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Amma's South Indian Cuisine-University City 103 S 39TH ST

103 S 39TH ST, Philadelphia, PA
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Soup
Appetizers
Chaat
South Indian Meals
Kothu Parotta
Amma's Dum Biriyani
South Indian Rice Bowls
Tiffin Section
Amma's Dosa
Amma's Special Combo
Tiffin-Curry Combo
Entree
Bread Section
Side Order
Kid's Special
Dessert
Drinks and Beverages
AMMA’S SNACKS

Featured Items

  • Parotta (2Pcs)

    Multi-layered bread made from white flour (Nut Free)
    $7.00
  • Mango Lassi

    Delicious creamy drink with mango and yoghurt
    $8.00
  • Masala Dosa

    Crispy rice and lentil crepes stuffed with spice and savory potato filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $15.00

Soup

Veg Soups

  • Rasam

    Tomato, Chilli, Pepper and Cumin made within tamarind extract base
    $8.00
  • Vazhaithandu soup

    Vegetable soup flavored with Indian Spices
    OUT OF STOCK
    $8.00
  • Nellikai rasam

    $8.00

Non-Veg Soups

  • Chicken Soup

    Farm-fresh country chicken with turmeric, curry leaves and peppercorns
    $10.00
  • Mutton Soup (Goat Soup)

    Farm-fresh country mutton with turmeric, curry leaves and peppercorns
    $10.00

Appetizers

Veg Appetizers

  • Punugulu

    Made with flour, yoghurt and spices
    $12.00
  • Babycorn manchurain

    Deep-fried snack made with chickpea batter and stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes
    OUT OF STOCK
    $14.00
  • Samosa (2Pcs)

    White flour, potatoes, peas, onion, spices and green chilli
    $10.00
  • Cut Mirchi

    Long pepper fried with flour and spices
    $10.00
  • Spinach Onion Pakoda

    Besan flour, cumin seeds, onion, spinach and curry leaves deep fried
    $10.00
  • Masala Vadai (4 pcs)

    Crispy & savory deep fried fritter made from channa dal and spices
    $10.00
  • Medhu Vadai (3Pcs)

    Indian fritters made with lentils and whole black peppers, onions and curry leaves
    $13.00
  • Thayir Vadai (2Pcs) (Dahi Vada)

    Dessert snack made with urad dal, fritters soaked in a sweet and savory yoghurt
    $13.00
  • Vadai dipped in Sambhar (2Pcs)

    Medhu Vada soaked in lentil sambhar or rasam which makes it soft and tender. It is served with finely chopped onions and coconut chutney
    $13.00
  • Gobi Manchurian (Cauliflower)

    Crispy cauliflower with tangy sauce, garlic and herbs
    $14.00
  • Chilli Parotta

    Crisp parotta with ginger, garlic added into chilli sauce
    $14.00
  • Gobi 65 (Crispy Cauliflower)

    Cauliflower dipped in red chilli, besan and deep fried
    $14.00
  • Chilli Paneer (Cottage cheese)

    Crispy paneer with tangy sauce, garlic and herbs
    $15.00
  • Vadai Dipped In Rasam 2pc

    $13.00
  • Green salad

    OUT OF STOCK
    $8.00

Non-Veg Appetizers

  • Chicken 65

    Meat marinated with ginger, garlic, turmeric, coriander spices and herbs, dusted with flour and deep fried
    $16.00
  • Chilli Chicken

    Crispy chicken with ginger, garlic, green pepper, spring onions in chilli sauce
    $16.00
  • Chicken Pepper Varuval

    Chicken cooked with crushed black peppers, curry leaves, tomatoes, onions and herbs.
    $16.00
  • Chicken Chukka

    Chicken cooked in a medium flame with crushed peppers, red onions and herbs until it becomes dry.
    $16.00
  • Mutton Chukka (Goat)

    Goat or lamb cooked with turmeric, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, red onions, crushed black peppers and herbs.
    $21.00
  • Eeral Varuval (Shrimp roast)

    Shrimp roasted to beautiful deep red with medley of masalas and tantalizing aroma.
    $21.00
  • Fish Fry (Pomfret 4Pcs)

    Tawa fish fry, marinated with south indian ground spices, herbs and curry leaves (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
    $19.00
  • Amma's Special Tandoori Chicken (South Indian style 5Pcs)

    Chicken marinated in a mixture of yoghurt, garlic, ginger, selected spices and grilled (Gluten Free, Nut Free)
    $20.00
  • Lamb Chukka

    $21.00
  • Chicken samosa

    OUT OF STOCK
    $16.00

Chaat

Veg Chaats

  • Samosa Chaat

    A dish made of smashed samosas and served over chickpea, sweet sauce and spicy chutney
    $12.00
  • Papdi Chaat

    Crispy chips, boiled potatoes, chickpeas, yoghurt, mint and tamarind chutney and crunch sev
    $12.00
  • Dahi Poori

    Crispy puffed poori stuffed with boiled potatoes and topped with sweet, sour and spicy chutney. Onion, sev and yoghurt
    $12.00
  • Pani Poori

    $11.00

South Indian Meals

Veg meal

  • weekend spl meals veg

    OUT OF STOCK
    $24.95
  • veg meals

    $20.00

Non-Veg meals

  • nonveg meals

    $22.00
  • weekend spl meals non veg

    OUT OF STOCK
    $26.95

Kothu Parotta

  • Veg Kothu Parotta

    It's shredded indian flatbread with assorated vegetables/eggs/meat and spices
    $18.00
  • Egg Kothu Parota

    $18.00
  • Chicken Kothu Parota

    $21.00
  • Mutton Kothu Parota (goat)

    $23.00

Amma's Dum Biriyani

Biriyani

  • Veg Biriyani

    Traditionally prepared aromatic blended with marinated spices and gently cooked with basmati rice and served with Raita
    $18.00
  • Egg Biryani

    $18.00
  • Bone-in Chicken Biryani

    $21.00
  • Mutton Biryani (goat bone-in)

    $23.00
  • Lamb Biryani (boneless)

    $23.00
  • Shrimp Biryani

    $23.00
  • CHICKEN -65 BIRYANI

    $21.00

South Indian Rice Bowls

Rice Bowls

  • Tamarind Rice

    Flavor packed food made with tamarind juice, red chilies, pepper and steamed rice
    OUT OF STOCK
    $14.00
  • Curd Rice

    Smashed rice mixed with fresh yoghurt and garnished with fried pieces of green/dried chilli and mustard
    $14.00
  • Rasam Rice

    Smashed rice mixed with rasam/tamarind juice and a combination of tomatoes, chilli, peppers, cumin
    $14.00
  • BisiBele Bath

    Plan white rice cooked with sambhar along with aromatic herbs and spices
    $14.00

Tiffin Section

Veg Tiffin Section

  • Ghee thatte idly 2 pcs

    Rice flour pressed into noodles, oven into a flat disk like shape and steamed (Veg kurma and coconut milk) Gravy made with coconut milk, spices and vegetables (Vegan, Dairy free, Gluten free, Nut free)
    $13.00
  • Ven Pongal

    Ven Pongal is a popular south Indian dish made with rice and moong daal, tempered with ghee, curry leaves, black pepper, ginger, cumin and hing (Gluten free, Nut Free)
    $13.00
  • Idly (3Pcs)

    Steamed rice cake, served with sambhar and chutneys (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $13.00
  • Idly & Vadai

    2Pcs Idly + 1Pc Vadai served with sambhar and chutneys (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $13.00
  • Spicy Podi Idly

    Tiny Idly pieces tossed with millagai podi and ghee (Gluten Free, Nut Free)
    $13.00
  • Andhara style Chilli Idly

    Crispy idly along ginger garlic and mixed with chilli sauce (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan)
    $13.00
  • Dipped Idly

    Idly dipped in Sambhar/Rasam (2Pcs) (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan)
    $13.00
  • Ven Pongal & Vada

    $13.00
  • Thatte ghee podi idly 2 pcs

    $13.00
  • Poori masala 2 pcs

    OUT OF STOCK
    $16.00

Amma's Dosa

Veg Dosa

  • Plain Dosa

    (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $14.00
  • Masala Dosa

    Crispy rice and lentil crepes stuffed with spice and savory potato filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $15.00
  • Ghee Roast Dosa

    Crispy Rice Crepe garnished with ghee (Gluten Free, Nut Free)
    $16.00
  • Onion Masala Dosa

    Rice Crepe stuffed with onions and potato filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $16.00
  • Amma's Special Dosa

    Special Chutney, Onion, chilli, Cheese (Gluten Free, Nut Free)
    $16.00
  • Egg Dosa

    Rice Crepe with egg filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
    $16.00
  • Rava Dosa

    Crispy sooji crepe served with sambhar and chutneys (Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $18.00
  • Uthappam

    Thick rice crepes topped with onion, chilli and millagai podi (Gluten Free, Nut Free)
    $16.00
  • Build your own Dosa

    $17.00
  • Mysore Masala Dosa

    $16.00
  • Pizza Dosa (Uthappam)

    $18.00
  • Kal dosa (2 ps)

    $16.00
  • Paneer masala dosa

    $16.00
  • Podi dosa

    $16.00
  • Benne dosa

    $16.00
  • Chole bhature 1 pcs

    OUT OF STOCK
    $15.00

Amma's Special Combo

Tiffin Combo

  • Idli + Pongal + Vadai + Mini Dosa + Dessert + Hot Drink

    $17.00

Veg Rice Combo

  • Tamarind Rice + Lemon Rice + (Variety Rice)

    OUT OF STOCK
    $16.00
  • Coupon 15$

    OUT OF STOCK
    $100.00

Couples Combo

  • Veg Couples combo

    Veg Biriyani, Veg Kothu parotta, Spinach Onion pakoda, Veg Kurma, Parotta (2Pcs), Dessert
    $36.00
  • Non-veg couple combo

    $40.00

Tiffin-Curry Combo

Tiffin Combo

  • Egg Kurma/veg kurma

    $17.00
  • Chicken Curry

    $20.00
  • Mutton Curry

    $22.00

Entree

Veg Entree

  • Ennai Kathirikai Vathal Kuzhambu

    Selected baby eggplant cooked in hot tamarind sauce and spices (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $18.00
  • Amma's Channa Masala

    Made with white chickpeas, onions tomatoes, spices and herbs (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $18.00
  • Dal Curry

    Made with lentil, onions, tomatoes, spices and herbs (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $17.00
  • kadala curry( black channa)

    OUT OF STOCK
    $14.00
  • daal makhani

    OUT OF STOCK
    $19.99

Kurma

  • Veg Kurma

    Gravy made with coconut milk, spices and whole garam masala
    $18.00
  • Egg kurma

    Made with coconut with fennel seed paste and spices (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    $18.00
  • Chicken kurma

    Made with flavorful creamy sauce (Gluten Free)
    $21.00
  • Mutton Kurma (bone-in)

    Made with flavorful creamy sauce (Gluten Free)
    $23.00
  • Lamb Kurma

    The meat is cooked with sorrel leaves known as Gongura to get a tangy taste (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
    $23.00

Seafood Entree

  • Malabar Fish Curry (Fish Curry)

    It's a kerala style fish curry cooked in coconut milk (Gluten free, Dairy free, Nut free)
    $21.00
  • Kerala Shrimp Moilee

    Mild from the natural sweetness of the coconut milk and aromatic from the whole spices (Gluten free, Dairy free, Nut free)
    $23.00
  • Tamarind Fish curry (Meen Kulambu)

    A fish curry that's popular in Madurai a famous city of Tamilnadu. You 'll taste the tamarind, turmeric and herbs (Gluten free, Nut free, Dairy free)
    $21.00

Chettinad

  • Veg chettinad

    $19.00
  • Chicken Chettinad

    $21.00
  • Mutton Chettinad

    $23.00
  • Lamb chettinad

    $23.00

Butter Masala

  • Paneer Butter Masala

    $18.00
  • Grilled Chicken Butter Masala

    $21.00
  • Lamb Butter Masala

    $23.00
  • Shrimp Butter Masala

    $23.00

Tikka Masala

  • Paneer Tikka Masala

    $18.00
  • Grilled Chicken Tikka Masala

    $21.00
  • Lamb Tikka Masala

    $23.00
  • Shrimp Tikka Masala

    $23.00

Thalasseri

  • Chicken Thalasseri

    $21.00
  • Mutton Thalasseri (bone-in)

    $23.00
  • Lamb Thalasseri

    $23.00
  • Veg Thalasseri

    $18.00
  • Shrimp thalaseri

    $23.00

Gongura

  • Chicken Gongura

    OUT OF STOCK
    $21.00
  • Mutton Gongura (bone-in)

    OUT OF STOCK
    $23.00
  • Lamb Gongura

    OUT OF STOCK
    $23.00

Saag

  • Paneer Saag

    $19.00
  • Chicken Saag

    $21.00
  • Mutton Saag

    $23.00
  • Lamb Saag

    $23.00
  • Shrimp Saag

    $23.00

Vindaloo

  • Chicken Vindaloo

    $21.00
  • Mutton Vindaloo

    $23.00
  • Lamb Vindaloo

    $23.00
  • Shrimp Vindaloo

    $23.00

Bread Section

Indian Breads

  • Parotta (2Pcs)

    Multi-layered bread made from white flour (Nut Free)
    $7.00
  • Rumali Roti (1Pcs)

    Soft and extremely thin unleavened indian bread ( Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
    OUT OF STOCK
    $5.00
  • Chappathi (2Pcs)

    Flatbread made out of wheat flour (Nut Free, Vegan)
    $6.00
  • Chapathi 1 pc

    $3.50
  • parotta 1 pc

    $4.00

Side Order

Indian Side orders

  • Idly (1Pcs)

    $3.00
  • Medhu Vadai (1Pcs)

    $3.00
  • Raita

    $3.00
  • Sambhar (16oz)

    $9.00
  • Rice

    $3.00
  • Papad

    $1.00
  • Paan

    OUT OF STOCK
    $2.50
  • Coconut Chutney

    $3.00
  • Tomato Chutney

    $3.00
  • ennai kathirakkai 1/2 tray

    $90.00
  • garlic naan@10

    OUT OF STOCK
    $40.00
  • Masala Omlette

    $8.00
  • Curd

    $3.00
  • Rice full tray

    $80.00
  • kal dosa 1 pcs

    $5.00
  • panner saag1/2 tray

    $100.00
  • ghee & podi 4oz

    $2.00
  • boiled egg2 pcs

    $4.00
  • catering

    $980.00

Kid's Special

Kids Items

  • Nuttela Dosa

    Rice crepe with melting chocolate (Gluten Free)
    $13.00
  • Cheese Dosa

    Rice crepe with cheddar cheese (Gluten Free, Vegan)
    $13.00

Dessert

Indian Dessert

  • Sizzling Brownie

    Warm brownie with our home-made Vanilla ice-cream
    $12.00
  • Gulab Jamun with ice cream

    Milk solid based sweet balls soaked in honey syrup
    $8.00
  • Kesari (Sooji Halwa)

    Dessert made of semolina, ghee, saffron, nuts and sugar
    $9.00
  • House Special dessert

    Please ask your food runner for today's special
    $8.00
  • ice-cream

    $7.00
  • rasamalai

    $8.00
  • Nongu payasam

    OUT OF STOCK
    $8.00

Drinks and Beverages

Hot Drinks

  • Madras Filter Coffee

    Freshly brewed using only the finest and fresh coffee blends
    $5.00
  • masala chai

    $5.00

Cold Drinks

  • Mango Lassi

    Delicious creamy drink with mango and yoghurt
    $8.00
  • Salt And Spicy Lassi

    Spiced drink made with yoghurt and salt
    OUT OF STOCK
    $7.00
  • Rose Milk

    Non-alcoholic rose flavored drink made with chilled milk
    $8.00
  • Sweet Laasi

    Drink where almonds are blended with milk and flavored with saffron, cardamom
    $7.00
  • Nannari Sarbath

    Aromatic juice in which nannari root syrup is mixed with lemon juice
    $7.00
  • Lime Soda Ss

    $5.00
  • Chocolate With Nuts

    OUT OF STOCK
    $8.00
  • lime water ss

    $4.00
  • mango mint

    $8.00
  • salt lassi

    OUT OF STOCK
    $7.00
  • rose lassi

    $7.00
  • Masala Chai

    Made by boiling black tea in milk and water with a mixture of aromatic herbs and spices
    $5.00

Fountain Sodas (1 refill free)

  • Orange

    $4.00
  • Pepsi

    OUT OF STOCK
    $4.00
  • Diet Pepsi

    $4.00
  • Lemonade

    $4.00
  • Mountain Dew

    $4.00
  • Ginger Ale

    $4.00
  • soda

    $3.00

AMMA’S SNACKS

  • Mixture

    $5.99
  • pepper sev

    $5.99
  • Butter muruku

    $5.99
  • Bombay Mixture

    OUT OF STOCK
    $5.99
  • Kaara Boondhi

    OUT OF STOCK
    $5.99
  • idly podi

    OUT OF STOCK
    $5.99
  • Lemon pickle bottle

    OUT OF STOCK
    $5.99

Egg kurma

$18.00

Made with coconut with fennel seed paste and spices (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)

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Amma's South Indian Cuisine-University City 103 S 39TH ST Location and Ordering Hours

(808) 762-6627
103 S 39TH ST, Philadelphia, PA 08043
Open now • Closes at 10PM
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