Home delivery service launched
We now offer home-delivered curries, street food, tandoor dishes & craft beers from our brand new Kemptown Kitchen. The menu (see below) will be available for home delivery via the Deliveroo app/website from 5pm onwards, seven days a week.
Customers who live locally, meanwhile, can save money on the delivery fee and enjoy a further 10% off their bill by ordering by telephone (on the number below) and collecting in person from the restaurant.
Curry Leaf Cafe – Kemptown Kitchen
40-42 Upper St James's Street
Brighton BN2 1JN
tel: 01273 526910
email: info@curryleafcafe.com
Monday–Saturday: 5pm-10:30pm
Sunday: 5pm–10pm
Nibbles
£3.75
FLAVOURED MINI POPPADUMS & CHUTNEYS (V/NGI)
£3.75
£3.50
MASALA-ROASTED MIXED NUTS (VG)
£3.50
Starters
£5.50
SPINACH & ONION PAKORAS (VG/NGI) *
One of India’s most famous streetside snacks. Shredded onion & spinach leaves dipped in spiced chickpea batter then deep-fried until crisp. Served with mango chutney
£5.50
£6.50
CHETTINAD CHICKEN (NGI) **
Boneless chicken breast marinated in a fragrant Chettinad spice mix made from fennel, star anise, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and coriander, then chargrilled in the tandoor. Served with tomato & ginger chutney
£6.50
£5.50
MIXED VEGETABLE SAMOSAS (VG) *
A classic streetside snack sold all across India. Spiced mixed vegetables & nuts wrapped in shortcrust pastry then fried until crisp and golden (2 pieces). Served with date & tamarind chutney, and mango chutney
£5.50
£5.50
CHILLI GOBI (VG/NGI) **
Cauliflower florets dipped in a spicy chickpea batter flavoured with ginger, garlic, curry leaves and chilli, then deep-fried until crisp and golden. Served with sweet chilli & garlic dip
£5.50
£6.95
MEEN VARUVAL (NGI) **
Pieces of locally caught fish marinated in ginger, garlic, lime juice, green chilli and coriander then dusted in rice flour and fried until crisp
£6.95
£6.50
GEELAFI SHEEKH KEBAB (NGI) **
Minced British lamb marinated in South Indian spices for twenty-four hours, hand-shaped around skewers then chargrilled in the tandoor. Served with green herb chutney
£6.50
Mains (rice/naan sold separately)
£7.95
CAULIFLOWER CHETTINAD KULAMBU (VG/NGI) **
A popular stew traditionally prepared in Tamil Nadu for the harvest festival of Pongal. Seasonal vegetables simmered in a sauce made from coconut, tamarind, Bengal gram, coriander, cumin and fenugreek. Recommended side: Keralan red rice / steamed rice
£7.95
£9.50
KERALAN CHICKEN STEW (DF/NGI) **
This aromatic stew is a regular feature on Christmas menus in the coastal state of Kerala. Boneless chicken simmered in a rich, creamy coconut sauce spiced with ginger, chilli, garlic, black pepper, star anise, fennel and curry leaves. Recommended side: Keralan red rice / steamed rice
£9.50
£8.95
ALOO MUTTER PANEER (V/NGI) *
A classic Punjabi dish that’s cooked all across India. Cubes of paneer cheese, fresh green peas and potatoes simmered in a tomato, cumin, onion and ginger sauce spiced with garam masala. Recommended side: tandoor-baked naan / paratha
£8.95
£9.95
HYDERABADI DUM KA GOSHT (NGI) *
This Persian-influenced lamb curry from the royal kitchens of Hyderabad uses a traditional method of cooking called ‘dum’ where all the ingredients – lamb, brown onions, ginger, garlic and fragrant South Indian spices – are sealed in a pot and slow cooked for many hours. Recommended side: tandoor-baked naan / paratha
£9.95
£10.95
NELLORE FISH PULUSU (DF/NGI) **
A traditional fish curry from the coastal district of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. Filets of locally caught fish simmered in a slightly sour and spicy sauce made from tomatoes, coriander, fenugreek, mustard and black pepper, then finished with tamarind juice and mango. Recommended side dish: steamed rice
£10.95
Sides
£3.95
KERALAN AUBERGINE CRUSH (VG/NGI) **
£3.95
£3.50
VEGETABLE SAMBAR (VG/NGI) *
£3.50
£3.50
TADKA DAAL (VG/NGI) *
£3.50
£2.50
STEAMED RICE (VG/NGI)
£2.50
£2.95
PILAU RICE (VG/NGI)
£2.95
£2.95
KERALAN RED RICE (VG/NGI)
£2.95
£2.25
PLAIN NAAN (V)
£2.25
£2.75
COCONUT NAAN (V)
£2.75
£2.50
TANDOORI PARATHA (V)
£2.50
£0.95
CHUTNEYS (V/NGI)
mango chutney, sweet chilli & garlic chutney, date & tamarind dip, green herb chutney, yoghurt raita, tomato & ginger chutney
£0.95
Craft Beer
£4.95
360 DEGREES PILSNER (4.8%)
This classic lager is cold-conditioned to give a crisp, malty bite with German and Czech hops adding a delicate floral finish (330ml can)
£4.95
£4.95
BEAVERTOWN 'NECK OIL' SESSION IPA (4.3%)
The London brewery's most easy-drinking, sessionable IPA, created with extra pale base malts for crispness and plenty of dry hops for flavour (330ml can)
£4.95
£4.95
BEAVERTOWN 'GAMMA RAY' APA (5.4%)
Hoppy & fresh thanks to juicy American hops added in ever-increasing amounts at the end of the boil and in the fermenter, giving huge flavour (330ml can)
£4.95
£4.95
BISON BEER ‘bEAST STREET’ IPA (5%)
Intensely hop-heavy yet sessionable IPA with bags of tropical flavours. Born and raised in Brighton (330ml can)
£4.95
£4.95
BREWDOG 'PUNK IPA' (5.6%)
A modern take on the classic British IPA. Light golden colour with tropical fruits, light caramel on the nose and a hoppy finish (330ml can)
£4.95
£4.95
BREWDOG 'VAGABOND’ (4.5%) [NGI]
A hop-heavy pale ale that just happens to be gluten-free. Citrus & tropical hop flavours with a light caramel base (330ml bottle)
£4.95
£4.95
BRIGHTON BIER 'DOWNTOWN CHARLIE BROWN' STOUT (6%) [VG]
Stout brewing liquor, five malts and late hop additions combine to deliver a complex, genre-defying beer (330ml can)
£4.95
£4.95
SXOLLIE CIDER (4.5%) [VG/NGI]
Balanced and refined-tasting. The tart apple sharpness of 100% Golden Delicious apples is balanced by a natural floral sweetness and sour tropical fruit notes (330ml bottle)
£4.95
Soft Drinks
£2.50
MANGO LASSI YOGHURT DRINK (250ml)
£2.50
£2.50
NIMBU PAANI LEMON & LIME (330ml)
£2.50
£2.50
COCA-COLA (330ml bottle)
£2.50
£2.50
DIET COCA-COLA (330ml bottle)
£2.50