Appetizers
Soup
$8
Choice of Sweet Potato,Tomato or Carrot.A tantalizing blend of roasted Ginger and Garlic with herbs and spices.
Sambar
$8
Mix of garden vegetables in an aromatic broth.
Rasam
$7
A spicy mixture of pepper and other Kerala spices.
Chicken Pakora
$10
The strips of chicken breast coated with chick pea flour. Served with mint chutney.
Vada
$8
Donut shaped snack made with urad dal, and served with coconut chutney.
Thairu Vada
$10
Vada soaked in yoghurt (Thairu) and spices.
Onion Pakora
$7
Onion slices with chick pea flour and spices batter. Served with special mayonnaise dipping sauce.
Samosa
$8
Pastry filled with vegetable mix. Served with mint sauce.
Vegetable Cutlet
$6
Vegetable and masala patties coated with bread crumbs.
Potato Tikka
$7
Boiled potatoes mixed with garam masala ad ginger-garlic paste
Special Appetizers
Pepper Scallops
$12
Pan Cooked scallops in a mix of soy sauce,ginger-garlic paste,pepper and coriander leaves
Coriander Shrimp
$12
Shrimp coated with coriander leaf paste and Kerala spices, cooked to perfection
Puli Inji Chicken Wings (Must Try**)
$12
Chicken wings fried with chicken 65 marinated and dipped in a spicy touch of roasted ginger,the Zing of tamarind and a mild sweetness of jaggery
BDF (Beef Dry Fry)
$10
Thin Slices of tender beef marinated in chefs special spice mix,deep fried with onions and garnished with curry leaves
Beef Cutlet
$8
Beef cooked with spices,dipped in an egg mix and then in breadcrumbs and deep fried
Chicken 65
$10
Spicy deep fried chicken with blended Kerala masala
Egg
Egg Roast
$17
Boiled egg (2 eggs / 4 pieces) in thick gravy made from onion, tomato and chili & turmeric powder and other masala.
Egg Mappas
$17
Egg for the tender palate. 2 eggs / 4 pieces. Not too spicy mix of green chillies, turmeric and coconut milk.
Vegetarian
Paneer Spinach Khorma
$20
Tasty and non-spicy dish of North India. Creamy spinach with paneer and milk.
Paneer Peas Makkhanwala
$20
The brilliant result of just the right amount of green peas and panner mixed with milk, cashew paste and spices
Vegetable Kurma
$18
A delicate vegetable medley, cooked in a paste of raw coconut, onion and others spices.
Neelagiri Mushroom
$19
Sure to be a favourite of mushroom love and others alike. Special creation from the chef: slices of mushroom in creamy coconut milk and other spices.
Chicken
Kodanadu Chicken (Kochin Kitchen Special)
$22
Roasted coconut paste and special blend of Kerala spices. This is a Kochin Kitchen special and a must try.
Kerala Kozhi
$20
Special preparation of chicken in coconut milk and spices
Real Butter Chicken
$20
Chicken chunks marinated in tandoori masala and cooked in a creamy cashew. Onion/ tomato gravy.
Goan Chicken
$21
Green curry with coriander leaves and other Kerala spices
Lamb
Lamb Kuruma
$21
Tender lamb pieces in a smooth gravy of coconut and ginger-garlic paste and spices (Kerala version of Khorma)
Pepper Lamb
$21
Small chunks of lamb smothered in peppercorn sauce
Lamb Chettinaadu
$22
A special preparation of lamb with Chettinadu (Region in Chennai) masala mix and roasted coconut paste.
Seafood
King Fish Curry (Kochin Kitchen Special)
$22
King fish pieces cooked in a special blend of chef's spices and fish tamarind.
Salmon Aleppey
$21
Boneless salmon pieces in a yellow gravy made with Chili powder, turmeric powder and fish tamarind.
Fish Moilee
$26
Choice of fish cooked in coconut milk and spices.Choose from salmon or king fish
Mussels Travancore
$21
Fresh mussels cooked in a mixture of clamato juice and tamarind sauces, ginger and garlic.
Shrimp Moilee
$21
Shrimp cooked in coconut milk and spices.
Kochin Shrimp Curry
$21
Shrimp in a thick yellow gravy of chili powder, turmeric powder and ginger garlic paste.
Shrimp masala
$21
Shrimp cooked in a red gravy,made with chili powder and the spices.
Beef
Beef Vindaloo (For the heat lovers)
$21
Beef chunks are cooked in a paste of roast whole chilies soaked in vinegar and special masala. A north Indian dish with a Kerala Touch.
Beef Curry
$21
Traditional Kerala style beef in gravy (garam masala and coconut milk.)
Beef Fry - Special
$24
Dry preparation with coconut chunks.
Beef Roast
$23
Slow roasted in a spicy aromatic masala with coconut bites and curry leaves
Thali
Vegetarian
$20Chicken
$21Fish
$21Beef
$21Lamb
$21Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice cooked to perfection and mixed with yet other flavourful spices.Choice of:
Egg
$16Vegetarian
$16Chicken Dum Biryani
$19Shrimp
$19
Served with raita(yogurt mixture),achar and pappadam
Dum Biriyani(Mutton and Veal)
$22
Unique style to Kochin Kitchen in Ottawa. Dum biryani is one special item that
is to be tried. Baked in a sealed cooking vessel as it is made in Kerala. Only
available on Friday and Saturday.
Dosa and Idli
Paper Dosa
$16
Crispy 'pancake' of rice and urid (black graham) dal paste.
Masala Dosa
$17
Paper Dosa with delicious filling inside
Ootthappam
$16
Thick version of dosa topped with fresh onion and coriander leaves.
Ask for chilies for that extra kick.
Paneer Ootthappam
$17
Dosa topped with onion and paneer.
Idli
$15
Steamed cake (3), made from rice and urid (black graham) dal paste(3).
Rice
Basmati Rice
$5
Scented rice.
Kerala Rice
$5
Imported red rice from Kerala.
Curd Rice (Thairu Sadam)
$7
(Thairu Sadam) - Basmati rice in yoghurt mixture.
Lemon Rice
$6
Basmati rice with turmeric powder and lemon juice.
Rice Pulao
$6
Basmati rice and mixed vegetables.
Peas Pulao
$6
Basmati rice and green peas.
Tomato Rice
$8
Basmati rice and special tomato mixture.
Porotta
Porotta
$3
A Kerala unique flat bread cooked on a hot griddle.
Sides
Eggplant
$12
A Kerala version of Chennai taste (Katthirikkai Kuzhambu). Small eggplant or chunks of
slightly larger eggplant roasted and made into a mixture with paste made from ginger-garlic paste,
chili powder, tamarind sauce and other spices.
Aviyal
$12
A must of Kerala Sadya (vegetarian feast). Aviyal is many different vegetables cooked together
in coconut, green chilies, jeerakam and curry leaves paste. Add to this mixture, a touch of
sourness from yoghurt or mango or tamarind, Aviyal is perfected.
Erussery
$12
Traditionally made with Pumpkin and Peas, Erussery is an essential item of sadya. This dish is
made with coconut, jeerakam, green chilies and curry leaves. For added flavor (which makes
Pumpkin & Peas turn into Erussery), grated coconut is roasted with curry leaves and onion slices
and added to the mixture.
Dal Fry
$12
Simple dish made with toor dal (thuvara parippu), garlic and green chilies.
Platter's
Chicken Jallikattu (Spicy)
$26
Chicken thigh (2 pieces) marinated with chef special Kerala spices and grilled into perfection
Pompano Delights (Kochin Kitchen Special)
$30
A full pompanofish grilled to perfection using chef special kerala spices typically used in Kerala fish fry
Elayil Pollichathu (Salmon)
$26
Kerala special preparation.Salmon covered in masala and wrapped in banana leaf and grilled
Venad Lobster Masala
$31
Lobster meat in a red gravy,made with chilli powder and other spices