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APPETIZERS - VEGETARIAN
Idly
Steamed spongy rice and lentil cake.
$4.99
Mehu Vada
Fried lentil donut.
$4.99
Rasa Vada
Vada soaked in rasam.
$5.49
Sambar Vada
Vada soaked in sambar.
$5.49
Dakshin Combo
Combination of vada and iddly.
$4.99
Dahi Vada
Vada soaked in flavored yogurt sauce.
$5.49
Panner Pakora
Cubes of cottage cheese fried in batter.
$6.99
Aloo Bonda
Spiced potato dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried.
$4.99
Vegetable Samosa
Flaky golden pastry stuffed with delicately spiced vegetables.
$4.99
Dakshin Cut Mirchi
Crispy fried banana pepper.
$4.99
Spinach Pakora
Crisp, spinach leaves, golden fried in light batter.
$4.99
Vegetable Cutlet
Deep fried breaded vegetable patties.
$4.99
Dakshin Special Assortment
One vada, bonda, chilli bajji, and spinach pakora.
$7.99
APPETIZERS - NON VEGETARIAN
Fish Fry
Selected pieces of fish marinated with South Indian spices.
$9.99
Dakshin Special Era
Our chef's special prawns.
$11.99
Chicken 65
Boneless chicken marinated with spice batter.
$8.99
Chicken Pakora
Boneless selected pieces of chicken over-night marinated in an exquisite blend of masala.
$7.99
Choice of Egg
Masala omelette, fried eggs, or egg burji.
$6.99
Egg Bonda
Batter-fried boiled egg.
$6.99
Chicken Cashew
$9.99
Shrimp Pakora
$9.99
Ginger Shrimp
$9.99
TIFFIN
Poori Masala
Fluffly finished deep fried whole wheat bread, served with potato masala.
$7.99
Channa Batura
Deep fried leavened bread served with chickpeas masala.
$7.99
Roti Chennai
Delicated thin bread served with vegetable khorma.
$7.99
Uppuma
Cream of wheat cooked with vegetable etables with nuts.
$6.99
ENTRÉES - VEGETARIAN
Avial
Stewed garden fresh vegetables cooked with coconut and yogurt sauce.
$9.99
Vathal Kozhambu
Typical Tamilian curry made with dried vegetables in hot and sour sauce.
$9.99
Guthi Vankaya
Tender eggplants deep fried and cooked with delicious sauce, a favorite of Andhra.
$9.99
Cauliflower Milagu Perattu
Cauliflower sautéed with pepper and spices.
$9.99
Mirchi Ka Salan
A famous Hyderabadi dish, fried green chillies, cooked in sesame seed tamarind sauce.
$9.99
Vegetable Khorma
Garden fresh vegetables cooked with Dakshin special sauce.
$9.99
Malai Kofta
Spongy cottage cheese rolled into balls and cooked ina mild gravy.
$9.99
Channa Masala
Chickpeas cooked in an exotic blend of North Indian spices.
$9.99
Aloo Saag
Potatoes cooked with spinach and spices.
$9.99
Bhindi Masala
Fresh crisp okra tossed with onion, tomato, and spices.
$9.99
Palak Paneer
Cottage cheese cooked in spinach sauce.
$9.99
Aloo Gobi Masala
Spice cauliflower and potatos cooked in perfection along with ginger, and tomatoes.
$9.99
Mutter Paneer Masala
Green peas and cheese cubes in sauce.
$9.99
Dal Bhukara
Black lentils cooked over night in a slow fire seasoned with herbs.
$9.99
Mushroom Chettinad
Fresh mushrooms cooked in Chettinad special gravy.
$9.99
Aloo Palak
Potatoes cooked with spinach and spices.
$9.99
Channa Palak
Chickpeas cooked with spinach and spices.
$9.99
Palak Mushroom
Mushrooms cooked with spinach and spices.
$9.99
Paneer Jalfreze
*Spicy* Cottage cheese cooked with onion, and green peppers.
$9.99
Kadai Paneer
Cubes of paneer sautéed with bell peppers, and onions, with Indian style hot masala.
$10.99
Navarathan Khorma
Fresh vegetables cooked with nuts, mild spices, and cream.
$9.99
Brinjal Chops
Indian eggplant simmered in a gravy of dry coconut, chillies, and tomatoes.
$10.99
Dum Aloo
Potatoes cooked with creamy tomato sauce.
$9.99
Paneer Bhurjee
Fresh homemade cheese grated and cooked with green peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
$11.99
ENTRÉES - CHICKEN
Egg Curry
$9.99
Chicken Chettinadu
Chicken cooked with authentic South Indian strong spices.
$11.99
Chicken Chettinadu
Chicken cooked with authentic South Indian strong spices.
$11.99
Kozhi Varutha Kari
Tender chicken cooked with peppercorns and spices.
$11.99
Nilagiri Khorma
Mint flavored chicken khorma.
$11.99
Rayala Kodi Vepudu
Andra Traditional spicy dry chicken preparation.
$11.99
Kozhi Kuru Menagu
Chicken pepper fry.
$11.99
Chicken Tikka Masala
Marinated chicken breast grilled in clay oven and cooked with creamy tomato gravy.
$11.99
Butter Chicken
Tandoori grilled chicken sautéed in butter and cooked with fresh tomato based gravy.
$11.99
Chicken Sagg Wala
Boneless chicken cooked with ground spinach and spices.
$11.99
Chicken Vindaloo
A vindaloo gravy made with spicy chillies with chicken.
$11.99
Murg Safforni
Chicken finished with saffron and cardamom flavored gravy.
$11.99
Chicken Jalfrize
Chicken and vegetables sautéed in a tangy sauce.
$11.99
ENTRÉES - LAMB
Nadan Mutton Curry
Lamb cooked with coconut coriander and pepper.
$12.99
Mamsam Vepudu
Lamb marinated and shallow fried with coconut and curry leaves.
$12.99
Mutton Mushroom Masala
Lamb and mushrooms cooked in Chettinadu special gravy.
$12.99
Chukka Fry
Karnataka style dry lamb masala.
$12.99
Mutton Khorma
Lamb cooked in coconut based gravy.
$12.99
Bhuna Ghost
Lamb cooked in a thick tomato and onion sauce.
$12.99
Lamb Rogan Josh
Lamb chunks in onion, ginger, garlic, and tomato sauce.
$12.99
Lamb Sagg Masala
Lamb in mild spinach gravy.
$12.99
Lamb Pasantha
Lamb cooked in a rich creamy gravy.
$12.99
ENTRÉES - SEAFOOD
Chappla Pulusu
Fish cooked in Andhra style tamarind based gravy.
$13.99
Malabar Fish Curry
fish simmered in a gravy of coconut milk, green chilli, and tumeric powder. A Nair specialty.
$13.99
Prawn Pepper Fry
Shrimp cooked in spiced masala.
$15.99
Prawn Masala
Shrimp cooked in a tomato based gravy with fresh tomato and cilantro.
$15.99
Nandu Curry
Crab in South Indian spicy gravy.
$15.99
Nandu Varuval
Crab sautéed with spices.
$15.99
RICE SPECIALTIES - VEGETARIAN
Ven Pongal
Ghee flavored, mashed rice, and lentils with spices.
$6.49
Tomato Rice
rice cooked with fresh tomato and spices.
$6.49
Lemon Rice
Basmati rice flavored with lemon juice and special seasoning.
$5.99
Tamarind Rice
Rice mixed with typical south Indian flavored tamarind sauce.
$5.99
Bisi Bela Bhath
Rice cooked with home made spices, lentils, and fresh vegetables flavored with ghee.
$6.99
Vegetable Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables and herbs.
$7.99
Steamed Rice
$2.49
NOODLES - VEGETARIAN
Vegetable Hakka Noodles
Thin noodles with julienned vegetables, Hakka style.
$8.99
Szechwan Hakka Vegetable Noodles
Thin noodles with julienned vegetables, and Szechwan sauce, Hakka style.
$8.99
Singapore Noodles
Thin noodles and stir-fried julienned vegetables.
$8.99
American Chop Suey
Crisp noodles topped with julienned vegetables.
$8.99
DESSERTS
Ras Malai
Cheese dumplings in creamy syrup garnished with pistachios.
$5.99
Gulab Jamun
Deep fried plum colored dry milk dumplings soaked in sugar syrup.
$4.99
Semiya Payasam
Vermicelli cooked in milk flavored with cardamom and nuts.
$3.49
Rice Kheer
Rice cooked in milk flavored with cardamom and nuts.
$3.49
DAKSHIN INDIAN RESTAURANT
Come to Dakshin Indian Restaurant in Schaumburg for authentic Indian cuisine! We serve Chili Chicken, Palak Paneer, and Channa Palak. We're located near Zocher Park and Colony Lake Park. Order online for carryout or delivery!Hours of Business
Monday
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday and Thursday
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Sunday
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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