Varam Indian Cuisine

Redwood City, CA

Varam Indian Cuisine has great potential options for vegans. Dishes like the Paper Masala Dosa and Kaikari Kurma can likely be made vegan.

Top Picks

Truffle Masala Dosa

Contains truffle oil*, potato masala hash, dosa batter, curry leaves, and cashew nuts. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Appam

Contains appam batter. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Paper Masala Dosa

Contains potato masala, and dosa batter. We believe this item is vegan as is.

4 Ways Uthappam

Contains wild mushroom, spinach, shallots, rice batter, lentil batter, chili, cheese, and asparagus. We suggest removing the cheese.

Kaikari Kurma

Contains garden vegetables, and coconut cream sauce. This item may contain dairy.

Download our app

Download on the App Store
Download on the Play Store

Full Menu

Mid-Course Dosa and Uthappam

Dosa is a thin, crispy, South Indian rice crepe made from fermented rice and lentil batter. Uthappam is a thick, soft pancake served with seasonal vegetables, sambar, and two types of house-made chutneys.

Plain Dosa | Truffle Masala Dosa

Contains truffle oil*, potato masala hash, dosa batter, curry leaves, and cashew nuts. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Paper Masala

Contains potato masala, and dosa batter. We believe this item is vegan as is.

4 Ways Uthappam

Contains wild mushroom, spinach, shallots, rice batter, lentil batter, chili, cheese, and asparagus. We suggest removing the cheese.

Entrée

Kaikari Kurma

Contains garden vegetables, and coconut cream sauce. This item may contain dairy.

Bagara Baigan

Contains tamarind, sesame seeds, peanuts, exotic spices, coconut, and aubergines. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Green Beans & Asparagus Thoran | Fresh Okra Fry

Contains spices, shallots, okra, fresh beans, curry leaves, coconut, and asparagus. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Small Plates

Cauliflower Manchurian Bezule

Contains manchurian sauce, and cauliflower. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Bombay Beet Sliders

Contains tamarind chutney, pav bread, cilantro chutney, and beet and potato patty. The pav bread may be non-vegan.

Green Tikki

Contains spices, potatoes, nuts, and green vegetables. This item may contain dairy.

Patiala Samosa

Contains potato filling, and pastry dough. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Appam (Fermented Rice Pancake)

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

Appam

Contains appam batter. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Idiyappam (Rice String Hoppers)

Contains string hopper dough, and rice flour. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Soups and Salads

Tomato & Carrot Shorba

Contains tomato, pine nuts, onions, indian spices, carrot, and basil. This item may contain dairy.

Thakkali Rasam (Broth)

Contains tomato, coriander, and black pepper. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Fresh Garden Salad

Contains persian cucumber, orange cumin dressing, mixed greens, mango, goat cheese, cherry tomatoes, and avocado. We suggest removing the goat cheese.

Breads from the Tandoor

Organic Roti

Contains whole wheat organic flour. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Peshawari Naan

Contains pistachio, maraschino cherries, naan, dates, and coconut. This item may contain ghee.

Organic Lacha Parata

Contains whole wheat flour. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Garlic Naan

Contains naan, and garlic. This item may contain butter.

House Special Biryani

Vegetables Biryani

Contains mixed vegetables, and biryani rice. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Rice and Biryani

Served with raitha and salan.

Cumin & Mint Pulao

Contains rice, mint, and cumin. We suggest removing the raitha. The salan may be non-vegan.

Dips and Pickles

Onion, Lemon, and Chilli

Contains onion, lemon, and chili. We believe this item is vegan as is.

House Chutneys with Mixed Fryums

Contains tomatillo chutney, tamarind chutney, mixed fryums, green mango chutney, dates chutney, and cilantro mint chutney. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Varam Chef's Creation

No vegan options.

Desserts

No vegan options.

Signature of Varam

No vegan options.