Masala Lab

Portland, OR

Top Picks

Chaat Hash

Crispy potatoes, chaat masala, lime pickle braised greens, charred veg, and two ghee fried eggs. Option to add bacon lardons, butter chicken, or chickpea tempeh. Vegan option with tempeh and no eggs. Plain option with just eggs and taters.

Pakora Waffle

Savory chickpea flour waffle, dhal, chutneys, smoked yogurt, cabbage, and herb salad. Vegan. Option to add ghee-fried eggs or maple-glazed fried chicken (spicy).

Kale Salad

Kale, candied cashews, pickled onions, chickpea miso, curry leaf, and apple sauce dressing.

Aloo Gobi: The Next Generation

Minty pea puree. Fried potatoes. Pickled cauliflower.

Candied Hazelnuts

Coconut sugar candied, Bengali 5-Spice, and aleppo.

Full Menu

Chaat Hash

Crispy potatoes, chaat masala, lime pickle braised greens, charred veg, and two ghee fried eggs. Option to add bacon lardons, butter chicken, or chickpea tempeh. Vegan option with tempeh and no eggs. Plain option with just eggs and taters.

Pakora Waffle

Savory chickpea flour waffle, dhal, chutneys, smoked yogurt, cabbage, and herb salad. Vegan. Option to add ghee-fried eggs or maple-glazed fried chicken (spicy).

Kitchari

Chef Deepak’s childhood breakfast. Savory rice dhal, cabbage and herb salad, and pickled egg. Option to make vegan without egg. This is also our community meal—pay what you can!

Vegetable Matter

Kale Salad

Kale, candied cashews, pickled onions, chickpea miso, curry leaf, and apple sauce dressing.

Aloo Gobi: The Next Generation

Minty pea puree. Fried potatoes. Pickled cauliflower.

Snack Attack

Candied Hazelnuts

Coconut sugar candied, Bengali 5-Spice, and aleppo.

Masala Popcorn

Smoked turmeric salt, toasted cumin, and sumac.

Papadams

Crispy lentil flour crackers, trio of chutneys.

Crispy Chickpeas

Deep-fried chickpeas tossed in our house garam masala and smoked paprika.

Sides

House Pickle Plate

Pickled onions and two rotating seasonal farm vegetables.

Sorghum Pulao

Sorghum, shallots, peas, corn, and okra.

Surf and Turf

No vegan options.

Curries

Served with sorghum pulao.

No vegan options.