Chennai Dosa Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to Chennai Dosa, where the vibrant flavors of South India come alive in the heart of Manchester. Located at 303 Palatine Rd, Northenden, this casual dining gem offers an authentic culinary experience that truly transports you back to the streets of Chennai.

The menu boasts an array of traditional dishes, with the masala dosa stealing the show—crispy on the outside and bursting with flavor inside. Pair it with their freshly made sambar and chutneys for an unforgettable taste. The breakfast buffet is a must-try, featuring unlimited delights like idly, vada, and poori bhaji, all served in generous portions.

Customers rave about the friendly service and cozy atmosphere, making it the perfect spot for families and friends. If you’re in search of authentic South Indian fare, Chennai Dosa promises a delightful dining experience you’ll want to revisit again and again.

Soup

Rasam (Mulligatawny Soup)

Vegan. Traditional South Indian sour & spicy soup with diced fresh tomatoes & tamarind juice

$£2.50

Vegetable Soup

$£3.50

Chicken Soup

$£4.25

2pcs Poppadom Starter

$£2.50

2pcs Methu Vadai Starter

Vegan. Deep fried lentil doughnut containing onions and green chilli

$£2.99

2pcs Sambar Vadai Starter

Vegan. Methu vadai soaked in sambar (thick traditional South Indian lentil stew)

$£4.50

2pcs Thayir Vadai Starter

Dairy. Methu vadai soaked in a yoghurt mix

$£4.50

2pcs Rasam Vadai Starter

Vegan. Methu vadai soaked in spicy tamarind soup

$£4.50

Chilli Fried Idly Starter

Vegan. Steamed rice cake diced, dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried

$£5.99

Chilli Paneer Starter

Dairy. Diced cottage cheese in chilli sauce, pan cooked with onions and peppers.

$£6.99

Gobi 65 (Dry) Starter

Gluten. Vegan. Fried Cauliflower marinated in Indian Spices & gram flour

$£5.99

Gobi Manchurian Starter

Gluten. Vegan. Cauliflower marinated in gram flour and pan fried with Indian & Chinese spices

$£5.99

Paneer 65 Starter

Dairy. Gluten. Deep fried cottage cheese with Indian spices

$£6.99

Paneer Manchurian Starter

Gluten. Dairy. Cottage Cheese cubes marinated in gram flour and pan fried with Indian & Chinese spices.

$£6.99

Onion Pokada Starter

Gluten. Vegan. Onion marinated in special herbs dipped in gram flour batter & deep fried

$£5.99

Chilli Parotta Starter

Gluten. Fried Parotta slices mixed with chilli sauce & pan cooked with onions and peppers.

$£5.99

Starters - Vegeterian

Starters - Non Vegeterian

Egg Omelette Starter

Egg. Beaten eggs fried with oil (without stirring) with mix of chillies and onions.

$£3.99

Chilli Chicken Starter

Gluten. Boneless marinated chicken pieces pan cooked with chilli, peppers, onions

$£5.99

Chicken Chukka Starter

Boneless chicken pieces pan cooked with authentic Indian spices, onions and chillies.

$£5.99

Mutton Dry Fry Starter

Boneless mutton pieces pan cooked with authentic Indian spices, onions and chillies.

$£7.50

Chicken 65 Starter

Gluten.Spicy deep fried chicken

$£5.99

3pcs Kerala Tiger Prawn Starter

Gluten. Crustaceans. Tiger prawns marinated in special herbs and deep fried.

$£7.99

Fish Fry Starter

Gluten.Fish Steak marinated and pan fried in Indian spices.

$£6.99

Egg Omelette

$£3.99

2pcs Idly

Vegan. Steamed rice cakes served with a variety of chutneys & sambar

$£4.50

2pcs Idly And Vada

Vegan. Idly & Methu Vadai served with a variety of chutneys & sambar

$£5.99

4pcs Idly

Vegan. Steamed rice cakes served with a variety of chutneys & sambar

$£6.50

Podi Idly

Diced idlis tossed in a coarse ground lentils & red chilli powder

$£6.50

2pcs Sambar Idly

Vegan. Idly soaked in sambar (thick traditional lentil stew)

$£5.50

Channa Bhattura

Gluten. Vegan. Deep fried giant puff wrap made from semolina & plain flour & served with chick peas

$£8.50

Poori Masala

Gluten. Vegan. Deep fried Indian puff made from wheat flour, served with potato masala and chutney

$£6.50

Tiffin Dishes

Dosa Items Vegetarian

Masala Dosa

Vegan. Crepe Filled With Potato Masala Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£7.50

Plain Dosa

Vegan. Indian Crepe Made From Rice & Lentil Batter & Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£6.50

Kal Dosa

Vegan. Soft Crepe Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£7.50

Ghee Roast Dosa

Vegan. Crispy Crepe Spread With Clarified Butter Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£7.50

Podi Dosa

Dairy. Spicy Lentil Powder Topped Crepe Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£7.99

Paper Roast Dosa

Vegan. Thin Crispy Crepe Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£7.99

Onion Dosa

Vegan. Crepe Topped With Spiced Onions & Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£8.50

Hot Chutney Dosa

Vegan. Crepe Spread With Extra Hot Spice Mix & Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£8.50

Green Chilli Coriander Dosa

Vegan. Crispy Crepe Topped With A Chilli Coriander Mix Served With Chutneys And Sambar

$£8.50

Paneer Dosa

Dairy. Crepe Rolled With Grated Cottage Cheese And Served With Chutneys And Sambar

$£7.99

Egg Dosa

Egg. Egg spread crepe served with chutneys & sambar

$£8.50

Omelette Dosa

Egg. Omelette Spread Crepe Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£9.50

Mutton Masala Dosa

Crepe Stuffed With Boneless Mutton & Potato Masala Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£10.50

Chicken Masala Dosa

Crepe Stuffed With Boneless Chicken & Potato Masala Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£9.99

Dosa Items Non Vegetarian

Rava Dosa Dishes - Vegetarian

Rava Dosa (G) (V)

Gluten. Vegan. Semolina Based Crepe Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£7.99

Onion Rava Dosa (G) (V)

Gluten. Vegan. Semolina Based Crepe With A Topping Of Chopped Onions Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£8.50

Onion Rava Masala Dosa (G)

Gluten.

$£9.50

Onion Rava Chicken Masala Dosa

Gluten. Semolina Based Crepe With A Topping Of Chopped Onions, Filled With Spicy Chicken & Potato Masala & Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£10.50

Onion Rava Mutton Masala Dosa

Semolina Based Crepe With A Topping Of Chopped Onions, Filled With Spicy Mutton & Potato Masala & Served With Mutton Gravy

$£11.50

Rava Dosa Dishes - Non Vegetarian

Oothappam

Plain Oothappam

Vegan. Thick Soft Savoury Crepe Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£6.99

Onion Oothappam

Vegan. Thick Soft Savoury Crepe With Chopped Onions, Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£7.99

Chilli Coriander Oothappam

Thick Soft Savoury Crepe With Chopped Green Chilli & Coriander Topping, Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£7.99

Mixed Oothappam

Thick Soft Savoury Crepe With Chopped Onions, Green Chilli, Ginger, Tomatoes & Coriander Toppings, Served With Chutneys & Sambar

$£7.99

Paneer Oothappam

Dairy. Thick Soft Savoury Crepe With Chopped Onions, Green Chilli, Ginger, Tomatoes & Coriander Toppings, Served With Chutneys, Sambar & Shredded Cottage Cheese

$£9.99

Parotta

Gluten. Multi-layered Plain Flour Bread. (NOT Sold Separately - Only Available Along With Any Curry Or Other Main Course)

$£2.75

Egg Veechu Roti

Gluten. Multi-layered Plain Flour Bread.

$£4.99

Veechu Roti

Gluten. Thin & Crispy Flat Bread

$£3.50

Chapati

Gluten. Vegan. Wheat Flatbread

$£2.50

1pc Poori

Deep fried indian puff made from wheat flour

$£2.50

Battura

Deep fried giant puff made from wheat flour

$£4.99

Breads

Kotthu Items

Vegetable Kotthu Parotta

Gluten. Parotta Chopped On The Griddle With Onions, Green Chillis & Vegetables

$£7.99

Egg Kotthu Parotta

Gluten. Egg. Parotta Chopped On The Griddle With Onions, Green Chilli & Eggs

$£9.99

Chicken Kotthu Parotta

Gluten. Egg. Parotta Chopped On The Griddle With Onions, Green Chilli, Eggs And Boneless Chicken

$£10.50

Mutton Kotthu Parotta

Gluten. Egg. Parotta Chopped On The Griddle With Onions, Green Chilli, Eggs And Boneless Mutton

$£11.99

Plain Rice

Vegan. Plain cooked Basmati rice

$£3.99

Tomato Rice

Vegan. Cooked Basmati rice mixed in a specially flavoured tomato base with traditional seasoning

$£5.99

Lemon Rice

Vegan. Cooked Basmati rice flavoured with lemon juice with traditional seasoning

$£6.50

Coconut Rice

Vegan. Cooked Basmati rice with grated coconut and traditional seasoning

$£6.50

Curd Rice

Dairy. Cooked Basmati rice in a seasoned traditional South Indian yogurt mix

$£6.50

Mixed Vegetables Pilau

Dairy. Pilau rice cooked with mixed vegetables and traditional seasoning

$£6.50

Vegetable Biryani

Dairy. Fragrant Biryani with Basmati rice, vegetables & exotic Indian spices, cooked on a slow fire in special Chennai Dosa style

$£8.99

Chicken Biryani

Dairy. Fragrant Biryani with Basmati rice, chicken & exotic Indian spices, cooked on a slow fire in special Chennai Dosa style

$£9.99

Mutton Biryani

Dairy. Fragrant Biryani with Basmati rice, Mutton & exotic Indian spices, cooked on a slow fire in special Chennai Dosa style

$£10.99

Traditional Indian Rice

Fried Rice

Vegetarian Fried Rice

Vegan.

$£7.99

Egg Fried Rice

Egg.

$£8.99

Chicken Fried Rice

Egg.

$£9.99

Mutton Fried Rice

Egg.

$£10.99

Prawn Fried Rice

Crustaceans. Egg.

$£12.99

Prawn Noodles

Crustaceans. Gluten.

$£12.99

Egg Noodles

Gluten. Egg.

$£8.99

Chicken Noodles

Gluten. Egg.

$£9.99

Mutton Noodles

Gluten. Egg.

$£10.50

Veg Noodles

$£7.99

Noodles

Gravy - Vegetarian

Dal Saag

Vegan. Fresh Spinach, lentils & traditional Indian spices

$£7.99

Mixed Vegetable Kurma

Fresh vegetables cooked in a spicy coconut sauce

$£8.50

Dal Curry

Vegan. Lentils cooked in a traditional Indian style

$£8.50

Channa Masala

Vegan. Chick Peas cooked in traditional Indian spices

$£8.50

Mutter Paneer

Dairy. Garden Peas & Cottage Cheese cooked in a traditional Indian creamy sauce

$£9.99

Paneer Butter Masala

Dairy. Nuts. Cottage Cheese cooked with Indian spices & cooked in a creamy butter sauce

$£9.99

Palak Paneer

Dairy. Spinach & Cottage Cheese cooked in a traditional creamy sauce

$£9.99

Tiffin Sambar

Vegan. Traditional thick South Indian vegetarian lentil stew made with vegetables, tamarind & spices

$£7.99

Okra Masala

If you are an Okra/ lady finger fan.Your going to love this Indian Okra delicacy.

$£8.50

Palak Chicken

Chicken cooked with spinach

$£10.99

Palak Mutton

Mutton cooked with spinach

$£11.99

Prawn Chukka

Crustaceans. Pan cooked prawns cooked with onions, green chillis & ginger

$£12.99

King Prawn Mango Curry

Crustaceans. King prawns cooked with mangoes in a traditional south Indian sauce

$£12.99

Fish Curry

Fish curry cooked with Chennai Dosa's special curry sauce

$£12.99

Special Chicken Curry

Chicken cooked with Chennai Dosa's special curry sauce

$£10.99

Chicken Varutha Curry

Chicken curry in roasted coconut gravy

$£10.99

Butter Chicken

Dairy. Nuts. Chicken cooked in a creamy butter sauce

$£10.99

Chicken Dhansak

Chicken cooked with lentils & Indian spices

$£10.99

Chicken Bhuna

Chicken curry in a thick, spiced sauce

$£10.99

Mutton Bhuna

Mutton curry in a thick, spiced sauce

$£11.99

Curry Leaves Mutton Curry

Mutton curry cooked with Chennai Dosa's special curry sauce

$£11.99

Gravy - Non Vegetarian

Kid's Special

Kid's Dosa

Dairy. Crispy Dosa served with chutneys & sambar

$£6.99

Kid's Chocolate Dosa

Dairy. Nuts. Served with Ice Cream

$£7.50

Kid's Potato Chips

Vegan. Cripsy Dosa served with chutney's

$£3.99

Vanilla Ice Cream

2 Scoop

$£3.50

Strawberry Ice Cream

2 Scoop

$£3.50

Chocolate Ice Cream

2 Scoop

$£3.50

Carrot Halwa

$£3.99

Mango Kulfi

$£3.75

Pista Kulfi

$£3.75

Malai Kulfi

$£3.75

2pcs Gulab Jamun

$£3.50

Chef Special Sweet

$£3.50

Desserts

Can Drinks

330ml Coke Can

$£1.75

330ml Diet Coke Can

$£1.75

330ml 7 Up Can

$£1.75

330ml Fanta Can

$£1.75

Water Bottle

$£1.50

Tea

$£2.49

Coffee

$£2.99

Special Masala Tea

$£2.99

Hot Drinks

Soft Drinks

Apple

$£2.50

Orange

$£2.50

Pineapple

$£2.50

25ml Courvoisier

Cognac

$£2.99

50ml Courvoisier

Cognac

$£5.50

25ml Remy Martin

Cognac

$£2.99

50ml Remy Martin

Cognac

$£5.50

25ml Hennessy

Cognac

$£3.50

50ml Hennessy

Cognac

$£5.99

25ml Glenfiddich

Single Mate Scotch Whiskey

$£2.99

50ml Glenfiddich

Single Mate Scotch Whiskey

$£5.50

25ml Monkey Shoulder

Scotch Whiskey

$£2.99

50ml Monkey Shoulder

Scotch Whiskey

$£5.50

25ml Chivas Regal

Scotch Whiskey

$£2.99

50ml Chivas Regal

Scotch Whiskey

$£5.50

25ml Jack Daniel's

Tennesses Whiskey

$£2.99

50ml Jack Daniel's

Tennesses Whiskey

$£5.50

25ml Red And Black Label

Blended Scotch Whiskey

$£2.99

50ml Red And Black Label

Blended Scotch Whiskey

$£5.50

25ml Bacardi

White Rum

$£2.75

50ml Bacardi

White Rum

$£4.99

25ml Smirnoff

Vodka

$£2.75

50ml Smirnoff

Vodka

$£4.99

25ml The Famous Grouse

Blended Scotch Whiskey

$£2.75

50ml The Famous Grouse

Blended Scotch Whiskey

$£4.99

25ml Grants

Blended Scotch Whiskey

$£2.75

50ml Grants

Blended Scotch Whiskey

$£4.99

25ml Captain Morgan

Dark Rum

$£2.75

50ml Captain Morgan

Dark Rum

$£4.99

25ml Captain Morgan Gold

Spiced Rum

$£2.75

50ml Captain Morgan Gold

Spiced Rum

$£4.99

Liqueurs And Spirits

Beers

Kingfisher Bottle

Draft Beer

$£3.50

1/2 Pint Kingfisher

Draft Beer

$£2.99

1 Pint Kingfisher

Draft Beer

$£4.99

330ml Budweiser Bottle

$£3.50

175ml Shiraz

$£3.99

250ml Shiraz

$£4.99

330ml Shiraz Bottle

$£13.99

175ml Meriot

$£3.99

250ml Meriot

$£4.99

Meriot Bottle

$£13.99

175ml Pinot Grigio

Draft Beer

$£3.99

250ml Pinot Grigio

Draft Beer

$£4.99

Pinot Grigio Bottle

Draft Beer

$£13.99

Wines

Lassi

Mango Lassi

Dairy.

$£3.25

Sweet Lassi

Dairy.

$£3.00

ButterMilk Lassi

Dairy.

$£2.50

Salt Lassi

Dairy.

$£2.50

Vegetarian Meal Deal

$£8.99

Fish Meal Deal

$£9.99

Chicken Meal Deal

$£9.99

Mutton Meal Deal

$£9.99

Meal Deal

Unlimited Breakfast Buffet

Unlimited Breakfast Buffet

Starter, Idly, Vada, Kutti Dosa, Oothappam, Upma, Pongal, Chef Special Sweet, Masala Dosa, Plain Dosa, Poori Masala, Sambhar, Coconut Chutney, Tomato Chutney, Coriander Chutney

$£9.99

Kids Buffet

$£6.50

Poori Masala

$£0.00

Masala Dosa

$£0.00

Plain Dosa

$£0.00

Unlimited Lunch Buffet

Starter, Variety Rice, Veg & Non-Veg Curries, Poriyal (stir fried vegetable), Raita, Pickle, Pappodams, Salad, and Chief Special Sweet

$£9.99

Unlimited Lunch Buffet