Dakshin South Indian Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Dakshin South Indian Restaurant, a culinary gem located in Louisville, KY. Specializing in vegetarian and Halal Indian cuisine, Dakshin offers an impressive menu that showcases the rich flavors of South India and Indo-Chinese fusion. From aromatic Chili Cauliflower and Gobi Manchurian appetizers to hearty entrees like Chicken Tikka and Sweet & Sour Vegetables, each dish bursts with spices that transport you to the vibrant streets of India.
Whether you're indulging in their flavorful Hakka Noodles or enjoying a casual dinner during their Happy Hour, the experience is relaxed yet engaging. With options for all dietary preferences, including vegan choices, Dakshin ensures every guest finds something enjoyable. Diners rave about the generous portions and friendly service, making it a perfect spot for families and groups alike. Visit Dakshin for an unforgettable journey through the tastes and traditions of South India!
Indo Chinese - Appetizers
Vegetable Spring Rolls
Shredded vegetables rolled and fried. Served with hot garlic sauce. Vegan.
Chili Cauliflower
Crispy fried cauliflower with onions, peppers & spices. Vegan. Hot.
Gobi Manchurian
Batter fried cauliflower tossed with tangy sauce.
Chili Mushroom
Crispy fried mushroom with onions, peppers & spices. Vegan. Hot.
Chili Chicken
Dry. Cubes of chicken tossed with onion, peppers & spices. Hot.
Chicken Machurian
Dry. Cubes of chicken tossed with tangy sauce.
Chili Paneer
Dry. Cottage cheese tossed with onions, peppers & spices. Hot.
Baby Corn Pepper Salt
Crispy fried baby corn tossed with onion, bell pepper & spices.
Crispy Fried Vegetables
Crispy fried broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, onions & bell peppers served with spicy sauce.
Golden Fried Prawns
Crispy fried jumbo prawns served with hot garlic sauce.
Chili Chicken Gravy
Cubes of chicken with onions, peppers chillies and hot sauce. Hot.
Chicken Manchurian
Cubes of chicken in tangy sauce.
Kong Pu Chicken
Chicken with red chillies, cashew nuts, onion, pepper and house special sauce.
Schezuan Chicken
Chicken with red chilli, onion, peppers and Schezuan sauce. Hot.
Chicken Hot Garlic
Chicken with garlic and tangy sauce.
Fish Manchurian
Batter fried cat fish cubes in tangy manchurian sauce.
Teriyaki Chicken
Chicken with onion, pepper and teriyaki sauce.
Fish Hot Garlic Sauce
Batter fried cat fish cubes with garlic and hot tangy sauce.
Gobi Manchurian Gravy
Batter fried cauliflower in a house special tangy sauce. Vegan.
Chili Cauliflower Gravy
Batter fried cauliflower with onion, pepper and hot spicy sauce.
Sweet & Sour Vegetables
Batter fried carrots, broccoli in a sweet & sour sauce with fruits.
Baby Potato Manchurian Gravy
Baby potatoes in a tangy, spicy sauce. Vegan.
Vegan Manchurian Gravy
Koftas in a tangy, spicy sauce. Vegan.
Chilly Manchurian Tofu
Tofu with red chillies and tangy sauce.
Indo Chinese - Entree
Indo Chinese - Noodles
Hakka Noodles
Veg noodles sauted with vegetables. Chicken noodles sauteed with vegetables, eggs and chicken pieces.
Dakshin Masala Noodles Veg
Noodles sauteed with veg. and house special spices.
Chow Mein
Noodles sauteed with vegetables and spices chilli sauce. Hot.
Chop Suey
Crispy fried noodles with tomato based sauce and sunny side egg on top.
Singapore Noodles
Soft noodles tossed with sweet & spicy sauce.
Vegetable Fried Rice
Rice sauteed with veg and spices. Vegan.
Chicken Fried Rice
Rice sauteed with egg, chopped veggies and chicken pieces and spices.
Seafood Fried Rice
Rice sauteed with chopped veggies, prawns, fish pieces and spices.
Egg Fried Rice
Rice sauteed with eggs and spices.
Indo Chinese - Rice
Indo Chinese - Soups
Sweet Corn Vegetable Soup
Soup Sweet Corn Chicken Soup
Hot & Sour Soup
Curry Flavor Corn Vegetable Soup
Mixed Vegetable Soup
Date Pancake
Filo puff sheets rolled with dates & deep fried.
Lychee Ice Cream
Banana Pancake
Bananas in puff sheets served with ice cream.
Toffee Lychee
Lychees coated with caramelized sugar & served with ice cream.
Indo Chinese - Desserts
Northern - Chat
DahiPuri
A savoury snack, puffed shell filled with potatoes mint, tamarind & sweet yogurt garnished with thin sev & chopped cilantro.
10 Piece Pani Puri
Puffed fried crisp hollow shell filled & wattery mixture off tamarind, mint & spices.
Bhelpoori
Puffed rice mixed with dice potatoes, tomatoes, chillies tossed in tamarind mint chutney garnished with cilantro and thin sev.
Samosa Chole
Stuffed potatoes triangle served with chickpea stew & garnished with variety chutneys.
Fresh Seasonal Fruit Chat
Aloo Tikki Chat
Potatoes & fresh herbs served with chickpea stew.
Sev Batata Puri
Crispy shells with potatoes and chutneys.
Kachori Special Chat
Round crisp puff stuffed with spices & served with chickpea stew.
Chicken Briyani
Chicken pieces in creamy, spicy blend of ginger garlic, onions and fresh herbs combined with saffron flavored basmati rice. Halal. Hot.
Veg Briyani
Seasons vegetables blend with basmati rice and spices. Vegan.
Goat Briyani
Halal. Simmer tender morsels of goat meat cooked in spicy tomato onion gravy & combined with saffron basmati rice.
Lamb Briyani
Lamb meat cooked with onion, ginger, garlic and Indian finest fresh herbs combined with basmati rice.
Egg Briyani
Boiled eggs combined with basmati rice & onion tomato, ginger, garlic sauce.
Shrimp Briyani
Halal. Shrimps cooked in flavored sauce combined with basmati rice.
Kasmiri Pulav
Basmati rice with fruits and nuts flavored with safron.
Northern - Mughal Briyani
Northern - Soups
Tamatar Dhaniya Ke Shorba
Tomato fresh herbs & cilantro soup.
Lentil Soup
Simmerd bean with herbs, spices. Vegan.
Beetroot Salad
Plain fresh cut beetroot on bed of cabbage.
Garden Salad
Assorted cut veggies on a bed of cabbage.
Indian Salad
Onions, tomatoes, cucumber, lemon & green chillies.
Dakshin Chicken Salad
Fresh marinated chicken on a bed of cabbage with mint chutney.
Northern Salads
Northern - Vegetarian
Chana Masala
Delicious chick peas in an exotic blend of north indian spices.
Aloo Gobhi
Cauliflower and potatoes tossed with indian herbs and spices.
Baigan Bhartha
Charcoal roasted eggplant, tempered with indian spices.
Palak Paneer
Puree of spinach & cottage cheese cooked together with spices.
Paneer Makhani
Fresh homemade cheese cooked with creamy tomato sauce.
Mattar Paneer
Homemade cheese and green peas tossed with herb and spices in curry sauce.
Malai Kofta
Deep fried cottage cheese & vegetable balls cooked in a delicately flavored gravy.
Navratan Korma
Fresh diced vegetables of season. Cooked in rich creamy Gravy garnished with cashew nuts.
Dal Makhani
A household favourite from plains of punjab, black lentil simmered over night on a slow fire and enrich butter.
Paneer Lababdar
Fresh homemade cottage cheese cubes cooked with tomatoes, onions, ginger and garlic.
Shahi Paneer
Fresh homemade cheese cooked with cashew and onion gravy.
Dal Tadke Wali
Home style yellow lentil tempered with Indian spices.
Sarson Ka Saag
Mustard greens and spinach cooked with ginger and spices.
Bhindi Masala
Fresh okra cooked with chopped onion & spices.
Kadai Paneer
Homemade cheese cooked with chopped bell pepper in yogurt & sauce.
Aloo Jeera Kalimirch
Crushed black pepper and cumin sauted potato.
Lahori Masala Paneer
Batter fried cottage cheese cooked in rich onion gravy.
Sukhi Sabzi
Dry vegetables preparation of the day and season.
Haryali Bhurji
Grated cottage cheese and spinach spiked with Indian spices.
Rajma Masala
Relishing kidney beans cooked in onion tomato masala.
Lamb Curry
Fresh cubes of lamb in a thick sauce of onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, herbs and spicies.
Sukha Mutton
Fresh cubes of lamb in a thick sauce of onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, herbs and spicies. Hot.
Lamb Rogan Josh
Tender lamb cooked in clarified bitter, browned onions, fresh ginger, a touch of garlic and simmered in spices and yogurt.
Lamb Bhuna
Pan fried cubes of lamb with green pepper, tomato, onion and spices.
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb marinated in vinegar and spices, cooked with potatoes in a hot tangy sauce.
Lamb Korma
Lamb cooked with select spices, herbs and nuts in a mild cream sauce.
Lamb Kadai
Lamb cooked with onion, ginger, garlic and kadai masala.
Lamb Tikka Masala
Lamb cooked in slow flame with all ingredients cooked at 1 time.
Kabuli Gosht
Lamb cooked with chickpea and spices. Hot.
Lamb Saag
Lamb cooked with spinach and fresh ginger.
Goat Korma
Goat cooked with select spices herbs, nuts, in mild cream sauce.
Gosht Korma
Tender pieces of lamb, cooked in a blend of curd, cashew nuts and poppy seeds in the traditional mughal style.
Rogan E Gosht
Tender pieces of lamb cooked in traditional kashmiri spices. Hot.
Northern - Lamb and Goat
Northern - Chicken
Chicken Curry
Boneless chicken cooked with onions, garlic, ginger and spices.
Chicken Kadai
Boneless chicken cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions garlic and spices garnished with coriander and ginger. Hot.
Chicken Vindaloo
Boneless chicken with potatoes in a hot tangy sauce. Hot.
Butter Chicken
Chicken tandoori cooked in a creamy tomato sauce.
Chicken Tikka Masala
White meat tandoori chicken cooked in a delightful bright, tangy cream sauce.
Chicken Korma
Cooked with delicate spices, herbs, nuts and raisins in a mild cream sauce.
Chicken Saag
Chicken cooked with spinach and sauteed in butter with fresh species.
Chicken Jalfrezi
Boneless chicken cooked with bell peppers, onions and sauce.
Dhania Murg
Boneless morsels of chicken simmered in a coriander flavoured gravy.
Achari Chicken
Chicken Mango
Tandoori Chicken
Halal. Chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices ginger, garlic green chiles cooked in a clay oven.
Chicken Tikka
Halal. Boneless chicken breast marinated in yogurt and spices, baked on skewers.
Malai Kabab
Halal. Chicken cubes marinated in special spices, yoghurt cooked in clay oven.
Achari Kabab
Halal. Chicken cubes marinated in special spices, yoghurt cooked in clay oven.
Tandoori Pomfret
Pomfret fish marinated in fresh lemon juice & spices.
Kastoori Kebab
Halal. Minced chicken with spices cooked on skewers.
Peshawari Kebab
Halal. Minced lamb with spices cooked on skewers.
Amrit Sari Fish Tikka
Cat fish marinated in gram flour, spices and cooked in clay oven.
Tandoori Prawns
Fresh prawns marinated in lemon juice and spices.
Paneer Tikka
Homemade cheese marinated & cooked in clay oven. Vegetarian.
Tandoori Gobhi
Cauliflower marinated in spices & yogurt.
Vegetarian Seekh
Minced vegetables with spices cooked on skewers.
Chilli Tandoori Wings
Chicken wings cooked in clay oven and toss in chilli sauce. Hot.
Northern - Tandoor
Northern - Desserts
Khoya Kheer
Rice cooked in slow sweetened milk with pistachios and raisins. Vegetarian.
Kasari Rasmalai
Cottage cheese dumplings poached in saffron flavoured reduced milk and garnished withpistachio.
Gulab Jammun
Deep fried cheese and milk balls soaked in syrup sugar flavored with carda mon. Vegetarian.
Faloda Kulfi
Thin rasmalai, rose syrup, and very thin vermicelli served with india ice cream.
Fruit Custard
Fresh fruit, served with indian style custard.
Shrimp Tikka Masala
Shrimp cooked in a delightful bright, tangy cream sauce.
Shrimp Korma
Cooked with delicate spices, herbs, nuts & raisins in a mild cream sauce.
Northern- Seafood
Southern - Appetizers
Vaz hakkai Bhajji
Fresh plantain sliced dipped in batter & spices deep fried.
Mirchi Bhajji
Fresh banana peppers stuffed with spices and deep fried hot.
Aloo Bonda
Potatoes and spices rolled in round shape & deep fried.
Southern Delight
Aloo bonda, dal vada, iddli & medu vada. Served with sambar.
2 Piece Dahi Vada
Lentil doughnuts in yogurt.
2 Piece Medhu Vada
Spiced lentil doughnuts served with sambar and chutneys. Vegan.
Sambhar Vada
Lentil doughnuts dipped in sambar and flavored with ghee.
Masala Fried Fish
Cat fish cubes marinated with spices and fried. Gluten-free.
Chicken Mirapakai Kodi
Chicken sauteed with onion chillies and spices. Hot.
Iddly 3 Piece
Steamed rice and lentil cakes served with sambar and chutneys. Vegan.
3 Piece Chilli Iddly
Spicy flavored rice and lentil steamed cakes served with sambhar and chutneys. Gluten-free.
2 Piece Vegetable Cutlets
Mashed vegetables & potatoes, breaded and deep fried. Vegan.
Chicken 65
Chicken cubes marinated with spices and deep fried. Hot.
Sada Sosai
Thin rice and lentil crepe. Vegan.
Masala Dosai
Thin rice and lentil crepe stuffed with spicy potatoes and onions. Vegan.
Butter Dosai
Thin rice and lentil crepe flavored with butter.
Butter Masala Dosai
Thin rice and lentil crepe with spicy potatoes & onions.
Paper Masala Dosa
Crispy large and thin rice and lentil crepe.
Mysore Masala Dosai
Spicy rice and lentil crepe. Vegan. Hot.
Spring Dosai
Thin rice and lentil crepe filled with cabbage and carrots.
Paneer Dosai
Thin rice and lentil crepe filled with homemade cheese.
Special Rava Dosai
Cream of wheat and rice crepe folded with spicy potatoes and onions onion.
Rava Dosai
Thin crepe from cream of wheat sprinkled with onions.
Royal Dosai
Thin rice and lentil crepe filled with chicken or vegetables.
Cone Dosai
Thin rice and lentil crepe in cone shape.
Southern - Dosai
Southern - Oothappams
Kal Dosai
Plain lentil pancakes. Vegan.
Paneer Oothappam
Thick rice and lentil pancake topped with homemade cheese.
Tomato and Chillies Oothappam
Thick rice and lentil pancake topped with tomatoes and chillies. Vegan. Hot.
Vegetable Oothappam
Thick rice and lentil pancake topped with mix vegetables.
Onion and Hot Chilli Oothappam
Thick rice and lentil pancake topped with onion and Thai peppers.
Eruli Oothoppam
Thick rice and lentil pancake topped with red chilli and onion. Hot.
Masala Oothappams
Thick rice and lentil pancake topped with spices. Vegan.
Egg Dosai
Thin crepe prepared with rice flour and green chillies served with coconut chutney.
Rasam
Traditional spicy south Indian soup flavoured with black peppers and spices. Vegan. Hot.
Mulligatwny Soup
National soup of India with lentils and spices.
Attu Kaal Soup
Paya soup. Healthy soup prepared with goat legs and spices.
Southern - Soups
Southern - Rice
Puliogare Anna
Tamarind rice. Vegan.
Chitranna
Lemon rice. Vegan.
Bisi Bele Bhath
Spiced sambar and rice. Vegan.
Tomato Rice with Gongura Pickle
Vegan.
Thenghai Anna
Coconut rice with tomato chutney. Vegan.
Mosaranna
Cold yoghurt rice served with mango pickle.
Vegetable Pulao with Korma
Aromatic basmati rice served with vegetable stew.
Bagara Baigan
Stuffed baby egg plant cooked in thick tomato sauce.
Mirchi Ka Salan
Banana peppers in rich cashew and onion based gravy. Hot.
Vegetable Nilgiri Korma
Vegetables cooked in mint-based gravy & spices.
Guthi Van Kaya
Small egg plant cooked with peanuts, red chillies and onion, tomato based gravy.
Vendai Puzhiko Zhambu
Okra sauted in garlic & cooked in tamarind and yoghurt based gravy.
Egg Curry
Boiled eggs cooked with fresh grounded spices and tomato, onion curry.
Southern - Vegetarian
Southern - Chicken
Chicken Chettinad
Deviled chicken cooked with black pepper flavoured with chettinad spices. Hot.
Karai Kudi Chicken
Chicken cooked with south indian spices and coconut milk.
Chicken Pepper Masala
Chicken cooked in a black pepper flavoured gravy.
Chicken Madras
Chicken cooked with spices and coconut, milk and tempered with curry leaves.
Chicken Nilgiri Korma
Chicken cooked with mint flavoured curry sauce.
Kodi Igguru
Andhra style chicken cooked in a spicy curry sauce.
Sukha Chicken
Dry chicken cooked with spices, onions and tomatoes. Hot.
Goat Chettinad
Goat cooked with chettinad masala and tempered with curry leaves. Hot.
Lamb Chettinad
Goat cooked with chettinad masala and tempered with curry leaves. Hot.
Goat Pepper Masala
Goat cooked with crushed black pepper curry sauce. Hot.
Lamb Pepper Masala
Goat cooked with crushed black pepper curry sauce. Hot.
Lamb Mushroom
Lamb cooked with spices and mushroom.
Goat Mushroom
Goat cooked with spices and mushroom.
Hyderabadi Goat
Goat cooked in a spicy onion & yoghurt sauce. Hot.
Hyderabadi Lamb
Lamb cooked in a spicy onion & yoghurt sauce. Hot.
Madras Goat Curry
Goat cooked with spices and coconut milk and tempered with curry leaves. Hot.
Madras Lamb Curry
Goat cooked with spices and coconut milk and tempered with curry leaves. Hot.
Lamb Mango
Lamb tossed in a sweet and savory mango sauce.
Goat Mango
Goat tossed in a sweet and savory mango sauce.
Southern - Lamb and Goat
Southern - Seafood
Kerala Fish Curry
Cat fish cooked with coconut flavoured curry sauce.
Fish Vindaloo
Cat fish cubes cooked with potatoes in a hot tangy sauce. Hot.
Tapioca Fish
Catfish cubes cooked with tapioca cubes in a coconut flavored curry sauce.
Madras Fish Curry
Cat fish cubes cooked in a tamarind based coconut gravy.
King Fish Steak
King fish steak marinated with spices and shallow fried and served with fish gravy.
Chepala Palusa
Andhra style cat fish cubes cooked in a tamarind based spicy curry sauce.
Malabar Fish Curry
Cat fish cubes cooked in a mild coconut flavored curry sauce and tempered with curry leaves and mustard seeds.
Goan Prawn Curry
Tiger shrimps cooked in a tangy curry sauce.
Banana Fry
Banana marinated in honey and cinnamon deep fried & garnished with sesame seeds.
Vermicelli Payasam
Very thin strands of pasta cooked in milk & nuts.
Southern - Desserts
Sides
Raita
Rice Bowl
Sambhar
Garlic Naan
Naan bread stuffed with fresh garlic and herbs. Vegetarian.
Butter Naan
Naan with butter. Vegetarian.
Naan
Traditional Indian white bread baked in clay oven. Vegetarian.
Aloo Naan
Naan bread stuffed with potatoes and spices. Vegetarian.
Keema Naan
Naan bread with ground lamb and spices.
Chilli Naan
Naan bread milk with red chillies. Vegetarian.
Kashmiri Naan
Leavened white bread stuffed with cashews, pistachios, raisins and cherries. Vegetarian.
Missi Roti
A special bread made of gram flour seasoned with onions, green chillies, coriander and pomegranate seads. Recommended with saag.
Spinach Naan
Naan bread stuffed with spinach. Vegetarian.
Chapati
Thin soft whole wheat bread. Vegetarian.
2 Piece Poori
A fried puffed whole wheat bread. Vegetarian.
Bread Basket
Chilli, garlic, spinach.
Kulcha
A leavened filled with cheese or spice onion or potatoes.
Lachedar Parantha
Multi-layered bread from maida flour. Vegetarian.
Tandoori Roti
Whole wheat bread. Vegetarian.
Breads
Northern - Appetizers
Samosa
Potato and finest herbs in stuffed pastry. Vegan.
Veg Pakoras
Deep fried chickpea flour coated potatoes, onions, cauliflower.
Bhindi Kurkure
Crispy okra fry. Okra pods coated with gram flour, ground spices and seasoning.
Kurkure Pakora
Spinach & onions deep fried crispies.
Meat Samosa
Spiced turnover stuffed with minced lamb& spices.
Chicken Pakora
Tender pieces of chicken deep fried with chickpea batter & spices.
Paneer Pakora
Fresh homemade cheese dipped in chickpea flour and lightly spiced.
Vegetarian Platter
Pakoras, samosas, aloo tikki & paneer pakora.
Non Veg Platter
Malai, achari, haryali kababs, chicken tikka, tandori chicken.
5 Piece Tandoori Wings
Chicken wings marinated in yogurt and mild spices cooked in clay oven. Hot.
Mango Lassi
Pepsi Product
The bold, refreshing, robust cola.
Masala Tea
Jal Jeera
Roasted cumin and other spices blend to give this exotic chilled appetizer its unique Indian flavour.
Beverages
Hyderabadi Aunthentic Cuisine - Appetizers
Chicken Reshmi Kebab
Chicken breast, curd, cashews, cream and spices bake in clay oven.
Chicken Boti Kebab
Chicken chunks marinated in yogurt, spices and seasoning bake in clay oven.
Hyderabadi Spl Chicken 65
Boneless diced chicken marinated with hyd spices in batter, deep fried and tossed in sauce.
Shami Kebab
Sauteed meat with chickpeas(dal) with spices.
Lamb Seekh Kebab
Minced lamb and spices bake in clay oven.
Hyderabadi Talawa Gosht
Lamb marinated in hyd spices cooke simmer for an hour.
Hyderabadi Spl Chicken Dum Biryani
Originating in the kitchen of nizams, a delicious rice dish prepared with spices and meat.
Hyderabadi Spl Mutton Dum Biryani
Originating in the kitchen of nizams, a delicious rice dish prepared with spices and meat..
Hyderabadi Goat Haleem
Slow cooked for six to seven hours haleem is a stew composed of meat, lentils, and pounded wheat, blending with spices ,cashew made into a thick paste.In hyderabadi - style.
Nihari Paya
A rich, slow-cooked goat trotters stew flavored with exotic 18 spices and almond, cashew in hyderabadi - style.
Hyderabadi Aunthentic Cuisine - Main Course
Hyderabadi Special Dessert
Shahi Tukda
Ghee fried bread slice, soaked in scented sugar syrup,topped with creamy,thickened milk (rabdi) with exotic saffron.
Khubani-Ka-Meetha with Ice Cream
Dried apricots, cream, rose water, blanched dried fruits.
Gajar-Ka-Halwa
Slowly cooked grated carrots with milk, cardamon, khoya, cashew and raisins.