The Coconut Tree Bournemouth

Main

• Parippu (Dhal)£3.50

  Red lentils cooked in coconut cream

• Cashew Nuts£6.00

  Cashew nuts and green peas soaked and cooked in coconut cream

• Pineapple Curry*£4.00

  Pineapple cooked in coconut milk

• Fat Sister£4.50

  Pumpkin Curry cooked in coconut milk and turmeric

• SRI - Tato£5.00

  Lightly spiced oven roast potatoes entwined with caramelised onions, smattering of chilli & curry leaf

• Chickpeas£4.50

  Stir fried in coconut oil, onions, garlic, mustard seeds & crushed chillies

• Hot Battered Spicy Mushrooms£5.00

  Polenta battered button mushrooms with caramelised onions. Only for vegans

• Five C's£2.50

  Carrots, Cucumber, Coriander, shaved Coconut with a hint of Green Chillies

• Malay Pickle£6.00

  A pickle of a dish inspired by the Malay settlers. Banana peppers, sliced onions mixed with carrot, dates & a touch of chilli & apple cider vinegar

• Brinjals£5.00

  Lightly fried and tossed wambatu (aubergine) sliced onion, tomato & coriander, mix with any dish... nuff said!

• Coconut Sambol£4.00

  10 portions a day. A fresh coconut relish blended with shallots dried crushed chillies and spicy green chillies

• Ladies Fingers£3.50

  Okra fried and jiggled. Served at room temperature (this one's the thin sister)

• Gova Mallun with Kale£4.00

  Lightly cooked pan fried cabbage & kale using our (sick) TCT coconut oil

• Cheesy Colombo£6.00

  An off the scale fav! Colombo style fried cheese cubes with sticky sauce (a typical street food no, but a family fav that's hit it off UK side)

• Hot Battered Spicy Cuttlefish£7.00

  Sri Lankan battered cuttlefish mixed with a spicy garnish

• V3 Clay Pot Fish£5.50

  8 portions a day. Slow cooked tuna in goraka spices, creating its hot, sour & peppery taste

• Sri Lankan Mixed Fried Rice**£8.00

  With chicken, egg and veg. No Drama

• Chicken Curry on the Bone*£5.50

  On the menu by popular demand from friends and family. Typical spicy SL curry

• Jaffna Goat Curry with Potato£7.50

  Slow cooked Goat in Jaffna spices. A special recipe from back home courtesy of Chefs Dad

• Black Pork New Recipe!£7.00

  Diced belly pork, slow cooked in a roasted black spice mix, secret ingredients

• Can't Decide?**

  We'll choose some of our fav dishes along with our legendary Hopper. This is not set menu, pick a few along with us here and now, let's make your choice rock

  • pp£20.00

Devilled Dishes

A unique Sri Lankan dish served as it's street food version. Meat or fish are cooked in spices, then stir fried with banana peppers and finished off with crushed chillies

• Devilled Chicken Wings£6.00

• Devilled Prawns£7.00

  King Prawns with shell

Hoppers

Hoppers are a bowl shaped coconut milk pancake served with coconut sambal, seeni sambal (caramelised onions with a hint of cinnamon) and Lunu Miris (Sri Lankan salsa). Not for sharing. Must have for first timers!

• Egg Hopper£3.50

• Plain Hopper£3.50

Kotthu**

Kotthu is a fine example of Sri Lankan hybrid food and served all over the country as luxury street food. Its made with finely chopped rotti cooked with egg, vegetables and/or meat

• Chicken Kotthu£7.00

• Veg Kotthu£5.00

• Vegan Kotthu£5.00

On the Side

• Porota Rotti£2.50

  Sri Lankan flatbed

• Yellow Rice£2.50

  Basmati rice cooked in turmeric

• Pot Rotti£4.00

  Typical SL Flatbread made with Coconut (Boss Man's Fave)

• Under 10s Eat Free

  Choose from chicken rice, chickpeas. Sweets not included