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Houston, TX

Hours & Location

8350 Westheimer Rd Ste B,
Houston, TX 77063
(713) 789-7755
info.houston@saravanaabhavan.us

Monday - Thursday
11:00 am - 3:00 pm &
5:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Friday 
11:00 am - 3:00 pm &
5:30 pm - 10:30 pm 

Saturday 
11:00 am - 10:30 am

Sunday 
11:00 am - 10:00 pm 

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Soups

  • Rasam

    Rasam

    A South Indian special mild spicy lentil soup

  • Soup of The Day (Weekend Only)

    Extract of tomatoes blended with cream & garnished with croutons

Appetizers

  • Idly (2 nos)

    Steamed rice & lentil patties served with chutney, sambar & chili powder

  • Rava Kichadi

    Roasted cream of wheat cooked with onions, tomato, carrot, green chili & green peas sauteed with flavored herbs served with chutney & sambar

  • Sambar Vada (2 Nos)

    Sambar Vada (2 Nos)

    Deep-fried lentil doughnut immersed in delicious regional lentil gravy garnished with onions & cilantro

  • Idly (1 No) Vada (1 No)

  • Medhu Vada (2 Nos)

    Crispy lentil doughnut served with chutney & sambar

  • Rasa Vada (2 Nos)

    Rasa Vada (2 Nos)

    Deep-fried lentil doughnut immersed in mild spicy South Indian soup

  • 14 pcs Mini Ghee Idly

    Mini idlies immersed in delicious South Indian lentil gravy garnished with ghee

  • Mysore Bonda (3 Nos)

    Mysore Bonda (3 Nos)

    Crispy lentil balls served with chutney & sambar

  • Curd Vada (2 Nos)

    Curd Vada (2 Nos)

    Deep-fried lentil doughnut immersed in sourless yogurt garnished with carrot, coriander leaves, chili powder and crispies

Evening Special Appetizers

  • Masala Vada (3 Nos)

    Masala Vada (3 Nos)

    Fried broken Channa doughnut served with chutney & sambar

  • Chilli Bajji (2 Nos)

    Chilli Bajji (2 Nos)

    Slices of chili coated with chick peas batter deep fried served with chutney & sambar

  • Plantain Bajji (2 Nos)

    Plantain Bajji (2 Nos)

    Thick plantain slices coated with chickpeas deep-fried served with chutney & sambar

  • Onion Bajji (3 Nos)

    Onion Bajji (3 Nos)

    Slices of onion coated with chickpeas, deep-fried, served with chutney & sambar

Weekend Special

Dinner Only

  • Vegetable Bonda (2 Nos)

    Vegetable Bonda (2 Nos)

    Lentil dumplings stuffed with mixed vegetables and potato deep fried

  • Rava Idly (2 Nos)

    Steamed lentil wheat patties with shreds of carrots & nuts served with special potato curry and mint chutney

House of Dosas

  • Plain Dosa

    Plain Dosa

    Thin crispy rice & lentil crepe

  • Paper Masala Dosa

    Paper Masala Dosa

    Thin, crispy, lengthy rice & lentil crepe filled with mildly spiced mashed potatoes and onions

  • Cheese Dosa

    Thin long rice & lentil crepe filled with grated cheddar cheese

  • Milagaipodi Masala Dosa

    Milagaipodi Masala Dosa

    Thin rice & lentil crepe filled with a mixture of grounded dry spices containing dry chilies, lentil & sesame seeds, potatoes and onions

  • Onion Dosa

    Onion Dosa

    Thin crispy rice & lentil crepe topped with onions

  • Onion Chilli Masala Dosa

    Thin rice & lentil crepe topped with onions & chilies filled with potatoes

  • Rava Masala Dosa

    Thin crispy wheat & rice crepe stuffed with mildly spiced mashed potatoes and onions

  • Dry Fruit Rava

    Thin crepe from cream of wheat garnished with dry nuts & raisins

  • Masala Dosa

    Thin rice & lentil crepe filled with mildly spiced mashed potatoes and onions

  • Butter Dosa

    Thin long rice & lentil crepe sprinkled with butter

  • Cheese Masala Dosa

    Cheese Masala Dosa

    Thin long rice & lentil crepe filled with grated cheddar cheese, potatoes and onions

  • Mysore Dosa

    Red chili chutney spread on thin rice & lentil crepe filled with mashed potatoes and onions

  • Onion Masala Dosa

    Thin crispy rice & lentil crepe filled with potatoes & onions

  • Kal Dosa

    Kal Dosa

    Thick rice & lentil pancake

  • Onion Rava Dosa

    Onion Rava Dosa

    Thin crispy wheat & rice crepe sprinkled with sliced onions

  • Dry Fruit Rava Masala

    Thin crepe from cream of wheat garnished with dry nuts & raisins filled with mashed potatoes and onions

  • Paper Dosa

    Thin crispy long rice & lentil crepe

  • Butter Masala Dosa

    Thin long rice & lentil crepe filled with mashed potatoes and onions sprinkled with butter

  • Milagaipodi Dosa

    Thin rice & lentil crepe filled with a mixture of grounded dry spices containing dry chilies, lentil & sesame seeds

  • Mysore Masala Dosa

    Red chili chutney spread on thin rice & lentil crepe filled with mashed potatoes and onions

  • Onion Chili Dosa

    Thin rice & lentil crepe topped with onions & chilies

  • Rava Dosa

    Thin crispy wheat & rice crepe mildly spiced

  • Onion Rava Masala Dosa

    Onion Rava Masala Dosa

    Thin crispy wheat & rice crepe stuffed with mildly spiced mashed potatoes & onions

Special Dosas

  • Vegetable Dosa

    Thin rice crepe filled with mildly spiced mixed vegetable

  • Special Roast of The Day (Weekend Only)

  • Pesarattu (Weekend Only)

    Green lentil crepe spread with onion, green chili & ginger

  • Kara Dosa

    Kara Dosa

    Spicy thin rice crepe with spices, onion & potatoes

  • Spring Dosa

  • Pesarattu Upuma (Weekend Only)

    Green lentil crepe stuffed with diced onion & uppuma made with semolina and vegetables

  • Saravana Special Dosa

  • Sandwich Dosa

    Thin rice crepe spread with cheese with stuffing with onion, tomatoes & green peas

House of Uthappams

  • Plain Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake

  • Onion Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake topped with onions

  • Tomato Onion

    Uthappam Thick rice & lentil pancake topped with tomatoes & onions

  • Vegetable Chili Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake topped with vegetables & chili

  • Peas Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake with peas

  • Onion & Chili Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake topped with onions & green chilies

  • Tomato Onion Chilli Uthappam

    Tomato Onion Chilli Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake topped with tomatoes, onions & chili

  • Cheese Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake sprinkled with cheese

  • Peas Chilli Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake with chili & peas

  • Tomato Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake topped with tomatoes

  • Vegetable Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake topped with vegetables

  • Chilli Cheese Uthappam

    Thick rice & lentil pancake sprinkled with cheese, filled with potatoes

Bread Corner

All breads served with two side dishes

  • Chapathi (2 Nos)

    Thin soft whole-wheat bread served with mashed potato & curry

  • Poori (2 Nos)

    Fried fluffy whole wheat bread served with mashed potato and curry

  • Parotta (2 Nos)

    Delicious south Indian fluffy bread served with mashed potato and curry

House Specialties

  • Mixed Vegetable Parotta

    Sliced parotta tossed with Indian spices & vegetables, served with onion raitha

  • Kaima Idly

    Deep-fried mini idly sauteed in regional spices served with raitha

  • Adai Avial

    Pancake made of varieties of pulses served with Kerala style sauce made of garden fresh vegetables, coconut paste & spices

  • Saravana Spl Meals (Limited Quantity)

    Sweet, poori, side dish, rice, sambar, special kuzhambu, rasam, kootu, poriyal, raitha, curd, appalam & pickle

  • Channa Batura

    Big fluffy fried bread served with chick peas masala

  • Executive Meal (Limited Quantity)

    Sweet, sambar rice, curd rice, special rice, poriyal, appalam & pickle

Combo Menus

  • Combo-1

    Sweet, idly (1), rava kichadi, mini masala dosa

  • Combo-2

    Sweet, idly (1), medhu vada (1), rava kichadi

  • Combo-3

    Sweet, Idly (1), Medhu Vada (1), ghee pongal

  • Combo-4

    Idly (2), medhu vada (1)

Rice Varieties

  • Bisi Belabath

    Rice cooked with lentils & mixed vegetables

  • Ghee Pongal

    Steamed raw rice smashed sauteed with pepper, jeera, and dhall, garnished with ghee & cashew nuts

  • Bagalabath

    Yoghurt rice mixed with cashews, grapes, mustard seeds

  • Rice of The Day (Chef’s Choice)

North Indian Dishes


  • Gobi 65

    Deep-fried cauliflower florets with Indian spices

  • Chili Mushroom

    Batter-fried mushrooms cooked with red chili paste & herbs

  • Veg. Manchurian

    Batter-fried seasoned vegetables sauteed with flavored vegetables serving with Manchurian sauce

  • Gobi Manchurian

    Cauliflower florets deep fried & seasoned with flavored vegetables & Manchurian sauce

  • Mushroom Manchurian

    Batter-fried mushrooms cooked in Manchurian sauce

Tongue Ticklers

  • Paneer Butter Masala

    Cottage cheese cooked with rich butter gravy

  • Palak Paneer

    Cottage cheese cooked with a paste of spinach seasoned with Indian herbs

  • Aloo Gobi Fry

    Steawmed cauliflower & potato sauteed with Indian spices

  • Gobi Mutter

    Steamed cauliflower & peas cooked with yellow gravy

  • Vegetable Butter Masala

    Vegetable Butter Masala

    Steamed vegetables cooked with rich butter gravy

  • Kadai Paneer

    Roasted cottage cheese cooked with rich butter gravy

  • Baingan Bartha

    Minced of roasted brinjal, sauteed with vegetables and flavored Indian herbs

  • Aloo Palak

    Steamed potato cooked with paste of spinach seasoned with Indian herbs

  • Gobi Masala

    Steamed cauliflower cooked with onions paste & fine Indian spices

  • Mutter Paneer

    Green peas & cottage cheese cooked with onions paste and fine Indian spices

  • Aloo Gobi Masala

    Steamed cauliflower & potato cooked with onion paste and fine Indian spices

  • Aloo Pepper Fry

    Steamed potato sauteed with onion & crushed pepper corn

  • Palak Mutter

    Paste of spinach & peas cooked with yellow gravy

From the Farmers

  • Vegetable Pulao

    Fluffy basmati rice cooked with vegetables & mild Indian spices

  • Mushroom Pulao

    Fluffy basmati rice sauteed with mushrooms & mild Indian spices

  • Vegetable Biriyani

    Basmati rice cooked with vegetables & Indian spices

  • Peas Pulao

    Fluffy basmati rice cooked with green peas & mild Indian spices

  • Paneer Pulao

    Fluffy basmati rice sauteed with fresh cottage cheese & mild Indian spices

  • Mushroom Biryani

    Basmati rice cooked with garden fresh mushroom & Indian spices

  • Jeera Pulao

    Fluffy basmati rice sauteed with butter fried cumin seeds and mild Indian spices

  • Cashew Nut Pulao

    Fluffy basmati rice sauteed with golden fried cashew nuts

  • Paneer Biryani

    Basmati rice cooked with dices of fresh cottage cheese & Indian spices

From the Clay Pot

  • Tandoor Paratha

  • Stuffed Paratha

  • Garlic Naan

  • Kulcha

  • Pudina Paratha

  • Plain Naan

  • Paneer Naan

  • Onion Kulcha

  • Methi Paratha

  • Butter Naan

  • Stuffed Naan

  • Stuffed Kulcha

Extras

  • Appalam (2 Nos)

  • Milagaipodi

  • Extra Parotta (1)

  • Extra Masala

  • Rice

  • Extra Poori (1)

  • Extra Curd

  • Raitha

  • Extra Chappathi (1)

  • Ghee

Beverages

  • Special Madras Coffee

  • Mango Lassi

  • Butter Milk

    Butter Milk

  • Special Milk Tea

  • Badam Kheer

  • Soft Drinks

  • Lassi (Sweet, Salt)

  • Mango Juice

To Go

  • Side Dish of The Day

  • Avial

  • Meals Sambar

  • Coriander Chutney (Green)

  • Special Kuzhambu

  • Kootu

  • Tiffin Sambar

  • Tomato Chutney (Red)

  • Vegetable Curry (Poriyal)

  • Rasam

    Rasam

  • Coconut Chutney (White)

Sweet Corner

  • Badham Halwa

  • Desert of The Day

  • Gulab Jamun

  • Rava Kesari

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