All Day menu.
THE CURRY CHAPTER
18 Eliot Street · Harvard Square · Cambridge
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For the women who didn’t write it down.
Everything is personalized for you. Tell your server where you want the heat.
Veg Appetizersशाकाहारी शुरुआत
Everything fried here is dropped to order. Nothing sits under a lamp.
- ♥Indori Hot Dogइंदौरी हॉट डॉग$14
Indore potato patty, soft bun, chutney, onion, sev.IndoreG
- Samosaसमोसा$8
Spiced potato, fried crisp, house chutneys.Delhi, c.1300G
- Veg Pakoraपकौड़ा$10
Vegetables in chickpea batter, fried crisp.TCC
- Sharlay Aloo Tikkiशरले आलू टिक्की$11
Skin-on baby potatoes, fenugreek, spinach, fresh-ground spices.Jalandhar
Non Veg Appetizersमांसाहारी शुरुआत
Chicken No. 65 was put on a Madras hotel menu in 1965. Why 65 is still argued over.
- ♥Butter Chicken Mini Kulchaबटर चिकन मिनी कुल्चा$12
Two pieces. Butter chicken and cheese in a soft kulcha.TCCG D
- Chicken No. 65चिकन नं. ६५$14 / 16
Curry leaves, red chili. Dry or wet.Madras, 1965D E
- Kerala Shrimp Fryकेरल झींगा फ्राई$13
Curry leaves, dried chili, garlic, ginger.Kerala
Chaat Stationचाट
Chaat comes from chaatna — to lick. Moradabad sells its dal chaat by the bowl, from a cart.
- ♥Muradabadi Daal Ki Chaatमुरादाबादी दाल की चाट$14
Yellow dal, raw onion, lemon, chili, mini samosas on top.MoradabadG D
- Loaded Samosa Chaatलोडेड समोसा चाट$14
Crushed samosa, chickpeas, chutneys, yogurt.TCCG D
- Dahi Puriदही पूरी$12
Crisp puris, potato, yogurt, chutneys.MumbaiG D
- Bhel Puriभेल पूरी$11
Puffed rice, sev, onion, tamarind, coriander.MumbaiG D N
From The Tandoorतंदूर से
Meat and paneer only. A tandoor heats from three sides at once — wall, coals and air.
- ♥Tandoori Chickenतंदूरी चिकन$22
Jumbo chicken leg, yogurt and red spice, on house masala.Peshawar, 1930sD
- Curry Leaf Wingsकरी पत्ता विंग्स$16
Tandoori spices, curry leaves, garlic.TCCD E
- Butter Malai Chaapबटर मलाई चाप$18
Soya chaap in butter malai, grilled soft.DelhiG D
- House Paneer Tikkaघर का पनीर टिक्का$19
House-made paneer, spiced, tandoori seasoning, garnish.TCCD
- Reshmi Kababरेश्मी कबाब$21
Chicken thighs, cream, cheese. Grilled tender.DelhiD
Veg Comfort Platesशाकाहारी
Madra is Himachali dham cooking — chickpeas finished in yogurt and ghee.
- ♥Channa Madraचना मद्रा$19
Chickpeas in yogurt. Tomato, no onion or garlic.ChambaD
- Baingan Ka Chokhaबैंगन का चोखा$18
Fire-roasted eggplant, mustard oil, peas.Bihar
- Maa Ki Dalमाँ की दाल$19
Black lentils simmered overnight, buttery.Delhi, c.1947D
- Channa Masalaचना मसाला$18
Chickpeas in a tangy onion-tomato sauce.Punjab
- Sev Tamatar Ki Sabziसेव टमाटर की सब्ज़ी$18
Tangy tomato curry, crunchy sev.IndoreD
- Panch Phooran Alooपंच फोड़न आलू$17
Potatoes with Bengali five-spice, earthy.Bengal
- Gobhi Achariगोभी अचारी$18
Cauliflower tossed in pickle spices, tangy.TCC
- Bhindi Moongfaliभिंडी मूंगफली$18
Okra, crushed peanuts, onion and spice.TCCN
- Paneer & Cheese
- Burrata Saag Lahsuniबुर्राटा साग लहसुनी$20
Garlicky slow-cooked greens, burrata.TCCD
- Paneer Bhurjiपनीर भुर्जी$20
Crumbled paneer, onion, tomato, green chili.PunjabD
- Shahi Paneer Koftaशाही पनीर कोफ्ता$20
House paneer and potato dumplings, fried golden.DelhiD N
Non Veg Comfort Platesमांसाहारी
Butter chicken was born in Delhi in the late 1940s, when a day’s unsold tandoori chicken came back in tomato and butter.
- ♥Delhi Style Butter Chickenदिल्ली बटर चिकन$22
Buttery tomato sauce. Bone-in or boneless.Delhi, 1940sD N
- Malai Chicken Curryमलाई चिकन करी$22
A gentle cream sauce, no tomato.TCCD N
- Chicken Curryचिकन करी$22
Slow simmered with onion, tomato, spices.TCC
- Chicken Bhartaचिकन भरता$22
Shredded chicken, egg yolk, onion sauce.KolkataD E
- Shadi Murgशादी मुर्ग$22
Wedding-hall chicken, deep onion and coconut sauce.HyderabadD
- Goat, Lamb & Fish
- Bihari Goat Curryबिहारी मटन करी$25
Goat, mustard oil, Bihari spices, fiery.ChamparanD
- Pindi Kadaiपिंडी कड़ाही
Thick tomato masala, ginger, black pepper.PeshawarD
Chicken22Lamb24 - Salmon Kokum Curryसैल्मन कोकम करी
Seared in a tart kokum coastal sauce.TCCN
Salmon26Shrimp26 - Biryaniबिरयानी
Layered rice and whole spices, sealed and slow-cooked.HyderabadD N
Chicken22Lamb24Goat25
Sweetsमिठाई
- Gulab Jamunगुलाब जामुन$7
Milk dumplings in cardamom syrup, warm.PersiaG D
- Mango Shrikhandआम श्रीखंड$9
Hung yogurt whipped with mango. Cold.GujaratD N
- Ghar Ki Kheerघर की खीर$7
Rice pudding, slow-simmered cardamom.TCCD N
Every sweet here goes with a masala chai. Ask and we will bring both.
Timeless Classicsसदाबहार
Choose one base, then one protein
- ◆Tikka Masalaटिक्का मसाला
Creamy tomato sauce, warm spices.Origin disputedD
- ◆Goan Vindalooगोअन विंदालू
Vinegar, garlic, dried chilies. Fiery.Goa, 16th c.
- ◆Kormaकोरमा
Nutty cream sauce, warm spices, silky.Delhi, 16th c.D N
- ◆Palakपालक
Spinach slow-cooked with garlic and cream.PunjabD
Allergies
Tell your server before you order — a good deal of this menu can be changed for you. One kitchen handles dairy, nuts, gluten, shellfish, mustard and sesame: we cannot promise a dish is free of any of them.
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Breadरोटी
Naan is a Persian word and it only ever meant bread. Every one is slapped onto the wall by hand.
- Butter Naanबटर नानD$7
- Garlic Naanगार्लिक नानD$8
- Chili Garlic Naanचिली गार्लिक नानD$9
- Cheese Naanचीज़ नानD$9
- Chili Cheese Naanचिली चीज़ नानD$10
- Amritsari Kulchaअमृतसरी कुल्चाD$9
- Tandoori Rotiतंदूरी रोटी$6
- Chapatiचपाती$6
- Malabari Parathaमालाबारी पराठाD$6
- Aloo Parathaआलू पराठाD$10
Every bread contains gluten. Paratha is one piece.
Rice & Sidesचावल और चटनी
- Desi Saladदेसी सलाद$6
- Basmati Riceबासमती चावल$5
- Tikka Masala Sauceटिक्का मसाला सॉसD$10
- RaitaरायताD$5
- Plain YogurtदहीD$4
- Mixed Pickleमिक्स अचार$4
- Mint, Tamarind or Tomato Chutneyचटनी$3
Every sauce on this menu wants rice or a bread beside it.
Drinksपेय
Chai only reached Indian homes in the 1900s, when the tea board began giving it away at railway stations.
- Mango Lassiआम लस्सीD$7
Yogurt churned with mango and a little sugar. Thick and cold — not a smoothie.
- Masala Chaiमसाला चायD$7
Black tea boiled with milk, ginger, cardamom and clove. Sweet unless you say otherwise.
- San Pellegrinoसैन पेलेग्रीनो$6
- Perrierपेरिये$6
- Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Ginger Aleसॉफ़्ट ड्रिंक$3
- Bottled Waterपानी$3
A lassi cools a plate faster than water does.