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Chai Pani DC
1325 5th Street Northeast, Suite A, Washington, DC
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TAKEOUT FOOD
Chaat
Brightly flavored shareable nibblies served by street vendors all over India.

Disco Bhel
Poori, puffed rice, boondi, corn poha, sev, onion, cilantro, roasted peanuts, tamarind chutney, green chutney, bhel mix, green mango. A sweet, spicy, salty, tangy party in your mouth. (vegan)$14.00
Okra Fries
Julienned “okra fries” tossed with salt & seasoning, served with a lime wedge. Okra like you’ve never had it - one of our signature dishes. (vegan, gluten-friendly)$13.00
Desi Salad
A hearty bowl of shredded green & red cabbage, carrots, scallions, & roasted cashews topped with toasted sesame seeds, cilantro, & crunchy chickpea noodles (sev), with a cumin-lime vinaigrette. (Vegan) Contains: Sesame, Tree Nuts (Cashews)$15.00
Green Mango Chaat
Fresh green mango, onion, roasted peanut, golden raisin, and cilantro tossed with crispy corn poha, tamarind and green chutney. Topped with fried curry leaves. (vegan, gluten friendly)$14.00
Sabudana Vada Tots
Crispy tater & tapioca tots seasoned with green chilies, curry leaves, cumin, & ginger. Served with Maggi hot & sweet ketchup. (vegan, gluten-friendly)$13.00
Chhota Plate
Dhaba (truck-stop) style small plates perfect for sharing.

Chilli Chicken
Indo-Chinese classic originating in the kitchens of the Hakka-Chinese community in Kolkata. Battered boneless chicken tossed with onions, bell peppers, curry leaves, in a ginger-chilli soy sauce.$18.00
Sabudana Vada Tots
Crispy tater & tapioca tots seasoned with green chilies, curry leaves, cumin, & ginger. Served with Maggi hot & sweet ketchup. (vegan, gluten-friendly)$13.00
Uttapam
Savory pancakes made from fermented rice and lentils. A South Indian specialty. Very delicious, please and thank you.

Cheese Uttapam
South Indian rice and lentil pancakes top with onion, green chili, ginger, and melty mozzarella cheese. Comes with coconut chutney and ghee-podi, a spiced lentil powder topped with clarified butter.$18.00Spring Vegetable Uttapam
Tender local asparagus, sweet peas & fresh mint folded into our griddled uttapam. Topped with ramp oil.$18.00
Pav
Street sandwiches concocted to feed hungry workers outside the textile mills in Mumbai.

Vada Pav
The OG. Spiced potato dumplings fried in curried chickpea batter topped with mint & tamarind chutneys. Served on two griddled pav with fried chilies. (vegetarian)$16.00
Sloppy Jai
Spiced lamb hash simmered with tomatoes, ginger and aromatic spices. Garnished with onions & cilantro, green chutney, sweet yogurt and served on two toasted buns. The most awesome Sloppy Joe ever.$16.00
KFC Sandwich
Kashmiri Fried Chicken sandwich - chicken breast brined in buttermilk, mint & chili on toasted, buttery buns with Maggi mayo & sweet pickles.$16.00
Pav Bhaji
The infamous Maharashtrian street food! Spicy & buttery vegetable hash served with griddled pav, chilies, onions, cilantro, and lime.$17.00
Specialties
Served with jeera rice.

Butter Chicken
Marinated & seared chicken tikka in an oh-so-over-the-top tomato-cream-butter sauce with jaggery, roasted garam masala, and aromatics.$22.00
Methi Malai Muttar Paneer
Fresh paneer (Indian farmer's cheese) in a decadent cashew-cream gravy with fenugreek, green peas, and cardamom. Served with jeera rice. (vegetarian, gluten-friendly)$25.00
Parsi Shrimp Patia
Parsi shrimp curry from the Indo-Persian kitchens of Gujarat. Tangy & sweet with tamarind, jaggery, tomatoes & cilantro. Served with jeera rice. (gluten-friendly)$27.00
Suva Daal
Homestyle mixed yellow daal stewed with fresh dill, garlic, green chili, curry leaves, and lime. Served with basmati rice. (vegetarian, gluten-friendly)$15.00
Tidbits

Jeera Rice
Fragrant, aged basmati rice scented with cumin seeds.$7.00
Veg Raita
Cooling yogurt side dish with mint, cilantro, tomato, onion, & black salt.$6.00
Naan
Flatbread brushed with ghee (clarified butter) & cooked on our griddle. vegetarian$5.00
Green Chutney
$2.00
Sweet Yogurt
$2.00
Tamarind Chutney
$2.00
Maggi
$2.00
Spicy Plate
Homemade masala hot sauce, hot mango pickle, fried thai chilies.$4.00
Sweets
For your sweet tooth.

Gulab Jamun
Condensed milk dumplings fried in pure ghee and soaked in rose-cardamom syrup.$7.00
Gajar Ka Halwa
"Thick carrot-based pudding with khoya, sugar, cardamom, and cashew. Served with rabdi (sweet, thickened cream)."$10.00
Ginger Spiced Shahi Tukda
Richly spiced ginger cake, pan-fried in ghee, & topped with orange creme rabdi & crushed pistachios. (Contains Milk, Eggs, Wheat, Tree Nuts)$12.00
Kids

Kids Cheese Paratha
Flaky flatbread griddled with melty mozzarella cheese. Served with sweet yogurt. (vegetarian)$8.00
Kids Kathi Roll
Lightly seasoned boneless chicken in a cheesy paratha roll. Served with sweet yogurt.$9.00
Kids Cheese Uttapam
Lentil and rice pancake topped with grilled cheese. Served with sweet yogurt. (vegetarian, gluten-friendly)$7.00

Chilli Chicken
$18.00
Indo-Chinese classic originating in the kitchens of the Hakka-Chinese community in Kolkata. Battered boneless chicken tossed with onions, bell peppers, curry leaves, in a ginger-chilli soy sauce.
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Chai Pani Locations and Hours
Chai Pani DC
Closed • Opens Thursday at 5:30PM
Chai Pani Decatur
Open now • Closes at 9:30PM


