Our Menu
The full menu, lunch and dinner. Chennai 2 Hyderabad is an Indian restaurant in Mira Mesa, San Diego, serving South Indian, halal lunch and dinner — dine in, takeout and delivery.
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- Vijayawada Paneer Biryani Combo$17.99
- Vijayawada Egg Biryani Combo$17.99
- Vijayawada Chicken Biryani Combo$17.99
- Thalapakatti Chicken Biryani Combo$17.99
- Vijayawada Fish Biryani Combo$21.99
- Thalapakatti Mutton Biryani Combo$21.99
Prices shown are for dine-in & pickup; delivery apps may vary.
Appetizers
Crispy, savoury vegetarian starters from Chennai & Hyderabad.
Chennai Medu Vada (2 pcs)
Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with chutney & sambar.
Chennai Mix Bajji
Assorted vegetable fritters in gram-flour batter.
Chennai Chilli Bajji
Battered and fried green chillies.
Railway Samosa (5 pcs)
Mini spiced potato samosas, railway-platform classic.
Veg Pakora
Mixed vegetables in a spiced gram-flour batter, fried crisp and golden.
Regular Samosa (2 pcs)
Crisp pastry filled with spiced potatoes & peas.
Gobi 65
Spicy deep-fried cauliflower tossed in South Indian spices.
Soups
Warm, peppery South Indian soups.
Rasam
Tangy, peppery tamarind broth.
Kozhi Soup
Peppery South Indian chicken soup.
Mutton Soup
Hearty spiced mutton broth.
Non-Veg Appetizers — Dry
Bold, dry-fried meat & seafood starters.
Chennai Chicken 65 (Boneless)Popular
The original spicy, tangy fried chicken.
Hyderabad Majestic Chicken
Crispy chicken tossed Hyderabad-style with curry leaves.
Hyderabad Chicken 65
Hyderabad-style spicy fried chicken.
Hyderabad Kodi Vepudu
Andhra-style dry chicken fry.
Hyderabad Tava Mutton Roast
Slow-roasted spiced mutton.
Chicken Lollipop
Frenched chicken wings in a spicy glaze.
Eggetarian
Egg specialities, South Indian-style.
Full Boil
Whole boiled eggs, seasoned.
Egg Masala Omelette
Fluffy omelette with onions, chilli & spices.
Egg Podimas
Scrambled eggs tempered South Indian-style.
C2H Meals
Experience the authentic flavors of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh through our carefully curated traditional thalis, crafted with fresh ingredients and time-honored recipes.
Weekday Meals
Express Meal (Veg)
Chapathi, Paneer Butter Masala, Eggplant Curry, Tindora/Okra Poriyal, Sambar, Rasam, White Rice, Curd, paruppu podi +…
Express Meal (Non-Veg)
Chapathi, Butter Chicken, Andhra Chicken Curry, Tindora/Okra Poriyal, Sambar, Rasam, White Rice, Curd, paruppu podi +…
Express Lunch Bowls
Rice, a main, a side and half a naan in one bowl — $14.99, Monday to Friday, 11:30 AM to 3 PM.
Paneer Power Bowl
Sona masoori rice, paneer butter masala, gobi 65 and half a naan.
Butter Chicken Bowl
Sona masoori rice, butter chicken, chicken 65 and half a naan.
Chennai Chicken 65 Bowl
Sona masoori rice, chicken curry, chicken 65 and half a naan.
Indo-Chinese Chilli Chicken Bowl
Veg fried rice, chilli chicken, stir-fry vegetables and half a naan.
Tandoori Protein Bowl
Sona masoori rice, boneless tandoori chicken, stir-fry vegetables and half a naan.
Special Combos
Classic tiffin plates served with their traditional sides.
Pongal & Vada
Creamy ghee-peppered ven pongal with a vada, sambar & chutney.
Idly (2) & Vada
Two soft steamed idlis with a vada, sambar, tomato & coconut chutney.
Dosa, Idly & Vada
A crisp dosa, a soft idly and a vada, served with sambar & chutneys.
Poori — Bajji / Channa Masala
Puffed pooris with your choice of potato bajji masala or channa masala.
Chappathi — Bajji / Channa Masala
Soft wheat chappathis with your choice of bajji or channa masala.
Chennai Idly (2 pcs)
Soft steamed rice cakes with chutney & sambar.
Ghee Podi Idly Combo
Three ghee podi idly with a medu vada, sambar and three chutneys.
Chilli Idly Combo
Chilli idly with a medu vada and three chutneys.
Veg Kurma Idly
Three plain idly with tomato kurma, sambar and three chutneys.
Chicken Curry Idly Combo
Three plain idly with chicken curry and three chutneys.
Mutton Curry Idly Combo
Three plain idly with mutton curry and three chutneys.
Idly — Fish Curry
Three plain idly with fish curry and three chutneys.
C2H Double Curry Idly Feast
Four plain idly with both chicken curry and mutton curry, and three chutneys.
Dosa Specials
Crisp dosas & uthappams, fresh off the griddle.
Classic Dosas
Paper Dosa (Crispy)
Extra-thin, crispy golden dosa.
Chennai Masala DosaPopular
Crispy dosa filled with spiced potato masala.
Kal Dosa
Soft, thick griddle dosas.
Mysore Masala Dosa
Crispy dosa spread with spicy red chutney and spiced potato masala.
Uthappam (Onion & Chilli)
Thick dosa topped with onion & green chilli.
Ghee Roast Dosa
Crispy dosa roasted in fragrant ghee.
Uthappam (Veg)
Thick dosa loaded with mixed vegetables.
Egg Dosa
Dosa topped with a spiced egg layer.
Dosa Combos
Mini Masala Dosa Combo
A mini masala dosa with an idli, sambar and three chutneys.
Classic South Indian Combo
A mini masala dosa with idli, pongal, medu vada, sambar and three chutneys.
Chicken Curry Dosa Combo
A dosa and an idli with chicken curry and three chutneys.
Mutton Curry Dosa Combo
A dosa and an idli with mutton curry and three chutneys.
Kids Special
Cheese Dosa
Crispy dosa folded over melted cheese.
Chocolate Dosa
Warm dosa spread with chocolate — a favourite with children.
Cone Dosa
Dosa rolled into a cone, fun to hold and eat.
C2H Tea Kadai
South Indian street bites, Friday to Sunday, 3–5 PM. Every snack is $10.99 and comes with three chutneys — coconut, kara and peanut — and a hot masala chai.
Medhu Vadai
Classic Tamil Nadu lentil vadai — crisp outside, soft within.
Masala Vadai / Paruppu Vadai
The tea kadai favourite: coarse-ground lentil vadai with onion and curry leaf.
Keerai Vadai
Spinach and lentil vadai.
Milagai Bajji
Chennai Marina-style chilli bajji in gram-flour batter.
Vazhaikkai Bajji
Raw banana fritters in gram-flour batter.
Onion Bajji
Tea kadai style onion fritters.
Potato Bajji
Traditional potato bajji, sliced thin and fried to order.
Chennai Mix Bajji
Assorted vegetable bajji.
Bread Bajji
Chennai street-style bread bajji.
Urulai Kizhangu Bonda
Spiced potato bonda in a gram-flour shell.
Onion Pakoda
Crispy onion pakoda.
Regular Samosa (2 pcs)
Classic pastry filled with spiced potatoes and peas.
Railway Samosa (5 pcs)
Mini spiced potato samosas, railway-platform style.
Onion Punugulu
Punugulu spiced through with onion.
Punugulu
The signature Andhra snack — crisp fried dumplings of fermented batter.
Chennai Parotta Kadai
Street food straight from Chennai — flaky parottas with salna, and kothu chopped on the griddle to order.
Veechu Parota
Parotta tossed and stretched thin on the griddle, served with salna.
Nool Parota
Parotta shredded into fine strands, served with salna.
Egg Veechu Parota
Veechu parotta folded around a spiced egg layer.
Plain Parota Salna
Parotta with salna, the way a Chennai kadai serves it.
Parota with Chicken Curry
Parotta with chicken curry.
Parota with Mutton Curry
Parotta with mutton curry.
Chilli Parotta
Shredded parotta tossed with onion, capsicum and green chilli, Chennai street-style.
Veg Kothu Parotta
Parotta chopped on the griddle with vegetables and salna.
Egg Kothu Parotta
Parotta chopped on the griddle with egg and salna.
Chicken Kothu Parotta
Parotta chopped on the griddle with chicken and salna.
Veg Parotta Street Box
One parotta with veg salna and a small chilli parotta.
Chicken Parotta Street Box
One parotta with chicken salna and a small chicken kothu.
Mutton Parotta Street Box
One parotta with mutton salna and a small egg kothu.
Vegetarian Curries
Comforting vegetarian gravies.
Dal
Yellow lentils tempered with ghee & spices.
Vegetable Kurma
Mixed vegetables in a coconut-based kurma.
Saag Paneer
Paneer in a spiced spinach gravy.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Grilled paneer in spiced tomato gravy.
Channa Masala
Chickpeas simmered in onion-tomato masala.
Baghaar Baingan
Eggplant in a tangy peanut-sesame gravy.
Methi Chaman
Fenugreek & spinach with paneer.
Non-Vegetarian Curries
Bold meat & seafood gravies.
Hyderabad Goat Curry
Tender goat in aromatic Hyderabadi gravy.
Chennai Chicken Varuval
Dry-spiced South Indian chicken.
Hyderabad Talawa Gosht (Boneless)
Boneless mutton fried in spices.
Chettinad Chicken Curry
Fiery Chettinad chicken curry.
Goat Chettinad Curry
Goat in roasted Chettinad spices.
C2H Chicken Tikka Masala
Grilled chicken in creamy tomato masala.
Tava Shrimp Masala
Shrimp tossed in spicy tava masala.
C2H Butter ChickenPopular
Tandoori chicken in a silky butter sauce.
Fish Curry
Tangy South Indian fish curry.
Hyderabad Chicken Curry
Classic Hyderabadi chicken curry.
Chicken Saag
Chicken in a spiced spinach gravy.
Lamb Saag
Lamb in a spiced spinach gravy.
Tandoori Specials
Marinated and grilled in the clay oven.
Tandoori Chicken (2 pcs)
Yogurt-marinated chicken from the tandoor.
Chicken Tikka (4 pcs)
Boneless chicken grilled in the tandoor.
Paneer Tikka (4 pcs)
Paneer marinated in spiced yogurt and grilled in the tandoor.
Chicken Seekh Kabob (3 pcs)
Spiced minced chicken skewers.
Shrimp Tikka (10 pcs)
Marinated grilled shrimp.
Pomfret Tandoori Fish (1 pc)
Whole pomfret marinated and grilled in the tandoor.
Lamb Seekh Kabob (3 pcs)
Minced lamb seekh kabobs, char-grilled in the tandoor.
Tandoori Chicken Special Platter
Tandoori chicken (1 pc), chicken tikka (3 pcs) and malai chicken tikka (3 pcs), with mint chutney, onion and lemon.
Seafood Special Platter
Tawa pomfret (2 pcs), tandoori tilapia (1 pc) and jumbo shrimp (4 pcs), with mint chutney, onion and lemon.
Veg Special Platter
Paneer tikka (4 pcs), chilli paneer, gobi 65 and veg pakora, with mint chutney, onion and lemon.
C2H Biryani Specials
Slow-cooked dum biryanis. Some are weekend-only — see below.
Available Every Day
Vijayawada Paneer Biryani
Biryani layered with spiced paneer.
Bucket Biryani — Paneer (4 ppl)
Family bucket of paneer biryani, serves four.
Thalapakatti Mutton BiryaniPopular
Dindigul Thalapakatti-style mutton biryani.
Thalapakatti Chicken Biryani
Dindigul Thalapakatti-style chicken biryani in short-grained seeraga samba rice.
Vijayawada Chicken BiryaniPopular
Spicy Andhra-style chicken biryani.
Vijayawada Egg Biryani
Fiery Andhra-style biryani layered with boiled egg.
Vijayawada Fish Biryani
Coastal Andhra biryani with fish — hot and tangy.
Bhai Veetu Chicken Biryani
Chennai Muslim-household style chicken biryani — aromatic and gently spiced.
Bucket Biryani — Chicken (4 ppl)
Family bucket for four, served with a boiled egg. Choose Vijayawada, Bhai Veetu or Thalapakatti.
Bucket Biryani — Mutton (4 ppl)
Family bucket for four, Dindigul Thalapakatti style. Served with a boiled egg.
Bucket Biryani — Egg (4 ppl)
Family bucket of Vijayawada egg biryani with six whole spiced boiled eggs, serves four.
Bucket Biryani — Fish (4 ppl)
Family bucket of Vijayawada fish biryani with four medium pieces, serves four.
Weekends Only
Veg Pulav
Fragrant rice with mixed vegetables.
Madras Chicken Dum Biryani
Aromatic chicken dum biryani.
Madras Mutton Biryani
Tender mutton slow-cooked dum-style.
Tandoori Breads
Fresh from the tandoor.
Plain Naan
Classic soft tandoori bread.
Tandoori Roti
Whole-wheat tandoor bread.
Butter Naan
Naan brushed with butter.
Butter Roti
Buttered whole-wheat roti.
Garlic Naan
Naan topped with garlic.
Parotta (2 pcs)
Flaky, layered South Indian parotta.
Sides
Accompaniments & sides.
White Rice
Steamed Sona Masoori rice.
Boiled Egg (2 pcs)
Simply boiled egg.
Yogurt Rice
Cooled rice folded through fresh yogurt, with a mustard and curry-leaf tempering.
Raita
Yogurt with cucumber & spices.
Sambar
Lentil & vegetable stew.
Beverages
Drinks & coolers.
Coffee
South Indian filter coffee.
Frooti
Mango fruit drink.
Buttermilk
Spiced South Indian chaas.
Bottled Water
Bottled drinking water.
Tea
Masala chai.
Thums Up
Classic Indian cola.
Rose Milk
Chilled rose-flavoured milk.
Canned Soda
Assorted canned sodas.
Mango Lassi
Creamy mango yogurt drink.
Desserts
Sweet endings.
Shahi Tukda (3 pcs)
Saffron-soaked fried bread pudding.
Gulab Jamun
Milk dumplings in rose-cardamom syrup.
Gulab Jamun Rabdi
Warm gulab jamun in thickened saffron-cardamom rabdi.
Rasamalai
Soft paneer discs in saffron milk.
Kesari
Sweet semolina halwa with ghee, saffron and cashews.
Prices and availability may vary. Please ask our staff about allergens and spice levels.
Vegan and gluten-free dishes are prepared without those ingredients, but everything is cooked in a shared kitchen alongside dairy, wheat and nuts, so we cannot guarantee there is no trace contact. These labels are our own — they are not a third-party certification. If you have a coeliac diagnosis or a severe allergy, please speak to us before ordering.