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Madras Mantra

South Indian$$

Tue-Sun 11:30am-3pm & 5pm-9:30pm; Mon closed

  • 2179 Lawrenceville Hwy, Suite A, Decatur, GA 30033
  • 404-636-4400
  • Last verified: September 2026
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A cook rolling a large dosa on the griddle at Madras Mantra in Decatur.

Menu

Soups

  • Tomato Soup$7.00

    Indian style tomato soup

  • Mulligatawny Soup$7.00

    Mixed lentil soup

  • Rasam$6.00

    Spicy lentil and tomato soup

  • Hot and Sour Soup$7.00

    Mixed vegetable soup

Appetizers

  • Veg. Samosa$6.00

    Deep-fried triangular shaped pastry stuffed with mixture of spiced potatoes and peas

  • Vegetable Cutlets$8.00

    Breaded and deep fried seasoned mix vegetable patty served with chutney

  • Onion Spinach Pakora$8.00

    Chopped spinach and onion chickpea flour fritters

  • Chili Bhajiya$8.00

    Deep fried finger hot peppers in chickpea flour fritter

  • Bombay Bhel$8.00

    A special Bombay mixture of puffed rice, tossed with spicy and sweet chutneys, chopped onions, tomatoes, potatoes, with chickpea noodles and cilantro leaves

  • Pani Puri$9.00

    Mini crunchy puries served with potatoes, chickpeas, mint water, sweet and spicy chutney fillings

  • Chat Papdi or Dahi Puri$9.00

    Crunchy white flour chips or mini crunchy puries topped with yogurt, onions, potatoes, sweet and spicy chutney

  • Eggplant Chat$9.00

    Fried eggplant slice topped with yogurt, onions, potatoes, sweet and spicy chutney

  • Chat Samosa or Idly Chat$8.00

    Samosa/fried idly (steamed rice cake) topped with chopped onions, tomatoes, potatoes and chutneys, sweet yogurt, and chickpea noodles

  • Aloo Tikki Chole$10.00

    Potato patty served with garbanzo beans, chopped onions, tomatoes, chutneys, and chickpea noodles

  • Mantra Chat Basket$9.00

    Mini edible flour cups filled with potatoes, chana and topped with all chat toppings

  • Dahi Vada$9.00

    Lentil patties dipped in creamy sweet & sour yogurt

  • Medhu Vadai$8.00

    Crispy golden deep fried patties made of white lentils and spices served with sambar and chutney

  • Paneer Pakoda$9.00

    Masala paneer deep fried in chickpea flour batter

  • Idly or Mini Idly$7.00

    Steamed rice and lentil cakes served with sambar and chutney

  • Idly Vada Combo$8.00

    Steamed rice and lentil cakes served with deep fried lentil donut, sambar and chutney

  • Sambar Vada or Sambar Idly$8.00

    Crispy golden deep fried patties made of yellow lentils and spices served with sambar and chutney

  • Kanjipuram Idly or Rava Idly$8.00

    Spiced idly topped with nuts and hot pepper

  • Masala Idly$8.00

    Fried idly tossed in chutney powder and herbs

  • Paneer Chili$11.00

    Paneer cubes sauteed with green peppers, onions and sweet and sour sauce

Mantra's Dosai

  • Plain Dosai$9.00

    A thin golden crispy rice and lentil flour crepe, served with sambar & chutney

  • Masala Dosai$10.00

    A golden crispy rice and lentil flour crepe, stuffed with spiced potatoes masala, served with sambar & chutney

  • Ghee Plain or Ghee Masala Dosai$10.00

    A golden crispy rice and lentil flour crepe cooked with ghee, stuffed with spiced potatoes masala, served with sambar & chutney

  • Paper Masala Dosai$16.00

    Very thin, crispy extra large crepe served with potato masala, sambar & chutney

  • Mysore Masala Dosai$12.00

    A crepe layered with special mysore chutney served with sambar & chutney

  • Bangalore Masala Dosai$12.00

    Set of two crepes layered with spicy red garlic chutney served with sambar & chutney

  • Chole Dosai$12.00

    A crepe layered with chole masala, served with sambar & chutney

  • Andhra Khara Masala Dosai$12.00

    A crepe layered with special Andhra spicy chutney served with potato masala, sambar & chutney

  • Onion Chili Masala Dosai$12.00

    A crepe layered with chopped onion, green chilies and powder chutney, served with sambar & chutney

  • Chettinaad Masala Dosai$12.00

    A crepe layered with chettinaad chutney served with sambar & chutney

  • Chef's Special Dosai$12.00

    Chef special crepe layered with sprouted moong and kala chana masala served with sambar & chutney

  • Cilantro Masala Dosai$12.00

    A crepe layered with cilantro and mint chutney served with sambar & chutney

  • Chili Paneer Dosai$15.00

    A crepe stuffed with paneer chili & spices

  • Palak Paneer Dosai$14.00

    A crepe layered with palak paneer served with sambar & chutney

  • Spinach Cheese Dosai$14.00

    A crepe stuffed with spinach and cheese served with sambar & chutney

  • Plain Cheese or Cheese Masala Dosai$13.00

    A crepe layered with cheese & stuffed with potato masala served with sambar & chutney

  • Pav Bhaji Dosai$13.00

    A crepe layered with pav bhaji, served with sambar & chutney

  • Spring Dosai$12.00

    A crepe layered with potato masala & fresh cut vegetables served with sambar & chutneys

  • Plain Rava Plain Dosai$11.00

    A golden crispy cream of wheat and rice crepe served with sambar & chutney

  • Onion Rava Masala Dosai$13.00

    A cream of wheat and rice crepe layered with onion and served with potato masala, sambar & chutney

  • Special Onion Rava Masala Dosai$14.00

    A cream of wheat and rice crepe layered with onion, chili peppers, nuts and podi powder, served with potato masala, sambar & chutney

  • Coconut Onion Rava Masala Dosai$14.00

    A cream of wheat and rice crepe layered with coconut, podi powder and roasted onion served with potato masala, sambar & chutney

  • Dry Fruit Rava Masala Dosai$14.00

    A cream of wheat and rice crepe layered with dry fruits, podi powder and roasted onion served with potato masala, sambar & chutney

Uthappam

  • Plain Uthappam$9.00

    Rice and white lentil flour pancake served with sambar and chutneys

  • Onion Chili Uthappam$11.00

    Pancake topped with sliced red onion and hot green chilis, served with sambar and chutneys

  • Onion Peas Uthappam$11.00

    Pancake topped with sliced red onion and peas, served with sambar and chutneys

  • Masala Uthappam$11.00

    Pancake topped with spiced potato masala served with sambar and chutneys

  • Mixed Vegetable Uthappam$11.00

    Pancake topped with mixed vegetables, served with sambar and chutneys

  • Hawaiian Uthappam$11.00

    Pancake topped with fruits, green peppers, red peppers, and onion, served with sambar and chutneys

  • Paneer Uthappam$12.00

    Pancake topped with spiced grated paneer and onion, served with sambar and chutneys

  • Cheese Uthappam$12.00

    Pancake topped with melted cheese and onion, served with sambar and chutneys

  • Set Uthappam with Khorma$15.00

    A set of plain uthappams served with vegetable khorma

  • Set Uthappam with Vadai Curry$15.00

    A set of plain uthappams served with vadai curry

House Specials

  • Pav Bhaji or Naan Bhaji$13.00

    Fresh garden vegetables cooked in tomato gravy with onions, garlic, ginger and served with Indian style bread roll

  • Cheese Pav Bhaji$14.00

    Fresh garden vegetables cooked in tomato gravy, served with Indian style bread roll and topped with cheese

  • Chole Bhatura$15.00

    Deep fried puffed flour bread served with spiced garbanzo bean curry

  • Kohlapuri Misal Pav$12.00

    Sprouted bean curry topped with chick pea noodles and savoury, served with yogurt and bread roll

  • Poori Masala$12.00

    Deep fried puffed whole wheat flour bread served with spiced potato masala

  • Poori Khorma$14.00

    Deep fried puffed whole wheat flour bread served with vegetable khorma

  • Madras Mantra Special Thali$15.00

    Three chef's choice curries, sambar, rasam, plain rice, special rice, naan or poori, vada, raita, pickle, and dessert

Vegetarian Curries

  • Baigan Bharta$13.00

    Tandoor roasted and mashed eggplant and green peas curry

  • Eggplant Potato Curry$13.00

    Indian eggplant and potato cooked with South Indian spices

  • Avial$13.00

    Kerala style mix vegetables curry cooked in yogurt and coconut gravy

  • Vadai Curry$13.00

    South Indian style yellow lentil curry

  • Navratan Khorma$13.00

    Fresh mixed vegetable and fruit bits cooked in North Indian gravy

  • Mixed Vegetable Khorma$13.00

    Fresh mixed vegetable cooked in South Indian gravy

  • Mushroom Mutter Masala$14.00

    Mushroom and green peas cooked in North Indian style gravy

  • Bhindi Masala$13.00

    Okra sauteed with onions, green & red peppers in North Indian gravy

  • Malai Kofta$14.00

    Fried vegetables and paneer patty simmered in creamy onion and tomato gravy

  • Dal Makhani$12.00

    Boiled mixed lentils cooked in North Indian style gravy

  • Dal Tadka$12.00

    Boiled yellow lentils cooked and tempered with cumin, chili and other spices

  • Dal Paalak$13.00

    Boiled yellow lentils and fresh spinach tempered with cumin, chili and other spices

  • Paneer Makhani$14.00

    Paneer cubes simmered in creamy onion and tomato gravy

  • Saag Paneer$14.00

    Fresh spinach and cubes of paneer cooked in North Indian style sauce

  • Mutter Paneer$14.00

    Green peas and cubes of paneer cooked in North Indian style gravy

  • Methi Malai Mutter$14.00

    Fresh green peas and fenugreek leaves cooked in creamy gravy

  • Kadai Paneer Masala$14.00

    Paneer cubes sauteed with tomatoes, green, red bell peppers in kadai gravy

  • Chettinaad Paneer Masala$14.00

    Paneer cubes sauteed with tomatoes, green and red bell peppers in Chettinaad gravy

  • Aloo Gobi or Methi Saag Aloo$13.00

    Cauliflower and potatoes sauteed with onion, tomatoes in masala gravy, or fenugreek leaves and chopped spinach sauteed with onion, tomatoes in masala gravy

  • Mushroom Manchurian$13.00

    Indo-Chinese style fried mushroom topped with hot Manchurian sauce

  • Gobi Manchurian$13.00

    Indo-Chinese style fried cauliflower topped with hot Manchurian sauce

Kids Menu

  • Poori Potato$8.00
  • Mini Masala Dosai$7.00
  • Mini Chocolate Dosai$8.00
  • Mini Cheese Uthappam or Dosai$7.00
  • Cone Dosai$7.00
  • Potato Fries$5.00

Fresh Breads

  • Butter Naan or Plain Naan$3.50

    Fresh tandoor baked white flour bread

  • Plain or Butter Tandoori Roti$3.50

    Fresh tandoor baked wheat flour bread

  • Garlic Naan$4.00

    Fresh tandoor baked white flour garlic bread

  • Tandoori Paratha$4.00

    Whole wheat layered bread

  • Bullet Naan$4.00

    Fresh tandoor baked white flour bread topped with crushed green chili

  • Ajwain Paratha$4.00

    Whole wheat pan baked layered bread with Indian thyme seeds

  • Bhatura or Poori (2 pcs)$6.00

    Deep-fried white / wheat flour bread

  • Extra Pav$2.00

Rice Specials

  • Vegetable Biriyani$14.00

    Basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables and spices

  • Pongal with Vadai$14.00

    Rice and lentil cooked with peppercorn, cashew nuts and served with medhu vadai and sambar

  • Bisi Bele Bhath$14.00

    Rice cooked with dal, spices, nuts and mixed vegetables

  • Vegetable Masala Khichdi$14.00

    Basmati rice, lentils cooked with fresh mixed vegetables, spices and ghee

  • Kashmiri Pulav$14.00

    Basmati rice cooked with fresh mixed vegetables, nuts, mixed fruits and light spices

  • Curd Rice$8.00

    Rice mixed with yogurt and spices

Mithai (Desserts)

  • Gulab Jamun$6.00

    Deep fried flour balls soaked in cardamom flavored sugar syrup

  • Ras Malai$7.00

    Homemade cheese balls soaked in creamy flavored milk

  • Kheer$6.00

    Basmati rice pudding flavored with cardamom and pistachio

  • Badam Halwa$7.00

    Grated almonds cooked in milk and sugar

  • Carrot Halwa$7.00

    Grated carrot cooked with nuts, sugar, butter and milk

  • Carrot Halwa with Ice-cream$9.00
  • Pistachio or Malai or Mango Kulfi$6.00

    Indian style homemade ice cream

  • Vanilla Ice-cream$5.00

Beverages

  • Coke / Sprite / Diet Coke / Sweet Tea$2.00
  • Lemonade / Fanta$2.00
  • Thums Up / Limca$3.00
  • Masala Tea$3.00
  • Madras Coffee$3.00
  • Mango Lassi$5.00

    Yogurt and mango shake

  • Sweet Lassi$4.00

    Sweet yogurt shake

  • Salt Lassi$4.00
  • Mango Juice$5.00
  • Masala Chaas (Buttermilk)$4.00
  • Masala Soda$4.00

House Wines

  • Robert Mondavi Merlot$6.00
  • Robert Mondavi Cabernet$6.00
  • Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir$6.00
  • Robert Mondavi Riesling$6.00
  • Robert Mondavi Chardonnay$6.00
  • Robert Mondavi Pinot Grigio$6.00
  • Robert Mondavi Shiraz$6.00
  • Corkage Fee$10.00

Beer

  • Heineken$5.00
  • Corona or Corona Light$5.00
  • Blue Moon or Yuengling$5.00
  • Taj Mahal (small)$5.00
  • Taj Mahal (big)$12.00

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

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