Cardamom Menu

Cardamom, a gem on 1739 Plymouth Rd in Ann Arbor, specializes in authentic Indian cuisine. Their menu showcases a variety of flavorful dishes, from Vegetable Samosas to Tandoori Chicken. Customers rave about the perfectly balanced spices and rich flavors in each dish, such as the fragrant biryani and creamy butter chicken. The cozy ambiance, excellent service, and halal-certified options add to the dining experience at Cardamom. Whether you're looking for vegan options, a place to accommodate a group, or a family-friendly spot, Cardamom has it all. Don't miss out on the opportunity to savor the delicious Naan, Pranthas, and other delectable offerings. Make sure to try their Momos and Angaarey Shrimp for a truly memorable dining experience at Cardamom.

Starters

Vegetable Samosa (2)

Popular North Indian street food. Spiced potatoes + peas inside a crispy turnover. Housemade tamarind + cilantro-mint chutneys.

$4.50

Momos

Nepali steamed dumplings. Choose spiced ground chicken or (vegan) vegetable (cabbage, potato, cauliflower, green onion). Roasted tomato Szechwan pepper chutney. Sunil (appetizer size) 5.00 | Ravi (double order) 9.00

Vegetable Pakora

Potatoes, onion, cauliflower, and spinach fried in chickpea-flour batter. Served with housemade tamarind + cilantro-mint chutneys.

$4.50

Stir-Fired Shrimp

Shrimp stir-fried with bell pepper and a touch of chili-soy sauce.

$7.00

Bharawan Aloo Tikki

Crispy potato patties, stuffed with green peas, sultanas, ginger, spices. Housemade tamarind chutney + cilantro-mint chutney.

$6.00

Papri Chat

Ubiquitous Indian street snack with great variation from city to city great to share for the table. White flour crisps (papri), potatoes + chickpeas in yogurt + tamarind and mint sauce.

$7.00

Chicken Tikka

Melt-in-your-mouth tender. Boneless chicken breast marinated in yogurt + spices, cooked in the tandoor with onions + green peppers. Cilantro-mint chutney.

$7.00

Onion Bhaji

Spiced chopped onion, fried in chickpea-flour batter. Tamarind chutney + cilantro-mint chutney.

$4.50

Papadum

Crisp lentil-flour chips with black pepper. Served with housemade tamarind + cilantro-mint chutneys.

$2.00

Soup of the Day

Cup 3 | Bowl 6

Naan

Soft Indian bread. Real butter.

$2.00

Roti

Whole wheat flatbread.

$2.00

Prantha

Whole wheat bread layered with real butter, carom seeds, salt.

$3.00

Garlic Naan

$3.00

Aloo Prantha

Prantha stuffed with spiced potatoes.

$4.00

Onion Kulcha

Naan stuffed with fresh chopped onion.

$3.00

Kashmiri Naan

Naan stuffed with almonds, cashews, pistachios, raisins and mango chutney.

$5.00

Bread Basket

One each: naan, garlic naan, onion kulcha, aloo prantha.

$11.00

Breads

Tandoori Entrées

Tandoori Chicken

Four pieces

$10.00

Chicken Kali Mirch

Boneless chicken breast marinated in yogurt, cream cheese, spices, cooked in the tandoor. Covered with a generous dose of black peppercorn (kali mirch).

$12.00

Seekh Kabab

Minced lamb, fresh ginger, garlic, bell pepper, onion, cumin, coriander, and garam masala. Cooked on a skewer in the tandoor.

$15.00

Angaarey Shrimp

Angaarey means "burning" or "fire," referring to the manner of cooking. Shrimp marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic, cilantro and spinach paste, and cooked in the tandoor.

$19.00

Achari Paneer Tikka

Homemade cheese cubes marinated in Indian pickle spices and cooked in the tandoor.

$12.00

Cucumber Raita

Traditionally served with the main meal to cool the effects of spicy curry. Yogurt sauce with cumin, cucumber, carrot.

$2.50

Achar (Indian Pickle)

Intrinsic to any Indian meal, there are thousands of varieties of pickle. Spicy mixed pickle.

$1.50

Mango Chutney

$2.00

Sides

Hyderabadi Biryani

Chicken Biryani

$14.00

Goat Biryani

$18.00

Vegetable Biryani

$13.00

Bapu's Goat Chops

Find out why goat is my father-in-law's favorite dish! Meaty flavor like lamb, but leaner and so tender. Center loin chops marinated overnight.

$25.00

Bihari Kabab

Bonelss lamb pieces marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic, onion and papaya paste with garam masala. Cooked in the tandoor.

$19.00

Grilled Masala Salmon

India boasts hundreds of native fish species, including salmon. Marinated in ginger, garlic and spices.

$19.00

Cardamom Plates

Entrée Salads

Chicken Tikka Salad

Chicken tikka (marinated boneless chicken breast), greens, cilantro, cucumber, tomato, red onion, carrot, and toasted almonds.

$12.00

Grilled Salmon Salad

Indian-spice marinated grilled salmon, fresh greens, red onion, cilantro, cucumber, tomato, carrot and seasonal fruit.

$13.00

Tandoori-Roasted Vegetable Salad

A whole skewer full of grilled veggies + paneer (Indian cheese) on farm fresh greens. Add Chicken Tikka for $2.

$11.00

Side Salad

$5.00

Chicken Curry Curry

Boneless chicken breast, tomato-based curry sauce.

$12.00

Chicken Tikka Masala

This famous English adaptation of tandoori chicken has been called the "national dish of Britain." Chicken tikka (tender, tandoori-roasted, marinated boneless breast), creamy tomato curry sauce.

$14.00

Chicken Makhni

If Tikka Masala is Britain's favorite, then this is America's. Chicken tikka, creamy tomato + cashew paste curry sauce.

$14.00

Chicken Korma

Boneless chicken breast, creamy yogurt + almond sauce.

$14.00

Chicken Hyderabadi

Chicken tikka (tender, tandoori-roasted, marinated boneless breast), creamy cashew and poppy-seed curry sauce.

$15.00

Karahi Chicken

Karahi means "wok" this dish is between a curry and a stir-fry. Boneless chicken cooked with fresh onion, tomato, fresh mint, ginger, garlic, whole cardamom and cloves.

$14.00

Chicken Curries

Goat & Lamb Curries

Karahi Goat

Find out why goat is my father-in-law's favorite dish! Meaty flavor like lamb, but leaner and very tender. Braised goat meat pieces cooked with fresh onion, tomato, fresh mint, ginger, garlic, whole cardamom and cloves.

$16.00

Goat Dhansak

Dhansak combines elements of Persian and Gujarati cuisine. Braised goat meat pieces, red lentils, butternut squash.

$16.00

Lamb Vindaloo

Vindaloo is derived from the Portugese Vinha De Alhos (a meat dish with "wine and garlic" brought to Goa by colonists). Anglo and Indian adaptations added potatoes (aloo means "potato" in Hindi). Boneless lamb + potatoes, onion-tomato-vinegar sauce.

$16.00

Lamb Saag

Made with local, farm-fresh spinach year-round Braised boneless lamb + fresh spinach, tomato curry sauce with a touch of yogurt

$16.00

Rogan Josh

The deep red color comes from Kashmiri chills Braised boneless lamb, yogurt tomato curry sauce with aromatic spices.

$16.00

Chettinad Lamb

The Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu (South Indian state) is known for using a particularly wide range of aromatic spices in its cooking. Braised boneless lamb, coconut + poppy-seed curry sauce.

$16.00

Shrimp Masala

Shrimp, tomato-based curry sauce.

$15.00

Bengali Fish Curry

Bengal's countless rivers and lakes assure that nearly everyone eats fish at least once a day. Mahi mahi, tomato-mustard-onion sauce.

$15.00

Kerala Shrimp Curry

Seafood together with coconut is typical of Kerala, a southwest coastal and tropical state. Shrimp, coconut-tamarind-poppyseed curry sauce.

$15.00

Seafood Korma

Shrimp, scallops and fish, creamy almond cashew sauce.

$16.00

Seafood Curries

Vegetarian Curries

Palak Paneer

Housemade cheese + spinach, creamy curry sauce with distinctive fenugreek leaves.

$13.00

Matar Paneer

Housemade cheese + peas, creamy tomato curry sauce with fenugreek.

$12.00

Baigan Bartha

Fresh eggplant, roasted, finely chopped and cooked with green peas in a tomato-based curry sauce. Vegan.

$12.00

Bhindi Masala

If you think you don't like okra, think again. Okra, tomato-based curry sauce. Vegan.

$12.00

Aloo Gobi

Potatoes + cauliflower, tomato-based curry sauce. Vegan.

$11.00

Chana Pindi

Chickpeas, tomato-based curry sauce. Vegan.

$11.00

Dal Tarka

Yellow lentils cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, whole red chilis, mustard seed, curry leaves.

$10.00

Vegetable Korma

Carrot, potato, zucchini, cauliflower, green beans, peas, creamy almond cashew sauce.

$12.00

Paneer Makhni

Homemade cheese, creamy tomato + cashew curry sauce.

$13.00

Karahi Paneer

Homemade cheese cooked with fresh onion, tomato, spices.

$13.00

Malai Kofta

Kofta patties (ground cheese, carrot, zucchini, potatoes, cauliflower, bread crumbs), creamy tomato + cashew paste curry sauce.

$13.00

Varanasi Aloo

Potatoes stuffed with cheese, almonds, raisins, onions and fresh cilantro, in tomato-fennel-yogurt sauce.

$13.00

Nimbu Pani

Fresh squeezed lemon-gingerade, pinch of clove, cardamom.

$3.00

Aama's Mango Lassi / Sweet Lassi

Indian-style yogurt smoothie. Mango or sweet (plain).

$3.50

Tropical Juice

Choose mango, guava or lychee fruit

$2.50

Coconut Water

In a juice box

$2.50

Iced Tea

Freshly brewed fine black tea.

$3.00

Premium Ginger Beer

Fever-Tree brand award-winning ginger beer made from Indian and African gingers and cane sugar.

$3.00

Fountain Soda

Coke, diet coke, sprite

$2.00

Cardamom Chai

Traditional preparation. We roast & grindr our own chat masala (tea spice mix), then combine with India's ubiquitous "Red Label" tea and milk.

$3.00

Single Estate Indian Coffee

Zingerman's Coffee Company's current pick from India's coffee crop. Or Zingerman's Detroit Street Decaf

$3.00

Fine Loose Tea

Single Estate Ceylon | Single Estate Darjeeling | Single Estate Assam | Coconut Oolong | Nepal Organic Green | Moroccan Mint | Ginger Lime Rooibos | Hibiscus Berry | Turmeric Ginger

$3.00

Drinks

Desserts

Cardamom Rice Pudding

Cardamom-scented, creamy basmati rice pudding with toasted almonds and sultanas.

$4.00

Carrot Halwa

Spiced ground carrot cooked in milk & sugar. Served warm.

$4.00

Pista Kulfi

Thick, Indian-style pistachio ice cream made in our kitchen.

$4.00

Cardamom Cheesecake

A West-meets-East dessert made just for us by a local pastry chef American-style cheesecake scented with cardamom, and ginger snap-graham-almond the crust.

$8.00

Gulab Jamun

Small spheres of milky dough are lightly fried and soaked in rosewater-scented syrup. Served warm.

$4.00

Mango Ice Cream

$4.00

Chocolate Coconut Cake

Not Indian at all, but very good! Handmade by Cakes by Rubina.

$8.00