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.
Non-Veg Platter
One non-veg app, veg entrée, non-veg entrée, lentils, bread, pulao of the day, pappad, and dessert.
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.
Biryani Platter
Non veg app, chicken biryani, mutton biryani or veg biryani, Raita, salan, and desserts.
Kabob Platter
Served with three kinds of kabab, chutneys, lentils, rice, salad, bread, lentil, and dessert.
Seafood Platter
One veg app, seafood app, lentils, fish curry, rice, salad, bread, and dessert.
Tomato & Carrot Shorba
Roasted Indian spices with tomato & carrot, onions, pine nuts, and basil.
Fresh Garden Salad
Mixed greens, Persian cucumber, mango, and cherry tomatoes, avocado, goat cheese, mango & orange cumin dressings.
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.
Kale & Palak Chaat
Organic crispy baby kale & spinach, tamarind, whipped sweet yogurt, and mint chutney.
Bombay Beet Sliders
Spiced beet & potato patty fritters, soft pav bread, tangy tamarind chutney, cilantro chutney, and market salad.
Sona Mor Paneer Tiranga
Cottage cheese three ways.
Vivasayi Veggie Bullet
Fresh market veggie, nuts & homemade cheese, sweet mayo chili chutney.
Green Tikki
Minced green veggies, nuts, potatoes, and hand picked spices.
Cauliflower Manchurian Bezule
Consists of crispy-coated fried cauliflower florets, which are then tossed, in a sweet and tangy Indo-Chinese sauce.
Patiala Samosa
Delicately spiced potato stuffed pastry, apricot & ginger relish.
Dual Chicken Kabob
Free range chicken, cilantro chicken, peshawari chicken rillettes, and chutney.
Chicken 65 Bezule
Stir-fried with curry leaves, peppers, and yogurt.
Cream Stone Chicken Kabob
Slice if chicken breast marinated with nizami spices, and cream.
Shahi Chakali Lamb Sliders
Spiced lamb patties, onion rings, pav bread, onion, tomato, and sour cream.
Pathar Ka Gosht
Sliced lamb marinated with spices & cooked on a special jungle stone, ghee, and mint.
Marina Yeral Roast
Southern spiced shrimp, spinach & sweet potato poriyal, and red pepper sauce.
Karivepaku Podi Dusted Salmon
Roasted curry leaf & gun powder, yogurt, fresh dill, black pepper, cilantro & mint.
'House' Kabob Sampler
Peshawari chicken, lamb, tiger shrimp, paneer, mint, & cilantro.
Plain Dosa
Dosa stuffed with potato masala hash, cashew nuts, and curry leaves.
Truffle Masala Dosa
Dosa stuffed with potato masala hash, cashew nuts, and curry leaves.
Chicken Masala Dosa
Dosa stuffed with chicken and potato masala, cilantro, and desi butter.
Aattu Kari Dosa 'Lamb'
Dosa stuffed with spiced minced lamb, peas and potato masala, fresh cilantro, and ghee.
Paper Masala
Large, thin, crispy with potato masala.
4 Ways Uthappam
Shallots & chili, wild mushroom, cheese, spinach & asparagus.
Mutta Dosa (Masala Or Pepper)
Masala or pepper spiced crispy lentil crepe filled with seasoned potatoes or savory toppings.
Kal Dosa (Soft & Spongy Dosa) With Pepper Chicken
Served with pepper chicken or sambar, and chutneys.
Kal Dosa With Veg Kurma
Served with pepper chicken or sambar, and chutneys.
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.
Appam
Soft and spongy fermented rice pancakes with crispy edges, served with coconut milk and vegetable stew.
Egg Appam
Fermented rice pancake topped with eggs, made from a batter of rice and coconut.
Kozhi Varuval Appam
Fermented rice pancake paired with chicken stir-fried in ground spice masala.
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.
Idiyappam (Rice String Hoppers)
Served with house veg stew, coconut milk, and chutney.
Lunch - Appam / Fermented Rice Pancake
Lunch - Entrée
Paneer Butter Masala
Homemade cottage cheese, tomato, clarified butter, and fresh cream.
Banaras Bharwan Aloo
Stuffed with dry fruits & cottage cheese, spices, royal shallots & almond sauce.
Methi Malai Mutter Saag
A unique combination of spinach, fresh green peas, and fenugreek.
Kaikari Korma
A rich, coconut creamy sauce with fresh garden vegetables.
Bagara Baingan
Aubergines in a medley of coconut, peanuts, sesame seeds, tamarind & exotic spices.
Kadai Paneer
Cottage cheese stewed in onion, tomato, and peppers.
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.
Organic Khatti Dal
Yellow lentils, butter, garlic, tomato, curry leaves, mustard seeds, and fresh coriander.
Organic Dal Makhani
Organic black lentils and kidney beans stewed for 24 hours in tomato, cream, and butter.
Butter Chicken Or Chicken Tikka Masala
Shredded tandoori chicken, tomato, and cream sauce.
'Varam' Chicken Curry
South Indian style chicken curry packed full of spices & flavor.
Chicken Zalzala
Free range chicken, and mughlai style.
Andhra Goat Curry
Baby goat cooked in exotic blend of spices, coconut, and poppy seeds.
Lamb Lagan Ka Gosht
Hyderabadi delicacy dish, goat in richly spiced yogurt sauce, tomato, and cilantro.
Lamb Shahi Korma
'Superior farms' lamb, cashew nuts, almonds, shallots, and saffron.
Jhinga Tawa Masala
Tiger prawns cooked in an onion tomato masala with ground spices & ginger.
Paneer Club Pave
Crushed fresh vegetable, masala pilaf, nuts & creamy sauce, and kalonji kulcha.
Chakra Murgh
Chicken in puffed pastry served with spinach creamy potatoes, and pilaf.
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.
Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani
Basmati rice and marinated chicken, cooked with special Indian herbs and spices in a traditional Hyderabadi style.
Mutton Dum Biryani
Tender mutton pieces layered with aromatic basmati rice, cooked with spices, served with raita and salan.
Paneer Biryani
Layered basmati rice with succulent paneer (cheese) cubes and aromatic spices
Gongura Paneer
Paneer cubes cooked with fragrant basmati rice, spices, and fresh gongura leaves.
Vegetables Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice with mixed vegetables, garnished with fried onions, fresh herbs, and a slice of lemon.
MPLR (Boneless) Chicken Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice layered with tender boneless chicken, garnished with fried onions, fresh herbs, and a slice of boiled egg.
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.
Gongura Chicken Biryani
Basmati rice combined with chicken, fresh herbs, and spices, cooked with homemade biryani masala and gongura paste.
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.
MPLR Lamb Biryani
Tender lamb cooked with basmati rice and Indian spices.
Shrimp Biryani
Spicy blend of aromatic basmati rice and succulent shrimp cooked to perfection.
Lunch - House Special Biryani
Lunch - Dips & Pickles
House Raita
Cucumber & veg, pomegranate Raita, and boondi.
House Chutneys With Mixed Fryums
Tamarind & dates, cilantro mint, tomatillo, & green mango.
Onion, Lemon & Chili
Freshly sliced onions, lemon wedges, and green chilies typically seasoned with chaat masala.
Naan
Leavened bread.
Garlic Naan
Garlic-infused flatbread baked to perfection to accompany your meal.
Pesto Naan
Naan bread baked in a tandoor and topped with basil pesto sauce.
Cheese & Chili Kulcha
Kulcha stuffed with cheese and fresh chili peppers.
Masala Cottage Cheese Kulcha
Leavened tandoori bread filled with spiced cottage cheese and mild spices.
Peshawari Naan
Coconut, maraschino cherries, pistachio, and dates.
Organic Roti
Whole-wheat organic flour.
Organic Lacha Paratha
Crispy flakey layered whole wheat.
Bread Basket
Pesto naan, roti, cheese & chili kulcha.
Malabar Paratha (Refined Flour Paratha)
Layered flakey tawa bread.
Lunch - Breads From the Tandoor
Lunch - Desserts
Rasmalai
Soft poached cheese dumplings with saffron flavored cream sauce.
Double Ka Meetha
Indian style bread pudding, flavored with saffron, pistachio, and almond.
Gulab Jamun With Ice Cream
Warm milk dumplings, saffron infused sugar syrup.
Khubani Ka Meetha
Apricot, custard trifle, and apricot cream.
Lassi (Yogurt Smoothie)
Mango, salt, and sweet.
Berries Lassi
Pounded fresh berries yogurt drink.
Pink Lassi
Rose syrup and yogurt.
Hyderabad Sharbat
A traditional Indian beverage typically made with fruit syrups, sugar, and water, offering a refreshing and sweet flavor profile.
Fresh Lime Juice
Sweet & salt.
Fresh Lime Soda
Sweet & salt.
Falooda
Made from mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, sweet basil seeds with milk, served with ice cream.
Masala Chai
Spiced Indian tea blend with aromatic flavors, perfect for chai (tea) enthusiasts.
Kumbakonam Filter Coffee
Traditional South Indian filter coffee made with finely ground coffee powder and hot milk.
Lunch - Non-Alcoholic Indian Beverages
All Day - Soups & Salads
Tomato & Carrot Shorba
Roasted Indian spices with tomato & carrot, onions, pine nuts, and basil.
Fresh Garden Salad
Mixed greens, Persian cucumber, mango, and cherry tomatoes, avocado, goat cheese, mango & orange cumin dressings.
Golgappa Fruit Dahi
Wheat & suji shell, spiced fingerlings potato, pomegranate, chickpea, fruits, cilantro, yogurt mousse, and dates tamarind sauce.
Kale & Palak Chaat
Organic crispy baby kale & spinach, tamarind, whipped sweet yogurt, and mint chutney.
Bombay Beet Sliders
Spiced beet & potato patty fritters, soft pav bread, tangy tamarind chutney, cilantro chutney, and market salad.
Sona Mor Paneer Tiranga
Cottage cheese three ways.
Vivasayi Veggie Bullet
Fresh market veggie, nuts & homemade cheese, sweet mayo chili chutney.
Green Tikki
Minced green veggies, nuts, potatoes, and hand picked spices.
Cauliflower Manchurian Bezule
Consists of crispy-coated fried cauliflower florets, which are then tossed, in a sweet and tangy Indo-Chinese sauce.
Patiala Samosa
Delicately spiced potato stuffed pastry, apricot & ginger relish.
Dual Chicken Kabob
Free range chicken, cilantro chicken, peshawari chicken rillettes, and chutney.
Chicken 65 Bezule
Stir-fried with curry leaves, peppers, and yogurt.
Cream Stone Chicken Kabob
Slice if chicken breast marinated with nizami spices, and cream.
Shahi Chakali Lamb Sliders
Spiced lamb patties, onion rings, pav bread, onion, tomato, and sour cream.
Pathar Ki Gosht
Sliced lamb marinated with spices & cooked on a special jungle stone, ghee, and mint.
Marina Yeral Roast
Southern spiced shrimp, spinach & sweet potato poriyal, and red pepper sauce.
'House' Kabob Sampler
Peshawari chicken, lamb, tiger shrimp, paneer, mint, & cilantro.
All Day - Small Plates
All Day - Mid-Course - Dosa or Uthappam
Plain Dosa
Dosa stuffed with potato masala hash, cashew nuts, and curry leaves.
Truffle Masala Dosa
Dosa stuffed with potato masala hash, cashew nuts, and curry leaves.
Chicken Masala Dosa
Dosa stuffed with chicken and potato masala, cilantro, and desi butter.
Aattu Kari Dosa 'Lamb'
Dosa stuffed with spiced minced lamb, peas and potato masala, fresh cilantro, and ghee.
Paper Masala
Large, thin, crispy with potato masala.
4 Ways Uthappam
Shallots & chili, wild mushroom, cheese, spinach & asparagus.
Mutta Dosa (Masala Or Pepper)
Mutta Dosa Savory crepe with egg, choice of masala or pepper filling.
Kal Dosa (Soft & Spongy Dosa)
Served with pepper chicken or sambar, and chutneys.
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.
All Day - Signature of Varam
All Day - Appam / Fermented Rice Pancake
Aattirachy Ularthu Appam (Ghee Roast Lamb Appam)
Idiyappam (Rice String Hoppers)
Served with house veg stew, coconut milk, and chutney.
Paneer Butter Masala
Homemade cottage cheese, tomato, clarified butter, and fresh cream.
Banaras Bharwan Aloo
Stuffed with dry fruits & cottage cheese, spices, royal shallots & almond sauce.
Methi Malai Mutter Saag
A unique combination of spinach, fresh green peas, and fenugreek.
Kaikari Korma
A rich, coconut creamy sauce with fresh garden vegetables.
Bagara Baingan
Aubergines in a medley of coconut, peanuts, sesame seeds, tamarind & exotic spices.
Kadai Paneer
Cottage cheese stewed in onion, tomato, and peppers.
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.
Organic Khatti Dal
Yellow lentils, butter, garlic, tomato, curry leaves, mustard seeds, and fresh coriander.
Organic Dal Makhani
Organic black lentils and kidney beans stewed for 24 hours in tomato, cream, and butter.
Butter Chicken Or Chicken Tikka Masala
Shredded tandoori chicken, tomato, and cream sauce.
'Varam' Chicken Curry
South Indian style chicken curry packed full of spices & flavor.
Chicken Zalzala
Free range chicken, and mughlai style.
Andhra Goat Curry
Baby goat cooked in exotic blend of spices, coconut, and poppy seeds.
Lagan Ki Gosht
Hyderabadi delicacy dish, goat in richly spiced yogurt sauce, tomato, and cilantro.
Lamb Shahi Korma
'Superior farms' lamb, cashew nuts, almonds, shallots, and saffron.
Jhinga Tawa Masala
Tiger prawns cooked in an onion tomato masala with ground spices & ginger.
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.
Paneer Club Pave
Crushed fresh vegetable, masala pilaf, nuts & creamy sauce, and kalonji kulcha.
Chakra Murgh
Chicken in puffed pastry served with spinach creamy potatoes, and pilaf.
Cumin & Mint Pulao
Basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds and fresh mint leaves.
Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani
Marinated chicken and basmati rice cooked with authentic Indian spices in a traditional Hyderabadi style, served with raita and salan.
Mutton Dum Biryani
Tender mutton pieces layered with fragrant basmati rice, infused with aromatic spices, served with cooling raita and flavorful salan.
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.
Gongura Paneer
Paneer biryani made with fragrant basmati rice, special spices, and fresh gongura leaves.
Vegetables Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables, garnished with caramelized onions, fresh herbs, and a slice of lemon.
MPLR (Boneless) Chicken Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice layered with tender boneless chicken, garnished with caramelized onions, fresh herbs, and a hard-boiled egg.
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.
Gongura Chicken Biryani
Basmati rice and chicken cooked with fresh gongura leaves and aromatic spices.
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.
MPLR Lamb Biryani
Lamb cooked with basmati rice and aromatic Indian spices, typically includes onions and tomatoes.
Shrimp Biryani
Spicy blend of aromatic basmati rice and succulent shrimp cooked to perfection.
House Raita
Cucumber & veg, pomegranate Raita, and boondi.
House Chutneys With Mixed Fryums
Tamarind & dates, cilantro mint, tomatillo, & green mango.
Onion, Lemon & Chili
Freshly sliced onions, tangy lemon, and spicy green chilies, typically seasoned with chaat masala.
All Day - Dips & Pickles
All Day - Breads From the Tandoor
Naan
Leavened bread.
Garlic Naan
Garlic-infused flatbread baked to perfection to accompany your meal.
Pesto Naan
Cheese & Chili Kulcha
Flatbread stuffed with cheese and chili, cooked in a tandoor.
Masala Cottage Cheese Kulcha
Leavened tandoori bread filled with spiced cottage cheese and mild spices.
Peshawari Naan
Coconut, maraschino cherries, pistachio, and dates.
Organic Roti
Whole-wheat organic flour.
Organic Lacha Paratha
Crispy flakey layered whole wheat.
Bread Basket
Pesto naan, roti, cheese & chili kulcha.
Malabar Paratha (Refined Flour Paratha)
Layered flakey tawa bread.
Rasmalai
Soft poached cheese dumplings with saffron flavored cream sauce.
Double Ki Meetha
Indian style bread pudding, flavored with saffron, pistachio, and almond.
Gulab Jamun With Ice Cream
Warm milk dumplings, saffron infused sugar syrup.
Khubani Ki Meetha
Apricot,custard trifle, and apricot cream.
All Day - Desserts
All Day - Non-Alcoholic Indian Beverages
Lassi (Yogurt Smoothie)
Mango, salt, and sweet.
Berries Lassi
Pounded fresh berries yogurt drink.
Pink Lassi
Rose syrup and yogurt.
Hyderabad Sharbat
Fresh Lime Juice
Sweet & salt.
Fresh Lime Soda
Sweet & salt.
Falooda
Made from mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, sweet basil seeds with milk, served with ice cream.
Masala Chai
Spiced Indian tea blend with aromatic flavors, perfect for chai (tea) enthusiasts.
Kumbakonam Filter Coffee
Traditional South Indian filter coffee brewed with finely ground coffee powder and mixed with hot, frothy milk.