
Special Baati Chokha Thali
स्पेशल बाटी चोखा थाली
Two Plain / Sattu / Paneer baatis with dal, rice, chokha, desi ghee, churma, kheer, pickle and chutney — the complete Banarasi communion.

Experience timeless recipes, handcrafted flavours, and authentic Banarasi hospitality — served with love from the ghats of Kashi.
Four heirloom recipes the chef would serve his own family — the plates we are known for across Banaras.

स्पेशल बाटी चोखा थाली
Two Plain / Sattu / Paneer baatis with dal, rice, chokha, desi ghee, churma, kheer, pickle and chutney — the complete Banarasi communion.

ठेठ स्पेशल थाली
Chef Rajkumar's personal plate — seasonal sabzi, dal handi, paneer of the day, baati, rice and a haveli dessert.

पनीर बटर मसाला
House-made paneer in a velvet tomato-cashew gravy, finished with white butter and fenugreek.

बनारसी दम आलू
Baby potatoes pierced and slow-braised in a fiery yoghurt-tomato gravy scented with kashmiri chili.
थाली
Our signature thalis celebrate the rich culinary traditions of Banaras — handcrafted baati, smoky chokha, aromatic dals and heritage accompaniments plated as one complete communion.

स्पेशल बाटी चोखा थाली
Two Plain / Sattu / Paneer baatis with dal, rice, chokha, desi ghee, churma, kheer, pickle and chutney — the complete Banarasi communion.

मिनी थाली
A lighter tasting plate — one baati of choice, chokha, dal, rice and pickle. Ideal for a solo lunch by the ghats.

बाटी चोखा कॉम्बो
Two baatis, two chokhas, ghee, chutney and churma — the ritual pairing without the full thali.

ठेठ स्पेशल थाली
Chef Rajkumar's personal plate — seasonal sabzi, dal handi, paneer of the day, baati, rice and a haveli dessert.

दाल खिचड़ी
Rice and moong dal one-pot, tempered with ghee, cumin, and asafoetida. Served with papad, ghee and pickle.

कढ़ी चावल
Slow-whisked gram-flour kadhi with pakoras, ladled over aged basmati rice.
मुख्य व्यंजन
Slow-simmered curries and hand-pounded gravies from the copper kadhais of our haveli kitchen. Each dish carries a recipe kept alive across three generations of chefs.

चोखा
Charcoal-roasted baingan, aloo & tomato hand-mashed with mustard oil, raw onion and green chili.

आलू जीरा
Diced potatoes tossed in ghee, cumin, turmeric and fresh coriander.

मिक्स वेज
Seasonal garden vegetables slow-cooked in a light onion-tomato masala.

वेज हांडी
Mixed vegetables sealed and simmered in a clay handi with cashew-yoghurt gravy.

बनारसी दम आलू
Baby potatoes pierced and slow-braised in a fiery yoghurt-tomato gravy scented with kashmiri chili.

कलौंजी
Stuffed baby brinjals slow-cooked with mustard seeds and heirloom Banarasi masala.

दाल हांडी
Whole urad and channa dal simmered overnight over gentle coals in a sealed clay handi.

दाल तड़का
Yellow arhar dal finished with a smoky tadka of garlic, cumin and red chili.

कढ़ी
Silky besan-yoghurt kadhi with soft gram-flour pakoras and curry leaves.

पनीर दो प्याज़ा
Farmhouse paneer cubes wok-tossed with charred red onion in a spiced tomato gravy.

पनीर मसाला
Classic paneer masala in a rich, hand-ground onion-tomato base finished with butter.

कड़ाही पनीर
Paneer, capsicum and onion tossed in freshly pounded kadhai masala over high flame.
बाटी · रोटी · पराठा
The bread of Banaras — baked over cow-dung coals, brushed with hand-churned desi ghee. Rustic, golden, and made only after your order lands in the tandoor.

प्लेन बाटी
Hand-rolled wheat baati baked over cow-dung coals.

सत्तू बाटी
Baati stuffed with roasted-gram sattu, ginger, chili and mustard oil.

पनीर बाटी
Baati sealed with fresh paneer, mint and cumin.

रोटी
Soft whole-wheat roti, tawa-baked to order.
घी रोटी
Tawa roti brushed generously with hand-churned desi ghee.

प्लेन पराठा
Flaky, layered paratha crisped on the tawa.

सत्तू पराठा
Paratha stuffed with our house-spiced sattu.

पनीर पराठा
Paratha stuffed with grated paneer, coriander and pepper.

आलू पराठा
Paratha stuffed with mashed potato, cumin and green chili.

आलू प्याज़ पराठा
Aloo paratha layered with sharp raw onion and coriander.

प्याज़ पराठा
Paratha stuffed with spiced raw onion and green chili.
चावल
Aged basmati steamed with whole spices, ghee and a whisper of the Ganges breeze. Fragrant grains that ground every plate we serve.

प्लेन चावल
Steamed aged basmati, grain by grain.

जीरा चावल
Basmati rice tempered with roasted cumin and ghee.

वेज पुलाव
Aromatic pulao with garden vegetables, whole spices and saffron.
नाश्ता
The evening chaat-shop tradition, reimagined for the haveli table. Pakoras, pharas and papads fried to order in cold-pressed mustard oil.

फरा
Steamed rice-and-dal dumplings — a Purvanchal breakfast classic.

फरा फ्राई
Steamed phara, then tawa-fried in ghee with mustard and curry leaves.

पनीर पकौड़ा
Farmhouse paneer slices in a spiced besan batter, fried to golden.

प्याज़ पकौड़ा
Onion slivers folded through spiced gram-flour batter, fried crisp.

वेज पकौड़ा
Seasonal vegetable fritters in cold-pressed mustard oil.

पनीर पापड़ पकौड़ा
Paneer wrapped in urad papad and fried — crackle then cream.

मसाला पापड़
Roasted urad papad topped with onion, tomato, chili and chaat masala.
पेय
Chilled matthas, hand-whipped lassis and kettle-brewed chai — the drinks of Banaras that punctuate the meal like ragas between verses.

मट्ठा
Chilled spiced buttermilk with cumin, black salt and fresh mint.

लस्सी
Thick sweet yoghurt lassi hand-whipped in a brass tumbler.

गुड़ लस्सी
Traditional lassi sweetened with slow-melted jaggery.

चाय
Kettle-brewed masala chai with cardamom, ginger and full-cream milk.
कहवा
Kashmiri saffron kahwa with green tea, almond and rose.
सत्तू शरबत
Cooling sattu drink with lemon, black salt and roasted cumin.
मिठाई
Slow-cooked kheers, saffron-milk foams and warm churma finished with silver leaf. A closing note of sweetness the way Kashi has served it for centuries.

खीर
Basmati kheer simmered for four hours with cardamom, saffron and slivered almonds.

बखीर
Purvanchal-style rice-and-jaggery kheer, thick and burnished.

गुलाब जामुन
Warm khoya dumplings soaked in cardamom-rose syrup.

चूरमा
Crumbled baati bound with jaggery, ghee and toasted nuts.
Reserve a candle-lit table by the ghats or have your baati-chokha delivered fresh to your doorstep in Varanasi.