Savory, crunchy puffed rice with assorted vegetables and tangy tamarind sauce. Sweet and spicy.
9.99 $
Pani Puri
Bite-sized puffed hollow pastries, thin and crackly, filled with a stew-like blend of potatoes, chickpeas, onion, chili and served with tamarind-mint water.
9.99 $
Dahi Puri / Papdi Chaat
Crispy little round breads, their tops broken open, interiors filled with a mix of mashed potatoes, chili and lightly sweetened yogurt.
9.99 $
Papdi Chaat
Deep-fried, puffed flatbreads topped with potatoes, yogurt, tamarind and mint sauces.
7.99 $
Chole Bhature / Choley Samosey
Big, deep-fried puffy breads made of fine-grained wheat flour, served with spiced chickpea stew. Samosas are pastry stuffed with peas and potatoes.
10.99 $
Chole Samosey
Samosa pastries stuffed with peas and potatoes, accompanied by a vibrant spiced chickpea stew.
8.99 $
Aloo Tikki Chaat
A North Indian potato croquette, pan-fried and served hot with chickpea stew.
9.99 $
Puri Bhaji
Puri made of flat rounds of flour that are deep fried and served with spiced potatoes.
8.99 $
South Indian Specialties
Masala Dosa
Giant wafer-thin crepe-like pancake with delicate tangy flavor, made of naturally fermented rice.
13.99 $
Lotus Special Dosa
Thin lentil and rice pancake stuffed with aromatically spiced tofu, potatoes, broccoli and carrots.
14.99 $
Pav Bhaji
Potato-based vegetable curry, served with soft breads and topped with fresh coriander and chopped onions.
10.99 $
Sambar Vada
Deep-fried savory donuts made of lentil flour with spices and coconut, served with a bowl of sambar.
8.99 $
Idli Sambar
Little cakes of steamed, fermented black lentil and rice flour, served in a bowl of sambar (a spice-enriched vegetable soup).
8.99 $
Dahi Vada
Deep-fried lentil donuts, soaked in a tangy, spiced yogurt sauce.
8.99 $
Dosa
Masala Dosa / Mysore Dosa
Mildly spiced potatoes and peas.
13.99 $
Lotus Special Dosa
Dosa stuffed with aromatically spiced organic tofu, potatoes and broccoli.
14.99 $
Rava Masala Crispy Dosa
Made of semolina wheat, served with spiced Indian potatoes, onions & cashews.
14.99 $
Mushroom dosa / Cauliflower Dosa
Mildly spiced mushrooms or cauliflower and potatoes.
14.99 $
Spinach Dosa
Layer of saag on a bed of potatoes (Can add paneer cheese on request).
14.99 $
Mushroom Dosa
Mildly spiced mushrooms and potatoes.
14.99 $
Cauliflower Dosa
Mildly spiced cauliflower and potatoes.
14.99 $
Spinach Dosa
Layer of saag on a bed of potatoes.
14.99 $
Eggplant Dosa
Layer of baingan bartha on a bed of potatoes.
14.99 $
Uthapams
Plain Uthapam
Thick rice lentil pancake served with chutneys & sambar.
7.95 $
Add Onions, or Chilli or Tomato
Add $2 extra for this add-ons
2.00 $
Thali
South Indian Thali
Includes: Idli, vada, sambar, rasam, masala dosa, and vegetable of the day.
22.99 $
Biryani
Vegetable Biryani
One dish rice based meal that consists of layering cooked rice and vegetables, accompanied with raita.
13.99 $
Chicken Biryani
One dish rice based meal that consists of layering cooked rice and vegetables, accompanied with raita.
14.99 $
Lamb Biryani
One dish rice based meal that consists of layering cooked rice and vegetables, accompanied with raita.
15.99 $
Shrimp and Broccoli Biryani
One dish rice based meal that consists of layering cooked rice and vegetables, accompanied with raita.
16.99 $
Parathas
Lotus Complete Paratha
Stuffed cauliflower, potato and house made paneer cheese.
6.99 $
Salads
Greek Salad
Roasted paneer cheese with red onions, cucumbers, spinach, lettuce and tomato.
8.99 $
Indian Traditional Salad
Tomato, cucumber, spring onion and carrots with dressing of raita, salt and black pepper.
8.99 $
Mixed Green Salad with Grilled Tofu
Mixed greens with tandoori grilled tofu, roasted almonds, avocado, red onion, assorted organic mixed greens, curry vinaigrette.
8.99 $
Desserts
Ras Malai / Rose Petal Ice Cream / Gulab Jamun
Lotus Chaat and Spices Desserts
4.99 $
Ice Cream
Made specially for us by Three Twins of Terra Linda, the bay area's foremost producer of small batch ice cream.
4.99 $
Drinks
Masala Chai
Traditional Indian hot wake-up beverage of black tea spiced with cardamom, ginger, anise, clove, cinnamon stick, enriched with milk. (One refill only)
3.95 $
Mango Lassi / Plain Lassi (Sweet/Salted)
Refreshing, thick yogurt drinks, whirled with tangy plain yogurt and flavored with rosewater.
4.99 $
Sodas Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite Indian Sodas Thumbs Up, Limca, or Tamarind
Refreshing, thick yogurt drinks, whirled with tangy plain yogurt and flavored with rosewater.
2.99 $
Indian Fruit Drink
Mazza Mango, Lychee, Guava or canned coconut water.