
Indian
Amma's South Indian Cuisine-University City 103 S 39TH ST
103 S 39TH ST
Philadelphia, PA 08043
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Featured Items

Masala Dosa
Crispy rice and lentil crepes stuffed with spice and savory potato filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$14.99
Mango Lassi
Delicious creamy drink with mango and yoghurt$7.99
Idly (3Pcs)
Steamed rice cake, served with sambhar and chutneys (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$13.99
Soup
Veg Soups
Appetizers
Veg Appetizers

Punugulu
Made with flour, yoghurt and spices$11.99OUT OF STOCK
Aloo Bonda (3Pcs)
Deep-fried snack made with chickpea batter and stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes$11.99
Egg Bonda (4Pcs)
Boiled eggs dipped into a batter of spicy gram flour and deep fried$11.99Plantain Bajji (4Pcs)
Deep fried fritters made with raw banana or plantain and chickpea flour$11.99OUT OF STOCK
Samosa (2Pcs)
White flour, potatoes, peas, onion, spices and green chilli$11.99OUT OF STOCK
Cut Mirchi
Long pepper fried with flour and spices$11.99
Spinach Onion Pakoda
Besan flour, cumin seeds, onion, spinach and curry leaves deep fried$11.99Masala Vadai (4 pcs)
Crispy & savory deep fried fritter made from channa dal and spices$11.99
Medhu Vadai (3Pcs)
Indian fritters made with lentils and whole black peppers, onions and curry leaves$12.99Thayir Vadai (2Pcs) (Dahi Vada)
Dessert snack made with urad dal, fritters soaked in a sweet and savory yoghurt$12.99Vadai dipped in Sambhar (2Pcs)
Medhu Vada soaked in lentil sambhar or rasam which makes it soft and tender. It is served with finely chopped onions and coconut chutney$12.99
Gobi Manchurian (Cauliflower)
Crispy cauliflower with tangy sauce, garlic and herbs$13.99Chilli Parotta
Crisp parotta with ginger, garlic added into chilli sauce$13.99
Gobi 65 (Crispy Cauliflower)
Cauliflower dipped in red chilli, besan and deep fried$13.99
Chilli Paneer (Cottage cheese)
Crispy paneer with tangy sauce, garlic and herbs$14.99Vadai Dipped In Rasam 2pc
$12.99Green salad
$8.00
Non-Veg Appetizers

Chicken 65
Meat marinated with ginger, garlic, turmeric, coriander spices and herbs, dusted with flour and deep fried$15.99
Chilli Chicken
Crispy chicken with ginger, garlic, green pepper, spring onions in chilli sauce$15.99Chicken Pepper Varuval
Chicken cooked with crushed black peppers, curry leaves, tomatoes, onions and herbs.$18.99
Chicken Chukka
Chicken cooked in a medium flame with crushed peppers, red onions and herbs until it becomes dry.$18.99
Mutton Chukka (Goat)
Goat or lamb cooked with turmeric, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, red onions, crushed black peppers and herbs.$21.99
Eeral Varuval (Shrimp roast)
Shrimp roasted to beautiful deep red with medley of masalas and tantalizing aroma.$21.99Mutton Kheema Varuval (Ground meat roast)
Minced meat cooked with spices, red onion, garlic, ginger and herbs. (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)$21.99OUT OF STOCK
Fish Fry (Pomfret 4Pcs)
Tawa fish fry, marinated with south indian ground spices, herbs and curry leaves (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)$18.99
Amma's Special Tandoori Chicken (South Indian style 5Pcs)
Chicken marinated in a mixture of yoghurt, garlic, ginger, selected spices and grilled (Gluten Free, Nut Free)$22.99FISH FRY WHOLE
$23.99OUT OF STOCK
Chaat
Veg Chaats

Samosa Chaat
A dish made of smashed samosas and served over chickpea, sweet sauce and spicy chutney$12.99
Papdi Chaat
Crispy chips, boiled potatoes, chickpeas, yoghurt, mint and tamarind chutney and crunch sev$12.99
Dahi Poori
Crispy puffed poori stuffed with boiled potatoes and topped with sweet, sour and spicy chutney. Onion, sev and yoghurt$12.99
pani poori
$11.99
South Indian Meals
Amma's Dum Biriyani
Biriyani

Veg Biriyani
Traditionally prepared aromatic blended with marinated spices and gently cooked with basmati rice and served with Raita$19.99
Egg Biryani
$20.99
Bone-in Chicken Biryani
$22.99
Mutton Biryani (goat bone-in)
$23.99OUT OF STOCK
Lamb Biryani (boneless)
$23.99Shrimp Biryani
$23.99
CHICKEN -65 BIRYANI
$24.99
South Indian Rice Bowls
Rice Bowls

Tamarind Rice
Flavor packed food made with tamarind juice, red chilies, pepper and steamed rice$14.99Lemon Rice
Steamed rice mixed with lemon juice, fried nuts, aromatic herbs and spices$14.99
Curd Rice
Smashed rice mixed with fresh yoghurt and garnished with fried pieces of green/dried chilli and mustard$14.99
Rasam Rice
Smashed rice mixed with rasam/tamarind juice and a combination of tomatoes, chilli, peppers, cumin$14.99
BisiBele Bath
Plan white rice cooked with sambhar along with aromatic herbs and spices$14.99
Tiffin Section
Veg Tiffin Section
Idiyappam (3Pcs)
Rice flour pressed into noodles, oven into a flat disk like shape and steamed (Veg kurma and coconut milk) Gravy made with coconut milk, spices and vegetables (Vegan, Dairy free, Gluten free, Nut free)$12.00OUT OF STOCK
Ven Pongal
Ven Pongal is a popular south Indian dish made with rice and moong daal, tempered with ghee, curry leaves, black pepper, ginger, cumin and hing (Gluten free, Nut Free)$14.99
Idly (3Pcs)
Steamed rice cake, served with sambhar and chutneys (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$13.99
Idly & Vadai
2Pcs Idly + 1Pc Vadai served with sambhar and chutneys (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$14.99
Spicy Podi Idly
Tiny Idly pieces tossed with millagai podi and ghee (Gluten Free, Nut Free)$14.99Andhara style Chilli Idly
Crispy idly along ginger garlic and mixed with chilli sauce (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan)$14.99
Dipped Idly
Idly dipped in Sambhar/Rasam (2Pcs) (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan)$13.99
Ven Pongal & Vada
$15.99
Amma's Dosa
Veg Dosa

Plain Dosa
(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$13.99
Masala Dosa
Crispy rice and lentil crepes stuffed with spice and savory potato filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$14.99
Ghee Roast Dosa
Crispy Rice Crepe garnished with ghee (Gluten Free, Nut Free)$15.99
Onion Masala Dosa
Rice Crepe stuffed with onions and potato filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$15.99
Amma's Special Dosa
Special Chutney, Onion, chilli, Cheese (Gluten Free, Nut Free)$17.99
Egg Dosa
Rice Crepe with egg filling (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)$16.99
Rava Dosa
Crispy sooji crepe served with sambhar and chutneys (Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$19.99
Uthappam
Thick rice crepes topped with onion, chilli and millagai podi (Gluten Free, Nut Free)$15.99
Build your own Dosa
$18.99
Mysore Masala Dosa
$16.99Pizza Dosa (Uthappam)
$17.99Kal dosa (2 ps)
$14.99
Paneer masala dosa
$17.99
Podi dosa
$15.99
Amma's Special Combo
Veg Rice Combo
Entree
Veg Entree

Ennai Kathirikai Vathal Kuzhambu
Selected baby eggplant cooked in hot tamarind sauce and spices (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$19.99Amma's Channa Masala
Made with white chickpeas, onions tomatoes, spices and herbs (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$19.99
Dal Curry
Made with lentil, onions, tomatoes, spices and herbs (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$17.99kadala curry( black channa)
$14.00OUT OF STOCKdaal makhani
$19.99OUT OF STOCK
Kurma

Veg Kurma
Gravy made with coconut milk, spices and whole garam masala$19.99
Egg kurma
Made with coconut with fennel seed paste and spices (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)$19.99
Chicken kurma
Made with flavorful creamy sauce (Gluten Free)$22.99
Mutton Kurma (bone-in)
Made with flavorful creamy sauce (Gluten Free)$24.99
Lamb Kurma
The meat is cooked with sorrel leaves known as Gongura to get a tangy taste (Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)$24.99Nattukozhi Kurma (bone-in)
Cooked with mustard, fenugreek and cream (Gluten Free, Nut Free)$19.00OUT OF STOCKChicken stew
$19.00OUT OF STOCK
Seafood Entree

Malabar Fish Curry (Fish Curry)
It's a kerala style fish curry cooked in coconut milk (Gluten free, Dairy free, Nut free)$24.99
Kerala Shrimp Moilee
Mild from the natural sweetness of the coconut milk and aromatic from the whole spices (Gluten free, Dairy free, Nut free)$24.99
Tamarind Fish curry (Meen Kulambu)
A fish curry that's popular in Madurai a famous city of Tamilnadu. You 'll taste the tamarind, turmeric and herbs (Gluten free, Nut free, Dairy free)$24.99
Butter Masala
Tikka Masala
Thalasseri
Saag
Bread Section
Indian Breads
Side Order
Indian Side orders
Idly (1Pcs)
$3.00Medhu Vadai (1Pcs)
$3.00Raita
$3.00Sambhar (16oz)
$10.00Rice
$3.00Papad
$1.00Paan
$2.50OUT OF STOCKCoconut Chutney
$3.00Tomato Chutney
$3.00ennai kathirakkai 1/2 tray
$90.00garlic naan@10
$40.00Masala Omlette
$8.00Curd
$3.00Rice full tray
$80.00masala dosa @8 cut 2
$96.00panner saag1/2 tray
$100.00ghee & podi 4oz
$2.00drinks
$160.00delivery
$25.00
Dessert
Indian Dessert

Sizzling Brownie
Warm brownie with our home-made Vanilla ice-cream$12.99
Gulab Jamun with ice cream
Milk solid based sweet balls soaked in honey syrup$10.99Kesari (Sooji Halwa)
Dessert made of semolina, ghee, saffron, nuts and sugar$8.99House Special dessert
Please ask your food runner for today's special$8.99ice-cream
$7.00rasamalai
$8.00
Drinks and Beverages
Hot Drinks
Cold Drinks

Mango Lassi
Delicious creamy drink with mango and yoghurt$7.99Salt And Spicy Lassi
Spiced drink made with yoghurt and salt$6.99Rose Milk
Non-alcoholic rose flavored drink made with chilled milk$7.99Sweet Laasi
Drink where almonds are blended with milk and flavored with saffron, cardamom$7.00Nannari Sarbath
Aromatic juice in which nannari root syrup is mixed with lemon juice$6.99mango lassi mini
$5.00OUT OF STOCKLime Soda Ss
$5.00ammas spl drinks
$8.00OUT OF STOCKGreen Apple Twist
$7.00OUT OF STOCKStrawberry Cooler
$7.00OUT OF STOCKChocolate With Nuts
$7.00lime water ss
$4.00Guavallo
$7.00OUT OF STOCKmango mint
$7.00salt lassi
$6.99OUT OF STOCKWater Bottle
$2.00OUT OF STOCKDiet coke Can
$5.00OUT OF STOCKFanta Can
$5.00OUT OF STOCKCoca Cola Can
$5.00OUT OF STOCKPepsi Can
$5.00OUT OF STOCKMasala Chai
Made by boiling black tea in milk and water with a mixture of aromatic herbs and spices$5.00OUT OF STOCK
Mutton Saag
$24.99
Request advisory
We'll do our best to accommodate special requests but may not be able to honor all substitutes. Extra charges may apply.
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All hours
| Sunday | 11:00 am - 9:45 pm |
| Monday | 11:00 am - 9:45 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:00 am - 9:45 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:00 am - 9:45 pm |
| Thursday | 11:00 am - 9:45 pm |
| Friday | 11:00 am - 10:00 pm |
| Saturday | 11:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Restaurant info
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