Thoran
4.95£
Fresh beetroot cooked with garlic and grated coconut. Tempered with shallots, mustard seed and red chillies.
Vendakka Poriyal
4.95£
Okra cooked with grated coconut and blend of fresh spices.
Beans & Coconut
4.95£
Chopped beans cooked with grated coconut, onion and green chilli. Tempered with shallots, mustard seed and red chillies.
Chana Masala
4.95£
Chickpea cooked with onion, green chilli, tomato and spices.
Sag Aloo
4.95£
Dry preparation of cooked potato and spinach. Tempred with mustard seed.
Kathrikka Thoran
4.95£
Aubergine cooked with grated coconut, green chilli and onion. Tempered with shallots, mustard seeds and red chillies.
Spinach & Coconut
4.95£
Chopped spinach cooked with grated coconut, green chilli and onion. Tempered with shallots, mustard seeds and red chillies.
Mushroom Thoran
4.95£
Mushroom cooked with grated coconut, green chilli and onion. Tempered with shallots, mustard seeds and red chillies.
Aloo Gobi
4.95£
Potato and cauliflower cooked with onion and tomato sauce.
Bombay Aloo
4.95£
Potato cubes boiled, fried and flavored with spices.

Dosa Varieties

Masala Dosa
6.50£
Dosa with an aromatic vegetarian filling made of potato, tomato and herbs.
Chicken Masala Dosa
6.95£
Dosa with filling made of chicken and spices.
Meat Masala Dosa
7.95£
Dosa with filling made of lamb and spices.
Prawn Masala Dosa
8.95£
Dosa with filling made of prawn and spices.
Uthappam
6.95£
Thick dosa made with chopped onion and chilli.
Ghee Roast Masala Dosa
6.95£
Dosa with an aromatic vegetarian filling made of potato, tomato and herbs. Gee is applied to enhance taste and flavour.

Biriyani Specialities

Vegetarian Biriyani
7.95£
Vegetables like greenpece and carrot are used
Mushroom Biriyani
7.95£
Mushroom used
Egg Biriyani
7.95£
Boiled eggs used
Chicken Biriyani
8.95£
Chicken used.
Lamb Biriyani
9.95£
Lamb used.
Fish Biriyani
10.95£
Fried fish used.
Prawn Biriyani
11.95£
Prawn used.
Kothu Paratha
9.95£
Paratha is a layered flatbread made with unleavened dough, oil and salt. Once rolled out, it is cooked on a hot tawa. It is cut into small pieces and cooked as in Biriyani.

Rice

Plain Rice
2.50£
Plain boiled rice.
Pulau Rice
2.95£
Rice and vegetables are sauteed together and then boiled with water till the rice is fragrant, fluffy and cooked through.
Coconut Rice
3.50£
A South Indian dish made using fresh grated coconut and rice, tempered with curry leaves and ginger.
Lemon Rice
3.50£
A South Indian recipe made with boiled rice and lemon juice, tempered with mustard seed, black gram, split chickpea and turmeric powder.
Tomato Rice
3.50£
A South Indian recipe made with boiled rice and tomato, tempered with mustard seed, curry leaves, garlic, ginger and turmeric powder.
Mushroom Rice
3.95£
Rice cooked with mushroom and spices.
Egg Rice
3.95£
Rice cooked with scrambled egg, finely chopped vegetables and spices.
Vegetable Rice
3.95£
Rice cooked with fried vegetables and spices.

Bread Specialities

Kerala Paratha
2.95£
Paratha is a flaky bread made with unleavened dough, oil, & salt. Once rolled out, it is cooked on a hot tawa.
Aloo Paratha
3.50£
Paratha made with mashed potato & spices.
Garlic Paratha
3.50£
Paratha with a tinge of garlic.
Chilli Paratha
3.50£
Paratha with a tinge of green chilli.
Sweet Coconut Paratha
3.50£
Paratha made with sweetened grated coconut.
Poori
3.95£
Puffed bread made with unleavened dough. (2 maximum)
Vellappam
3.95£
A type of bread originated in Kerala that can be served with a variety of veg or non-veg dishes. Its batter is made with rice, grated coconut, little bit of sugar and salt. (2 maximum)
Chapathi
2.95£
An unleavened flat bread originated in India which can go with veg or non-veg curries. Once rolled out, it is cooked on a hot tawa. (2 maximum)
Plain Naan
2.95£
Naan is a leavened, clay oven-baked flatbread, which can go with many veg and non-veg curries.
Garlic & Coriander Naan
2.95£
Naan made with added garlic and coriander.

Desserts

Semiya Payasom
3.95£
Dessert made with vermicelli, milk, sugar, cardamom and cashew nut.
Sarkara Payasam
3.95£
Dessert made with rice, milk, jaggery, cardamom,raisin and cashew nut.
Gulab Jamun
3.95£
Sticky-sweet, deep-fried dough balls made from milk solids, soaked in rose flavored sugar syrup.