Chook Chook is an Indian restaurant at 137 Lower Richmond Road in Putney. Its railway kitchen theme draws on dishes found across the regions connected by India’s celebrated train journeys, bringing street food, clay oven cooking and comforting curries into a colourful dining room. The menu works for a quick meal, an evening with friends or a large shared table.
The chaat section includes papdi with chickpeas, potato, yoghurt and chutneys, samosa chaat, beetroot dahi puri and crisp spinach with black chickpeas. Clay oven starters range from yoghurt marinated chicken tikka and lamb chops to tandoori salmon and mustard scented king prawns. A mixed meat platter lets the table compare chicken, wings, lamb and fish.
Curries cover Old Delhi butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, karahi chicken and the rustic chicken and potato curry associated with Indian railway dining. Lamb appears in house karahi curry, keema with peas, spicy Chettinad style gravy and a slowly braised Madras shank. Malabar fish curry combines coconut, tamarind and spice, while prawns can be cooked in karahi masala.
Vegetarian choices include black lentils, dal tarka, paneer butter masala, okra, spinach with potato, chickpeas and a coconut based vegetable curry. Chicken or vegetable biryani, steamed rice and pilau rice provide substantial accompaniments, joined by freshly baked naan and other breads. This broad range gives Chook Chook a balance of familiar favourites and less common regional flavours.
Address: 137 Lower Richmond Road, Putney, London SW15 1EZ, United Kingdom
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- Non Vegetarian Starters Meat Samosa [G] £7.50
- Non Vegetarian Starters Garlic & Chilli Prawns (G) £14
- Non Vegetarian Starters Awadhi Lamb Chops [D] £15
- Vegetarian Starters Chilli Paneer (D) (G) £10.50
- Vegetarian Starters Vegetable Samosa £7
Chook Chook Menu
Chaat Junction
Delhi Papdi Chaat (D)(G)
Fried flour crisp, topped up with chickpeas, potato, yoghurt, tamarind and mint chutneys.
Punjabi Samosa Chaat [D][G]
Punjabi Samosa served with spicy and tangy chick pea drizzled with sweet yoghurt, mint chutney and tamarind chutney
Mango Chana Chaat
Melange of chickpeas, red onion, green chilli, fresh lemon juice with mango twist
Beetroot Dahi Puri (D) (G)
Crispy dough stuffed with lightly spiced potatoes & chickpeas, topped up with creamy beetroot yoghurt and chutneys
Palak & Kala Chana Chaat (D)
A refreshing blend of crispy spinach, black chickpeas & zesty spices, drizzled with tangy chutneys
Amritsari Tikki Chole (D)(G)
Street food from North India, potato cutlets served with spicy and tangy chickpeas seasoned with yoghurt and chutneys
Vegetarian Starters
Crispy battered cauliflower tossed with sea salt and cracked black pepper.
Chilli Paneer (D) (G) Loved
Paneer fried and tossed in our house special garlic & chilli sauce.
Malai Broccoli (D)
Broccoli florets mildly spiced and marinated in fresh cream, hung curd, cheese and grilled in clay oven.
Veg Platter by Chook Chook [D] [G]
Paneer tikka, samosa, pakore, malai broccoli.
Veg Shami Kebab, berry Chutney
Vegetable patties made with a medley of flavourful vegetables & aromatic spices, served with tangy-sweet berry chutney
Pav Bhaji
Mumbai specialty vegetables preparation served with buttered buns. Contains dairy.
Mix Pakora
Classic Indian finger food. Potatoes and onions wrapped in spicy batter and deep fried for golden finish.
Vegetable Samosa Loved
Homemade triangles of light, crisp, filo pastry stuffed with fresh vegetables.
Non Vegetarian Starters
Tandoori Chicken [D]
Marinated overnight chicken in chef special spices and then grilled to perfection.
Garlic & Chilli Prawns (G) Loved
Crispy fried prawns tossed in special chilli garlic sauce with assorted peppers.
Meat Samosa [G] Loved
Handmade triangles filo pastry filled with minced meat. Gluten
Spicy Keema Pav [D] [G]
Spicy mince lamb served with butter buns.Gluten
Awadhi Lamb Chops [D] Loved
Lamb chops marinated in ginger, garlic, yoghurt, green chilies and coriander then cooked in clay oven.
Chicken wings tossed in fragrant curry leaves and bold South Indian spices for a flavourful kick
Lamb Gola Kebab
Juicy oval-shaped kebabs seasoned with spices
Curries
House Black Daal (D)
Overnight soaked mix lentils slowly cooked North Indian home style, a house speciality.
Dal Tarka [D]
Yellow lentils tempered with indian spices.
Paneer Butter Masala [D]
Soft paneer cooked in rich creamy butter and tomato gravy.
Masala Bhindi
Home style cooked okra
Handi Vegetables
Paneer Methi matar Malai (D)
Delicious Dhaba style curry made with cottage cheese, fresh fenugreek leaves and green peas
Amritsari Chole
Achari Aloo Baingan
Baby aubergine and potatoes cooked in a blend of Indian pickle and spices
Karahi Chicken
Chicken cooked with peppers and onions, in a ginger and coriander sauce
Railway Chicken Curry
Rustic and luscious chicken and potato curry served since colonial times in Indian railway
Old Delhi Butter Chicken (D)
Tandoori roasted chicken cooked in rich creamy butter and tomato gravy.
House Lamb Curry
A Chook Chook signature dish; small pieces of tender lamb cooked in a special karahi masala.
Bhuna Keema Matar
Minced lamb cooked with peas, onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic blended with spices
Karahi Prawn Masala
Prawns cooked in indian spices and cooked in famous karahi gravy
Methi Chicken (D)
Tender chicken cooked with fresh fenugreek leaves, tomatoes & a medley of warm Indian spices
Lamb Chetinad
A bold & aromatic South Indian lamb curry cooked in a spicy and flavorful gravy, enriched with a blend of whole spices
Fennel Paneer Tikka
Paneer chunks marinated in yoghurt, ginger, garlic and tangy mango pickle then roasted in our tandoor served with grilled peppers. Contains dairy.
Fennel Paneer Tikka
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