What we are known for

Signature dishes & drinks

where each one comes from

Nine dishes and three drinks, with the history, the technique and the dietary detail behind each. The full menu is over here, and the allergy menu lists what every dish carries.

Butter chicken tikka masala with naan and rice

Butter Chicken Tikka Masala

Both dishes at once, and the sauce takes the afternoon.

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‘Portu-Goan’ Pork Vindaloo

‘Portu-Goan’ Pork Vindaloo

Vinegar, garlic, and the hottest thing we cook.

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Mum’s Lemon Daal

Mum’s Lemon Daal

A family daal, finished with a tadka that hisses.

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The candlelit dining room at The Drunken Munkey

Kashmiri Saffron Lamb

A lamb shank braised until it gives way at the spoon.

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Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani

Sealed with dough, baked, and opened at the table.

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Malabar-Coast Shrimp Ruby

Malabar-Coast Shrimp Ruby

Mustard seed, curry leaf, and the Kerala coast.

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Crispy okra chips with onion, tomato and cilantro

Crispy Okra Chips

Room temperature, crisp, and nothing like the okra you are thinking of.

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Paani puri — semolina shells filled with chickpea-potato chaat

Paani Puri

One bite. Not two. Here is how.

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Breakfast Biryani

Breakfast Biryani

Biryani for brunch, which in much of India is just Sunday.

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A bowl of Munkey House Paanch, the communal punch

Munkey House Paanch

Punch is a Hindi word. Paanch means five.

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Craft cocktails on the bar at The Drunken Munkey

Indian Spiced Old Fashioned

The oldest cocktail template, taken to Bombay.

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The candlelit bar at The Drunken Munkey

Lady Mountbatten

Scotch, grapefruit, and a strawberry gastrique.

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