Cardamom
- Nepali
- Tandoor
- Biryani
Wed–Thu 5pm–10pm, Fri–Sat 5pm–10:30pm, Sun 5pm–10pm (closed Mon–Tue)
- 1739 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
- 734-662-2877
- Last verified: September 2026
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Menu
Appetizers
- Onion Bhaji$6
Spiced chopped onion, fried in chickpea-flour batter. Served with housemade tamarind + cilantro-mint chutneys.
0 - Vegetable Pakora$6
Potatoes, onion, cauliflower, carrot, zucchini and spinach fried in chickpea-flour batter. Served with housemade tamarind + cilantro-mint chutneys.
0 - Papadum$3
Crisp lentil-flour chips with black pepper. Served with housemade tamarind + cilantro-mint chutneys.
0 - Vegetable Samosa (2)$6
Spiced potatoes + peas inside a crispy turnover. Served with housemade tamarind + cilantro-mint chutneys.
0 - Momos – Sunil (5 pieces)$6
Nepali steamed dumplings with spiced ground chicken or vegan vegetable. Roasted tomato–Szechwan pepper chutney.
0 - Momos – Ravi (10 pieces)$12
Nepali steamed dumplings with spiced ground chicken or vegan vegetable. Roasted tomato–Szechwan pepper chutney.
0 - Stir-Fried Shrimp$8
Shrimp stir-fried with bell peppers and a touch of chili-soy sauce.
0 - Chicken Tikka$8
Boneless chicken breast marinated in yogurt + spices, cooked in the tandoor with onions + green peppers. Served with housemade cilantro-mint chutney.
0 - Papri Chat$8
Homemade flour crisps (papri), potatoes, chickpeas, onion, cucumber, tomato, fruit, crispy noodles with yogurt-tamarind-mint sauce.
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Tandoori Entrées
- Tandoori Chicken$18
Four pieces bone-in chicken, marinated in yogurt + spices. Cooked in the tandoor. Served with steamed basmati rice & vegetable of the day.
0 - Chicken Tikka$18
Boneless chicken breast marinated in yogurt + spices, cooked in the tandoor with onion + bell pepper. Served with steamed basmati rice & vegetable of the day.
0 - Seekh Kabab$19
Minced lamb, fresh ginger, garlic, bell pepper, onion, cumin, coriander and garam masala. Cooked on a skewer in the tandoor. Served with steamed basmati rice & vegetable of the day.
0 - Achari Paneer Tikka$18
Homemade cheese cubes marinated in Indian pickle spices and cooked in the tandoor with bell pepper, onion, tomato. Served with steamed basmati rice & vegetable of the day.
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Breads & Sides
- Naan$3
Soft Indian bread. Real butter.
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Whole wheat flatbread.
0 - Garlic Naan$40
- Onion Kulcha$4
Naan stuffed with fresh chopped onion.
0 - Kashmiri Naan$6
Naan stuffed with almonds, cashews, pistachios, raisins and mango chutney.
0 - Mango Chutney$30
- Cucumber Raita$3
Yogurt sauce with cumin, cucumber, carrot.
0 - Achar (Indian Pickle)$3
Spicy mixed pickle.
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Entrée Salads
- Chicken Tikka Salad$17
Chicken tikka (marinated boneless chicken breast), greens, cilantro, cucumber, tomato, red onion, carrot and toasted almonds.
0 - Grilled Salmon Salad$19
Indian-spiced marinated grilled salmon, fresh greens, red onion, cilantro, cucumber, tomato, carrot, mango.
0 - Tandoori-Roasted Vegetable Salad$17
A whole skewer full of grilled veggies + paneer on farm-fresh greens. Add chicken tikka 8, add salmon 12.
0 - Side Salad$7
Mixed greens salad.
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Biryani
- Chicken Biryani$18
Hyderabadi biryani: basmati rice baked with onions, raisins, cashews, fresh mint and chicken. Served with raita and hardboiled egg.
0 - Goat Biryani$21
Hyderabadi biryani: basmati rice baked with onions, raisins, cashews, fresh mint and goat. Served with raita and hardboiled egg.
0 - Vegetable Biryani$17
Hyderabadi biryani: basmati rice baked with onions, raisins, cashews, fresh mint and vegetables. Served with raita and hardboiled egg.
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Specialties
- Bapu's Goat Chops$32
Center loin goat chops marinated overnight. Served with rice pulao and vegetable of the day.
0 - Grilled Masala Salmon$28
Salmon marinated in ginger, garlic and freshly roasted spices. Cooked in the tandoor. Served with rice pulao and vegetable of the day.
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Chicken Curries
- Chicken Curry$16
Boneless chicken breast, tomato-based curry sauce. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Chicken Tikka Masala$17
Chicken tikka, tomato and onion in creamy tomato curry sauce. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Chicken Makhni$17
Chicken tikka, creamy tomato + cashew paste curry sauce. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Chicken Korma$17
Boneless chicken breast, creamy cashew + almond sauce. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Chicken Hyderabadi$17
Boneless chicken breast, creamy cashew + poppy seed curry sauce. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Karahi Chicken$17
Boneless chicken cooked with fresh onion, tomato, fresh mint, bell pepper, ginger, garlic, whole cardamom, cloves. Served with basmati rice.
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Lamb & Goat Curries
- Karahi Goat$19
Braised goat meat cooked with fresh onion, tomato, bell pepper, fresh mint, ginger, garlic, whole cardamom and cloves. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Lamb Vindaloo$19
Boneless lamb + potatoes, onion-tomato-vinegar sauce. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Lamb Saag$19
Braised boneless lamb + fresh spinach, tomato curry sauce with a touch of cream. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Rogan Josh$19
Braised boneless lamb, yogurt tomato curry sauce with aromatic spices. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Chettinad Lamb$19
Braised boneless lamb, coconut + ground chickpea + poppy seed curry sauce. Served with basmati rice.
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Seafood Curries
- Shrimp Masala$18
Shrimp, tomato-based curry sauce. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Seafood Korma$19
Shrimp, scallops and fish, creamy almond + cashew sauce. Served with basmati rice.
0 - Kerala Shrimp Curry$18
Shrimp in a coconut curry sauce made with tomato, mustard seed, onion and curry leaves. Served with basmati rice.
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Vegetarian Curries
- Palak Paneer$17
Cheese cubes + spinach, creamy curry sauce with distinctive fenugreek leaves.
0 - Matar Paneer$17
Cheese cubes + peas, creamy tomato curry sauce with fenugreek.
0 - Baigan Bartha$16
Fresh eggplant, roasted, finely chopped and cooked with green peas in a tomato-based curry sauce.
0 - Bhindi Masala$16
Okra with fresh ginger, garlic, onion and tomato.
0 - Aloo Gobi$16
Potatoes + cauliflower, tomato-based curry sauce.
0 - Dal Tarka$15
Yellow lentils cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, whole red chilis, mustard seed, curry leaves.
0 - Chana Pindi$15
Chickpeas, tomato-onion-based curry sauce.
0 - Vegetable Korma$16
Carrot, potato, zucchini, cauliflower, green beans, peas, creamy almond + cashew sauce.
0 - Paneer Makhni$17
Cheese cubes, creamy tomato + cashew curry sauce.
0 - Karahi Paneer$17
Cheese cubes cooked with fresh onion, tomato, bell pepper, fresh mint, ginger, garlic, whole cardamom and cloves.
0 - Malai Kofta$17
Kofta patties (ground cheese, carrot, zucchini, potatoes, cauliflower, bread crumbs), creamy tomato + cashew paste curry sauce.
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Desserts
- Cardamom Rice Pudding$4.50
Cardamom-scented, creamy basmati rice pudding with toasted almonds and sultanas.
0 - Carrot Halwa$4.50
Spiced ground carrot cooked in milk + sugar. Served warm.
0 - Ras Malai$6.50
Ricotta-like cheese poached in thick cardamom-scented milk syrup. Sprinkled with pistachios.
0 - Gulab Jamun$4.50
Small spheres of milky dough, lightly fried and soaked in cardamom- and rose-scented syrup. Served warm.
0 - Cardamom Cheesecake$8.50
Light, American-style cheesecake scented with cardamom. Ginger snap, graham and almond crust.
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Non-Alcoholic Drinks
- Cardamom Chai$4
Housemade chai masala combined with India's "Red Label" tea and milk.
0 - Single Estate Indian Coffee$3
Indian-grown coffee from Zingerman's Coffee.
0 - Nimbu Pani$4
Freshly squeezed lemon-gingerade, pinch of clove, cardamom, black pepper, chat masala.
0 - Aama's Mango Lassi$6
Indian-style yogurt smoothie with mango.
0 - Tropical Juice Box$2.50
Mango or lychee fruit.
0 - Iced Tea$3
Freshly brewed Rishi iced tea blend.
0 - Premium Ginger Beer$4
Fever-Tree ginger beer made from Indian and African gingers and cane sugar.
0 - Sparkling Mineral Water$3
Topo Chico from Mexico.
0 - Fountain Soda$3
Coke, diet coke, sprite.
0 - Fine Loose Tea$3
Individual infusion teapot — black, green or herbal selections.
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Signature Cocktails
- Cardamom Old Fashioned$13
Maker's Mark bourbon, housemade cardamom syrup, cardamom bitters, bourbon cherry.
0 - Pegu Club$11
Tanqueray gin, orange curaçao, fresh lime juice, angostura bitters, orange bitters.
0 - Ginger Gold Rush$13
Maker's Mark bourbon, Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur, fresh lemon juice, bourbon cocktail cherry.
0 - Tamarind Margarita$14
1800 premium tequila, Cointreau, tamarind, fresh lime juice, Himalayan pink salt rim.
0 - Mangopeño$13
Absolut vodka, Aperol, mango purée, fresh lemon juice, jalapeño, topped with cava.
0 - Ultimate Gin & Tonic$12
Hendrick's botanical gin, Fever-Tree premium Indian tonic, mango wedge.
0 - Mumbaitini$12
Grey Goose vodka, fresh curry leaves, fresh ginger root, fresh lime juice.
0 - Modern Royale$12
Absolut vodka, St. Germain elderflower liqueur, lemon & lime juices, topped with cava.
0 - Cardamom Collins$9
Grapefruit vodka, housemade cardamom syrup, fresh lemon juice, soda.
0 - Lychee Cocktail$12
1800 premium tequila, Soho lychee liqueur, lychee juice, fresh lemon juice.
0 - Desi Highball$9
Gosling's Black Seal rum, cola, cilantro, lime juice, Tabasco, pinch of chat masala.
0 - Coconut Cooler$11
White rum, coconut cream, mint, fresh lime juice, housemade cardamom syrup, soda.
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Wine
- Arte Latino Brut Cava (Spain)$22
Sparkling. Also by the glass: $8 (6oz) / $10 (9oz).
0 - Charles de Fère Cuvée Jean-Louis Brut (France)$26
Sparkling, bottle only.
0 - D'Arenberg "The Hermit Crab" Viognier (Australia)$32
Dry crisp white. Also by the glass: $11 / $14.
0 - Domaine Talmard Mâcon Chardonnay (France)$34
Dry crisp white. Also by the glass: $13 / $16.
0 - Nine Hats Riesling (Columbia Valley, Washington)$33
Dry crisp white. Also by the glass: $12 / $15.
0 - Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer (Germany)$27
Aromatic white, bottle only.
0 - Bieler Père & Fils Provence Rosé (France)$32
Rosé. Also by the glass: $11 / $14.
0 - Sean Minor Pinot Noir (California)$34
Lighter red. Also by the glass: $13 / $16.
0 - Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais Villages Gamay (France)$34
Lighter red. Also by the glass: $13 / $16.
0 - Domaine de la Perruche Cabernet Franc (France)$37
Medium red, bottle only.
0 - Vincent Paris Syrah (France)$37
Medium red. Also by the glass: $14 / $17.
0 - Doña Paula Malbec (Argentina)$33
Bold red. Also by the glass: $12 / $15.
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Beer
- Taj Mahal (India)$6
American-style adjunct lager, 330 mL bottle.
0 - Flying Horse (India)$11
European-style pale lager, 650 mL bottle.
0 - Bell's No, Yeah (Kalamazoo, MI)$6
Golden ale, 12 oz can.
0 - Bell's Seasonal Wheat (on tap)$6.50
Draught pint; rotates seasonally (Oberon or other wheat).
0 - Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)$6
Traditional Bohemian pilsner, 12 oz bottle.
0 - Boddington's Pub Ale (Manchester, UK)$7
Pale ale, pint draught can.
0 - Brewery Vivant Farm Hand (Grand Rapids, MI)$7
French-style saison, pint can.
0 - Newcastle Brown Ale (UK)$6
Classic British brown ale, 12 oz bottle.
0 - Uncle John's Cider (St. Johns, MI)$7
Semi-dry hard cider, pint can.
0 - Vander Mill Totally Roasted (Spring Lake, MI)$6
Hard cider with cinnamon, pecan and vanilla, 12 oz can.
0 - Founders Centennial IPA (Grand Rapids, MI)$6
American-style dry-hopped IPA, 12 oz bottle.
0 - Bell's Amber (Kalamazoo, MI)$6
Red ale, 12 oz bottle.
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