TASTE OF CHENNAI

39 W John St, Hicksville
(516) 396-1449

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Mysore Masala with Medium Spiced Potato Filling
Cheese Pondicherry Masala Dosa
Singapore Chicken Lollipop
Tandoori Chicken Lollipop
TOC Chicken Thali Non-Veg
Masala Tea Chennai Style
Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani
Raju Gari Kodi Vepudu
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Dum Biriyani

Menu

Lunch Specials Combo Platters (Weekdays)
Yellow Dal Combo
Includes Yellow Dal, rice, rasam, naan, pickle, and dessert

Picked for you
Special Chicken Dum Biryani
Boneless chicken dum biryani.
Chicken Tikka Masala Curry
Creamy tomato-based, mild Indian herbs, and spices.
Chicken 65
Bone-less fried chicken tossed with sauce.
Palak Paneer Curry
Creamed spinach and homemade cheese.
Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani
Dum style biriyani.

Soups
Sambar
South Indian lentil and mix vegetable stew.
Rasam
Spicy soup made with pepper and tomato.

Vegetarian Appetizers
Punjabi Samosa (2 pcs)
Filling of potato peas.
Samosa Chaat(2pcs)
choose yogurt ,tamarind,cilantro,sweet,spicy,sauce
Chili Paneer
Seasoned Indian cottage cheese fried in chili sauce
Idli (2 pcs)
Steamed rice and lentil flour cakes.
Medhu Vada (2 pcs)
Lentil flour doughnuts.
Mini Idli (10 pcs)
Mini steamed rice and lentil flour cakes.
Cut Mirchi (6 pcs)
Chilli bhaji deep-fried and sprinkled with onion and chaat masala.
Lasuni Gobi
Battered cauliflower tossed in fresh garlic and sauce.
Papri Chaat
Crispies,topped,with,tamarind,Date,chutney

Non-Vegetarian Appetizers
Chicken 65
Bone-less fried chicken tossed with sauce.
Chilli Chicken
Boneless chicken sauté with Chinese sauce.
Singapore Chicken Lollipop
Batter fried lollipop tossed with Asian sauce.
Mamsam Roast
Special goat roasted with homemade spices.
Meen Pollichathu
Fish in banana leaf wrap.
Raju Gari Kodi Vepudu
Special chicken sautéed with homemade spices and cashew nuts.
Chicken Samosa (2 pcs)
Mixed chicken and potato turnovers.
Chilli Garlic Shrimp
Tawa sautéed shrimp with garlic and chili flakes.
Tasmac Omelet
Spicy beaten egg with onion and chili.
Egg Roast
Boiled egg roast and ground spices.

Tandoori Special
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated in yogurt, Indian masala, and dry herbs.
Chicken Tikka
Yogurt marinated and homemade masala grilled in clay oven.
Seekh Kabab
Spicy ground chicken slow cooked in clay oven
Tandoori Mixed Platter
Marinated with ginger, garlic, and exotic herbs
Tandoori Whole Fish
Baking whole fish in tandoori oven with homemade masala
Malaikabab
White meat mild marination.
Tandoori Chicken Lolly Pop
Lollypop chicken cooked in clay oven.
Paneer Tikka
Indian cheese, onion, and bell pepper cooked in clay oven.
Tandoori shrimp

Kothu Parotta Specials
Chicken Kothu Parotta
Shredded layered parotta with chicken and egg.
Mutton Kothu Parotta
Shredded layered parotta with mutton and egg.
Egg Kothu Parotta
Shredded layered parotta and egg.
Veg Kothu Parotta
Shredded layered parotta and fresh vegetables.
Plain Parotta with Korma
Layered flatbread served with korma

Indo-Chinese
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Noodles
Veg Noodles
Veg Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Egg Fried Rice
Shrimp Chicken Fried Rice
Shrimp and chicken mixed
Shrimp Chicken Noodles
Shrimp and chicken mixed with noodles
Shrimp Noodles
Egg Noodles

Biryani
Special Chicken Dum Biryani
Boneless chicken dum biryani.
Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani
Dum style biriyani.
Chicken Dum Biryani
Hyderabadi style.
Veg Dum Biryani
Fresh vegetables cooked with basmati rice and homemade masala.

Dosa
Masala Dosa
Plain dosa with a mildly spiced potato filling.
Ghee Masala Dosa
Ghee sada dosa with a mildly spiced potato filling
Mysore Masala Dosa
Served with mildly spiced potato filling.
Cheese Pondicherry Masala Dosa
Spicy masala dosa with podi, red onion, tomato & cheese
Pondicherry Masala Dosa
Masala dosa podi, red onion, and chili.
Cheese Dosa
Spice-free crispy rice and lentil flour crepe with cheese.
Onion Uttapam Dosa
Thick onion-based and vegetable dosa.
Set Dosa
Spongy dosa made with rice, urad dal & poha
Veg Uttapam Dosa
Thick vegetables based dosa.
Set Egg Dosa
Spongy dosa made with rice, urad dal, poha & Egg
Chocolate Dosa
Plain dosa with chocolate spread
TOC Special Dosa
Topped with cheese and vegetables along with spicy chutney.

Vegetarian Curry
Yellow Dal Curry
Yellow dal, tomato, and spices.
Palak Paneer Curry
Creamed spinach and homemade cheese.
Paneer Tikka Masala Curry
Indian cottage cheese cooked in creamy tomato sauce.
Kadai Paneer Curry
Panner and bell peppers are cooked in spices.
Aloo Gobi Masala Curry
Potato, cauliflower, and mildly spiced tomato sauce.
Chole Peshawari Curry
Chickpeas masala.
Salem Vegetable Korma Curry
Garden fresh mixed vegetables cooked with coconut and cashews.
Puli Kuzhambu Curry
Sour gravy with variations of garlic and eggplant.
Mirchi ka Salan Curry
Gravy with peanuts and sesame seeds.

Non-Vegetarian Curry
Chicken Tikka Masala Curry
Creamy tomato-based, mild Indian herbs, and spices.
Chettinadu Curry
Andhra Curry
Chicken or Mutton cooked with Andhra spices
Gongura Curry
Andhra delicacy! Chicken or Mutton cooked with Gongura leaves & spices
Chicken Badam Korma
Chicken and badam masala.
Kadai Chicken Curry
Chicken and onion bell pepper curry.
Kongunadu Chicken Curry
Bone chicken cooked with Coimbatore special fresh masala and herbs.
Kothambar Chicken Curry
Chicken cooked in fresh coriander leaves and spices.
Meen Kuzhambu
Tilapia or Kingfish cooked in freshly ground spices cooked in South Indian style
Mangalore Shrimp Curry
Shrimp curry made from Indian spices.
Egg Curry
Boiled egg cooked with onion, tomato, and spices.
Chicken Sagwala Curry
Chicken and spinach masala.
Crab Masala Curry
Live blue crab cooked in ground masala and spices.

Bread
Garlic Naan
Plain Naan
Paratha-Layered Bread (2 pcs)
Butter Naan
Chapathi
Roti
Chili Naan
Onion Kulcha
Kashmir Naan
Made with dried fruits, coconut, and nuts

Sides
Plain Rice
Raita
Pickle
Appalam

Beverages
Mango Lassi
Soda
Thumbs Up
Masala Tea-Chennai Style
Limca
Milk Shakes
Lime Soda
Fanta
Water
Neer Moor (Butter Milk)
Sukku Malli Coffee
Coffee

Desserts
Gulab Jamun
Milk balls soaked in sweet syrup.
Rasmalai
Sweet cheese in saffron cardamom.
Badam Halwa
Almond paste with cheese and saffron.
Kesari
Made with sooji, milk, and dried grapes
Payasam
Vermicelli tropical pudding.
Halwa A La Mode
Warm badam topped with kulfi.
Kulfi
Frozen dairy with almonds.

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Recent Reviews

This place makes the best Indian food on Long Island. The staff is insanely friendly and goes far out of their way to make sure you enjoy your meal and gave me recommendations that I loved and would have never known about on my own.

The chicken tikka masala was fantastic. The Kothambar Chicken Curry was something I’ve never tried before and it very very good.

Their chai was also one of the best I’ve ever day.

10/10 come...
October 2025
Absolutely loved this place! The food tastes just like authentic Tamil home cooking. The meals are served on its best level, and every dish — from the sambar and rasam to the poriyal — was super flavorful. The Meen pollichadu was spicy and delicious, definitely my favorite!

The staff were really friendly and went above and beyond regarding the service, made sure we had everything we needed. The place has a nice, homely vibe with Tamil music playing softly...
October 2025
I have probably been to this restaurant about 10 times and the food is always a 10/10. Their curries have such a unique flavor and there are so many to choose from. The staff are always so kind and accommodating to us. I cannot recommend this place enough!
October 2025

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TASTE OF CHENNAI

39 W John St, Hicksville, NY 11801
(516) 396-1449