Varam Indian Restaurant & Catering Menu

Welcome to Varam Indian Restaurant & Catering, where culinary excellence meets warm hospitality in Redwood City. Located at 2120 Broadway, this restaurant offers a diverse range of authentic Indian dishes that tantalize the taste buds.

The menu features a delightful selection of small plates like the Cream Stone Chicken Kabob and refreshing Golgappa, ensuring a vibrant start to your meal. For those craving hearty fare, the Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani and Haleem stand out, showcasing traditional cooking techniques and rich flavors.

Customer reviews rave about the Andhra goat curry and the crispy Cauliflower Manchurian, highlighting the emphasis on fresh ingredients and bold spices. Varam's warm ambiance and attentive service further enhance your dining experience. Whether for lunch or dinner, Varam promises a satisfying journey through Indian cuisine.

Lunch - Lunch Menu - Specials Lunch Platters

Veg Platter

One veg's app, two veg entrée, lentils, pulao of the day, bread, pappad, and desserts.

$19.00

Non-Veg Platter

One non-veg app, veg entrée, non-veg entrée, lentils, bread, pulao of the day, pappad, and dessert.

$20.00

Varam Virunthu Platter

One veg app, non-veg app, fish app, veg entrée, chicken entrée, meat entrée, bread, pulao of the day, pappad, and dessert.

$24.00

Biryani Platter

Non veg app, chicken biryani, mutton biryani or veg biryani, Raita, salan, and desserts.

$22.00

Kabob Platter

Served with three kinds of kabab, chutneys, lentils, rice, salad, bread, lentil, and dessert.

$23.00

Seafood Platter

One veg app, seafood app, lentils, fish curry, rice, salad, bread, and dessert.

$23.00

Tomato & Carrot Shorba

Roasted Indian spices with tomato & carrot, onions, pine nuts, and basil.

$8.00

Fresh Garden Salad

Mixed greens, Persian cucumber, mango, and cherry tomatoes, avocado, goat cheese, mango & orange cumin dressings.

$16.00

Lunch - Soups & Salads

Lunch - Small Plates

Golgappa Fruit Dahi

Wheat & suji shell, spiced fingerlings potato, pomegranate, chickpea, fruits, cilantro, yogurt mousse, and dates tamarind sauce.

$16.00

Kale & Palak Chaat

Organic crispy baby kale & spinach, tamarind, whipped sweet yogurt, and mint chutney.

$16.00

Bombay Beet Sliders

Spiced beet & potato patty fritters, soft pav bread, tangy tamarind chutney, cilantro chutney, and market salad.

$18.00

Sona Mor Paneer Tiranga

Cottage cheese three ways.

$20.00

Vivasayi Veggie Bullet

Fresh market veggie, nuts & homemade cheese, sweet mayo chili chutney.

$18.00

Green Tikki

Minced green veggies, nuts, potatoes, and hand picked spices.

$18.00

Cauliflower Manchurian Bezule

Consists of crispy-coated fried cauliflower florets, which are then tossed, in a sweet and tangy Indo-Chinese sauce.

$17.00

Patiala Samosa

Delicately spiced potato stuffed pastry, apricot & ginger relish.

$14.00

Dual Chicken Kabob

Free range chicken, cilantro chicken, peshawari chicken rillettes, and chutney.

$21.00

Chicken 65 Bezule

Stir-fried with curry leaves, peppers, and yogurt.

$20.00

Cream Stone Chicken Kabob

Slice if chicken breast marinated with nizami spices, and cream.

$21.00

Shahi Chakali Lamb Sliders

Spiced lamb patties, onion rings, pav bread, onion, tomato, and sour cream.

$22.00

Pathar Ka Gosht

Sliced lamb marinated with spices & cooked on a special jungle stone, ghee, and mint.

$23.00

Marina Yeral Roast

Southern spiced shrimp, spinach & sweet potato poriyal, and red pepper sauce.

$22.00

Karivepaku Podi Dusted Salmon

Roasted curry leaf & gun powder, yogurt, fresh dill, black pepper, cilantro & mint.

$26.00

'House' Kabob Sampler

Peshawari chicken, lamb, tiger shrimp, paneer, mint, & cilantro.

$28.00

Plain Dosa

Dosa stuffed with potato masala hash, cashew nuts, and curry leaves.

$19.00

Truffle Masala Dosa

Dosa stuffed with potato masala hash, cashew nuts, and curry leaves.

$20.00

Chicken Masala Dosa

Dosa stuffed with chicken and potato masala, cilantro, and desi butter.

$22.00

Aattu Kari Dosa 'Lamb'

Dosa stuffed with spiced minced lamb, peas and potato masala, fresh cilantro, and ghee.

$24.00

Paper Masala

Large, thin, crispy with potato masala.

$21.00

4 Ways Uthappam

Shallots & chili, wild mushroom, cheese, spinach & asparagus.

$22.00

Mutta Dosa (Masala Or Pepper)

Masala or pepper spiced crispy lentil crepe filled with seasoned potatoes or savory toppings.

$22.00

Kal Dosa (Soft & Spongy Dosa) With Pepper Chicken

Served with pepper chicken or sambar, and chutneys.

$23.00

Kal Dosa With Veg Kurma

Served with pepper chicken or sambar, and chutneys.

$21.00

Lunch - Mid-Course - Dosa or Uthappam

Lunch - Signature of Varam

Haleem

Hyderabad dish is slow cooked for seven to eight hours and then vigorously stirred, with a pestie-like stirring stick. The results-like thick consistency, blending the flavors of spices, meat, and wheat.

$25.00

Appam

Soft and spongy fermented rice pancakes with crispy edges, served with coconut milk and vegetable stew.

$18.00

Egg Appam

Fermented rice pancake topped with eggs, made from a batter of rice and coconut.

$19.00

Kozhi Varuval Appam

Fermented rice pancake paired with chicken stir-fried in ground spice masala.

$20.00

At&T Irachi Ularthu Appam (Ghee Roast Lamb Appam)

Fermented rice pancake made with rice and coconut milk, topped with ghee-roasted lamb, onions, curry leaves, and a blend of Indian spices.

$22.00

Idiyappam (Rice String Hoppers)

Served with house veg stew, coconut milk, and chutney.

$20.00

Lunch - Appam / Fermented Rice Pancake

Lunch - Entrée

Paneer Butter Masala

Homemade cottage cheese, tomato, clarified butter, and fresh cream.

$22.00

Banaras Bharwan Aloo

Stuffed with dry fruits & cottage cheese, spices, royal shallots & almond sauce.

$22.00

Methi Malai Mutter Saag

A unique combination of spinach, fresh green peas, and fenugreek.

$22.00

Kaikari Korma

A rich, coconut creamy sauce with fresh garden vegetables.

$21.00

Bagara Baingan

Aubergines in a medley of coconut, peanuts, sesame seeds, tamarind & exotic spices.

$21.00

Kadai Paneer

Cottage cheese stewed in onion, tomato, and peppers.

$22.00

Green Beans & Asparagus Thoran Or Fresh Okra Fry

Kerala style stir-fried made with fresh beans or fresh okra with shallots, coconut, curry leaves, spices.

$21.00

Organic Khatti Dal

Yellow lentils, butter, garlic, tomato, curry leaves, mustard seeds, and fresh coriander.

$19.00

Organic Dal Makhani

Organic black lentils and kidney beans stewed for 24 hours in tomato, cream, and butter.

$21.00

Butter Chicken Or Chicken Tikka Masala

Shredded tandoori chicken, tomato, and cream sauce.

$23.00

'Varam' Chicken Curry

South Indian style chicken curry packed full of spices & flavor.

$23.00

Chicken Zalzala

Free range chicken, and mughlai style.

$23.00

Andhra Goat Curry

Baby goat cooked in exotic blend of spices, coconut, and poppy seeds.

$25.00

Lamb Lagan Ka Gosht

Hyderabadi delicacy dish, goat in richly spiced yogurt sauce, tomato, and cilantro.

$25.00

Lamb Shahi Korma

'Superior farms' lamb, cashew nuts, almonds, shallots, and saffron.

$25.00

Jhinga Tawa Masala

Tiger prawns cooked in an onion tomato masala with ground spices & ginger.

$24.00

Paneer Club Pave

Crushed fresh vegetable, masala pilaf, nuts & creamy sauce, and kalonji kulcha.

$35.00

Chakra Murgh

Chicken in puffed pastry served with spinach creamy potatoes, and pilaf.

$35.00

Lunch - 'Varam' Chef's Creation

Lunch - Rice & Biryani Served with Raita & Salan

Cumin & Mint Pulao

Basmati rice typically cooked with roasted cumin seeds and fresh mint.

$8.00

Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani

Basmati rice and marinated chicken, cooked with special Indian herbs and spices in a traditional Hyderabadi style.

$21.00

Mutton Dum Biryani

Tender mutton pieces layered with aromatic basmati rice, cooked with spices, served with raita and salan.

$24.00

Paneer Biryani

Layered basmati rice with succulent paneer (cheese) cubes and aromatic spices

$21.00

Gongura Paneer

Paneer cubes cooked with fragrant basmati rice, spices, and fresh gongura leaves.

$21.00

Vegetables Biryani

Aromatic basmati rice with mixed vegetables, garnished with fried onions, fresh herbs, and a slice of lemon.

$20.00

MPLR (Boneless) Chicken Biryani

Aromatic basmati rice layered with tender boneless chicken, garnished with fried onions, fresh herbs, and a slice of boiled egg.

$22.00

Potlam Chicken Biryani

Tender chicken biryani wrapped in a thin omelette, garnished with fresh onion, lemon wedge, and cilantro, served with sides of raita and curry.

$24.00

Gongura Chicken Biryani

Basmati rice combined with chicken, fresh herbs, and spices, cooked with homemade biryani masala and gongura paste.

$22.00

Golconda Kofta Biryani

Tender kofta balls nestled in fragrant basmati rice, garnished with fresh coriander, sliced red onions, and a boiled egg, served with sides of yogurt sauce and lentil curry.

$23.00

MPLR Lamb Biryani

Tender lamb cooked with basmati rice and Indian spices.

$24.00

Shrimp Biryani

Spicy blend of aromatic basmati rice and succulent shrimp cooked to perfection.

$23.00

Lunch - House Special Biryani

Lunch - Dips & Pickles

House Raita

Cucumber & veg, pomegranate Raita, and boondi.

$6.00

House Chutneys With Mixed Fryums

Tamarind & dates, cilantro mint, tomatillo, & green mango.

$7.00

Onion, Lemon & Chili

Freshly sliced onions, lemon wedges, and green chilies typically seasoned with chaat masala.

$5.00

Naan

Leavened bread.

$5.00

Garlic Naan

Garlic-infused flatbread baked to perfection to accompany your meal.

$6.00

Pesto Naan

Naan bread baked in a tandoor and topped with basil pesto sauce.

$6.00

Cheese & Chili Kulcha

Kulcha stuffed with cheese and fresh chili peppers.

$6.00

Masala Cottage Cheese Kulcha

Leavened tandoori bread filled with spiced cottage cheese and mild spices.

$6.00

Peshawari Naan

Coconut, maraschino cherries, pistachio, and dates.

$6.00

Organic Roti

Whole-wheat organic flour.

$5.00

Organic Lacha Paratha

Crispy flakey layered whole wheat.

$6.00

Bread Basket

Pesto naan, roti, cheese & chili kulcha.

$9.00

Malabar Paratha (Refined Flour Paratha)

Layered flakey tawa bread.

$7.00

Lunch - Breads From the Tandoor

Lunch - Desserts

Rasmalai

Soft poached cheese dumplings with saffron flavored cream sauce.

$9.00

Double Ka Meetha

Indian style bread pudding, flavored with saffron, pistachio, and almond.

$9.00

Gulab Jamun With Ice Cream

Warm milk dumplings, saffron infused sugar syrup.

$8.00

Khubani Ka Meetha

Apricot, custard trifle, and apricot cream.

$10.00

Lassi (Yogurt Smoothie)

Mango, salt, and sweet.

$6.00

Berries Lassi

Pounded fresh berries yogurt drink.

$7.00

Pink Lassi

Rose syrup and yogurt.

$7.00

Hyderabad Sharbat

A traditional Indian beverage typically made with fruit syrups, sugar, and water, offering a refreshing and sweet flavor profile.

$7.00

Fresh Lime Juice

Sweet & salt.

$6.00

Fresh Lime Soda

Sweet & salt.

$6.00

Falooda

Made from mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, sweet basil seeds with milk, served with ice cream.

$9.00

Masala Chai

Spiced Indian tea blend with aromatic flavors, perfect for chai (tea) enthusiasts.

$4.00

Kumbakonam Filter Coffee

Traditional South Indian filter coffee made with finely ground coffee powder and hot milk.

$5.00

Lunch - Non-Alcoholic Indian Beverages

All Day - Soups & Salads

Tomato & Carrot Shorba

Roasted Indian spices with tomato & carrot, onions, pine nuts, and basil.

$7.00

Fresh Garden Salad

Mixed greens, Persian cucumber, mango, and cherry tomatoes, avocado, goat cheese, mango & orange cumin dressings.

$14.00

Golgappa Fruit Dahi

Wheat & suji shell, spiced fingerlings potato, pomegranate, chickpea, fruits, cilantro, yogurt mousse, and dates tamarind sauce.

$14.00

Kale & Palak Chaat

Organic crispy baby kale & spinach, tamarind, whipped sweet yogurt, and mint chutney.

$14.00

Bombay Beet Sliders

Spiced beet & potato patty fritters, soft pav bread, tangy tamarind chutney, cilantro chutney, and market salad.

$16.00

Sona Mor Paneer Tiranga

Cottage cheese three ways.

$18.00

Vivasayi Veggie Bullet

Fresh market veggie, nuts & homemade cheese, sweet mayo chili chutney.

$16.00

Green Tikki

Minced green veggies, nuts, potatoes, and hand picked spices.

$16.00

Cauliflower Manchurian Bezule

Consists of crispy-coated fried cauliflower florets, which are then tossed, in a sweet and tangy Indo-Chinese sauce.

$16.00

Patiala Samosa

Delicately spiced potato stuffed pastry, apricot & ginger relish.

$12.00

Dual Chicken Kabob

Free range chicken, cilantro chicken, peshawari chicken rillettes, and chutney.

$19.00

Chicken 65 Bezule

Stir-fried with curry leaves, peppers, and yogurt.

$18.00

Cream Stone Chicken Kabob

Slice if chicken breast marinated with nizami spices, and cream.

$19.00

Shahi Chakali Lamb Sliders

Spiced lamb patties, onion rings, pav bread, onion, tomato, and sour cream.

$20.00

Pathar Ki Gosht

Sliced lamb marinated with spices & cooked on a special jungle stone, ghee, and mint.

$21.00

Marina Yeral Roast

Southern spiced shrimp, spinach & sweet potato poriyal, and red pepper sauce.

$22.00

'House' Kabob Sampler

Peshawari chicken, lamb, tiger shrimp, paneer, mint, & cilantro.

$26.00

All Day - Small Plates

All Day - Mid-Course - Dosa or Uthappam

Plain Dosa

Dosa stuffed with potato masala hash, cashew nuts, and curry leaves.

$22.00

Truffle Masala Dosa

Dosa stuffed with potato masala hash, cashew nuts, and curry leaves.

$22.00

Chicken Masala Dosa

Dosa stuffed with chicken and potato masala, cilantro, and desi butter.

$22.00

Aattu Kari Dosa 'Lamb'

Dosa stuffed with spiced minced lamb, peas and potato masala, fresh cilantro, and ghee.

$24.00

Paper Masala

Large, thin, crispy with potato masala.

$24.00

4 Ways Uthappam

Shallots & chili, wild mushroom, cheese, spinach & asparagus.

$22.00

Mutta Dosa (Masala Or Pepper)

Mutta Dosa Savory crepe with egg, choice of masala or pepper filling.

$22.00

Kal Dosa (Soft & Spongy Dosa)

Served with pepper chicken or sambar, and chutneys.

$22.00

Haleem

Hyderabad dish is slow cooked for seven to eight hours and then vigorously stirred, with a pestie-like stirring stick. The results-like thick consistency, blending the flavors of spices, meat, and wheat.

$22.00

All Day - Signature of Varam

All Day - Appam / Fermented Rice Pancake

Aattirachy Ularthu Appam (Ghee Roast Lamb Appam)

$20.00

Idiyappam (Rice String Hoppers)

Served with house veg stew, coconut milk, and chutney.

$18.00

Paneer Butter Masala

Homemade cottage cheese, tomato, clarified butter, and fresh cream.

$20.00

Banaras Bharwan Aloo

Stuffed with dry fruits & cottage cheese, spices, royal shallots & almond sauce.

$20.00

Methi Malai Mutter Saag

A unique combination of spinach, fresh green peas, and fenugreek.

$20.00

Kaikari Korma

A rich, coconut creamy sauce with fresh garden vegetables.

$19.00

Bagara Baingan

Aubergines in a medley of coconut, peanuts, sesame seeds, tamarind & exotic spices.

$19.00

Kadai Paneer

Cottage cheese stewed in onion, tomato, and peppers.

$20.00

Green Beans & Asparagus Thoran Or Fresh Okra Fry

Kerala style stir-fried made with fresh beans or fresh okra with shallots, coconut, curry leaves, spices.

$19.00

Organic Khatti Dal

Yellow lentils, butter, garlic, tomato, curry leaves, mustard seeds, and fresh coriander.

$17.00

Organic Dal Makhani

Organic black lentils and kidney beans stewed for 24 hours in tomato, cream, and butter.

$19.00

Butter Chicken Or Chicken Tikka Masala

Shredded tandoori chicken, tomato, and cream sauce.

$21.00

'Varam' Chicken Curry

South Indian style chicken curry packed full of spices & flavor.

$21.00

Chicken Zalzala

Free range chicken, and mughlai style.

$21.00

Andhra Goat Curry

Baby goat cooked in exotic blend of spices, coconut, and poppy seeds.

$22.00

Lagan Ki Gosht

Hyderabadi delicacy dish, goat in richly spiced yogurt sauce, tomato, and cilantro.

$22.00

Lamb Shahi Korma

'Superior farms' lamb, cashew nuts, almonds, shallots, and saffron.

$23.00

Jhinga Tawa Masala

Tiger prawns cooked in an onion tomato masala with ground spices & ginger.

$22.00

All Day - Entrée

All Day - 'Varam' Chef's Creation

Pan Fried Fillet Of Cod

Coconut ginger sauce, sautéed black olives, spiced cauliflower & chickpea ragout, and grilled baby tomato.

$30.00

Paneer Club Pave

Crushed fresh vegetable, masala pilaf, nuts & creamy sauce, and kalonji kulcha.

$30.00

Chakra Murgh

Chicken in puffed pastry served with spinach creamy potatoes, and pilaf.

$30.00

Cumin & Mint Pulao

Basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds and fresh mint leaves.

$8.00

Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani

Marinated chicken and basmati rice cooked with authentic Indian spices in a traditional Hyderabadi style, served with raita and salan.

$18.00

Mutton Dum Biryani

Tender mutton pieces layered with fragrant basmati rice, infused with aromatic spices, served with cooling raita and flavorful salan.

$21.00

All Day - Rice & Biryani Served with Raita & Salan

All Day - House Special Biryani

Paneer Biryani

Aromatic basmati rice layered with marinated paneer, garnished with fried onions, lemon wedges, and sliced red onions.

$19.00

Gongura Paneer

Paneer biryani made with fragrant basmati rice, special spices, and fresh gongura leaves.

$19.00

Vegetables Biryani

Aromatic basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables, garnished with caramelized onions, fresh herbs, and a slice of lemon.

$19.00

MPLR (Boneless) Chicken Biryani

Aromatic basmati rice layered with tender boneless chicken, garnished with caramelized onions, fresh herbs, and a hard-boiled egg.

$20.00

Potlam Chicken Biryani

Tender chicken biryani wrapped in a thin omelette, garnished with onion, lemon wedge, and cilantro, served with yogurt raita and curry sauce.

$22.00

Gongura Chicken Biryani

Basmati rice and chicken cooked with fresh gongura leaves and aromatic spices.

$20.00

Golconda Kofta Biryani

Tender meatballs nestled in fragrant basmati rice, garnished with fresh cilantro, sliced onions, and a boiled egg, served with sides of tangy yogurt sauce and flavorful lentil curry.

$22.00

MPLR Lamb Biryani

Lamb cooked with basmati rice and aromatic Indian spices, typically includes onions and tomatoes.

$22.00

Shrimp Biryani

Spicy blend of aromatic basmati rice and succulent shrimp cooked to perfection.

$23.00

House Raita

Cucumber & veg, pomegranate Raita, and boondi.

$6.00

House Chutneys With Mixed Fryums

Tamarind & dates, cilantro mint, tomatillo, & green mango.

$7.00

Onion, Lemon & Chili

Freshly sliced onions, tangy lemon, and spicy green chilies, typically seasoned with chaat masala.

$5.00

All Day - Dips & Pickles

All Day - Breads From the Tandoor

Naan

Leavened bread.

$4.00

Garlic Naan

Garlic-infused flatbread baked to perfection to accompany your meal.

$5.00

Pesto Naan

$5.00

Cheese & Chili Kulcha

Flatbread stuffed with cheese and chili, cooked in a tandoor.

$5.00

Masala Cottage Cheese Kulcha

Leavened tandoori bread filled with spiced cottage cheese and mild spices.

$5.00

Peshawari Naan

Coconut, maraschino cherries, pistachio, and dates.

$6.00

Organic Roti

Whole-wheat organic flour.

$4.00

Organic Lacha Paratha

Crispy flakey layered whole wheat.

$5.00

Bread Basket

Pesto naan, roti, cheese & chili kulcha.

$8.00

Malabar Paratha (Refined Flour Paratha)

Layered flakey tawa bread.

$6.00

Rasmalai

Soft poached cheese dumplings with saffron flavored cream sauce.

$8.00

Double Ki Meetha

Indian style bread pudding, flavored with saffron, pistachio, and almond.

$8.00

Gulab Jamun With Ice Cream

Warm milk dumplings, saffron infused sugar syrup.

$7.00

Khubani Ki Meetha

Apricot,custard trifle, and apricot cream.

$9.00

All Day - Desserts

All Day - Non-Alcoholic Indian Beverages

Lassi (Yogurt Smoothie)

Mango, salt, and sweet.

$5.00

Berries Lassi

Pounded fresh berries yogurt drink.

$6.00

Pink Lassi

Rose syrup and yogurt.

$6.00

Hyderabad Sharbat

$6.00

Fresh Lime Juice

Sweet & salt.

$6.00

Fresh Lime Soda

Sweet & salt.

$6.00

Falooda

Made from mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, sweet basil seeds with milk, served with ice cream.

$9.00

Masala Chai

Spiced Indian tea blend with aromatic flavors, perfect for chai (tea) enthusiasts.

$4.00

Kumbakonam Filter Coffee

Traditional South Indian filter coffee brewed with finely ground coffee powder and mixed with hot, frothy milk.

$5.00