Clay Oven Indian Cuisine
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Clay Oven Indian Cuisine Menu

Clay Oven Indian Cuisine

Dinner, Healthy
1689 Church St, San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 826-2400
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Beverages

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Punjabi Chai

Special tea from East Himalayan valleys.

$2.95

Mango Lassi

A refreshing drink with homemade yogurt and Indian Alphanso mango juice.

$4.95

Coffee

$3.00

Iced Tea

$2.00

Lemonade

$2.00

Soda

$2.00

Appetizers

Papadum

Clay oven-roasted crispy spiced lentil wafers. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$3.95

Vegetable Samosa

Homemade crisp patties, stuffed with fresh potatoes and peas. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$6.95

Onion Bhaji

Delicately spiced deep-fried onion fritters. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$6.95

Palak Pakora

Spinach coated in garbanzo batter, then deep-fried. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$7.95

Vegetable Pakora

Mixed vegetable fritters, delicately spiced. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$6.95

Bangan Pakora

Eggplant dipped in garbanzo batter. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$7.95

Cheese Pakora

Homemade cheese pieces dipped in garbanzo batter. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$8.95

Fish Pakora

Fresh fish marinated with Clay Oven spices. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$9.95

Chicken Pakora

Chicken breast cubes marinated with Clay Oven spices, then dipped in garbanzo batter. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$8.95

Clay Oven Meat Platter

Cooked in a clay oven. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$12.95

Soups and Salads

Dal Soup

Delicately spiced lentil soup, garnished with vegetables.

$4.95

Mulligatawny Soup

A delicately spiced chicken and lentil soup.

$6.95

Mixed House Salad

$4.95

Cucumber Salad

$4.95

Raita

Homemade yogurt with cucumber and carrots, mixed with spices.

$2.95

Mango Chutney

$2.95

Mixed Pickles

$1.95

Vegetarian

Mixed Sabji

Fresh-cut assorted vegetables in stir-fried onion, ginger, garlic and herbs.

$13.95

Aloo Gobi

Fresh cauliflower and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices.

$14.95

Bangan Bhartha

Fresh eggplant, cooked in a clay oven on a charcoal fire.

$14.95

Mushroom Mattar

Fresh mushrooms and green peas cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes and spices.

$13.95

Mattar Paneer

Homemade farmer cheese and fresh green peas cooked with herbs.

$14.95

Vegetable Korma

Fresh-cut vegetables cooked with creamy sauce, almonds, nuts and raisins.

$15.95

Malai Kofta

Ground vegetables and paneer cooked with creamy sauce.

$14.95

Saag Paneer

Fresh spinach cooked with herbs and spices with homemade cheese cubes.

$15.95

Paneer Jal-Frazie

Fresh-cut vegetables and cheese cooked with herbs and spices.

$14.95

Aloo Saag

Fresh spinach cooked with herbs, spices and potatoes.

$14.95

Chana Masala

Spicy garbanzo beans.

$13.95

Dal

Lentils delicately spiced and sauteed with ginger and garlic.

$12.95

Bhindi Bhaji

Fresh-cut okra cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes and onions.

$15.95

Channa Saag

Fresh spinach cooked with herbs and spices with garbanzo beans.

$15.95

Paneer Makhni

Homemade paneer in creamy tomato sauce.

$15.95

Vege Coconut Curry

Fresh-cut mixed vegetables cooked in coconut milk.

$15.95

Hyderabadi Vegetable

Fresh mixed vegetables cooked with spices, apricots and potato straws.

$16.95

Palak Dal

Fresh spinach cooked with lentils.

$15.95

Chicken Dishes

Mango Chicken

Boneless chicken cooked with mango. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chicken Vindaloo

Chicken cooked in hot and spicy sauce with fresh potatoes. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chicken Coconut Curry

Chicken cooked in coconut sauce and spiced with lentils. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$15.95

Chicken Tikka Masala

Clay oven-roasted chicken in creamy sauce. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chili Chicken

Boneless roasted chicken cooked with hot spices, green chilies, tomatoes, vinegar and onions. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chicken Korma

Chicken in a moderately mild creamy sauce with nuts. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chicken Makhni

Strips of tandoori chicken cooked in a mild creamy sauce. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chicken Saag

Chicken cooked with deliciously spiced creamed spinach. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Punjabi Chicken Curry

A North Indian preparation of hot chicken curry. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$15.95

Hyderabadi Chicken Curry

Chicken cooked with Hyderabadi masala, apricots and potato straws. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$15.95

Butter Chicken

Boneless strips of tandoori chicken cooked in a mild creamy sauce. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$15.95

Kashmiri Chicken

Clay oven-roasted chicken cooked in butter sauce with spinach. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$15.95

Lamb Dishes

Rogan Josh

Classic lamb curry with garlic, ginger and onion gravy sauce.

$17.95

Hyderabadi Lamb

Cubes of lamb cooked in Hyderabadi masala with apricot and potato straws.

$18.95

Lamb Coconut

Lamb simmered in coconut milk.

$18.95

Punjabi Lamb Curry

A North Indian preparation of hot lamb curry.

$19.95

Lamb Saag

Lamb cooked with delicious spiced creamed spinach.

$18.95

Lamb Vindaloo

Lamb cooked with fresh potatoes and spicy hot sauce.

$17.95

Lamb Korma

Lamb cooked in mild creamy sauce with nuts.

$19.95

Seafood

Punjabi Prawn Curry

Prawns cooked with stir-fried onions and ginger.

$18.95

Prawn Vindaloo

Prawns cooked with fresh potatoes in hot spicy sauce.

$17.95

Prawn Saag

Prawns cooked in deliciously spiced creamed spinach.

$18.95

Prawn Tikka Masala

Clay oven-roasted prawns in a mild cream sauce.

$18.95

Prawn Jal-Frazie

Prawns cooked with a potpourri of assorted vegetables.

$18.95

Prawn Korma

Prawns cooked in a moderately spiced cream sauce.

$19.95

Prawn Goa Curry

King prawns cooked with coconut milk and spices.

$19.95

Fish Vindaloo

Fresh fish cooked with stir-fried onions, tomatoes and fresh potatoes.

$17.95

Fish Tikka Masala

Clay oven-roasted fresh fish cooked in an exotic blend of spices.

$18.95

Punjabi Fish Curry

A Northern Indian preparation of hot fish curry.

$18.95

Kashmiri Fish

Clay oven-roasted fresh fish in creamy spinach.

$18.95

Clay Oven Mixed Seafood

Clay oven-roasted fresh fish and prawns with sauce.

$20.95

Clay Oven Roasted Dishes

Tandoori Chicken

Chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger and garlic, then roasted in our clay oven.

$13.95 +

Chicken Tikka Kabab

Boneless cubed breast of chicken, marinated and roasted in our clay oven.

$14.95

Boti Kabab

Succulent cubed leg of lamb, marinated and roasted in the clay oven.

$17.95

Prawn Tandoori

Jumbo prawns marinated in yogurt and spices, then roasted in the clay oven.

$19.95

Fish Tandoori

Fresh fish marinated in special spices and cooked in the clay oven.

$18.95

Seekh Kabab

Minced lamb mixed with herbs and spices, then cooked in the clay oven.

$17.95

Lamb Chops

Free-range, natural rack of lamb marinated in Clay Oven's signature recipe of yogurt and Indian spices.

$21.95

Clay Oven Mixed Grill

$21.95

Clay Oven Dinners

Vegetable Thali for 2

Papadum, vegetable samosa, raita, saag paneer, dal makhni, naan, rice and kheer.

$45.95

Clay Oven Thali for 2

Papadum, vegetable samosa, raita, tandoori chicken, boti kabab, chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, naan, rice and kheer.

$53.95

Rice Specialties

Rice Pilav

Saffron-flavored basmati rice garnished with green peas.

$3.95

Vegetable Biryani

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with vegetable and nuts.

$12.95

Chicken Biryani

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with spiced chicken and nuts.

$14.95

Lamb Biryani

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with spiced lamb and nuts.

$15.95

Prawn Biryani

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with prawns and nuts.

$17.95

Punjabi Fried Rice

Basmati rice fried with potatoes, egg and green peas.

$9.95

Clay Oven Baked Breads

Naan

Leavened bread baked in the tandoor.

$2.95

Goat Cheese Naan

Naan stuffed with homemade cheese.

$5.95

Onion Kulcha

Naan stuffed with onion.

$4.95

Garlic Naan

Leavened bread stuffed with fresh garlic.

$4.95

Kashmiri Naan

Naan stuffed with raisins, nuts, coconut and cherries.

$5.95

Chapati

Famous whole wheat bread.

$2.95

Paratha

Buttered and multi-layered whole wheat bread.

$5.95

Aloo Paratha

Whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas.

$5.95

Chili Naan

Naan stuffed with fresh chili.

$5.95

Spinach Naan

Naan stuffed with fresh spinach.

$6.95

Mushroom, Cheese and Chili Naan

Naan stuffed with fresh mushrooms, homemade cheese and fresh chili.

$8.95

Assorted Bread Basket

Garlic naan, onion kulcha and plain naan.

$10.95

Desserts

Kheer

Dessert made from basmati rice cooked with sugar and milk. Served cold with almonds and pistachio nuts.

$3.95

Kulfi

Authentic saffron-flavored Indian ice cream enriched with nuts.

$3.95

Gulab Jamun

Milk dumplings in rose-flavored sugar syrup.

$3.95

Mango Kulfi

Fresh homemade kulfi with mango pulp.

$3.95

Coconut Ice Cream

Fresh homemade ice cream with delicious coconut.

$3.95

Catering Clay Oven Baked Breads

Naan

Leavened bread baked in the tandoor.

$2.95

Goat Cheese Naan

Naan stuffed with homemade cheese.

$5.95

Onion Kulcha

Naan stuffed with onion.

$4.95

Garlic Naan

Leavened bread stuffed with fresh garlic.

$4.95

Kashmiri Naan

Naan stuffed with raisins, nuts, coconut and cherries.

$5.95

Chapati

Famous whole wheat bread.

$3.00

Paratha

Buttered and multi-layered whole wheat bread.

$4.95

Aloo Paratha

Whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas.

$5.95

Chili Naan

Naan stuffed with fresh chili.

$5.95

Spinach Naan

Naan stuffed with fresh spinach.

$5.95

Mushroom, Cheese and Chili Naan

Naan stuffed with fresh mushrooms, homemade cheese and fresh chili.

$8.95

Assorted Bread Basket

Garlic naan, onion kulcha and plain naan.

$10.95

Catering Soups and Salads

Dal Soup

Delicately spiced lentil soup, garnished with vegetables.

$4.95

Mulligatawny Soup

A delicately spiced chicken and lentil soup.

$6.95

Mixed House Salad

$4.95

Cucumber Salad

$4.95

Raita

Homemade yogurt with cucumber and carrots, mixed with spices.

$2.95

Mango Chutney

$2.95

Mixed Pickles

$1.95

Catering Chicken Dishes

Mango Chicken

Boneless chicken cooked with mango. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chicken Vindaloo

Chicken cooked in hot and spicy sauce with fresh potatoes. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chicken Coconut Curry

Chicken cooked in coconut sauce and spiced with lentils. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$15.95

Chicken Tikka Masala

Clay oven-roasted chicken in creamy sauce. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chili Chicken

Boneless roasted chicken cooked with hot spices, green chilies, tomatoes, vinegar and onions. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chicken Korma

Chicken in a moderately mild creamy sauce with nuts. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chicken Makhni

Strips of tandoori chicken cooked in a mild creamy sauce. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Chicken Saag

Chicken cooked with deliciously spiced creamed spinach. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$14.95

Punjabi Chicken Curry

A North Indian preparation of hot chicken curry. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$15.95

Hyderabadi Chicken Curry

Chicken cooked with Hyderabadi masala, apricots and potato straws. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$15.95

Butter Chicken

Boneless strips of tandoori chicken cooked in a mild creamy sauce. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$15.95

Kashmiri Chicken

Clay oven-roasted chicken cooked in butter sauce with spinach. All chicken dishes use fresh breast meat.

$15.95

Catering Clay Oven Roasted Dishes

Tandoori Chicken

Chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger and garlic, then roasted in our clay oven.

$13.95 +

Chicken Tikka Kabab

Boneless cubed breast of chicken, marinated and roasted in our clay oven.

$14.95

Boti Kabab

Succulent cubed leg of lamb, marinated and roasted in the clay oven.

$17.95

Prawn Tandoori

Jumbo prawns marinated in yogurt and spices, then roasted in the clay oven.

$19.95

Fish Tandoori

Fresh fish marinated in special spices and cooked in the clay oven.

$18.95

Seekh Kabab

Minced lamb mixed with herbs and spices, then cooked in the clay oven.

$17.95

Lamb Chops

Free-range, natural rack of lamb marinated in Clay Oven's signature recipe of yogurt and Indian spices.

$21.95

Clay Oven Mixed Grill

$21.95

Catering Rice Specialties

Rice Pilav

Saffron-flavored basmati rice garnished with green peas.

$3.95

Vegetable Biryani

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with vegetable and nuts.

$12.95

Chicken Biryani

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with spiced chicken and nuts.

$14.95

Lamb Biryani

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with spiced lamb and nuts.

$15.95

Prawn Biryani

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with prawns and nuts.

$17.95

Punjabi Fried Rice

Basmati rice fried with potatoes, egg and green peas.

$9.95

Catering Vegetarian

Mixed Sabji

Fresh-cut assorted vegetables in stir-fried onion, ginger, garlic and herbs.

$12.95

Aloo Gobi

Fresh cauliflower and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices.

$13.95

Bangan Bhartha

Fresh eggplant, cooked in a clay oven on a charcoal fire.

$13.95

Mushroom Mattar

Fresh mushrooms and green peas cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes and spices.

$13.95

Mattar Paneer

Homemade farmer cheese and fresh green peas cooked with herbs.

$13.95

Vegetable Korma

Fresh-cut vegetables cooked with creamy sauce, almonds, nuts and raisins.

$13.95

Malai Kofta

Ground vegetables and paneer cooked with creamy sauce.

$13.95

Saag Paneer

Fresh spinach cooked with herbs and spices with homemade cheese cubes.

$13.95

Paneer Jal-Frazie

Fresh-cut vegetables and cheese cooked with herbs and spices.

$13.95

Aloo Saag

Fresh spinach cooked with herbs, spices and potatoes.

$12.95

Chana Masala

Spicy garbanzo beans.

$11.95

Dal

Lentils delicately spiced and sauteed with ginger and garlic.

$11.95

Bhindi Bhaji

Fresh-cut okra cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes and onions.

$14.95

Channa Saag

Fresh spinach cooked with herbs and spices with garbanzo beans.

$13.95

Paneer Makhni

Homemade paneer in creamy tomato sauce.

$13.95

Vege Coconut Curry

Fresh-cut mixed vegetables cooked in coconut milk.

$13.95

Hyderabadi Vegetable

Fresh mixed vegetables cooked with spices, apricots and potato straws.

$13.95

Palak Dal

Fresh spinach cooked with lentils.

$15.95

Catering Appetizers

Papadum

Clay oven-roasted crispy spiced lentil wafers. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$3.00

Vegetable Samosa

Homemade crisp patties, stuffed with fresh potatoes and peas. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$6.95

Onion Bhaji

Delicately spiced deep-fried onion fritters. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$6.95

Palak Pakora

Spinach coated in garbanzo batter, then deep-fried. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$7.95

Vegetable Pakora

Mixed vegetable fritters, delicately spiced. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$6.95

Bangan Pakora

Eggplant dipped in garbanzo batter. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$7.95

Cheese Pakora

Homemade cheese pieces dipped in garbanzo batter. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$8.95

Fish Pakora

Fresh fish marinated with Clay Oven spices. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$9.95

Chicken Pakora

Chicken breast cubes marinated with Clay Oven spices, then dipped in garbanzo batter. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$8.95

Clay Oven Meat Platter

Cooked in a clay oven. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

$12.95

Catering Desserts

Kheer

Dessert made from basmati rice cooked with sugar and milk. Served cold with almonds and pistachio nuts.

$3.95

Kulfi

Authentic saffron-flavored Indian ice cream enriched with nuts.

$3.95

Gulab Jamun

Milk dumplings in rose-flavored sugar syrup.

$3.95

Mango Kulfi

Fresh homemade kulfi with mango pulp.

$3.95

Coconut Ice Cream

Fresh homemade ice cream with delicious coconut.

$3.95

Catering Seafood

Punjabi Prawn Curry

Prawns cooked with stir-fried onions and ginger.

$18.95

Prawn Vindaloo

Prawns cooked with fresh potatoes in hot spicy sauce.

$17.95

Prawn Saag

Prawns cooked in deliciously spiced creamed spinach.

$18.95

Prawn Tikka Masala

Clay oven-roasted prawns in a mild cream sauce.

$18.95

Prawn Jal-Frazie

Prawns cooked with a potpourri of assorted vegetables.

$18.95

Prawn Korma

Prawns cooked in a moderately spiced cream sauce.

$17.95

Prawn Goa Curry

King prawns cooked with coconut milk and spices.

$17.95

Fish Vindaloo

Fresh fish cooked with stir-fried onions, tomatoes and fresh potatoes.

$17.95

Fish Tikka Masala

Clay oven-roasted fresh fish cooked in an exotic blend of spices.

$18.95

Punjabi Fish Curry

A Northern Indian preparation of hot fish curry.

$16.95

Kashmiri Fish

Clay oven-roasted fresh fish in creamy spinach.

$17.95

Clay Oven Mixed Seafood

Clay oven-roasted fresh fish and prawns with sauce.

$20.95

Catering Lamb Dishes

Rogan Josh

Classic lamb curry with garlic, ginger and onion gravy sauce.

$15.95

Hyderabadi Lamb

Cubes of lamb cooked in Hyderabadi masala with apricot and potato straws.

$17.95

Lamb Coconut

Lamb simmered in coconut milk.

$17.95

Punjabi Lamb Curry

A North Indian preparation of hot lamb curry.

$17.95

Lamb Saag

Lamb cooked with delicious spiced creamed spinach.

$16.95

Lamb Vindaloo

Lamb cooked with fresh potatoes and spicy hot sauce.

$15.95

Lamb Korma

Lamb cooked in mild creamy sauce with nuts.

$17.95

Catering Clay Oven Dinners

Vegetable Thali for 2

Papadum, vegetable samosa, raita, saag paneer, dal makhni, naan, rice and kheer.

$45.95

Clay Oven Thali for 2

Papadum, vegetable samosa, raita, tandoori chicken, boti kabab, chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, naan, rice and kheer.

$53.95

Catering Beverages

Punjabi Chai

Special tea from East Himalayan valleys.

$2.95

Mango Lassi

A refreshing drink with homemade yogurt and Indian Alphanso mango juice.

$4.95

Coffee

$3.00

Iced Tea

$2.00

Lemonade

$2.00

Soda

$2.00

Catering Party Platter

Catering Party Platter

Includes mint chutney, tamarind chutney, raita, vegetable pakora, aloo mattar, saag paneer, chicken makhni, pilau and naan bread.

$260.00 +

Miscellaneous

Catering Napkins and Utensils

$0.00
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About Clay Oven Indian Cuisine

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With our online ordering you'll soon be experiencing the savory goodness of Indian cuisine. Enjoy the goodness of fresh vegetables and spices together with your choice of meat, poultry or fish in our delightful blends that are the rage of enthusiasts worldwide. Vegetarians are in for a treat, as many of them have discovered the wonders of our cooking which naturally lends itself to flavorful, meatless dishes. Ordering online is easy with us, and soon you'll be enjoying the tastes of India in the convenience of your home.

  • 1689 Church St, San Francisco, CA 94131
  • Dinner, Healthy, Indian, Lunch Specials, Vegetarian
  • (415) 826-2400
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