Samudra Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing Samudra, a vegetarian Indian restaurant located in Jackson Heights, NY. Known for its top-notch staff and flavorful dishes, Samudra offers a variety of South Indian favorites like uthappam, masala dosa, and thali plates. Customers praise the hot and fresh food, reasonable prices, and family-friendly atmosphere. Standout dishes include gobi manchurian dosa, paneer muttar, and topi dosa. The cafe-like ambiance and attentive service make for a relaxed dining experience. While the menu may be limited, each dish is consistently delicious. Overall, Samudra is a must-visit for vegetarian lovers looking for authentic South Indian cuisine.
Lunch & Dinner Specials
Express Lunch Box
vegetables, dal, pieces of roti and basmati rice.
Idly
Steamed rice and lentil patties served with sambar and coconut chutney.
Masala Idly
Chopped idly with onions curry leaf and chutney powder.
Sambar Idly
Idly soaked in sambar bowl.
Rasam Idly
Idly soaked in rasam bowl.
Fried Idly Strips
Chopped fried idly patties.
Medhu Vada
Crisp lentil doughnuts soaked in rasam soup.
Sambar Vada
Vada soaked in a sambar bowl.
Rasam Vada
Crispy lentil doughnuts soaked in rasam soup,
Dahi Vada
Vada soaked in yogurt bowl.
Idly And Vada Combo
piece of idly and vada served with sambar and coconut chutney.
Samosa
Pastries stuffed with potatoes and peas.
Aloo Bonda
Deep fried potato dumplings.
Vegetable Spring Roll
Vegetable crispy wrap.
Gobi Manchurian (Dry)
Indian Chinese fried cauliflower.
Onion Pakora
Sliced onions mixed with chickpeas flour, spices and deep fried.
Vegetable Pakora
pieces of onion and potato fritters, pieces of eggplant fritters.
Paneer Pakora
Indian style cheese marinated in Indian herbs, dipped in chickpeas flour, deep fried.
Samudra Platter
piece of samosa, aloo bonda and medhu vada, pieces of mixed pakora.
Appetizers
Soups
Rasam
Spicy tamarind lentil soup.
Mulligatawny Soup
Mildly spiced beans and lentils soup.
Vegetable Soup
Mixed vegetables cooked in vegetable with herbs.
Tomato Soup
Freshly tomato cooked with herbs and spices.
Spinach Soup
Vegetable stock blend with herbs spices and fresh spinach.
Samosa Chaat
Aloo Tikki Chaat
Papri Chaat
Bhel Puri
Sev Puri
Pani Puri
Dahi Batata Puri
Mumbai Chaats
Samudra Specials
Poori Bhaji
Puffy whole wheat bread served with potato curry.
Halwa Poori
Puffy whole wheat bread served with sweet halwa and chickpeas curry.
Channa Bhatura
Large puffy white flour bread served with chickpeas curry.
Upma
Cream of wheat cooked with onions and Indian herbs.
Mumbai Pav Bhaji
Vegetables cooked in tomato gravy with onions, garlic, ginger, and served with an Indian style burger bun.
Vada Pav (Bombay Burger)
Potato dumplings stuffed in bread and chutney inside.
Sada Dosa
Plain dosa, crispy crepe made with rice and lentil flour.
Onion Dosa
Crispy rice and lentil crepe sprinkled with onions and cilantro.
Set Dosa
Small soft plain dosas.
Masala Dosa
Crispy creps filled with potato masala.
Mysore Dosa
Dosa with layer of red hot chutney.
Mysore Masala Dosa
Dosa with layer of red hot chutney and filled with potato masala.
Butter Dosa
Dosa sprinkled with butter.
Butter Masala Dosa
Dosa sprinkled with butter and potato masala inside.
Pondicherry Dosa
Dosa with layer red hot chutney rolled with potato masala inside.
Paper Dosa
Large thin crispy crepe made with rice and lentil flour.
Paper Masala Dosa
Large, think crispy crepe made with rice and lentil flour filled with potato masala.
Spinach Dosa
Crepe made with rice and lentil flour and spinach filled.
Spinach Masala Dosa
Crepe made with rice and lentil flour, filled with spinach and potato masala.
Cheese Dosa
Crepe made with rice and lentil flour and Cheddar cheese sprinkled.
Cheese Masala Dosa
Dosa with mozzarella cheese and potato masala inside.
Paneer Dosa
Dosa with Indian style cheese inside.
Paneer Masala Dosa
Dosa with spinach and potato masala filling Inside.
Sada Rava Dosa
Crispy crepe made of semolina and rice flour mix.
Rava Masala Dosa
Crepe made of semolina and rice flour mix.
Mysore Rava Dosa
Dosa made of samolina and rice flour mix with layer of hot chutney and potato masala filled.
Mysore Rava Masala Dosa
Crispy crepe made of semolina and rice flour with a layer of red hot chutney and potato masala inside.
Plain Uthappam
Lentil and rice flour mix thick pan cake.
Onion And Chilli Uthappam
Pancake topped with onion, chilli and cilantro.
Mushroom Uthappam
Lentil and rice flour pancake topped with mushroom, onions and cilantro.
Mix Vegetable Uthappam
Lentil and rice flour pancake topped with mixed vegetables only, onions and cilantro.
Cheese Uthappam
Pancake topped with mozzarella cheese.
Paneer Uthappam
Thick pancake topped with cottage cheese with mild spices.
Special: Gobi Manchurian Dosa
Cauliflower cooked with authentic chinese herbs, spices, bell pepper, and onion. Dosa cut into pieces.
Special: Chili Paneer Dosa
Dosed filed with cubed indian cheese mixed with onion, bell pepper.
South Indian Entrees
North Indian Curries
Palak Paneer
Cubes of home made cottage cheese and spinach with spices and flavored with heavy cream served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Paneer Bhurji
Grated paneer cooked in tomato and onion sauce and spices served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Paneer Makhani
Cubes of home made cottage cheese cooked with tomato based onion sauce and flavored with heavy cream served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Mutter Paneer
Cubes of home made cottage cheese cooked with peas served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Chilli Paneer
Cubes of home made cottage cheese cooked with onions, bell pepper, tomato and spices flavored with soy sauce served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Kadahi Paneer
Cubes of home-made cottage cheese with bell pepper, onions, garlic, and ginger.
Aloo Palak
Aloo and spinach with spices and flavored with heavy cream served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Channa Palak
Channa and spinach with spices and flavored with heavy cream served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Channa Phishori
Chick peas and potato cooked with onion based tomato sauce and spices served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Chana Masala
Chickpeas cooked with onion, tomato and spices.
Aloo Gobi
Stir fried potatoes and cauliflower cooked with ginger, garlic and onion sauce served with basmati rice, raitha and pickle.
Aloo Mutter
Stir fried potatoes and peas cooked with ginger, garlic and onion sauce served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Zeera Aloo
Fresh baby potato sauteed with cumin seeds, garlic, and ginger.
Bhindi Masala
Okra cooked in tomato onion sauce and spices served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Bhindi Nilagiri
Okra cooked in sauce, coconut milk and south indian spices served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Dal Makhani
Mixed lentils cooked on slow flame and spices flavored with heavy cream served with basmati rice, raitha and pickle.
Dal Tadka
Yellow dal cooked on slow flame with onion, garlic and spices served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Navratan Korma
Chef's choice of vegetables cooked in a cream based sauce with spices served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Vegetable Makhanwala
Chef's choice of vegetables cooked in a onion based tomato sauce flavored with heavy cream served with basmati rice, raitha and pickle.
Vegetable Vindaloo
Chef's choice of vegetables cooked with tomato based sauce flavored with vinegar served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Mixed Vegetable Curry
Chef's choice of vegetables cooked in tomato onion sauce served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Malai Kofta
Vegetable balls cooked in a creamy sauce served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Sukh Hara Bara Beans
Cut beans sorted with onion, garlic and grounded coconut served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Baingan Bhartha
Roasted eggplant cooked with onions, garlic and spices served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Gobi Manchurian
Cauliflower cooked with authentic chinese herbs and spices. Served with basmati rice, raitha, and pickle.
Roti
Whole wheat.
Chapati
Whole wheat.
Poori
Bhature
Aloo Paratha
Gobi Paratha
Paneer Paratha
Indian Breads
Rice
Vegetable Pulao
Basmati rice cooked with vegetables and spices.
Pongal
Rice and lentils cooked in ghee and Indian spices.
Bisi Bele Bath
Rice cooked with lentils, mixed vegetables, and south Indian spices.
Tamarind Rice
Served with sambar, raitha, pickle, and papadam.
Lemon Rice
Served with sambar, raitha, pickle, and papadam.
Tomato Rice
Served with sambar, raitha, pickle, and papadam.
Yogurt Rice
Served with sambar, raitha, pickle, and papadam.
Coconut Rice
Served with sambar, raitha, pickle, and papadam.
Vegetable Biryani
Rasmalai ( Pc)
Cottage cheese in rose flavored milk and pistachio.
Gulab Jaman ( Pc)
Milk balls deep fried with warm sugar syrup.
Sooji Halwa
Roasted semolina flour sweetened with sugar and ghee.
Kheer
Rice cooked in milk, sugar and garnished with nuts.
Ice Cream
Your choice of mango, vanilla or pistachio ice cream.
Carrot Halwa
Shredded carrot cooked in sugar and butter.
Falooda
Ice cream with milk, rose syrup, sev and basil seeds.
Desserts
Side Orders
Basmati Rice
Raitha
Papadam ( Pc)
Samudra Salad
Cucumber, carrots, onion, lemon, and green chili.
Soda (Can)
Fresh Lime Soda
Lassi
-Contains Dairy. Yogurt drink, mango, sweet, salt, and spicy butter mix.
Juice
Vegan