Amma's South Indian Menu (Update 2025)
Amma's South Indian, located in Philadelphia, offers a wide range of Indian dishes with vegan and vegetarian options. The restaurant is known for its friendly staff, generous portions, and flavorful food. Customers praise the Papdi Chaat and Paneer Biryani for their taste and quantity. The spinach and onion pakoda with green chutney is a crispy and fresh starter. The dosas, especially the Mysore masala dosa, are popular but some find them slightly overpriced. The Spicy podi idli and Madras filter coffee are highly recommended. The restaurant's ambiance is described as intimate and fancy, making it a great dining experience. Overall, Amma's South Indian is a must-visit for affordable and delicious South Indian cuisine in Philadelphia.
Veg Soups
Rasam
Tomato, Chilli, Pepper and Cumin made within tamarind extract base
Mulligatawny Soup
Vegetable soup flavored with Indian Spices
Nattukozhi Soup (Country Chicken)
Farm-fresh country chicken with turmeric, curry leaves and peppercorns
Mutton Soup (Goat Soup)
Farm-fresh country mutton with turmeric, curry leaves and peppercorns
Non-Veg Soups
Veg Appetizers
Punugulu
Made with flour, yoghurt and spices
Aloo Bonda (Pcs)
Deep-fried snack made with chickpea batter and stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes
Egg Bonda (Pcs)
Boiled eggs dipped into a batter of spicy gram flour and deep fried
Plantain Bajji (Pcs)
Deep fried fritters made with raw banana or plantain and chickpea flour
Samosa (Pcs)
White flour, potatoes, peas, onion, spices and green chilli
Cut Mirchi
Long pepper fried with flour and spices
Spinach Onion Pakoda
Besan flour, cumin seeds, onion, spinach and curry leaves deep fried
Masala Vadai (Pcs)
Crispy & savory deep fried fritter made from channa dal and spices
Medhu Vadai (Pcs)
Indian fritters made with lentils and whole black peppers, onions and curry leaves
Thayir Vadai (Pcs) (Dahi Vada)
Dessert snack made with urad dal, fritters soaked in a sweet and savory yoghurt
Vadai Dipped In Sambhar/Rasam (Pcs)
Medhu Vada soaked in lentil sambhar or rasam which makes it soft and tender. It is served with finely chopped onions and coconut chutney
Gobi Manchurian (Cauliflower)
Crispy cauliflower with tangy sauce, garlic and herbs
Chilli Parotta
Crisp parotta with ginger, garlic added into chilli sauce
Gobi (Crispy Cauliflower)
Cauliflower dipped in red chilli, besan and deep fried
Chilli Paneer (Cottage Cheese)
Crispy paneer with tangy sauce, garlic and herbs
Chicken
Meat marinated with ginger, garlic, turmeric, coriander spices and herbs, dusted with flour and deep fried
Chilli Chicken
Crispy chicken with ginger, garlic, green pepper, spring onions in chilli sauce
Chicken Pepper Varuval
Chicken cooked with crushed black peppers, curry leaves, tomatoes, onions and herbs (comes with a piece of parotta)
Chicken Chukka
Chicken cooked in a medium flame with crushed peppers, red onions and herbs until it becomes dry (comes with a piece of parotta)
Nattukozhi Ney Roast (Country Chicken Roast)
Farm fresh bone-in country chicken made with chettinad masala, ghee, spices and herbs. Cooked in a flat grill until golden brown (comes with a piece of parotta)
Mutton Chukka (Goat)
Goat or lamb cooked with turmeric, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, red onions, crushed black peppers and herbs (comes with a piece of parotta)
Eeral Varuval (Shrimp Roast)
Shrimp roasted to beautiful deep red with medley of masalas and tantalizing aroma (comes with a piece of parotta)
Mutton Kheema Varuval (Ground Meat Roast)
Minced meat cooked with spices, red onion, garlic, ginger and herbs (comes with a piece of parotta)(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
Fish Fry (Pomfret Pcs)
Tawa fish fry, marinated with south indian ground spices, herbs and curry leaves(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
Amma's Special Tandoori Chicken (South Indian Style Pcs)
Chicken marinated in a mixture of yoghurt, garlic, ginger, selected spices and grilled(Gluten Free, Nut Free)
Whole Fish Pomfret
Non-Veg Appetizers
Veg Chaats
Samosa Chaat
A dish made of smashed samosas and served over chickpea, sweet sauce and spicy chutney
Papdi Chaat
Crispy chips, boiled potatoes, chickpeas, yoghurt, mint and tamarind chutney and crunch sev
Dahi Poori
Crispy puffed poori stuffed with boiled potatoes and topped with sweet, sour and spicy chutney. Onion, sev and yoghurt
Pani Poori
Fried crispy poori filled with potato masala and loaded with flavorful water
Veg Meal
Veg Appetizer, main veg curry, rice, variety rice, sambhar, rasam, mor kuzhambu, kootu, pooriyal, appalam, pickle, chappati and mor (includes dessert)(Feel free to refill the rice)
Vegv
Non-Veg
Non Veg Meal
Veg Kothu Parotta
It's shredded indian flatbread with assorated vegetables/eggs/meat and spices
Egg Kothu Parota
Chicken Kothu Parota
Mutton Kothu Parota
Mutton Keema Kothu Parota (Ground Meat)
Kothu Parotta
AMMA'S DUM BIRYANI
Veg Biryani
Egg Biryani
Chennai Chicken Biryani
Nattukozhi Bone-In Biryani
Mutton Biryani (Goat Bone-In)
Lamb Biryani (Boneless)
Shrimp Biryani
Tamarind Rice
Flavor packed food made with tamarind juice, red chilies, pepper and steamed rice
Lemon Rice
Steamed rice mixed with lemon juice, fried nuts, aromatic herbs and spices
Curd Rice
Smashed rice mixed with fresh yoghurt and garnished with fried pieces of green/dried chilli and mustard
Rasam Rice
Smashed rice mixed with rasam/tamarind juice and a combination of tomatoes, chilli, peppers, cumin
BisiBele Bath
Plan white rice cooked with sambhar along with aromatic herbs and spices
Rice Bowls
Veg Tiffin Section
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)
Idly (Pcs)
Steamed rice cake, served with sambhar and chutneys(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
Idly & Vadai
Pcs Idly + Pc Vadai served with sambhar and chutneys(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
Spicy Podi Idly
Tiny Idly pieces tossed with millagai podi and ghee(Gluten Free, Nut Free)
Andhara Style Chilli Idly
Crispy idly along ginger garlic and mixed with chilli sauce(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan)
Dipped Idly
Idly dipped in Sambhar/Rasam (Pcs)(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Vegan)
Venpongal Vada
Plain Dosa
(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
Masala Dosa
Crispy rice and lentil crepes stuffed with spice and savory potato filling(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
Ghee Roast Dosa
Crispy Rice Crepe garnished with ghee(Gluten Free, Nut Free)
Onion Masala Dosa
Rice Crepe stuffed with onions and potato filling(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
Pizza Dosa
Special Chutney, Onion, chilli, Cheese(Gluten Free, Nut Free)
Egg Dosa
Rice Crepe with egg filling(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
Rava Dosa
Crispy sooji crepe served with sambhar and chutneys(Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
Uthappam
Thick rice crepes topped with onion, chilli and millagai podi(Gluten Free, Nut Free)
Mysore Masala Dosa
Onion Rava Masala Dosa
Build Your Own Dosa
Ammas Special Dosa
Rava Onion Dosa
Rava Masala Dosa
Podi Dosa
Paneer Dosa
Veg Dosa
Tiffin Combo
Idli + Pongal + Vadai + Mini Dosa + Dessert + Filter Coffee/ Masala Chai
Tamarind Rice + Lemon Rice + (Variety Rice)
Veg Rice Combo
Couples Combo
Veg Couples Combo
Veg Biriyani, Veg Kothu parotta, Spinach Onion pakoda, Veg Kurma, Parotta (Pcs), Dessert
Non-Veg Couples Combo
Mutton Biriyani, Chicken Biriyani, Chicken Roast, Chicken Kurma, Parotta (Pcs), Dessert
Ennai Kathirikai Vathal Kuzhambu
Selected baby eggplant cooked in hot tamarind sauce and spices(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
Amma's Channa Masala
Made with white chickpeas, onions tomatoes, spices and herbs(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
Dal Curry
Made with lentil, onions, tomatoes, spices and herbs(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
Veg Entree
Kurma
Veg Kurma
Gravy made with coconut milk, spices and whole garam masala
Egg Kurma
Made with coconut with fennel seed paste and spices(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
Chicken Kurma
Made with flavorful creamy sauce(Gluten Free)
Mutton Kurma
Made with flavorful creamy sauce(Gluten Free)
Lamb Kurma
The meat is cooked with sorrel leaves known as Gongura to get a tangy taste(Gluten Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free)
Malabar Fish Curry (Fish Curry)
It's a kerala style fish curry cooked in coconut milk(Gluten free, Dairy free, Nut free)
Kerala Shrimp Moilee
Mild from the natural sweetness of the coconut milk and aromatic from the whole spices(Gluten free, Dairy free, Nut free)
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)
Seafood Entree
Chettinad
Veg Chettinad
Egg Chettinad
Chicken Chettinad
Mutton Chettinad
Lamb Chettinad
Nattukozhi Chettinad (Bone-In)
Paneer Butter Masala
Grilled Chicken Butter Masala
Lamb Butter Masala
Shrimb Butter Masala
Butter masala
Tikka masala
Paneer Tikka Masala
Grilled Chicken Tikka Masala
Lamb Tikka Masala
Shrimb Tikka Masala
Chicken Thalasseri
Nattukozhi Thalasseri (Bone-In)
Mutton Thalasseri
Lamb Thalasseri
Thalasseri
Gongura
Gongura Chicken
Gongura Nattukozhi (Bone-In)
Gongura Mutton
Gongura Lamb
Aloo Saag
Paneer Saag
Chicken Saag
Mutton Saag
Lamb Saag
Shrimb Saag
Saag
Vindaloo
Chicken Vindaloo
Mutton Vindaloo
Lamb Vindaloo
Shrimb Vindaloo
Parotta (Pcs)
Multi-layered bread made from white flour(Nut Free)
Chappathi (Pcs)
Flatbread made out of wheat flour(Nut Free, Vegan)
Parotha ( Pcs)
Roomali Roti
Chapathi
Indian Breads
Indian Side orders
Idly (Pcs)
Medhu Vadai (Pcs)
Raita
Sambhar (Oz)
Ghee
Chuntey
Rice
Club Soda
Papad
Curd
Masala
Nuttela Dosa
Rice crepe with melting chocolate(Gluten Free)
Cheese Dosa
Rice crepe with cheddar cheese(Gluten Free, Vegan)
Kids Items
Indian Dessert
Sizzling Brownie
Warm brownie with our home-made Vanilla ice-cream
Gulab Jamun
Milk solid based sweet balls soaked in honey syrup
Rasamalai
Indian Cottage cheese cooked in sugar syrup and then served with chilled thickened milk
House Special Dessert
Please ask your food runner for today's special
Vanilla Ice-Cream
Masala Chai
Made by boiling black tea in milk and water with a mixture of aromatic herbs and spices
Madras Filter Coffee
Freshly brewed using only the finest and fresh coffee blends
Hot Drinks
Cold Drinks
Mango Lassi
Delicious creamy drink with mango and yoghurt
Salt Lassi
Spiced drink made with yoghurt and salt
Rose Milk
Non-alcoholic rose flavored drink made with chilled milk
Nannari Sarbath
Aromatic juice in which nannari root syrup is mixed with lemon juice