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Chai Pani DC

1325 5th Street Northeast, Suite A, Washington, DC
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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.
    $18.00
  • Spring 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

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Drinks

  • Mango Lassi

    refreshing chilled yogurt drink with sweet mango pulp and cardamom.
    $7.00
  • Limca

    An iconic lemon lime soda from India
    $4.00
  • Thums Up

    India’s Coke - taste the thunder
    $4.00

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 Asheville

(828) 254-4003
32 Banks Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
Open now • Closes at 9PM
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Chai Pani DC

(202) 516-5080
1325 5th Street Northeast, Suite A, Washington, DC 20002
Closed • Opens Thursday at 5:30PM
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(404) 378-4032
406 W Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA 30030
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