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Toddy Shop Weekends

July & August '24

Welcome to your local Toddy Shop! Each weekend at Babajis Belgrave we'll be serving your favourite Toddy Shop specials!

Follow our socials to see whats cooking... Expect:

കൊഞ്ച് പൊരിച്ചത് Masala spiced prawns

കൂന്തൾ ഫ്രൈ Squid Dry Roast

ബീഫ് ഫ്രൈ Beef Fry

കൊടംബൂളി ഫിഷ് കറി Kudambuli pot tamarind fresh fish curry

and of course കപ്പ കറിവച്ചത് Tapicoa and let us know if you are really craving your favourite dish from Kerala.

We'll make it happen. x Babajis

🇦🇺 What's a 'Toddy Shop'?

The 'shebeens' of Kerala, a toddy shop is a casual small South Indian tavern known for it's village made, home brew, coconut sap liquor and amazing home style dishes.

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Here's some more of our delicious South Indian food

Sadya - Babaji's Kerala Kitchen

Sadya - Our banana leaf feast! Served on fresh banana leaf, this is a feast that truly takes you to Kerala. We hope you'll use your fingers to truly appreciate each of the 13 dishes ~ their…

Available on our Sadya Catering & Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Fish Fry

We only use fresh fish (never frozen), the closest we can find to what we'd eat in Kerala and selected in person at Dandenong market. Marinated in fresh ginger, garlic, turmeric & chilli. Goes…

Available on our Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Paneer Skewer

Indian cottage cheese marinated in mint with coriander, red onion & cherry tomato

Available on our Canape Catering menus

Papdi chaat (Indian nachos)

Spiced potato, chickpeas, red onion, crunchy noodles & coriander. Piled high on papdi crackers topped with home-made Indian chutneys, yoghurt & lime. Served cold.

Available on our Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Beef fry & Kerala Parotta

Cooked slowly in our traditionally handcrafted brass urili with fresh ginger, coconut, and Kerala spices, it kicks a punch! Don't forget the flaky Kerala parotta!

Available on our Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Indian Rail’s samosa chaat

Vegetable samosas loaded with chickpea daal, fresh tomato, red onion, Babaji’s chutneys, yoghurt, crunchy noodles, pomegranate & coriander.

Available on our Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Samosa

Golden pastry filled with spiced potato, peas, onion and fragrant Indian spices, fried until crisp and flaky. Served with date and tamarind chutney.

Available on our Canape Catering & Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Dosa

Dosa - The dish that started the Babajis journey, cooking at festivals across Victoria. A light crispy pancake made from fermented lentils & rice. All dosas are cooked with fermented…

Available on our Live Station Catering & Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Onion Bhaji

Crispy lightly spiced red onion fritters served with mint raita made of yoghurt with fresh cucumber, cumin & coriander

Available on our Canape Catering & Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Kerala Biryani

Exploring India's biryanis is a culinary adventure! Ours evokes strong Arabic and Mughlai influences. Part Kochi / part Mattancherry biryani, its slow cooked in dum style with…

Available on our Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Chicken 65

Fried boneless chicken, fragrant South Indian spices, curry leaves

Available on our Canape Catering menus

Bruschetta with tamarind

Crispy toasted sourdough, fresh tomato, coriander & tamarind marinade

Available on our Canape Catering menus

Nepalese momos

Chicken or vegetable dumplings served with house-made tomato chutney

Available on our Canape Catering menus

Pulled coconut chicken taco

Slow-cooked coconut chicken, cheese, mango sauce

Available on our Canape Catering menus

Rasam gazpacho shot

South Indian-style gazpacho with tangy tamarind, black pepper & tomato

Available on our Canape Catering menus

Pani Puri Bombs

Boom! You’re in heaven! Six crispy balls filled with potato & chickpea mash, red onion & Babaji’s chutneys, crunchy noodles & pomegranate. Served cold with ‘pani’- tangy green chilli and…

Available on our Live Station Catering & Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Kerala thali

Perfect if you can’t decide or want a little bit of everything. A tasting plate of five of our South Indian curries, selected by our chef. Served with rice, pickle & pappadam. Meat, veg and…

Available on our Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Mutton Curry

You can judge a good cook by how tender the mutton is! It's Head cook Max's favourite... it's going to be good! Slow cooked goat, on the bone, served with flaky Kerala parotta.

Available on our Belgrave Restaurant & Warburton Restaurant menus

Mini chicken tikka skewer

Marinated in ginger, garlic, yoghurt , red onion & red pepper. Served with mint raita made of yoghurt with fresh cucumber, cumin & coriander

Available on our Canape Catering menus