Our Menu

Biryani, curries, clay-oven grills, breads, desserts and drinks β€” all made fresh daily.

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Veg Curries

Veg Curries

Garden-fresh vegetables, paneer and lentils simmered in house-ground masalas.

Mixed Veg

Mixed Veg

$12.99

Mixed vegetables cooked together with turmeric and other spices

Veg
Aloo Gobhi

Aloo Gobhi

$12.99

Cauliflower and potato cooked together with turmeric and other spices

Veg
Channa Masala

Channa Masala

$12.99

Chickpeas cooked with spicy masala gravy taste

Veg
Dal Makhni

Dal Makhni

$13.99

Rich black lentil cooked with fresh garlic, onion, tomatoes and kidney beans

Veg
Saag Pappu

Saag Pappu

$13.99

Tender spinach and toor dal tempered with garlic, cumin and dry red chillies

Veg
Bhindi Do Pyaza

Bhindi Do Pyaza

$12.99

Okra fried with onion, tomatoes and ginger garlic

Veg
Soya Methi Malai

Soya Methi Malai

$13.99

Soya chaap chunks combining bitterness of fenugreek leaves cooked in cream gravy

Veg
Paneer Tikka Masala

Paneer Tikka Masala

$14.99

Cottage cheese cooked in tandoor with ginger, bell pepper and onion

Veg
Aloo Matar

Aloo Matar

$12.99

Green peas, potatoes, onion, ginger, garlic and herbs

Veg
Shahi Paneer

Shahi Paneer

$14.99

Cottage cheese cooked in rich creamy onion and tomato gravy

Veg
Non Veg Curries

Non Veg Curries

Slow-cooked chicken, goat, egg and fish curries plus clay-oven favourites.

Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

$14.99

Oven roasted chicken breast cubes cooked in buttery tomato sauce

Non-Veg
Chicken Curry

Chicken Curry

$13.99

Chicken thigh cubes cooked with whole spices, garnished with fresh cilantro and ginger

Non-Veg
Goat Curry

Goat Curry

$17.99

Cooked with whole spices and garnished with fresh cilantro seeds

Non-Veg
Egg Curry

Egg Curry

$12.99

Boiled eggs cooked in onion, tomato gravy and spices

Non-Veg
Fish Curry

Fish Curry

$13.99

Fish cooked with creamy coconut sauce topped with julienne cut ginger and cilantro

Non-Veg
Karahi Chicken

Karahi Chicken

$14.99

Stir fry bell peppers and onions cooked with coriander seeds

Non-Veg
Saag Chicken

Saag Chicken

$14.99

Mustard leaves with spinach, chicken cubes and spices

Non-Veg
Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala

$14.99

Stir fry bell peppers and onions cooked with cilantro seeds

Non-Veg
Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka

$13.99

Chicken cubes, stir fry bell pepper and onions cooked with cilantro seeds

Non-Veg
Fish Tikka (Basa)

Fish Tikka (Basa)

$13.99

Clay oven roasted fish marinated with creamy herbs, spices and yogurt

Non-Veg
Chicken Seekh Kebab

Chicken Seekh Kebab

$13.99

Minced chicken with chopped garlic, ginger, mint leaves cooked in clay oven

Non-Veg
Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken

$13.99

Chicken legs marinated with ginger-garlic paste and cooked in clay oven

Non-Veg
Peri Peri Wings

Peri Peri Wings

$13.99

Chicken wings marinated with peri peri sauce and cooked in clay oven

Non-Veg
Tandoori Soya Chaap

Tandoori Soya Chaap

$12.99

Marinated with yogurt, ginger-garlic paste and spices, grilled in clay oven with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers

Veg
Tandoori Specials

Tandoori Specials

Marinated overnight and kissed by the flames of our clay oven.

Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka

$13.99

Chicken cubes, stir fry bell pepper and onions cooked with cilantro seeds

Non-Veg
Fish Tikka (Basa)

Fish Tikka (Basa)

$13.99

Clay oven roasted fish marinated with creamy herbs, spices and yogurt

Non-Veg
Chicken Seekh Kebab

Chicken Seekh Kebab

$13.99

Minced chicken with chopped garlic, ginger, mint leaves cooked in clay oven

Non-Veg
Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken

$13.99

Chicken legs marinated with ginger-garlic paste and cooked in clay oven

Non-Veg
Peri Peri Wings

Peri Peri Wings

$13.99

Chicken wings marinated with peri peri sauce and cooked in clay oven

Non-Veg
Tandoori Soya Chaap

Tandoori Soya Chaap

$12.99

Marinated with yogurt, ginger-garlic paste and spices, grilled in clay oven with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers

Veg
Paneer Tikka

Paneer Tikka

$14.99

Cubes of cottage cheese marinated in spiced yogurt, chargrilled with peppers and onion

Veg
South Special – Biryani

South Special – Biryani

Our signature dum biryanis, layered with fragrant seeragasamba and basmati rice.

Chicken 65 Biryani

Chicken 65 Biryani

$12.99

Crispy Chicken 65 layered over spiced dum rice

Non-Veg
Chennai Chicken Biryani

Chennai Chicken Biryani

$12.99

Madras-style biryani with bone-in chicken and mint

Non-Veg
Egg Roast Biryani

Egg Roast Biryani

$11.99

Masala-roasted eggs on aromatic biryani rice

Non-Veg
Ambur Mutton Biryani

Ambur Mutton Biryani

$14.99

Tender mutton in the iconic Ambur seeraga samba style

Non-Veg
Ambur Chicken 65 Biryani

Ambur Chicken 65 Biryani

$13.99

Ambur-style rice crowned with fiery Chicken 65

Non-Veg
Chicken Donne Biryani

Chicken Donne Biryani

$13.99

Bengaluru-style green masala biryani served in a leaf cup

Non-Veg
South Special – Appetizers

South Special – Appetizers

Crispy, fiery starters straight from the kitchens of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Chicken 65

Chicken 65

$12.99

Classic spicy fried chicken with curry leaves

Non-Veg
Chicken 65 (Boneless)

Chicken 65 (Boneless)

$14.99

Boneless bites tossed in red chilli and curry leaf

Non-Veg
Fish Fry (King Fish) 2 piece

Fish Fry (King Fish) 2 piece

$16.99

King fish steaks rubbed with coastal masala and pan-fried

Non-Veg
Fish Tava Fry (Pomfret) full

Fish Tava Fry (Pomfret) full

$15.99

Whole pomfret griddle-fried in spiced masala

Non-Veg
Prawn Fry Masala

Prawn Fry Masala

$15.99

Prawns roasted with onions, pepper and spices

Non-Veg
Prawn 65

Prawn 65

$15.99

Crispy prawns in a tangy 65-style coating

Non-Veg
South Special – Gravy

South Special – Gravy

Bold pepper and Chettinad-style gravies, perfect with parotta or rice.

Pepper Mutton Masala

Pepper Mutton Masala

$15.99

Mutton slow-cooked with crushed black pepper

Non-Veg
Pepper Chicken Masala

Pepper Chicken Masala

$13.99

Chicken tossed in a fiery pepper masala

Non-Veg
Egg Roast Masala

Egg Roast Masala

$11.99

Kerala-style eggs in caramelised onion masala

Non-Veg
Fish Curry

Fish Curry

$14.99

Tangy tamarind fish curry, South Indian style

Non-Veg
Mutton Curry

Mutton Curry

$15.99

Home-style mutton kuzhambu with whole spices

Non-Veg
Chicken Curry

Chicken Curry

$13.99

Traditional South Indian chicken kuzhambu

Non-Veg
Breads

Breads

Hand-stretched and baked to order in our tandoor.

Tandoori Roti

Tandoori Roti

$1.99

Whole wheat flatbread from the clay oven

Veg
Butter Naan

Butter Naan

$2.99

Soft leavened bread brushed with butter

Veg
Garlic Naan

Garlic Naan

$3.99

Naan topped with fresh garlic and cilantro

Veg
Tava Roti

Tava Roti

$1.50

Thin griddle-cooked wheat roti

Veg
Chicken Keema Naan

Chicken Keema Naan

$8.99

Naan stuffed with spiced minced chicken

Veg
Paneer Paratha

Paneer Paratha

$5.99

Flaky paratha filled with spiced paneer

Veg
Aloo Gobi Paratha

Aloo Gobi Paratha

$4.99

Paratha stuffed with potato and cauliflower

Veg
Amritsari Kulcha

Amritsari Kulcha

$4.99

Crisp stuffed kulcha, Amritsar style

Veg
Rice

Rice

Fragrant basmati, cooked fresh throughout the day.

Plain Rice

Plain Rice

$7.99

Steamed long-grain basmati

Veg
Jeera Rice

Jeera Rice

$7.99

Basmati tempered with cumin and ghee

Veg
Ghee Rice

Ghee Rice

$14.99

Rich ghee rice with cashews and whole spices

Veg
Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani

$14.99

Classic dum biryani with tender chicken

Veg
Mutton Biryani

Mutton Biryani

$16.99

Slow-cooked mutton dum biryani

Veg
Desserts

Desserts

A sweet finish, made in-house.

Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun

$5.99

Warm milk dumplings in rose-cardamom syrup

Veg
Kheer (Regular)

Kheer (Regular)

$4.99

Creamy rice pudding with nuts

Veg
Kheer (Large)

Kheer (Large)

$10.99

Family-size creamy rice pudding

Veg
Rava Kesari

Rava Kesari

$5.99

Saffron semolina sweet with ghee

Veg
Payasam

Payasam

$5.99

South Indian vermicelli milk pudding

Veg
Rasmalai

Rasmalai

$4.99

Soft paneer discs in saffron milk

Veg
Drinks

Drinks

Cool lassis, soda and our famous filter coffee.

Mango Lassi

Mango Lassi

$4.99

Alphonso mango blended with yogurt

Veg
Mojito (Soft Drink)

Mojito (Soft Drink)

$7.99

Mint, lime and soda – alcohol free

Veg
Badam Milk

Badam Milk

$5.99

Almond and saffron milk

Veg
Masala Tea

Masala Tea

$2.50

Spiced Indian chai

Veg
Fresh Lime Soda

Fresh Lime Soda

$4.99

Zesty lime with sparkling soda

Veg
Salt & Sweet Lassi

Salt & Sweet Lassi

$4.99

The best of both, half and half

Veg
Sweet Lassi

Sweet Lassi

$6.69

Classic sweetened yogurt drink

Veg
Salt Lassi

Salt Lassi

$6.69

Savoury cumin-spiced lassi

Veg
Filter Coffee

Filter Coffee

$6.50

Traditional South Indian decoction coffee

Veg
Lime Soda (Sweet & Salt)

Lime Soda (Sweet & Salt)

$6.69

Refreshing lime soda, your way

Veg

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Menu Questions, Answered

Do you have vegetarian options?

Yes β€” we offer over 20 vegetarian dishes including paneer curries, dal makhni, channa masala, breads, rice and desserts.

What is the most popular biryani at South Empire?

Our Ambur Mutton Biryani and Chennai Chicken Biryani are guest favourites, followed closely by the Chicken 65 Biryani.

Can I adjust the spice level?

Absolutely. Let us know mild, medium or hot when ordering and our chefs will tailor your dish.

Do you offer catering and party trays?

Yes, we cater family events, office lunches and celebrations across the Niagara Region. Contact us for a quote.

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