Mahal Tanjore (Previously Thanjai Ottawa) Restaurant
108 Third Ave, Ottawa
(613) 695-1969
Customers' Favorites
Sambar Idly or Rasam Idly
Chettinad Chicken Curry
Onion Masala Dosa
Mysore Masala Dosa
Rava Masala Dosa
Paper Masala Dosa
Chicken Biryani
GOP' Manchurian
Chilli Chicken
Butter Chicken
Featured items
Chicken Biryani
Delicious chicken biryani served with a boiled egg and raita
Lamb Biryani
Delicious lamb biryani served with a boiled egg and raita
Butter Chicken
Masala Dosa
Plain dosa stuffed with potato masala
Idly Plate (x4)
Four fluffy steamed rice and lentil cakes. An Indian comfort food served with sambar and chutneys.
Kothu Parotta
Chopped parotta with lamb, chicken, eggs, or vegetables mixed with spicy curry gravy
Parotha
Shrimp Biryani
Delicious shrimp biryani served with a boiled egg and raita
Egg Biryani
Delicious egg biryani served with a boiled egg and raita
Chicken 65
Pieces of boneless chicken marinated in Indian spices and deep fried
Extras
Large Sambar 16oz
16 oz of sambar
Medium Sambar 8oz
8 oz of sambar
Raita
Seasoned yogurt
Medium Coconut Chutney 8oz
8 oz of Coconut Chutney
Large Coconut Chutney 16oz
16 oz of Coconut Chutney
Tiny Sambar 4oz
4 oz of sambar
Medium Tomato Chutney 8oz
8 oz of Tomato Chutney
Tiny Coconut Chutney 4oz
4 oz of Coconut Chutney
Tiny Tomato Chutney 4oz
4 oz of Tomato Chutney
Large Tomato Chutney 16oz
16 oz of Tomato Chutney
Hot Beverages
Masala Tea
South Indian Coffee
Milk
Soft Drinks & Juices
Coke
Juices
12 oz of Juice portion in a cup
Pepsi
Canada Dry Ginger ale
Crush
Diet Coke
Diet Pepsi
Sprite
Perrier
Ginger Beer
Diet Canada Dry Ginger ale
Indian Soft Drinks
Thums up
Fanta
Limca
Signature Soft Drinks
Mango Lassi
Buttermilk
Sweet Lassi
Sweet Lime Soda
Salt Lassi
Sweet Lime Juice
Salt Lime Soda
Salt Lime Juice
Soups (Gluten-free And Vegan)
Dal Soup
A mildly flavored lentil soup garnished with coriander leaves
Rasam Soup
A tangy spicy tomato soup spiced with red chilis, curry leaves and tamarind
Appetizers (Vegetarian)
Medhu Vada
Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with onions, green chilis and curry leaves, served with chutney. Savory fritter prepared with Chana dal (gram dal) and few spices
Masala Vada (2x)
Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with onions, green chilis and curry leaves, served with chutney. Savory fritter prepared with Chana dal (gram dal) and few spices
Onion Bhaji (2x)
Delicious onion fritters in a lightly seasoned chickpea batter served with tamarind sauce
Samosa (2x)
Triangular pastries stuffed with potatoes and peas and fried. Served with tamarind or mint sauce
Sambar Vada
Medhu vadas soaked in our sambar
Paneer 65
Pieces of cottage cheese marinated in Indian spices and deep fried
Potato Bonda
Rasam Vada
Medhu vadas soaked in our rasam
Vegetarian Platter (5 pieces)
Idly 65
Pieces of Idly marinated in Indian spices and deep fried
Samosa Chaat
Samosa is broken into pieces with green and sweet chutney garnished with onion, coriander, hot spices and a dash of curd
Curd Vada
Medhu vadas soaked in our spiced yoghurt
Masala peanut
Oil roasted salted peanuts
Special Appetizers
Pav bhaji
Thick vegetable curry served with a soft bread roll
Pani puri
Round hollow puri filled with mixture of flavored water
Onion pakora
Onion dipped in delicious flour batter and deep fried
Chaat papdi
Crispy fried dough wafers, chickpeas, potatoes, dahi .
Non Vegetarian (Gluten-free)
Chicken 65
Pieces of boneless chicken marinated in Indian spices and deep fried
Egg Bhurji
Scrambled eggs with sauteed chopped onions, chilis and spices
Fish Pakora
Fish dipped in delicious gram flour batter and deep fried
Omelette
Pan fried beaten eggs with onions, chilis and spices
Shrimp Fry
Deep fried shrimp in Indian spices
Idly (Gluten-free And Vegan)
Idly Plate (x4)
Four fluffy steamed rice and lentil cakes. An Indian comfort food served with sambar and chutneys.
Idly (x3) Vada (x1)
Three with one vada. An Indian comfort food served with sambar and chutneys.
Chilli Idly
Chunks of fresh idlis sauteed with onions, chilis and peppers prepared in Indo-Chinese style. Choose an option of spice level (Super Spicy).
Podi Idly
Four idlis bathed in spicy podi oil, served with sambar and chutney
Sambar Idly
Idlis soaked in sambar
Rasam Idly
Idlis soaked in rasam
Uttapam (Gluten Free)
Onion Uttapam
Sprinkled with caramelized onions
Masala Uttapam
Cooked with mildly spiced potato masala
Vegetable Uttapam
Cooked with vegetables (green peas and carrot)
Onion Hot Chili Uttapam
Sprinkled with red onions and sliced hot chilis. Super spicy.
Tomato Uttapam
Cooked with tomatoes
Cheese Uttapam
Sprinkled with cheese
Plain Uttapam
Style Hakka Dakshin
Chicken Manchurian
Battered boneless chicken fried in Indo-Chinese style. Spicy.
Chilli Chicken
Boneless chicken sauteed with onions, chilis, red and green peppers with a choice of spice level. Super spicy.
Mushroom Manchurian
Mushroom florets. Indo-Chinese style. Spicy.
Chilli Shrimp
Shrimp sauteed with onions, chilis, red and green peppers with an option of spice level. Super spicy.
Cauliflower Manchurian
Cauliflower batter fried. Indo-Chinese style. Spicy.
Chilli Parotha
Pieces of parotha sauteed with onions, chilis and vegetables with an option of spice level. Spicy.
Chilli Paneer
Pieces of cottage cheese sauteed with onions, chilis,
red and green peppers with an option of spice level. Super spicy.
Dosa (Gluten-free)
Ghee Roast Dosa
Brushed with ghee
Sett Dosa
Soft and thick like pancakes
Paper Dosa
Incredibly large thin and crispy crepe
Podi Dosa
Stuffed with course powder mixture of ground dry spices that typically contain dried chilis and urad
Mysore Plain Dosa
Layered with our house special Mysore chutney
Plain Dosa
Cheese Garlic Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese and garnished with garlic blend
Chilli Cheese Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese and chilli
Cheese Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese
Masala Dosa Choice
Masala Dosa
Plain dosa stuffed with potato masala
Mysore Masala Dosa
Layered with our house special Mysore chutney, stuffed with potato masala
Onion Masala Dosa
Onion filled dosa stuffed with potato masala
Cheese Garlic Masala
Dosa Sprinkled with cheese and garnished with garlic blend, stuffed with potato masala
Ghee Masala Dosa
Dosa brushed with ghee, stuffed with potato masala
Chilli Cheese Onion Masala Dosa
Incredilbly large thin and crispy crepe, stuffed with potato masala. Spicy.
Ghee Paper Masala Dosa
Incredibly large thin crepe brushed with ghee, stuffed with potato masala
Paper Masala Dosa
Incredibly large thin and crispy crepe, stuffed with potato masala
Podi Masala Dosa
Stuffed with course powder mixture of ground dry spices that typically contain dried chills and urad, stuffed with potato masala
Cheese Masala Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese, stuffed with potato masala
Chilli Cheese Masala Dosa
Sprinkled with cheese and chilis, stuffed with potato masala. Spicy.
Speciality & Signature Dosa
Paneer Masala Dosa
Stuffed with homemade cheese blended with paneer, spices and potato masala
Chili Paneer Masala Dosa
Thin crispy crepe stuffed with potato masala and Indian homemade cheese blended with chilis and spices and stuffed with potato masala. Spicy.
Channa Masala Dosa
Stuffed with delicious chickpeas channa masala filling
Kanchipuram Kara Masala Dosa
Stuffed with extremely spicy rare chilis,bell peppers, cabbage, herbs and spices. Extreme Spicy.
Chettinad Masala Dosa
With unique chettinad gravy made up of black pepper, rare kashmiri chilis, herbs and spices. Spicy.
Chili Garlic Masala Dosa
Stuffed with special potato masala blend, brushed with garlic spread. Super spicy.
Palak Paneer Dosa
Dosa prepared with a spread of mildly seasoned spinach, herbs and topped with homemade cheese
Pav Bhaji Dosa (Mumbai Street Style)
Well known and loved Pav bhaji dosa with vegetables spread over a thin crispy crepe
Coriander Masala Dosa
Masala dosa with a traditional coriander chutney made with farm fresh cilantro, chilis and herbs. Spicy.
Mushroom Masala Dosa
Stuffed with spicy potato masala blend and accented with a tasty filling of mushroom masala
Hyderabadi Gongura Dosa
With a rare spread of Andhra gongura chutney. Spicy.
Mirch Masala Dosa
A spread of 15 different herbs and spices mixed with rare red Mangalore chilis. Extreme spicy.
Non-vegetarian Dosa
Lamb Masala Dosa
Masala dosa with an added spicy filling of curried lamb. Spicy.
Chicken Masala Dosa
Masala dosa with an added spicy filling of curried chicken. Spicy.
Egg Dosa
Dosa cooked with mildly spiced eggs with onions, tomatoes and green chilis. Spicy.
Rava Dosa
Onion Rava Masala Dosa
Stuffed with potato masala and onions. Paper thin crispy crepe made with a mix of wheat semolina and rice flour with aromatic
herbs and spices. Served with sambar and chutneys. Rava dosas are NOT Gluten-Free.
All Rava dosas are Vegan.
Rava Plain Dosa
Paper thin crispy crepe made with a mix of wheat semolina and rice flour with aromatic herbs and spices. Served with sambar and chutneys. Rava dosas are NOT Gluten-Free. All Rava dosas are Vegan.
Onion Rava Dosa
Sprinkled with onions. Paper thin crispy crepe made with a mix of wheat semolina and rice flour with aromatic
herbs and spices. Served with sambar and chutneys. Rava dosas are NOT Gluten-Free.
All Rava dosas are Vegan.
Chili Rava Dosa
Sprinkled with chilis. Paper thin crispy crepe made with a mix of wheat semolina and rice flour with aromatic
herbs and spices. Served with sambar and chutneys. Rava dosas are NOT Gluten-Free.
All Rava dosas are Vegan.
Rava Masala Dosa
Stuffed with potato masala. Paper thin crispy crepe made with a mix of wheat semolina and rice flour with aromatic
herbs and spices. Served with sambar and chutneys. Rava dosas are NOT Gluten-Free.
All Rava dosas are Vegan.
Chili Onion Rava Masala Dosa
Stuffed with potato masala, onions and chilis. Paper thin crispy crepe made with a mix of wheat semolina and rice flour with aromatic
herbs and spices. Served with sambar and chutneys. Rava dosas are NOT Gluten-Free.
All Rava dosas are Vegan.
Chili Rava Masala Dosa
Stuffed with potato masala and chilis. Paper thin crispy crepe made with a mix of wheat semolina and rice flour with aromatic
herbs and spices. Served with sambar and chutneys. Rava dosas are NOT Gluten-Free.
All Rava dosas are Vegan.
Biryani (Gluten-free)
Chicken Biryani
Delicious chicken biryani served with a boiled egg and raita
Vegetable Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice cooked with vegetables and seasoned with rice spices like cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Served with raita (yoghurt with cucumbers and carrots)
Lamb Biryani
Delicious lamb biryani served with a boiled egg and raita
Plain Rice
Shrimp Biryani
Delicious shrimp biryani served with a boiled egg and raita
Egg Biryani
Delicious egg biryani served with a boiled egg and raita
Curry Masala (Non-vegetarian) Gluten-free
Butter Chicken
Chettinad Chicken Curry
Spicy.
Pepper Chicken Curry
Super spicy.
Fish Curry
Super spicy.
Chicken Curry
Spicy.
Boneless Chicken Curry
Egg Masala
Shrimp Curry
Spicy.
Chicken Curry Combo
Jeers Pulavo with Chicken curry
Curry Masala (Vegetarian) Gluten-free
Paneer Butter Masala
Eggplant Bhaji
South Indian Dhal
Mutter Paneer
Spinach Lentils Curry
Channa Curry
Mushroom Curry
Vegetable Kurma
Veg Chettinad
Combo Chickpea curry
Jeers Pulavo with Chickpea curry
Kothu Parotta
Kothu Parotta
Chopped parotta with lamb, chicken, eggs, or vegetables mixed with spicy curry gravy
Rice Specialities (Gluten-free)
Tamarind Rice
Basmati rice flavored with a tangy tamarind sauce
Curd Rice
Basmati rice with yoghurt, tempered with black mustard seeds and curry leaves served cold
Lemon Rice
Basmati rice tempered with black mustard seeds, chilis and curry leaves, with fresh lemon juice for taste
Tomato Rice
Basmati rice flavored with tomatoes and spices
Indian Breads
Parotha
Naan
Chappati
Desserts
Rasmalai (x2)
Ball of cheese in condensed milk
Rava Kesari (Thanjai Special Dessert)
Carrot Halwa
Gulab Jamun (x2)
Balls of cheese soaked in sugar syrup
Kids Corner
Butter chicken dosa
Rocket Dosa
Plain crepe folded like a rocket
French fries
Mini Cheese Uttapam
Thin pancake with cheese
Chocolate Dosa
Thin crispy crepe layered with chocolate spread
Kids Cheese Dosa
Thin crispy crepe with sprinkled cheese
Chicken Fingers and Fries
Fried Rice (Gluten-free)
Vegetable Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Egg Fried Rice
Lamb Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Noodles
Chicken Noodle
Egg Noodle
Shrimp Noodle
Lamb Noodle
Wine & Beer
Tiger Beer
500 mL
Asian Lager Singapore, Light and Hoppy
Inception Red Blend
Red Blend, South Africa
Off Dry, Med Bodied, Fruity
Barefoot Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio, California USA
Dry, Light and Crisp
YellowTail Shiraz
Shiraz, Australia
Dry, full bodied, smooth
Corona
330 mL
Light gold colour; forward grassy hop nose; soft hop taste; light-body; softly bitter, clean finish
Collective Arts Hazy State
473 mL
ON, Medium and Hoppy
Baden Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminer, Germany
Medium, Aromatic, Flavourful
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Recent Reviews
This is our Go to place for South Indian breakfast buffet. Really good options and variety of Only Vegetarian dishes! They did have omelette with veggie option that could be ordered on request along with Dosas. Great service by Chintan our host now on 2 occasions! Will keep returning for the tasty food and great service!
September 2025
Average for “authentic” South Indian as I am a South Indian.
Pongal was good, so the 3 stars. Bisibelebath was sambar mixed with rice. Chutneys were bland. Sambar was watery, like a dal rasam.
Idlies were good but with the right sambar and chutneys it would have been 5 stars…..nothing special.
Pongal was good, so the 3 stars. Bisibelebath was sambar mixed with rice. Chutneys were bland. Sambar was watery, like a dal rasam.
Idlies were good but with the right sambar and chutneys it would have been 5 stars…..nothing special.
August 2025
First time been here. It was quite. Good ambience. Service was great. Food was good overall, the reason for 4* for food was because chutnes were cold and the Mango lassi was not cold. Taste was good. We had tiffin items. Be careful in choosing spicy level.
August 2025
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