Virundhu

While You Wait

• Appalam Basket (Poppadam)3,50 £

  with mango chutney

• Maravalli Kilangu Poriyal (Cassava Chips)5,00 £

  Fried cassava seasoned with dry spices

Short Eats

• Vegetable Rolls3,75 £

  Served with homemade chilli sauce. Mixed seasonal vegetables with potato, seasoned with Jaffna spices, rolled in filo pastry & lightly coated with breadcrumbs

• Keerai Vadai4,50 £

  Served with homemade sambal. A savoury doughnut made with Urid dal, fresh spinach & spices

• Mutton Rolls4,00 £

  Served with homemade chilli sauce. A popular Srilankan short-eat consisting of mutton pieces cooked with potato and seasoned with Jaffna spices, rolled in filo pastry and lightly coated with breadcrumbs

• Vegetable Patties4,50 £

  Served with homemade chilli sauce. Pastry parcels filled with curried vegetables

• Grilled Lamb Chops8,50 £

  Tender lamb chops marinated overnight with crushed red chillies, ginger and garlic paste and spices then grilled to perfection

• Chicken 658,00 £

  Diced chicken breast pieces deep-fried flavoured with ginger, garlic, red chilli paste & curry leaves

• Prawn Skewers8,00 £

  King prawns marinated overnight with fresh grated coconut, turmeric, lime juice, ginger and garlic paste

• Mutton Fry9,50 £

  Mutton pieces marinated with crushed black pepper and spices then pan-fried with green chillies, onions and curry leaves

• Fish Cutlet4,50 £

  Served with homemade chilli sauce. Delicious little croquettes of spicy sardine fish & potato filling combined then dipped in egg & thinly coated with breadcrumbs

Seafood Platter

Approx wait 30 mins

• Seafood Platter30,00 £

  (Approx. wait 30 mins) Can serves 2 persons. A mouth-watering platter consists of catch of the day seafood, fried and tossed in aromatic spices, homemade devil sauce, gingerley oil, banana pepper, green chillies, curry leaves, onions, red and green peppers

Devil Dishes

Stir fried with Srilankan spices, onions, red and green pepper, banana pepper, green chillies, spring onions, garlic & ginger paste. Please let us know your spice level

• Chicken Devil8,95 £

• Mutton Devil9,95 £

• Prawn Devil13,00 £

• Paneer Devil8,95 £

• Squid Devil10,00 £

Featured Items

• Lampries

  A Srilankan Dutch Burger delicacy that is very popular in Srilanka. This is Virundhu's re-creation of the authentic Lampries, consisting of rice boiled in stock, curry, aubergine moju, seeni sambol, jackfruit curry, boiled egg and fish cutlet served on a banana leaf

  • Mutton15,00 £

• Kothu Dishes

  Kothu roti meaning 'chopped roti' is a popular street food that has its origins in Batticaloa, Eastern Province of Srilanka. Godamba roti, vegetables, egg, curry leaves and spices are all put on a hot cast-iron griddle then repeatedly pounded using a heavy iron spatula, creating a unique sound. All served with Gravy

  • Vegetable7,95 £
  • Chicken8,95 £
  • Mutton9,95 £

• Biryani

  Biryani is made with basmati rice and aromatic spices. It's a one-pot wonder of slow cooked rice and curry combined together. Served with Raitha

  • Mutton9,95 £
  • Chicken8,95 £
  • Baby Jackfruit7,95 £
  • Prawn13,00 £

Vegetarian Curries

• Parippu Curry6,95 £

  Mysoor dhal cooked in a beautiful blend of spices then a few spoons of coconut milk is added to create a rich stew

• Aubergine & Chickpeas Curry7,95 £

  A classic Jaffna curry can be enjoyed very well with rice, made with sautéed aubergines cooked in Jaffna spices and tamarind

• Creamy Potato Curry6,95 £

  A delicious lightly spiced, creamy curry of potatoes cooked with coconut milk, cumin and curry leaves

• Varai6,95 £

  Cabbage, leeks and carrot gently stir-fried with onions, chillies and curry leaves, tossed with fresh grated coconut

• Vendakkai Paal Curry7,95 £

  A home style cooked Okra dish consisting of mild spices and coconut milk

• Polos Curry (Green Baby Jackfruit)8,00 £

  Tender jackfruit cooked with coconut milk, makes a great accompaniment with meat dishes

Meat Curries

• Jaffna Aatu Elumbu Curry8,95 £

  Jaffna is known for its spicy and robust flavoured dishes. This curry is made with succulent mutton on-the-bone pieces cooked using Virundhu's signature spice mix

• Mutton Pirattal (Boneless)9,95 £

  A hearty and comforting spicy curry that tastes absolutely delicious made with mixture of exquisite spices

• Nattu Korli Kulambu On-The-Bone7,95 £

  An authentic village style curry made with chicken slowly cooked using ginger, garlic, coconut milk and aromatic spices. Each ingredient used in this curry makes it so exotic

• Ceylon Chicken Curry (Boneless)8,95 £

  This dish is made using chicken breast pieces cooked with roasted and ground coriander, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, curry leaves and dried red chillies

Seafood Curries

• Meen Kulambu (Fish)9,95 £

  A sharp, yet subtle tanginess is the distinctive flavour that characterises this fish curry with its perfect combination of tamarind, spices and tomato

• Eral Kulambu (Prawn)12,95 £

  A rich and creamy prawn curry made with a combination of Srilankan spices and coconut milk that makes a complex flavour which is extremely delicious and delightfully fragrant

• Kanava Pirattal (Squid)9,95 £

  Srilankan coastal speciality, squid cooked to perfection with pungent spices in a curry sauce

Side Dishes

• Seeni Sambol4,00 £

  Caramelised onions

• Fresh Coconut Sambol3,50 £

• Auberjine Moju5,00 £

  Pickled Auberjine with coconut toddy vinegar

• Muttai Poriyal5,00 £

  Srilankan omelette

• Thayir2,00 £

  Plain yogurt

• Sothy3,50 £

  Spiced Coconut milk gravy

Extras - Rice / Roti / Puttu / Stringhopper

• Parotha2,00 £

• Veechu Roti2,00 £

• Plain Rice3,50 £

• Spiced Samba Rice5,00 £

• Puttu

  • 3 Piece5,00 £

• Stringhoppers

  • 5 Piece5,00 £

Harischandra Noodles

• Veg7,00 £

• Chicken7,50 £

• Mutton8,00 £

• Prawn10,00 £