Desi Chef Near Me - Pickup and Delivery

Desi Chef
Sign In / Sign Up

Desi Chef

Desi Chef, 125 N Gaston Ave, Somerville, NJ 08876, USA
Loading
Online ordering hours: 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Opens 11:30 AM
Order for later

Featured Items

#2 Most liked
Chicken Tikka Masala
$13.95
#1 Most liked
Garlic Naan
$4.95
Vegetarian Thali (available only from 11:30am-3:00pm)
$11.95
Paneer Butter Masala
$12.95
Chole Bhature
$9.95
#3 Most liked
Samosa (2 Pieces)
$4.95
Idly
$5.95
Masala Dosa
$7.95
Chicken Makhni
$13.95
Chicken Dum Biryani
$14.95
Mirchi Bajji
$6.95
Punugulu
$5.95
Samosa Chaat
$8.95
Dahi Vada
$5.95
Saag Paneer
$12.95
Egg Fried Rice
$12.95
Mutter Paneer
$12.95
Vada
$5.95
Carrot Halwa
$5.95
Goat Dum Biryani
$16.95
Malai Kofta
$12.95
Goat Curry
$16.95
Mango Lassi
$4.95
Yellow Daal
$11.95
Vegetable Dum Biryani
$12.95
All Day
11:30 am - 3:30 pm

Most Ordered

Most Ordered

The most commonly ordered items and dishes from this store

Garlic Naan

Soft flour bread mixed with minced garlic and baked in a tandoori oven and then coated with melted butter
$4.9595% (44)

Chicken Tikka Masala

Boneless Chicken pieces cooked with curry sauce, cream and spices
$13.9585% (40)

Samosa (2 Pieces)

Fried pastry with a savory filling, such as spiced potatoes, onions, peas, cheese, and lentils
$4.9584% (33)

Vegetarian Thali (available only from 11:30am-3:00pm)

Served with one roti, plain rice, one daal, and two vegetarian curries of our choice.
$11.9581% (11)

Idly

Two steamed rice cakes
$5.9585% (21)

Masala Dosa

Crepe (made with rice and lentil dough) stuffed with potatoes, onions and nuts
$7.9578% (23)

Paneer Butter Masala

Cottage cheese cooked with tomatoes, onions, bell pepper- and a blend of Indian spices
$12.9577% (9)

Mirchi Bajji

Chilly Bajjis refried and garnished with oregano, peanut powder, onions
$6.9575% (16)

Punugulu

Deep fried snack made with rice, urad dal and other spices
$5.9583% (18)

Chole Bhature

Puffed pooris served with chickpeas curry
$9.9558% (12)

Appetizers

Idly

Two steamed rice cakes
$5.9585% (21)

Vada

Two deep fried lentil donuts
$5.9581% (16)

Masala Vada

Lentil patties made with several types of lentils along with onions and green chillies and deep fried
$4.95

Dahi Vada

Deep fried lentil donuts soaked in homemade yogurt
$5.9584% (25)

Samosa (2 Pieces)

#3 Most liked
Fried pastry with a savory filling, such as spiced potatoes, onions, peas, cheese, and lentils
$4.9584% (33)

Samosa Chaat

Vegetable Samosas topped with a combination of chickpeas, yogurt, mint sauce and tamarind sauce
$8.9590% (21)

Alu Bonda (2 Pieces)

Spicy potato filling is wrapped with a crispy chickpea flour covering
$5.9588% (17)

Punugulu

Deep fried snack made with rice, urad dal and other spices
$5.9583% (18)

Mirchi Bajji

Chilly Bajjis refried and garnished with oregano, peanut powder, onions
$6.9575% (16)

Veg Cutlet

Deep-fried breaded vegetable patties, served with Indian sauces
$6.9569% (13)

Mixed Pakora

Assorted vegetables dipped in mildly-spiced batter and deep fried
$6.9564% (14)

Paneer Pakora

Paneer pieces dipped in mildly-spiced batter and deep fried
$7.95

Chicken Pakora

Chicken pieces dipped in mildly-spiced batter and deep fried
$8.95

Bhel Puri

Puffed rice crisps garnished with vegetables, mint sauce and tamarind sauce
$6.95

Papri Chaat

Combination of crispies, boiled potatoes, chick peas topped with yogurt, mint sauce and tamarind sauce
$6.95

Aloo Tikki and Chole

Spiced potato patties served with a chickpea curry
$8.95

Chole Bhature

Puffed pooris served with chickpeas curry
$9.9558% (12)

Chili Paneer

Sliced pieces of cottage cheese sauted with garlic, ginger, green peppers and spring onions
$9.95

Vegetable Manchurian

Vegetable meatballs dipped in cornflour and then deep-fried and served in gravy
$9.95

Upma

Cream of wheat cooked with onions, chillies, ginger, nuts and butter
$8.95

Pav Bhaji

Vegetable gravy served with soft dinner rolls
$8.95

Vada Pav

Deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread bun
$7.95

Naan

Naan

Soft fresh made bread based in a tandoori oven
$2.9588% (17)

Roti / Paratha

Fresh made wheat tortilla
$2.9581% (11)

Chapathi (2 Pieces)

Whole wheat fried bread
$2.95

Poori (2 Pieces)

Deep-fat fried bread made from unleavened whole-wheat flour
$3.95

Bhatura (2 Pieces)

Fluffy deep-fried leavened bread
$5.95

Aloo Paratha

Wheat bread stuffed with potatoes, peas and grilled with butter
$7.95

Garlic Naan

#1 Most liked
Soft flour bread mixed with minced garlic and baked in a tandoori oven and then coated with melted butter
$4.9595% (44)

Onion Kulcha

Soft flour bread mixed with minced garlic and baked in a tandoori oven and then coated with melted butter
$4.95100% (6)

Dosa

Plain Dosa

Plain lentil crepe
$6.95100% (15)

Masala Dosa

Crepe (made with rice and lentil dough) stuffed with potatoes, onions and nuts
$7.9578% (23)

Onion Hot Pepper Masala Dosa

Crepe (made with rice and lentil dough) sprinkled with onions, potato filling and spice
$8.95

Mysore Masala Dosa

Crepe (made with rice and lentil dough) stuffed with potatoes, onions and nuts with a layer of hot chutney
$8.95

Spring Dosa

Crepe (made with rice and lentil dough) stuffed with potatoes, onions and mixed veggies
$9.95

Plain Rava Dosa

Crispy thin crepe made of cream of wheat and rice flour
$7.95

Onion Rava Dosa

Crispy thin crepe made of cream of wheat and rice flour with onions
$8.95

Rava Masala Dosa

Crispy thin crepe made of cream of wheat and rice floor and stuffed with potato filling
$8.95

Onion Rava Masala Dosa

Crispy thin crepe made of cream of wheat and rice floor and stuffed with potatoes, onions, and nuts
$9.95

Onion Rava Mysore Masala Dosa

Crispy thin crepe made of cream of wheat and rice flour with a layer of hot chutney and stuffed with potatoes, onions, and nuts
$9.50

Uthappam

Plain Uthappam

Thick pancake made with rice flour and lentil
$7.95

Onion Uthappam

Thick pancake (made with rice flour and lentil) with onions
$8.95

Onion Chili Uthappam

Thick pancake (made with rice flour and lentil) with onions and chilis
$9.95

Veg Uthappam

Thick pancake (made with rice flour and lentil) with mixed vegetables, onions and chilis
$10.95

Rice

Pulihora

Basmati rice flavored with tamarind sauce and seasoned
$8.95

Lemon Rice

Basmati rice flavored with lemon juice and seasoned
$8.95

Yogurt Rice

Basmati rice with homemade yogurt and seasoned
$8.95

Vegetable Fried Rice

Basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables and mild spices
$12.95

Vegetable Dum Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with mild spices and vegetables
$12.9585% (7)

Egg Fried Rice

Scrambled eggs cooked with basmati rice and spices
$12.95

Chicken Dum Biryani

Chicken cooked with spices and basmati rice
$14.9535% (17)

Goat Dum Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with goat pieces and many spices/flavors
$16.95

Chicken Specialties

Chicken Curry

Chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and a blend of spices
$13.9566% (12)

Chicken Tikka Masala

#2 Most liked
Boneless Chicken pieces cooked with curry sauce, cream and spices
$13.9585% (40)

Chicken 65

Fried boneless chicken sautéed with onions and black pepper
$13.95

Chili Chicken

Fried boneless chicken pieces sauted with onions, bell peppers, ginger, garlic, herbs in soy sauce
$13.95

Chicken Makhni

Tandoori grilled boneless chicken pieces cooked in a curry sauce, butter, and a blend of mild spices
$13.9585% (14)

Chicken Korma

Chicken pieces cooked in a sauce of onions, tomatoes, coconut, poppy seeds, and Indian spices
$13.95

Chicken Saag

Boneless chicken cooked with spinach and blend of Indian spices
$13.95

Chicken Vindaloo

Chicken pieces cooked in a sauce of onions, tomatoes, coconut, and Indian spices
$13.95

Tandoori Specialties

Tandoori Chicken

Roasted chicken marinated in yogurt and spices in a cylindrical clay oven
$14.95

Chicken Tikka

Baked pieces of boneless chicken marinated in spices and yogurt
$14.95

Chicken Seekh Kebab

Kebabs made from chicken, masalas and seasoning and grilled golden
$14.95

Goat Specialties

Goat Curry

Goat pieces cooked with onions, tomatoes, peppers and a blend of Indian spices
$16.95

Goat Korma

Goat pieces cooked in curry sauce, Indian spices and herbs
$16.95

Goat Vindaloo

Goat marinated and cooked in chillies, vinegar, garlic and spices
$16.95

Vegetarian Dishes

Gutti Vankai

Small whole eggplant cooked with curry sauce, peanuts and spices
$12.95

Bhindi Masala

Okra deep fried and then sautéed with onions, garlic and spices
$12.95

Malai Kofta

Mixed vegetable balls cooked in chef's special sauce
$12.95

Navratan Korma

Mixed vegetables cooked in creamy sauce and spices
$12.95

Daal Makhani

Mixed lentils cooked with mild spices, curry sauce and seasoned with herbs
$12.95

Yellow Daal

Yellow lentils cooked with onions, tomatoes and spices
$11.95

Chana Masala

Chick peas cooked with tomatoes, onions and spices
$12.9588% (9)

Chana Saag

Chick peas cooked with tomatoes, onions, spinach and spices
$12.9585% (7)

Mutter Paneer

Cottage cheese cooked with green peas and a blend of Indian spices
$12.9587% (8)

Saag Paneer

Cottage cheese cooked with sautéed spinach and a blend of Indian spices
$12.95100% (7)

Paneer Butter Masala

Cottage cheese cooked with tomatoes, onions, bell pepper- and a blend of Indian spices
$12.9577% (9)

Aloo Gobi Masala

Potato and cauliflower pieces cooked with curry sauce
$12.95

Gobi Manchuria

Cubes of cauliflower stir fried or cooked with fresh veggies, onions, peppers and sauces
$12.95

Drinks

Coffee

Indian coffee with milk
$3.95

Tea

Mild spicy tea with milk
$2.95

Mango Lassi

Yogurt and mango pulp blended with sugar
$4.9573% (23)

Dessert

Ras Malai

Cheese dumplings in creamy syrup topped with pistachios
$6.95

Gulab Jamun

Fried balls (made with milk and flour) soaked in sweet flavored syrup, topped with nuts
$5.95

Carrot Halwa

Carrot pudding
$5.9588% (9)

Lunch Specials

Only available from 11:30am-3pm

Non-Vegetarian Thali (available only from 11:30am-3:00pm)

Served with one roti, plain rice, one daal, and one chicken curry.
$13.95

Vegetarian Thali (available only from 11:30am-3:00pm)

Served with one roti, plain rice, one daal, and two vegetarian curries of our choice.
$11.9581% (11)
Accessibility StatementTerms of ServicePrivacy Policy
© 2026 DoorDash
Checking if the site connection is secured...