Dinner Menu

Madrasi Street Snacks

M.C.C. Masala Peanuts (V) (GF) — $9

The legendary Madras Cricket Club peanuts with dry spices, the perfect accompaniment to any drink.

Marina Sundal (V) (GF) — $12

The 2^nd longest beach in the world may produce the 1^st best romantic-beachside-moment dish, or not: Chickpeas or dry green peas cooked and tossed with coconut, curry leaves and mustard seeds with chilli. Lovely.

Sowcarpet Pani Puri (V) — $12

Cute little puris stuffed with a spicy potato herb mixture served with sweet’n’sour mix to Tamil-tingle your tastebuds.

Masala Vadai (V) (GF) — $9

Chana Dhal soaked and ground to make an uneven mixture to tantalise the taste buds with its crunchy but smooth taste. A true Southern Indian favourite.

Buhari’s Chicken 65 — $14

Madrasis flock in spades to Buhari to sample this famous Marinated chicken recipe — spiced chicken, fried to the point of ‘Holy-shivah!’

Mutton Balls (a.k.a. Kola Urunda) — $12

Don’t be put off by the infamous Seinfeld episode! Lamb mince with herbs, spices, roasted gram flour, onion and chilli, perfectly portioned.

Kasimendu Fish Fry — $15

Marinated mackerel deep fried in a tasty Tamil style chilli powder. ‘Holy mackerel’ good. (Based on market availability.)

Kal Dosai (V) (GF) — $12

South Indian Savoury pancakes served with chutney and gravy.

Alsa Mall’s Bombay Sandwich (V) — $9

Sure – it’s origin may be Bombay, but this Indian sandwich with fresh mint chutney, potato, tomato on the grill, served with classic tomato sauce was made famous in the 1980s outside Alsa Mall, Madras. Must try.

Amma’s Fish Cutlet — $12

Jack mackerel with potato, fresh coriander, chillies – crumbled and deep fried. Thank you, Jack.

Gangotree’s Famous Pav Bhaji (V) — $15

Introduced to Madras and made famous by Gangotree, these buttered buns are served with bhaji made with mashed mixed vegetable, and a dash of incredible.

Ratna Café Idli Sambar (V) (GF) — $12

Idli; steamed dumplings (proper healthy) served with lentil curry. These two are like a match made in Tamil heaven.

Chole Battura (V) — $15

Fried bread served with a chickpea masala. As delicious as it is simple.

Parasakthi Parotta (V) — $12

Flaky bread made from plain flour served with a flavoured gravy – a Madrasi staple.

Kulipanayaram (V) (GF) — $16

Fermented batter made from rice and lentils with tadka served with fresh coconut chutney.

Madrasi Mains

Chettinadu Chicken (GF) — $19

Curry not as popular as butter chicken (yet), in the opposite spectrum in spice level with dry roasted spices and cooked to perfection.

Goat Curry (GF) — $22

Gippsland reared boer goat, slow cooked with herbs and spices to fall off the bone.

Vegetable Kurma (V) (GF) — $18

Mixed Vegetables cooked through a southern Indian style kurma like no other.

Meen Kulumbu (GF) — $22

Traditional fish curry with tamarind, tomato, onion and garlic.

Biriyani (GF) — $24

Indian style risotto cooked with meat and spices.

Eggplant Kulumbu (V) (GF) — $18

Fried eggplant in tamarind, tomato, onion and garlic gravy.

Paruppu (V) (GF) — $16

South Indian style yellow lentils with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Potato Fry (V) (GF) — $16

Potatoes tossed with onions, mustard seeds, curry leaves and spices.

Tamil Drinks

Filter Coffee — $4

South Indian Style filter coffee: something totally new for even the toffiest of coffee snobs… Must try.

Masala Chai — $4

Traditional Indian chai with cardamom.

Badam Gheer — $5

A super delicious flavoured drink made from almonds.

Neer Moor — $4

It’s a buttermilk drink like nothing you’ve ever tried before. Unless you’re a Tamil, in which case, you get it…

Selection of soft drinks and juices — from $4

Brunch Menu

Brekky Menu

Plain Idly — $8

Sambar Idly — $9

Steamed Rice and lentil dumpling,  served with sambar (tamarind and  tomato based lentil gravy), coconut  chutney and tomato chutney.

Plain Dosa — $8

Ghee Dosa — $9

Masala Dosa — $10

Egg Dosa — $10 

Indian version of rice and lentil crepe  served with Sambar and chutneys  (as above).

Medhu Vadai — $6

Sambar Vadai — $9

Indian savoury donut made from  Urid dhal batter, fresh ginger  and pepper served with chutneys.

Pongal — $12

 Indian breakfast risotto with rice,  lentil, peppercorns, ginger,  cashews and ghee served with  sambar and chutney.

Poori — $12

 Deep fried wholemeal flour bread served with a spicy potato masala. 

Upma — $12

Dry roasted semolina cooked  with onion, fresh chilli and tadka of  mustard seeds, curry leaves and  channa dhal.

Extras — $2

 Sambar / Chutney / Potato Masala

About Madras Bros.

The story of the Madras Bros. is a rich tale of two boys born and raised in a culture torn between polarities: wealth and poverty, heritage and modernity, people and power, politics and show business (Kollywood, in this case).

After a taste-tour of Tamil-Nadu’s most loved culinary institutions in early 2017, brothers Magesh and Hrishi developed this fine ‘institution’. Serving authentic Tamil cuisine in true Southern Indian style, everything from dish to decor has been sourced or inspired by their Chennai pilgrimage.

With the charisma of Rajinikanth, the bustling spirit of T.Nagar, and the quaint innocence of a thriving culture influenced by so many sources, be sure to drop by, ‘for the best moment of yours’.

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Dinner Menu

Madrasi Street Snacks

M.C.C. Masala Peanuts (V) (GF) — $9

Marina Sundal (V) (GF) — $12

Sowcarpet Pani Puri (V) — $12

Masala Vadai (V) (GF) — $9

Buhari’s Chicken 65 — $14

Mutton Balls (a.k.a. Kola Urunda) — $12

Kasimendu Fish Fry — $15

Kal Dosai (V) (GF) — $12

Alsa Mall’s Bombay Sandwich (V) — $9

Amma’s Fish Cutlet — $12

Gangotree’s Famous Pav Bhaji (V) — $15

Ratna Café Idli Sambar (V) (GF) — $12

Chole Battura (V) — $15

Parasakthi Parotta (V) — $12

Kulipanayaram (V) (GF) — $16

Madrasi Mains

Chettinadu Chicken (GF) — $19

Goat Curry (GF) — $22

Vegetable Kurma (V) (GF) — $18

Meen Kulumbu (GF) — $22

Biriyani (GF) — $24

Eggplant Kulumbu (V) (GF) — $18

Paruppu (V) (GF) — $16

Potato Fry (V) (GF) — $16

Sides

Plain Rice — $5

Flavoured Rice — $6

Parotta Bread — $4

Desserts

Payasam — $6

Kesari — $6

Tamil Drinks

Filter Coffee — $4

Masala Chai — $4

Badam Gheer — $5

Neer Moor — $4

Selection of soft drinks and juices — from $4

A feed (me) fit for Kollywood’s Finest

Confused? Let the brothers choose for you.

Vijay — $29 per person

M.G.R. — $39 per person

Rajini — $49 per person

Notes

Brunch Menu

Brekky Menu

Plain Idly — $8

Sambar Idly — $9

Plain Dosa — $8

Ghee Dosa — $9

Masala Dosa — $10

Egg Dosa — $10

Medhu Vadai — $6

Sambar Vadai — $9

Pongal — $12

Poori — $12

Upma — $12

Extras — $2

Cocktails

Mimosa — $12

Bloody Mary — $12

Spritz — $12

Madrasi Drinks

Masala Tea — $4

Madrasi-Style Long Pour Filter Coffee — $4

The Brothers Recommend

South Indian Brekky Sampler Thali — $20

Bottomless Brunch — $39

Bottomless Brunch — $49

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About Madras Bros.

Egg Dosa — $10 