Chai Street Indian Restaurant Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Chai Street Indian Restaurant, a vibrant destination for authentic Indian street food nestled in the heart of Cardiff. This culinary gem takes you on a flavorful journey with a menu that celebrates traditional dishes and contemporary twists.
Start your adventure with delightful street food like the Masala Dosa, a crispy crepe served with seasoned potato and tangy chutneys, or indulge in the iconic Kati Roll that wraps buttery naan around zesty fillings. Dive into their Clay Pot Curries, where dishes like Coconut Chicken and Hunters Lamb embody rustic cooking with fresh spices and herbs. For a feast, try one of their Thali options, featuring an array of curries, vegetables, and naan, perfect for sharing.
With a commitment to exceptional service and a welcoming atmosphere, Chai Street ensures every visit feels special. Don't miss their refreshing mango lassi—it's a crowd favorite!
Small Plates
Punjabi Samosas
Light and delicately spiced vegetable filling
Spinach and Onion Pakoras
With tamarind dip
Samosa Ragda Chaat
Curried chickpeas topped with crumbled samosa and heaped with spicy, sweet and tangy chutney, onions, tomato, dry spices and coriander leaves
Dhai Chaat Bomb
Crunchy bombs with sweet yoghurt, tamarind red onions, crunchy sev and pomegranate
Madras Idli Chaat
A lip-smacking snack made of rice deep fried and sprinkled with South Indian ‘Gunpowder’ podi, a heady mix of dried chilli black gram, roasted chickpeas, salt and sesame seeds
Chilli Paneer
A Sino-Indian classic recipe with fresh ginger, garlic and chilli
Darjeeling Chicken Momo
Crispy chicken dumplings in a light dough served with a punchy chilli dip
Chicken 65
Spicy, crisp and tender chicken marinated with red chillies, mustard, ginger and curry leaves
Chole Bhatura
A delicious leavened bread made with flour and oil, hand rolled into small balls and then deep fried until they puff into soft and fluffy rolls Traditionally served with chole.
Keema Bhatura
A delicious leavened bread made with flour and oil, hand rolled into small balls and then deep fried until they puff into soft and fluffy rolls Traditionally served with lamb keema.
Calcutta Noodles
With Indo-Chinese influences, a spicy mix of chilli, garlic, red onions, peppers, vegetables soy and home-made spicy chilli sauce. Veg, Chicken or Prawn.
Loaded Naans
Chicken: Chilli chicken, peppers, cherry tomatoes mozzarella, coriander, chilli and garlic oils Veg: Chargrilled paneer, tomatoes, mozzarella peppers and rocket
Kati Roll
The king of street food! Buttery, fresh naan rolled up with peppers, onions and homemade green chutney, every bite in these kati rolls is packed with lip smacking flavours. Paneer or Chicken
Masala Dosa
crispy fermented rice and lentils crepe served with potato,chutney and sambhar
Street Food
Curry Bowls
Chicken Tikka Masala
Smoky and bold, a true classic originally inspired by the Old Delhi Butter Chicken recipe
Railway Lamb Curry
An Anglo-Indian recipe from the 1900s. First served to aristocrats in First Class cabins on the iconic Imperial Indian Mail. Slow cooked lamb with potatoes, whole spices, onions, garlic and tomatoes
Grandma’s Chicken Curry
One of our favourites, a classic heart-warming chicken curry straight out of Granny’s kitchen
Chicken Jalfrezi
Full of flavour with tender chicken in spicy tomatoes, peppers and onions
Lamb Rogan Josh
Fall apart tender lamb with a heady combination of intense spices in a creamy tomato sauce that packs a serious flavour punch!
Kerala Fish or Prawn Curry
Simmered in a typical smooth curry sauce with chilli coconut milk, curry leaves and ‘kokom’ - a delicious small tomato like fruit
Amritsari Chole
A punjabi classic, also known as chana masala. Chickpeas simmered in tea leaves and an indulgent, thick aromatic sauce
Kadai Baingan
An intensely rich aubergine curry cooked in a traditional Kadai pot with green chillies and curry leaves
Paneer Makhani
Smoky and rustic curry with paneer in our creamy buttery Makhani sauce
Chicken or Lamb Chettinad
Fiery curry; deep intense flavours of black stone flower, fennel seed, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf peppercorn, cumin seeds and fenugreek
Chai’s Special Thali
Lamb and chicken curry, vegetable thoran or spiced potatoes, tarka daal, raita, pickles steamed rice, plain naan and poppadums
Veggie or Vegan Thali
Veggie curry, vegetable thoran or spiced potatoes, tarka daal, raita, pickles steamed rice, plain naan and poppadums
Seafood Thali
Fish curry, crispy calamari, vegetable thoran or spiced potatoes, tarka daal, raita, pickles, steamed rice, plain naan and poppadums
Thali
Biriyani
Malabar Biryani
BIRYANI The ultimate rice dish! Slow cooked layered basmati rice steamed with exotic spices served with raita
Tikka Chicken
colourful blows of chickpeas, spinach, coconut greens, ribbons of cucumber, pickled onions, pineapple, pomegranate and steamed rice. with Marinated overnight in yoghurt, black salt kashmiri chilli, chaat masala and fenugreek leaves
Tandoor Paneer
colourful blows of chickpeas, spinach, coconut greens, ribbons of cucumber, pickled onions, pineapple, pomegranate and steamed rice. with marinated in zesty, tangy pickling spices that gives it a distinct zesty, tangy, and lively flavour
Budda Bowls
Bombay Sizzler
Tandoori Chicken
Blazing 12 spring chicken cooked on the bone and charred to perfection
Coconut Chicken
One pot, rustic cooking using whole spices fresh herbs and ingredients - from the fire straight to the table – curry like never before. Light, fragrant with fresh herbs - ginger, garlic turmeric, curry leaves and coconut milk
Rustic Chicken
One pot, rustic cooking using whole spices fresh herbs and ingredients - from the fire straight to the table – curry like never before. Cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, pepper and onions with a splash of yoghurt
Green Vegetable & Coconut
One pot, rustic cooking using whole spices fresh herbs and ingredients - from the fire straight to the table with Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, sweet peas and potatoes in a fragrant green mango curry with coconut milk
Hunters Lamb
One pot, rustic cooking using whole spices fresh herbs and ingredients - from the fire straight to the table – curry like never before with Tender lamb, slow-cooked with crimson kashmiri chillies, garlic and cardamom