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Exciting Menu, Exotic Dishes, Excellent Service.

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Exciting Menu, Exotic Dishes, Excellent Service.

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Exciting Menu, Exotic Dishes, Excellent Service.

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Dining at Nilgiri
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Dining at Nilgiri

For a truly memorable dining experience, cuisine and atmosphere are paired as thoughtfully as food and wine. Located in the heart of Edinburgh, Nilgiri Spice delivers a contemporary taste of South Indian cuisine, and an extensive wine list that focuses on emerging regions from all over the world.

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Thattukada Menu

We specialise in South Indian cuisine and we are confident about the food we put on your table, since we are from the very place where the variety of delicious food is part of our culture. The southernmost state of India, called Kerala where we hail from is ranked top for the most fish, pork and beef consuming state in India (that is more than a quarter of total consumption in India) and these stats alone are an evident reason why we offer the very same deliciously vibrant and exclusive cuisine to our Edinburgh guests. Take a look at our Mouth-watering Menu and our exquisitely simple, authentic, fresh and elegant take on south Indian cuisine. Enjoy!

Vegetarian

Our vegetarian dishes are even healthier and tastier with the authentic spices we use!

  • Mixed Pakora & Bonda£2.5

    Pakora: A selection of vegetable mixed with gram flour and spices, finely deep fried. Bonda: Flavoured mashed potato ball dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried. Served with sauce of the day.

  • Mini Idli Sambar£4.5

    Starter version of our steam cooked puffy rice cake consisting of 2 plain idlies served with sambar and coconut chutney.

  • Chilly Paneer£5.5

    Marinated cottage cheese deep fried and tossed with mixed peppers in chilly sauce.

  • Chilly Gobi£4.95

Chiken And Lamp

  • Chicken 65£5

  • Chilli Chicken£5.5

  • Chicken Vada£4.75

    Minced chicken breast mixed with South Indian spices & herbs then shaped into a small doughnut and deep fried.

  • Chicken Tikka£4.95

  • Mixed Starter Platter£6.5

    A medley Chicken vada, tender chicken Tikka, prawn and fish cutlet, potato bonda and vegetable pakora.
Chiken And Lamp

  • Plain Dosa£4

    Crispy Dosa is a type of pancake from the Indian subcontinent, made from a fermented batter of ground rice and black gram.

  • Masala Dosa£5.5

    Crispy Dosa with delicious masala fillings served with coconut chutney, sambar and beetroot sauce.

  • Gheee Roast Dosa (Dosa with butter)£5.25

    Dosa with ghee or butter. Crispier and tastier.

  • Onion Dosa£4.5

    Dosa with chopped onion inside it.

  • Onion Masala Dosa£5.75

    Onion Dosa with masala filling. Added taste!
Fish

Unlike other Indian zone, south Indians dishes includes a variety of Prawn and Fish curries and fries. We are introducing some of the best for our Edinburgh customers at Nilgiri Spice.

  • Salmon Mappas£7.5

    (A fish delight, salmon prepared in a special masala of pepper, fennel seeds, cinnamon, ginger, kudampuli/goraka, chilli and garlic garnished with curry leaves)
Vegetarian

Our vegetarian dishes are even healthier and tastier with the authentic spices we use!

  • Navratan Kurma£5.95

    Fresh seasonal vegetables and dried fruits and cashew nuts prepared with cashew nut and almond gravy with fresh cream and butter.

  • Tadka Daal£4.95

    Lentil cooked with tomatoes, onions and mild spices then tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves, coriander leaves, garlic cloves and dry red chilly.

  • Saag Vegetable Delight£5.25

  • Chana Masala£5.25

    An aromatic dish of chick peas gently cooked with onions, garlic and yoghurt.

  • Paneer Makhani£5.25

    A vegetarian delight consisting of Indian cheese simmered in a buttery smooth tomato sauce with a hint of kasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
Chicken

You won't see common curry sauce in our dishes and that is a promise. Try our chicken dishes to feel the difference.

  • Chicken Saag£5.75

  • Goan Chicken Curry£5.95

    (Boneless chicken cooked in an exotic blend of whole spices, tomatoes, fresh green chillies and coconut milk)

  • Tikka Masala£5.95

    (The perennial favourite, marinated and tandoor grilled tikka of boneless chicken, simmered in a satin smooth cream, tomato and kasoori methi gravy)

  • Jalfrezi£5.75

    (Spicy dish, boneless chicken cooked with mixed peppers, tomato, green chili, red chili, onion, cumin seeds and coriander leaves)

  • Chicken Korma£5.75

    (Delicately spiced boneless chicken breast in a cream and coconut sauce)
Lamb

Tender lamb cooked with most aromatic spices from Nilgiri hills. Made fresh to treat your palate as you wish, mild, hot or hotter!

  • Lamb Jalfrezi£6.25

  • Lamb/Gosht Pepper Masala£6.5

    (Lamb pan fried with onion, chilli, ginger and flavoured with black pepper, dedicated to all lovers of pepper spicy food)

  • Lamb Cafriel£6.75

    (Cubes of lamb cooked with delightful green masala sauce of spinach, mint, green chillies and spices)

  • Goan Lamb Curry£6.95

    Boneless lamb cooked in an exotic blend of whole spices, tomatoes, fresh green chillies and coconut milk

  • Plain Naan£2.5

  • Garlic Naan£3

  • Chapati£2

    Thin flat bread prepared in hot plate.

  • Roti£2.25

    Thick flat bread prepared in tandoor.

  • Paratha£3

    Layered flat bread prepared in hot plate. Kerala style.
Rice/Pulao

  • Steamed Rice£2.25

  • Pulao£3

    Basmati rice cooked with butter ghee & spices.

  • Saffron Rice£3.75

  • Papadam£1

  • Pickle Tray£1.5

    (Mixed pickle,mango chutney and Sauce of the day)
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BEHIND THE SCENES

The Team

As a team our priority is to make sure our customers are as comfortable as possible from the very moment they step in to our restaurant until their departure with a very satisfied smile on their face. Attention to detail, timely service in the most pleasant way to make sure our customers keep coming back to us whenever they think about south Indian dining. We would love to walk those extra miles to keep you happy at our place!

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Reviews

What Clients Say

"An Immediate Favourite A recent find, although I had already heard a lot of good things about this warm, welcoming and well situated South Keralan restaurant in its previous guise as Mezbaan, in the Tolcross area of Edinburgh..."

ScotlandBlossom

"Delicious South Indian food. I’m from Chennai and loved this food."

Ashwin Muthiah

"Authentic South Indian experience Food was excellent with a wide range of options and a range of spice levels. There was something for all of us, including my 4 year old daughter who doesn’t handle spicy food, and me who love the heat. It was refreshing not to have standard base sauce in different dishes, but each of them freshly made. There is a selection of dishes which you don’t find usually in South Indian restaurants in Edinburgh. Staff are very friendly. If you want an authentic South Indian experience, this is the place."

Odyssey420890

"Trying something new This restaurant specialises in South Indian food. I never realised how different this would be from the curry I buy in the Midlands. There is lots of fish and vegetarian choices, in fact they account for half the menu. The staff are very attentive and very helpful, as they should be. I had a Chicken Nilgiri Chef’s Special. The sauce has such a great flavour, which the menu states that it is prepared using 21 spices. This is a new place and is well worth a visit. "

Thargon

"Fantastic Indian restaurant We are a group of six guys who meet up every month for an Indian. This is by far the best Indian Restaurant in Edinburgh we have eaten in for a long while.It has a fantastic menu and service s extremely friendly, courteous and very efficient .The food i superb and very varied. Would strongly recommend and will definitely be returning soon. Trying their carryout tonight!"

Billy2707

"Superb Indian restaurant! Such a gem of a place to eat. Visiting Edinburgh fringe with friends and we saw this restaurant purely accidentally when we were looking for something to eat. "

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Private Dining

For large group booking, the Main Dining Room can accommodate up to 30 plus guests and a secondary sitting area can accommodate 15 guests. Please contact the restaurant to arrange booking for larger groups. Reservations are available online 6 weeks before the date of the reservation.

Private Events

Looking for an ideal venue? Look no further. Corporate dinners, special occasions, Chef’s Table, let us handle your needs. Reservations are available online 6 weeks before the date of the reservation.

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