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Lungi South Indian & Sri Lankan Restaurant 1136 1st Ave

1136 1st Ave, New York, NY
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Shorts Eats
Karis
Kothu
Biryani's
Dosas & Idli
Sides
Dessert Menu
Online Ordering
Gift Card

Featured Items

  • Malabar Parota

    $6.00
  • Ambur Chicken Biryani

    $30.00
  • Hopper

    $8.00

Shorts Eats

Short Eats

  • Thakkali Melagu Rasam

    $12.00
  • Nandu Chaaru

    $16.00
  • Guntur Chili Mushroom

    Garden fresh mushrooms tossed with Guntur chili and onion
    $18.00
  • Medhu Vada

    $17.00
  • Curry leaf Cauliflower 65

    Cauliflower fritters tossed in oriental sauce
    $17.00
  • Mutton Roll

    Spiced ground lamb and potatoes filled in a pastry sheet and deep-fried
    $18.00
  • Devilled Paneer

    Paneer tossed in banana chili pepper.
    $18.00
  • Deafman Shop Tawa Fish Fry

    king fish fry recipe from our village shop (imported from Kanyakumari
    $20.00
  • Kanyakumari Nethali Varuval

    Anchovy marinated with chef’s spice powder and fried in a kadai
    $19.00
  • Sura Puttu

    Steamed shredded (baby shark fish) stir-fried with shallots, veggies and spices
    $22.00
  • Pepper Yera Varuval

    Stir fried tiger prawns, made with curry leaf, black pepper powder and cumin powder
    $22.00
  • Fish Cutlet

    Little morsels of spicy tuna and potato inside a thin, crispy shell
    $18.00
  • Hot Butter Cuttle Fish

    Calamari tossed with coconut, curry leaf, chettinadu spices
    $19.00
  • Kerala Beef Chukka

    $18.00
  • Mutton Liver Pepper Fry

    $20.00
  • Poricha Kozhi

    $18.00

Karis

Main course

  • Crab Roast

    Crabs are simmered in a complex masala of roasted spices, curry leaves, and coconut (limited availability)
    $50.00
  • Pachakari Avial

    Spring vegetables cooked in a rich Kerala-style coconut and cashew curry
    $28.00
  • Dal Kari

    $24.00
  • Eggplant Moju

    Aubergine tossed in sesame seeds, curry leaf, coconut, and Sri Lankan spice mix.
    $28.00
  • Kochin Kadala Kari

    Black chickpeas in a byadgi chili and coconut curry
    $26.00
  • Jackfruit kari

    Young polos cooked in aromatic Sri Lankan spices
    $28.00
  • Vendakkai Mor Kozhambu

    Okra cooked in yogurt temper it with south indian tadka
    $26.00
  • Paneer Ghee Roast

    cubes of paneer coated in a freshly roasted, aromatic spice paste and cooked in clarified butter
    $30.00
  • Duck Chettinad

    South India’s most flavorful dish made with duck, fresh ground spices and herb
    $42.00
  • Madurai Goat Roast

    $38.00
  • Kerala Mutton Stew

    Tender lamb morsels stewed in coconut milk with ginger, green chili and potato
    $34.00
  • Attukal Paya

    Goat Trotters cooked in an aromatic gravy - recommend for idli, dosa, hoppers
    $26.00
  • Chicken Chettinad

    $36.00
  • Meen Kokum Kari

    Kingfish, tamarind, mango, curry leaf, and tomato garnish with squid ink fish bone
    $36.00
  • Black Short Rib Kari

    Sri Lankan slow cooked short rib served in a spiced black gravy
    $42.00
  • Prawn Kari

    Tiger prawn cooked in special house blend of traditional Sri Lankan spices and coconut milk
    $38.00
  • Chef's Special Goat Kari

    $36.00
  • Chef's Special Lamb Kari

    $38.00
  • Fire All

  • Fire Course 2

  • Puttu Kadala Curry

    $30.00

Kothu

Main course

  • Veg Kothu

    $25.00
  • Egg kothu

    $27.00
  • Chicken Kothu

    $28.00
  • Beef Kothu

    $30.00
  • Lamb Kothu

    $32.00
  • Beef String Kothu

    $30.00
  • Chicken String Kothu

    $28.00
  • Veg String Kothu

    $25.00
  • Lamb String Kothu

    $32.00

Biryani's

Main course

  • Vegetable Biryani

    $28.00
  • Chicken Lamprais

    $38.00
  • Ambur Chicken Biryani

    $30.00
  • Thalappakatti Mutton Biryani

    $34.00
  • Seafood Fried Rice

    $36.00
  • String Hopper Beef Biryani

    $36.00

Dosas & Idli

Dosa

  • Putty Kadala Kari

    $30.00
  • Chilli Paneer Dosa

    $28.00
  • Masala Dosa

    $26.00
  • Plain Dosa

    $22.00
  • Podi Masala Dosa

    $28.00
  • Rameshwaram Dosa

    $24.00
  • Amul Chilli Cheese Dosa

    $28.00

Idli

  • Idli

    $18.00
  • Gun Powder Thattu Idli

    $20.00

Sides

  • Hopper

    $8.00
  • Egg Hopper

    $10.00
  • String Hopper

    $18.00
  • Malabar Parota

    $6.00
  • Basmati Rice

    $5.00
  • Coconut Chutney

    $4.00
  • Tomato Chutney

    $4.00
  • Pol Sambol

    $6.00
  • Seeni Sambol

    $5.00
  • Curry Leaf Raita

    $4.00
  • Drumstick Sambhar

    $12.00
  • Chapati

    $5.00
  • Onion Chilli

    $5.00
  • Home made Chilli Sauce

    $3.00

Dessert Menu

Dessert

  • Wattalapam

    $11.00
  • Semiya Paal Payasam

    $10.00
  • Bread Halwa

    $11.00
  • Badam Carrot Halwa

    $11.00
  • Mango Guava Gelato

    $12.00
  • Coconut Ripieno

    $12.00
  • Masala Chai

    $5.00
  • Coffee

    $5.00

Online Ordering

Short Eats & Kothu

  • Takkali Melagu Rasam

    Plum tomato, freshly ground black pepper, and coriander with madras chilies and tamarind
    $12.00
  • Nandu Chaaru

    $16.00
  • Guntur Chili Mushroom

    Garden fresh mushrooms tossed with Guntur chili and onion
    $18.00
  • Medhu Vada

    Crispy lentil doughnut served with sambar and chutney
    $17.00
  • Curry leaf Cauliflower 65

    Cauliflower fritters tossed in oriental sauce
    $17.00
  • Mutton Roll

    Spiced ground lamb and potatoes filled in a pastry sheet and deep-fried
    $18.00
  • Devilled Paneer

    Paneer tossed in banana chili pepper.
    $18.00
  • Deafman Shop Tawa Fish Fry

    king fish fry recipe from our village shop (imported from Kanyakumari
    $20.00
  • Kanyakumari Nethali Varuval

    Anchovy marinated with chef’s spice powder and fried in a kadai
    $19.00
  • Sura Puttu

    Steamed shredded (baby shark fish) stir-fried with shallots, veggies and spices
    $22.00
  • Pepper Yera Varuval

    Stir fried tiger prawns, made with curry leaf, black pepper powder and cumin powder
    $22.00
  • Fish Cutlet

    Little morsels of spicy tuna and potato inside a thin, crispy shell
    $18.00
  • Hot Butter Cuttle Fish

    Calamari tossed with coconut, curry leaf, chettinadu spices
    $19.00
  • Kerala Beef Chukka

    $18.00
  • Mutton Liver Pepper Fry

    $20.00
  • Poricha Kozhi

    $18.00
  • Veg Kothu

    $25.00
  • Chicken Kothu

    $28.00
  • Lamb Kothu

    $32.00
  • Beef Kothu

    $30.00
  • Lamb String Kothu

    $32.00
  • Beef String Kothu

    $30.00
  • Chicken String Kothu

    $28.00

Karis

  • Paneer Ghee Roast

    cubes of paneer coated in a freshly roasted, aromatic spice paste and cooked in clarified butter
    $30.00
  • Eggplant Moju

    Aubergine tossed in sesame seeds, curry leaf, coconut, and Sri Lankan spice mix.
    $28.00
  • Kochin Kadala Kari

    Black chickpeas in a byadgi chili and coconut curry
    $26.00
  • Kerala Mutton Stew

    Tender lamb morsels stewed in coconut milk with ginger, green chili and potato
    $34.00
  • Pachakari Avial

    Spring vegetables cooked in a rich Kerala-style coconut and cashew curry
    $28.00
  • Dal Kari

    creamy, mildly spiced, and typically made with red lentils and coconut milk.
    $19.00
  • Vendakkai Mor Kozhambu

    Okra cooked in yogurt temper it with south indian tadka
    $26.00
  • Jackfruit kari

    Young polos cooked in aromatic Sri Lankan spices
    $28.00
  • Duck Chettinad

    South India’s most flavorful dish made with duck, fresh ground spices and herb
    $42.00
  • Chicken Chettinad

    $36.00
  • Black Short Rib Kari

    Sri Lankan slow cooked short rib served in a spiced black gravy
    $42.00
  • Madurai Goat Chukka

    A signature of the Madurai-style recipe is a freshly prepared spice powder cooked in Tawa
    $38.00
  • Attukal Paya

    Goat Trotters cooked in an aromatic gravy - recommend for idli, dosa, hoppers
    $26.00
  • Meen Kokum Kari

    Kingfish, tamarind, mango, curry leaf, and tomato garnish with squid ink fish bone
    $36.00
  • Prawn Kari

    Tiger prawn cooked in special house blend of traditional Sri Lankan spices and coconut milk
    $38.00
  • Crab Roast

    Crabs are simmered in a complex masala of roasted spices, curry leaves, and coconut (limited availability)
    $50.00
  • Special Lamb Kari

    $38.00

Dosas & Idli

  • Rameshwaram Dosa

    $24.00
  • Podi Masala Dosa

    $28.00
  • Putty Kadala Kari

    $30.00
  • Masala Dosa

    $26.00
  • Chilli Paneer Dosa

    $28.00
  • Idli

    $18.00
  • Gun Powder Thattu Idli

    $20.00
  • Plain Dosa

    $22.00

Biryani

  • Vegetable Biryani

    $28.00
  • Ambur Chicken Biryani

    $30.00
  • Thalappakatti Mutton Biryani

    $34.00
  • Seafood Fried Rice

    $36.00
  • String Hopper Lamb Biryani

    $32.00
  • Chicken Lamprais

    $38.00
  • String Hopper Beef Biryani

    $27.00

Sides

  • Hopper

    $8.00
  • Egg Hopper

    $10.00
  • String Hopper

    $18.00
  • Malabar Parota

    $6.00
  • Basmati Rice

    $5.00
  • Coconut Chutney

    $4.00
  • Tomato Chutney

    $4.00
  • Pol Sambol

    $6.00
  • Seeni Sambol

    $5.00
  • Chapati

    $5.00
  • Drumstick Sambhar

    $12.00

Desserts

  • Coconut Ripieno

    $12.00
  • Mango Guava Gelato

    $12.00
  • Semiya Paal Payasam

    $10.00
  • Bread Halwa

    $11.00
  • Wattalapam

    $11.00
  • Badam Carrot Halwa

    $11.00

Gift Card

Gift Certificate

  • Gift Card 1001

    $200.00

String Hopper

$18.00
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Lungi South Indian & Sri Lankan Restaurant Location and Ordering Hours

(212) 256-0073
1136 1st Ave, New York, NY 10065
Open now • Closes at 2:30PM
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