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Soups & Salads

  • Tomato Soup$4.99

    Zesty fresh tomatoes and real cream create a truly comforting, velvety smooth tomato soup.

  • Lentil Soup$4.99

    Thick vegetable soup made with lentil

  • Chicken Corn Soup$6.49

    Soup made with chicken and corn with a hint of sweetness

  • Veg Corn Soup$5.49

    Thin soup made with sweet corn kernels & vegetables

  • Hot & Sour Soup – Veg/Chicken$6.49

    The Indo-Chinese aka desi style hot and sour soup has a tomato and chili base broth. It has a characteristic vibrant red color.

  • Cucumber Salad$4.99

    Tossed salad with cucumbers and house dressing

  • Chowrastha’s Special Raita$4.99

    Homemade yougurt with onions, cilantro, green chillies and black peppers powder
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South Indian Specials

  • Steamed Idly (3pcs)$6.99

    Steamed rice patties, served with chutney or sambar

  • Medhu Vada (3pcs)$7.99

    Fried Lentil doughnuts, served with Chutneys or Sambar

  • Plain Dosa$7.99

    Thin Crèpe made with Rice and Lentil batter, served with Chutneys or Sambar

  • Paneer Masala Dosa$10.99

    Thin Crèpe made with Rice and Lentil batter, topped with shredded Paneer, stuffed with Potato Masala, served with Chutneys and Sambar

  • Punugulu$6.99

    Fluffy fritters made of rice and black lentils batter, served with peanut or tomato chutney.

  • Plain Uthappam$9.99

    Thick pancake made with rice and lentils, served with Chutneys or Sambar

  • Mysore bajji (4pcs)$8.99

    Fried dumplings made with flour, yogurt and spices, served with Chutney or Sambar
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Veg Appetizers

  • Samosa (2 PCS) $4.99

    A triangular fried pastry stuffed with potatoes, peas and spices.

  • Egg Puff$4.99

    Grilled veggies combined with egg stuffed in flaky pastry sheets

  • Onion Pakoda$7.99

    Sliced onion dusted with chick peas flour and deep fried

  • Mirchi Bajji$7.99

    Pepper slices coated with chick peas flour deep fried

  • Chillie Paneer$10.99

    Cottage cheese chunks tossed in sweet sour and spicy chilli sauce.

  • Gobi Manchuria$10.99

    Sautéed in a delicious sweet and tangy Manchurian sauce.

  • Chowrastha Special Veg Momos$9.99

    Momo stuffed with freshly chopped Vegetable’s (Onion, carrot, cabbage, beans & Coriander), herbs and Tinch of Spices
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Non-Veg Appetizers

  • Chicken Puff$4.99

    Grilled chicken stuffed in flaky pastry sheets.

  • Apollo Fish$12.99

    Crispy fried fish tossed in a yogurt sauce with green chillies and curry leaves.

  • Chicken 555$10.99

    Deep fried chicken cooked in special sauce with cashews.

  • Chowarastha Special Kodi Vepudu$11.99

    Special chicken sautéed with home made spices and cashewnut

  • Prawns 65$12.99

    Deep fried marinated shrimp sauteed with chef made 65 sauce with curry leaves and chillies.

  • Mamsam Miryala Vepudu(Mutton Pepper Fry)$13.99

    Mutton fried with black pepper powder and special spices

  • Chowrastha Special Chicken Wings ( 8pcs)$10.99

    Deep fried chicken Wings marinated with Home made batter and spices
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Naan Tacos

  • Paneer 65 Naan Taco $7.99

    Tortillas filled with fried paneer, cumin lime sour cream, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, southwestern spices and chipotle ranch

  • Paneer Manchurian Naan Taco $7.99

    Tortillas filled with fried panner, cumin lime sour cream, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, southwestern spices and chipotle ranch

  • Chicken 65 Naan Taco $8.99

    Tortillas filled with chicken 65, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, chipotle sauce and ranch

  • Chicken Tikka Naan Taco $8.99

    Tortillas filled with chicken tikka, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, chipotle sauce and ranch

  • Lamb Naan Taco $9.99

    Grilled chunks Of Indian marinated mutton chopped and wrapped In with slaw, mint chutney and lemon mustard.
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Tandoori (Kababs)

  • Paneer Tikka Kabab$11.99

    Marinated Indian cottage cheese grilled in a tandoor (Clay Oven)

  • Chicken Tikka Kabab$12.99

    Boneless free range Chicken pieces marinated in yogurt, mace, ginger and other spices grilled in a Tandoor(Clay Oven)

  • Chicken Hariyali Kebab$14.99

    Chicken drumsticks marinated with a special green chutney and yogurt sauce

  • Tandoori Chicken (Half/Full)$13.99/19.99

    Chicken legs and thigh pieces are marinated overnight in yogurt with herbs and spices and cooked on skewers in tandoor (clay oven)

  • Grilled Fish$11.99

    Fresh fish fillets marinated and cooked in a tandoor oven to perfection

  • Fish Tandoori (Pompret)$14.99

    whole pompret fish marinated and cooked in a tandoor oven to perfection

  • Mixed Tandoori Platter$19.99

    Assorted sampler of all the tandoor items from the menu
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Veg Entrees

  • Channa Masala$11.99

    Chickpeas cooked with tomatoes

  • Aloo Gobi$11.99

    Cubes of potato and cauliflower cooked with onions, tomatoes and mild spices

  • Panner Butter Masala$12.99

    Homemade cheese cubes & tomatoes cooked with curry sauce

  • Bendi Masala$12.99

    Made with okra, onions, cubed tomatoes tossed with Indian spices

  • Chana/Gobi/Aloo Saag$12.99

    Chickpeas/Cauliflower/Potatoes cooked with fresh spinach, spiced with ginger and garlic

  • Gutti Vankaya Kura (Egg Plant curry)$12.99

    Small eggplant sauteed & cooked in mild sauce & spices in chettinad style

  • Tomato Dal$11.99

    Loosened yellow lentils cooked with spices, tomato / spinach, green chilli, cumins and onions.
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Non-Veg Entrees

  • Egg Bhurji$12.99

    Dhaba style scrambled eggs cooked with onions and chillies

  • Chicken Tikka Masala$13.99

    Chunks of chicken grilled in a clay oven and then cooked in a light creamy Tomato sauce with Bell Peppers and Onions

  • Chicken Saag$13.99

    Boneless chicken cooked in creamy sauce and spinach

  • Gongura Chicken$13.99

    Boneless chicken curry cooked with a paste made of tangy “Gongura Leaves” and other spices and herbs in South Indian style.

  • Telangana Kodi Kurma (Chicken Korma)$13.99

    Boneless chicken curry cooked with different syle gravy with little spice twist

  • Andhra Chicken Curry$13.99

    Chicken finished with homemade curry sauce in Andhra tradition

  • Goat Vindaloo$14.99

    Fantastic fiery red Indian curry dish of tender bone in Goat cooked in vindaloo sauce made with lots of red chillies, vinegar, garlic and spices.
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Chowrastha Biryanis

  • Veg Biryani$11.99/29.99

    Medley of green vegetables, basmati rice desi ghee, curd and endless spices

  • Paneer Biryani$12.99/30.99

    Curried boiled eggs cooked in basmati rice with special herbs and spices

  • Egg 65 Biryani$13.99/32.99

    cheese cubes cooked in basmati rice with special herbs and spices

  • Chowrastha Spl Boneless Biryani$13.99/33.99

    Curried boneless chicken and eggs cooked in basmati rice with special herbs and spices

  • Gongura Goat Dum Biryani$14.99/35.99

    marinated baby goat and saffron infused rice cooked on ‘dum’ or slow heat with sour red sorrel leaves

  • Fish Biryani$14.99/36.99

    A spicy fish cooked in special Home made masala powder

  • Gongura Shrimp Biryani$14.99/36.99

    Basmati rice cooked with shrimp and sour red sorrel leaves
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Chowrastha Pulavs

  • Guthi Vankaya Pulav$12.99/30.99

    Brinjal pulao is a delicious one pot rice pilaf made with spices and veggies, topped with crisp pan fried paneer.

  • Egg Roast Pulav$12.99/30.99

    Curried boiled eggs cooked in basmati rice with special herbs and spice

  • Pachi Mirchi Paneer Pulav$13.99/32.99

    Paneer pulao is a delicious one pot rice pilaf made with spices and veggies, topped with crisp pan fried paneer.

  • Chicken 65 Pulav$13.99/32.99

    Chicken pulao is a delicious one pot rice pilaf made with spices and veggies, topped with crisp pan fried chicken.

  • Pachi Mirchi Chicken Pulav$13.99/32.99

    Chicken pulao is a delicious one pot rice pilaf made with spices and veggies, topped with crisp pan fried chicken

  • Goat Keema Pulav$14.99/35.99

    Flavoured long grain rice mixed with fried meat and blended with spices, masala, ands aroma

  • Shrim Fry Pulav$14.99/35.99

    Prawns spiced in masalas and spices and served with hot Indian basmati rice
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Chat

  • Pani Puri ( 7pcs)$6.99

    Crispy-fried puffed balls with a side of potato, chickpeas, onions, spices and flavoured water

  • Bhel Puri$6.99

    A mixture of puffed rice, broken crunchy puries, boiled potato bits, finely chopped onions with chutneys

  • Samosa Chat(2 Samosas)$6.99

    Samosa served with hot chickpea curry, topped with yogurt, tamarind and finly chopped onions

  • Chole Bhatura$8.99

    Chickpeas curry served with puffy fried bread

  • Vada Pav$6.99

    A deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread and served with chutney

  • Dahi Vada$6.99

    A deep fried vada made out of rice and lentils and soaked in sweet tangy yogurt

  • Pav Bhaji$6.99

    A mixture of mashed vegetables in thick gravy served with bread
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Breads

  • Plain Naan$1.99

    All purpose flour dough mixed with milk & butter, baked in a tandoor clay oven

  • Garlic Naan$2.99

    White flour dough mixed with milk & butter, baked in a tandoor clay oven and topped with garlic

  • Butter Naan$2.49

    White flour dough mixed with milk & butter, baked in a tandoor clay oven and topped with butter.

  • Bullet Naan$3.49

    White flour dough mixed with milk & butter, baked in a tanddor clay oven and topped with fresh green chili peppers

  • Onion Kulcha$3.49

    Spiced onion filing stuffed in fresh dough rolled & baked in a tandoor clay oven

  • Tandoori Roti$2.49

    Wheat flour dough rolled into roti and baked in tandoor clay oven

  • Chapati$1.99

    Bread made of whole wheat flour and cooked on a griddle
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Rice

  • Sambar Rice$8.99

    Rice cooked with lentils and mixed vegetables served with papad

  • Jeera Rice$7.99

    Rice cooked with cumin seed

  • Curd Rice$7.99

    Rice mixed with yogurt and raisins. granished with carrots and cilantro

  • Pappu Charu Kodi Kura(Chicken)$13.99

    Lentil soup with chicken curry served with rice

  • Pappu Charu Mamsam Kura(Mutton)$14.99

    Lentil soup with lamb curry served with rice

  • Plain Rice$2.49

    Steamed white basmati rice

  • Saffron Rice $2.99

    Dish made from saffron, white rice and vegetable.
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Desserts

  • Carrot Halwa$3.99

    Grated carrots cooked in sweetened milk.

  • Gulab Jamun $3.99

    Milk powder golden fry soft balls, soaked in cardamom flavored sweet syrup. Served warm

  • Ras Malai $3.99

    Steam cheese dumpling soaked in saffron-rose flavoured creamy sauce

  • Rice Pudding or Kheer$3.99

    Indian pudding made with rice and soaked in creamy milk mixture along with nuts

  • Double Ka Meetha$3.99

    Indian bread pudding made with fried bread slices and soaked in creamy milk mixture
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Beverages

  • Mango Lassi$4.49

    A refreshing yogurt drink made from yogurt, milk, and mango pulp

  • Chikoo Milkshake$4.49

    A refreshing and healthy shake made from ripened sapota, milk, and coconut sugar

  • Lassi (Sweet / Salt)$4.49

    A yogurt based drink that can either be made sour or sweet

  • Coke Products$2.49

    An assortment of coke beverages

  • Thums Up$2.49

    A slightly spicy Indian brand of cola

  • Hyderabad Special Irani Chai$1.99

    A sweet, milky, and creamy tea that originated in Persia and developed in Hyderabad

  • Sitaphal Juice$4.99

    A sweet drink made from custard apple
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Contact Us

Reservation

Our restaurant space is located right in the heart of the city. Ius in paulo referrentur. Per te nibh iriure scripseritm.
Location

5910 Ashworth Rd,
West Desmoines, 50266

Contact

+1 (515)-348-1054
[email protected]

Open Hours

Monday-Sunday: 11AM – 10PM
Tuesday: Closed