Clay Oven Cuisine of India

    78 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
    (650) 342-9194
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    Menu

    Menu availability may vary based on the time of your order.

    All Day Menu

    Appetizers

    Soup & Salads

    Breads

    Chicken Dishes

    Vegetarian

    Seafood

    Lamb Dishes

    Indian Clay Oven Roasted Dishes

    Clay Oven Dinners

    Rice Specialties

    Dessert

    Beverages

    Menu

    All Day Menu
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    Appetizers

    Appetizers

    Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney

    Papadum

    Clay oven roasted crispy spiced lentil wafers.

    $3.00

    Vegetable Samosa

    Homemade crisp pastries stuffed with fresh potatoes and peas.

    $6.95

    Onion Bhaji

    Delicately spiced deep-fried onion fritters.

    $6.95

    Palak Pakora

    Spinach coated in garbanzo batter, then deep fried.

    $6.95

    Vegetable Pakora

    Mixed vegetable fritters delicately spiced.

    $6.95

    Bangan Pakora

    Eggplant dipped in garbanzo batter.

    $7.95

    Cheese Pakora

    Homemade cheese pieces dipped in garbanzo batter.

    $6.95

    Fish Pakora

    Fresh fish marinated with clay oven spices.

    $8.95

    Chicken Pakora

    Breast cubes marinated with clay oven spices then dipped in garbanzo batter.

    $8.95

    Clay Oven Meat Platter

    Cooked in clay oven.

    $11.95

    Soup & Salads

    Dal Soup

    Delicately spiced lentil soup garnished with vegetables.

    $5.95

    Mulligatawny Soup

    A delicately spiced chicken and lentil soup.

    $6.95

    Mixed House Salad

    $6.00

    Cucumber Salad

    $5.00

    Raita

    Homemade yogurt with cucumber and carrots mixed with spices.

    $4.00

    Mango Chutney

    $3.00

    Mixed Pickle

    $2.00

    Breads

    Freshly clay oven baked breads.

    Naan

    Leafed bread baked in tandoor.

    $3.00

    Goat Cheese Naan

    Naan stuffed with homemade cheese.

    $5.95

    Onion Kulcha

    Naan stuffed with onion.

    $4.95

    Garlic Naan

    Leavened bread stuffed with fresh garlic.

    $4.95

    Kashmiri Naan

    Naan stuffed with nuts, raisins, coconut and chernes.

    $6.95

    Keema Naan

    Leavened bread stuffed with minced lamb.

    $6.95

    Chapati

    Famous whole wheat bread.

    $3.00

    Paratha

    Buttered and multi-layered whole wheat bread.

    $4.95

    Aloo Paratha

    Whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas.

    $4.95

    Chili Naan

    Naan stuffed with fresh chili.

    $4.95

    Spinach Nan

    Nan stuffed with fresh spinach.

    $4.95

    Assorted Basket

    Garlic Naan, Kashmiri Nan and Plain Naan.

    $9.95

    Mushroom Cheese Chili Naan

    Naan stuffed with fresh mushroom, home made cheese and fresh chili.

    $7.95

    Chicken Dishes

    All dinners served mild, medium or spicy hot upon request all the chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

    Chicken Curry

    Chicken cooked with stir-fried onion, ginger, garlic, tomato and spices.

    $14.95

    Chicken Vindaloo

    Chicken cooked in hot spicy sauce with fresh potatoes.

    $15.95

    Chicken Coconut Curry

    Chicken cooked in coconut sauce and spices with lentils.

    $16.95

    Chicken Tikka Masala

    Clay oven roasted chicken in creamy sauce.

    $16.95

    Chicken Mushroom

    Tender chicken cooked with spices and mushrooms.

    $15.95

    Chicken Korma

    Chicken in a moderately mild cream sauce with nuts.

    $15.95

    Butter chicken

    Strips of tandoori chicken cooked in a mild creamy sauce.

    $16.95

    Chicken Saag

    Chicken cooked with deliciously spiced creamed spinach.

    $15.95

    Chicken Jalfrezi

    Tender chicken cooked with a potpourri of chopped assorted vegetables.

    $14.95

    Punjabi Chicken Curry

    A North Indian preparation of hot chicken curry.

    $15.95

    Hydrabadi Chicken Curry

    Chicken cooked with hydrabadi masala, apricots and potato straws.

    $14.95

    Velvet Chicken

    An old favorite, diced chicken cooked with aromatic spices.

    $15.95

    Kashmiri Chicken

    Clay oven roasted chicken cooked in butter sauce with spinach.

    $15.95

    Vegetarian

    All dishes can be prepared mild, medium or hot.

    Mixed Vegetable

    Fresh cut assorted vegetables in stir fried onion, ginger, garlic and herbs.

    $12.95

    Aloo Gobhi

    Fresh cauliflower and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices.

    $13.95

    Bengan Bhartha

    Fresh eggplant, cook in clay oven on charcoal fire.

    $13.95

    Mushroom Mattar

    Fresh mushrooms cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes and spices.

    $13.95

    Mattar Paneer

    Homemade farmer cheese and fresh green peas cooked with herbs.

    $13.95

    Vegetable Korma

    Fresh cut vegetable cooked with creamy sauce almonds, nuts and raisins.

    $14.95

    Malai Kofta

    Grinded vegetables and paneer cooked with creamy sauce.

    $13.95

    Saag Paneer

    Fresh spinach cooked with herbs and spices with homemade cheese cubes.

    $14.95

    Paneer Jalfrezi

    Fresh cut vegetable and cheese cooked with herbs and spices.

    $13.95

    Aloo Saag

    Fresh spinach cooked with herbs, spices and potatoes.

    $13.95

    Chana Masala

    Spicy garbanzo beans.

    $13.95

    Dal

    Lentils delicately spiced and sauteed with ginger and garlic.

    $13.95

    Bhindi Bhaji

    Fresh cut okra cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes and spices.

    $13.95

    Aloo Mattar

    Fresh green peas and potatoes cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes and spices.

    $13.95

    Paneer Makhni

    Homemade cheese in creamy tomato sauce.

    $14.95

    Vegetable Coconut Curry

    Fresh mixed vegetables in coconut milk.

    $14.95

    Hydrabadi Vegetables

    Fresh mixed vegetables cooked with spices, apricots and potato straws.

    $12.95

    Palak Dal

    Fresh spinach cooked with lentils.

    $13.95

    Seafood

    All dishes can be prepared mild, medium or hot.

    Punjabi Prawn Curry

    Prawns cooked with stir fried onions and ginger.

    $16.95

    Prawn Vindaloo

    Prawn cooked with fresh potatoes hot spicy sauce.

    $16.95

    Prawn Saag

    Prawns cooked with deliciously spiced cream spinach.

    $17.95

    Prawn Tikka Masala

    Clay oven roasted prawns in a mild cream sauce.

    $17.95

    Prawn Mushrooms

    Prawns cooked with spices and mushrooms.

    $16.95

    Prawn Jalfrezi

    Prawns cooked with a potpourri of assorted vegetables.

    $17.95

    Prawn Korma

    Prawns cooked in a moderately spiced cream sauce.

    $17.95

    Prawn Goa Curry

    King prawns cooked with coconut milk and spices.

    $18.95

    Fish Vindaloo

    Fresh fish cooked with stir fired onion, tomato and fresh potatoes.

    $18.95

    Fish Tikka Masala

    Clay oven roasted fresh fish cooked in an exotic blend of spices.

    $17.95

    Punjabi Fish Curry

    A Northern Indian preparation of hot fish curry.

    $17.95

    Kashmiri Fish

    Clay oven roasted fresh fish in creamy spinach.

    $16.95

    Clay Oven Mix Seafood

    Clay oven roasted fresh fish and prawns with sauce.

    $19.95

    Lamb Dishes

    All dinners served mild, medium or spicy hot upon request.

    Rogan Josh

    Classic lamb curry with garlic, ginger and onion gravy sauce.

    $17.95

    Hyderabadi Lamb

    Cubes of lamb cooked hyderabadi style with apricot and potato straws.

    $17.95

    Lamb Coconut

    Lamb simmered in coconut milk.

    $18.95

    Punjabi Lamb Curry

    A North Indian preparation of hot lamb curry.

    $17.95

    Lamb Saag

    Lamb cooked with delicious spiced creamed spinach.

    $17.95

    Lamb Vindaloo

    Lamb cooked with fresh potatoes and spicy hot sauce.

    $17.95

    Lamb Korma

    Lamb cooked in a mildly cream sauce with nuts.

    $18.95

    Lamb Tikka Masala

    Clay oven roasted lamb cubes in creamy sauce.

    $18.95

    Lamb Jalfrezi

    Tender lamb pieces pan fried with a potpourri of chopped assorted vegetables.

    $17.95

    Kashmiri Lamb

    Clay oven roasted boti with spinach.

    $17.95

    Indian Clay Oven Roasted Dishes

    All dishes are cooked on charcoal fire in clay pot and served on sizzling platter.

    Tandoori Chicken

    Chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger and garlic, then roasted in our clay oven.

    $17.95

    Chicken Tikka Kabob

    Boneless cubed breast of chicken, marinated and roasted in our clay oven.

    $16.95

    Boti Kabob

    Succulent cubed leg of lamb, marinated and roasted in the clay oven.

    $19.95

    Prawn Tandoori

    Jumbo prawns marinated in yogurt and spices then roasted in the clay oven.

    $19.95

    Fish Tandoori

    Fresh fish marinated in special spices and cooked in clay oven.

    $19.95

    Seekh Kabob

    Minced lamb mixed with herbs and spices, then cooked in clay oven.

    $18.95

    Lamb Chops

    Free range, natural rack of lamb marinated in clay ovenssignature recipe of yogurt Indian spices.

    $24.95

    Clay Oven Mixed Grill

    $24.95

    Clay Oven Dinners

    Vegetable Thali (For Two)

    Papadum, saag paneer, naan, vegetable samosa, dal makhni, rice, raita, kheer.

    $50.95

    Clay Oven Thali (For Two)

    Papadum, tandoori chicken, naan, vegetable samosa, boti kabob, saag paneer, chicken tikka masala, rice, raita, kheer.

    $56.95

    Rice Specialties

    Tempting rice dishes.

    Rice Pilau

    Saffron flavored basmati rice garnished with peas.

    $4.95

    Vegetable Biriyani

    Saffron flavored basmati rice with vegetables and nuts.

    $12.95

    Kashmiri Biryani

    Fruits and nuts cooked with rice.

    $12.95

    Chicken Biriyani

    Saffron flavored basmati rice with spiced chicken and nuts.

    $14.95

    Lamb Biriyani

    Saffron flavored basmati rice with spiced lamb and nuts.

    $15.95

    Prawns Biryani

    Saffron flavored basmati rice with prawns and nuts.

    $16.95

    Punjabi Fried Rice

    Basmati rice fried with potatoes, eggs and green peas.

    $10.95

    Steamed Rice

    $4.95

    Dessert

    Kheer

    Dessert made from basmati rice cooked with sugar, milk and served cold with almonds and pistachio nuts.

    $4.95

    Kulfi

    Authentic saffron flavored Indian ice cream, enriched with nuts.

    $5.95

    Gulab Jamun

    Cottage cheese balls fried and soaked in flavored syrup.

    $3.50

    Mango Kulfi

    Fresh homemade ice cream with mango pulp.

    $3.50

    Coconut Ice Cream

    $3.50

    Beverages

    Punjabi Chai

    Special tea from east Himalayan valleys.

    $4.95

    Mango Lassi

    A refreshing drink with homemade yogurt and Indian Alfanso mango juice.

    $6.95

    Sweet Lassi

    A refreshing drink with homemade yogurt.

    $5.95

    Coffee

    $2.00

    Iced Tea

    $4.95

    Lemonade

    $4.95

    Sodas

    Choice of soda.

    $3.00

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    Clay Oven Cuisine of India

    78 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
    (650) 342-9194

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