Pearl of the Ocean

736 Water Street, Santa Cruz 831 457-2350

Sri Lankan Restaurant

Dinner Menu
Appetizers

= Chefs Special

Vegetable Roti Quartet 11.50

Cumin, mint, carrots, herbed potatoes, marinated rosemary mushrooms, and fresh basil tomatoes, served atop a coconut roti Chili Chickpea 6.00 Garbanzos, onions, garlic and coconut, simmered with chili and mustard seed Fish Cutlets 6.50 Delicious balls of tuna mixed with finely cut vegetables and our own spicy tomato sauce (four per order) Freshly Baked Paan 4.75 Griddle-baked bread served with a garlic dip Sri Lankan Coconut Roti 5.50 Baked bread with coconut, bell pepper and green onions, with butter garlic dip and green chili sambal Pakoras 6.50 Seasonal vegetables deep-fried in chickpea batter, with green chile sambal Vegetable Rolls 7.00 Sauted vegetables rolled in a wrapper, breaded and deep-fried, with a sweet chili sauce (four per order) Salad Rolls 8.75 Sweet tempe, avocado, carrots and salad leaves wrapped in a thin flour wrapper, with mango chutney (four per order)

Gotukola Soup

Sri Lankan greens, rice, soya, coconut milk, garlic and ginger Lamb Porridge 8.00 Morsels of lamb with red rice in a delicately flavored creamy coconut broth Red Kakulu Rice Soup 6.00 Kakulu rice flavored with ginger and lemongrass in a hearty coconut broth Vegetable Soup 6.00 Mixed vegetables, barley, tofu and mushrooms Bowl of Dhal 4.50 Orange lentils with coconut milk

4.00

Soups

Pearl Special Asparagus Salad Carrot Apple Orange Salad Spinach Salad 10.50

Salads

Roasted cumin seed, sauted carrots and asparagus, with orange, cucumber, tomatoes and onions, drizzled with a lime pepper dressing Diced apple, cucumber and orange with grated carrot, topped with a citrus dressing Organic baby spinach with onion, orange, walnut, apple and cucumber Beets, tomatoes and red onions on a bed of mixed greens

14.50

All our salads are organic!

14.50

Beet Salad 10.50

Traditional Carrot Salad

Cucumber Tomato Salad Poppyseed Salad 10.50

Carrots, fresh coconut, red onions and chili with a citrus dressing

8.50

Diced cucumber, tomatoes, red onion and cilantro Organic spring mix tossed with walnuts, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, olives and strawberries, with honey and poppyseed dressing Purple and Orange Salad 9.50 Grated carrots, beets, red cabbage, onions and dill on a bed of garden greens dressed with lemon vinaigrette

7.50

Super Salad Rolls 12.00

Sweet tempe, baked tofu, avocado, carrots, salad leaves, cashews, almonds, walnuts and cranberries, all wrapped in a thin flour wrapper with mango chutney (four per order)

Sri LankanStyle Noodles 18.00

Paan or two Rotis, bowl of Dhal and Coconut Sambal 11.50 Paan or two Rotis, bowl of Dhal and Chicken Curry 14.50
All entres are served with a choice of two main dishes, brown or ginger rice, and a side order of dhal, papadam and chutney All dishes are vegan except those marked (see next page)

(add chicken, $2; shrimp, $3) Extra fine noodles tossed with sauted vegetables and spices, a side dish of chicken curry, and a tomato cucumber salad Rice with Mixed Vegetables 18.00 (add chicken, $2; shrimp, $3) Choice of brown or ginger rice with sauted vegetables, a side dish of chicken curry, and a tomato cucumber salad

Sri Lankan Specials

Entres

Sri Lankan Plate

Three main dishes: 13.00 Four main dishes: 14.50 main dishe s Coconut leek sambal Garbanzo curry Cashew and cauliflower Spicy potato Kale mallam Eggplant moju Mango almond Mixed vegetable curry Baby jackfruit simmered in authentic Sri Lankan spices Lotus roots cooked with coconut milk and authentic Sri Lankan spices Cashews, diced carrots and fresh peas, cooked in coconut curry sauce

Kandy Pollos Curry Lotus Roots 15.50

15.50

Kadju Curry Plate 16.50 Kiri Kos 16.00

Murunga Curry 15.50 Deviled Soya 14.50

Mature jackfruit simmered in a mild coconut curry sauce Murunga (drumsticks) simmered with tomatoes in a mild curry sauce A fun finger food!

Triple Mushroom Curry 15.50

Soya protein nuggets sauted with onions, pineapple and triple bell peppers Grilled portabella, button and shiitake mushrooms sauted in olive oil, tossed with fresh parsley

Broccoli Tofu with Tempe 15.00 Chicken Stew 16.50

Broccoli, tofu and tempe sauted in olive oil with brown sugar, onions and spices Chicken, potatoes, carrots and green peas cooked with mild spices Lamb cooked with roasted curry powder in spicy sauce

Lamb Curry 16.50

Tikka Masala Plate 17.00 Fish Plate 17.00

Chicken breast marinated overnight and cooked with spiced cream Seasonal fish topped with special Sri Lankan traditional curry sauce Chicken breast marinated overnight, cooked with olive oil and special spices King prawns sauted in olive oil with triple bell peppers and spices Chicken drumsticks and thighs cooked in Sri Lankan ethnic spices

Deviled Chicken 17.00 Deviled Shrimp 18.00

Chicken Curry Plate 16.00

Kiri Pani 5.50 Yogurt, kithul treacle and strawberries Watalappam 6.50 Sri Lankan coconut custard with cashews Coconut Pancake 5.50 Ice Cream 2.50 Coffee 3.50 Sweet coffee with milk, served hot Tea 3.00 A blend of Sri Lankan black teas with milk Chai (our own spices) 4.00 Each cup individually prepared to order Chai 2.50 Masala Chai or Fiery Ceylon Spice Chai Faluda 3.50 Ice cream, milk, kasa kasa seeds, rose water Mango Lassi 3.50 Vegan Lassi or Chai 4.00 with soy milk Bottled Water 2.00 Large Pellegrino 4.00 Hibiscus Cooler 3.50 Sprite, Coca-Cola or Diet Coke 1.50 Pomegranate Juice 3.50 Passionfruit Juice 3.50 Divul Kiri 3.75 Belli Juice 3.50 Mango Juice 3.00 Tea grown in Sri Lanka 2.00
Black Currant Cardamom Lemon Peach Vanilla Cinnamon Mango Blueberry and Vanilla Ginger Spice Lemon and Lime Lychee Passionfruit Mint Raspberry

Dessert

Beverages

Green Tea 2.00

Caffeine-free Ayurvedic Tea 2.00

Cardamom Instant care for colds and flu Gotukola Tea Five Herbs Herbal Tea Samahan Tea Rosehip and Hibiscus Tea Camomile Flower Tea

Camomile Flower

Jasmine Petals

Bowl of rice 3.00 Bowl of chicken 5.50 Bowl of vegetables 4.00 Choose any vegetables shown above Bowl of exotic vegetables 5.50 Imported directly from Sri Lanka

Extra Dishes