8Elements Perfect Indian Cuisine Menu
Welcome to 8Elements Perfect Indian Cuisine, where tradition meets flavor in the heart of San Jose. With a diverse menu that caters to various dietary preferences—including vegan and pescatarian options—this eatery is the perfect spot for everyone.
The restaurant offers a range of delicious appetizers, from crispy Sweet Potato Fries with a chili garlic sauce to Golden Fried Veg Samosas filled with spiced potatoes and peas. Don't miss the Bhel, a delightful mix of rice puffs tossed with tangy chutneys. For something heartier, the Organic Tomato Soup and Sambhar, a spiced lentil soup, will warm your soul.
With options for kids, outdoor seating, and a full bar, 8Elements is perfect for casual lunches or festive dinners. Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere, and savor a taste of India, one dish at a time.
Beverages
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
Mango Lassi
Mango yogurt drink.
Lassi
Falooda
Rose flavored drink with ice-cream, noodles and takmaria.
Milkshake
Fresh Lime Soda
Soda
Ice Tea
Masala Chai
Madras Coffee
Sweet Potato Fries
Spiced up crispy with chilli garlic tomato sauce.
Veg Samosa
Golden-fried, flaky pastry puffs filled with potatoes, peas and spices.
Chaat Samosa
Topped with curried garbanzo's, chutneys, spices and yogurt.
Bhel Spice Mix
Rice puffs tossed with potatoes, green chillis, onions, spices and chutneys.
Papri Chaat
Indian style tortilla chips topped with boiled potatoes, chickpeas, yogurt, sweet and green chutney.
Mixed Vegetable Pakora
Chick pea flour, ajwain and cumin battered.
Organic Paneer Cottage Cheese Pakora
Chick pea flour, ajwain and cumin battered.
Organic Chicken Pakora
Chick pea flour, ajwain and cumin battered.
Fish Pakora
Chick pea flour, ajwain and cumin battered.
Idli Sambhar
Steamed rice and lentil dumplings served with sambhar.
Vada Sambhar
Fried savory lentil donuts served with sambhar and chutney.
Dhai Vada
Vada dipped in tempered yogurt topped with chutneys.
Cocktail Mini Idlis
Coin sized idlis tossed with spice powder and curry leaves.
Cut Mirchi Bajji
Slit green chilis and chick pea batter fried and topped with onions.
Chilli Paneer
Organic cottage cheese and bell pepper stir fried in tangy chilli sauce.
Cauliflower Manchurian
Stir fried in chilli sauce and bell peppers.
Vegetable Manchurian
Stir fried in chilli sauce and bell peppers.
Organic Lettuce Cup
Organic chicken or organic paneer stir fried with chestnuts and almonds in a ginger-soy sauce.
Chicken Manchurian
Organic crispy chicken stir fried in chilli sauce and bell peppers.
Fish Manchurian
Organic crispy fish stir fried in chilli sauce and bell peppers.
Chennai Chicken 65
Boneless organic chicken marinated in yogurt with ginger, coriander, cumin and fried.
Elements Special Chicken
Organic chicken stir fried in chef's special sauce.
Mumbai Calamari
Quick saute of batter fried calamari in a ginger soy curry sauce.
Masala Shrimp Skewers
Shrimp skewers on a bed of baby spinach with a side of curry sauce
Explore the Beginnings
Salad and Soups
House Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, vegetables, mango and croutons in lemon, cilantro Caesar dressing.
Desi Cucumber Salad
Cucumber, red onions and tomatoes with house vinaigrette sprinkled with chaat spice.
Organic Tomato Soup
Rasam
Tamarind spiced broth and cilantro.
Sambhar
Spicy lentil soup with vegetables.
HOT AND SOUR SOUP
Naan Wraps
Regular or whole wheat bread cooked in clay oven spread with mayo, spices and choice of stuffing.
Bombay Veg Sandwich
Grilled sandwich with baked potato, onion, tomato, paneer, chutneys, spices and cilantro.
Grilled Sandwich
Served with sweet potato fries with a garlic spread, mint sauce, onion, cilantro, spices, cheese and choice of stuffing.
Vada Pav
2 pav bread stuffed with savory potato dumpling, chutneys and spices.
Wraps, Sandwiches and More
From The Clay Oven
Organic Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated in homemade yogurt, ginger, spices and tandoor grilled.
Organic Chicken Tikka Kebob
Boneless breast marinated in tandoori masala and grilled.
Organic Malai Chicken Kebob
Boneless chicken breast marinated in a special creamy sauce.
Organic Hariyali Kebob
Boneless chicken breast in a mint, cilantro and yogurt sauce and grilled.
Fish Tikka Kebob
Wild Alaskan salmon marinated in yogurt, herbs and spices and cooked in our clay oven.
Tandoori Prawns
Prawns marinated in lemon juice, herbs and spices. Cooked in our clay oven.
Sheek Kebob
Minced lamb, spices, herb and eggs cooked in oven.
Vegetable Tikka Kebob
Cauliflower, mushroom, peppers and squash cooked in a special marinade.
Paneer Tikka Kebob
Organicpaneer, bell pepper, onion marinated in fenugreek, spices and yogurt sauce.
chicken mixed trio
Combination of Malai, Hariyali and chicken tikka kabob.
Elements mixed grill
mixed chicken,fish,shrimps and lamb kabob.
Paneer Makhni
Cottage cheese in a creamy tomato sauce.
Kadai Paneer Jalfrezi
Cottage cheese, bell pepper stir fried in tomato ginger sauce. Veggie.
Malai Kofta Curry
Cheese and vegetable dumpling in cream sauce. Veggie.
Jeera Palak Paneer
Pureed spinach cooked with roasted cumin and spices. Veggie.
Lychee Paneer Masala
Lychee and paneer in chef's signature sauce. Veggie.
Aloo Gobi Sabji
Braised cauliflower and potato curry. Veggie.
Madras Vegetable Korma
Spiced vegetable in coconut curry sauce.
Navarathna Korma
Medley of vegetable, raisins and nuts in creamy yogurt sauce. Veggie.
Baingan Bartha
Roasted eggplant, cooked with onion, tomatoes, ginger and spices. Veggie.
Andhra Stuffed Brinjal
Baby eggplant stuffed with spiced peanut and tamarind masala. Veggie.
Cashew Mutter Paneer
Cashew, peas and paneer in creamy onion sauce. Veggie.
Channa Masala
Garbanzo beans in tomato curry sauce with ginger and cilantros. Veggie.
Mushroom Chettinad Masala
Mushroom sauteed in a special aromatic chettinad gravy. Veggie.
Kadai Bindhi Masala
Fresh okra, bell pepperstir fried in onion and tomato masala. Veggie.
Dhal Makhni
Gently simmered mixed lentils cooked with tomatoes, cilantro and a hint of cream. Veggie.
Yellow Dhal Thadka
Mustard and cumin tempered lentil curry. Veggie.
Traditional Vegetarian
TRADITIONAL NON VEGETARIAN
Tikka Masala
A creamy tomato sauce seasoned with herbs and spices.
Jeera Saag
Creamed spinach cooked with roasted cumin and spices.
Vindaloo
A zesty curry sauce with potatoes and paprika.
Kadai Masala
Onion and bell pepper stir fried in tomato ginger sauce.
Coconut Curry
An onion and coconut curry sauce tempered with fennel and curry leaves.
Chettinad Curry
A south Indian favorite infused with aromatic spices.
Classic Butter Chicken
Boneless tandoori chicken in our chef's signature sauce.
Goat Curry
Tender cooked bone-in meat in an onion tomato spice curry.
Pepper Masala
Stir fried bone-in goat in a spicy pepper Marsala.
Madras fish curry
Fish simmered in spicy tamarind gravy with curry leaves.
Andhra Fish Fry
Quick fried fish sauteed with onion, spices and a hint of fresh lemon.
1 Pieces Masala Grilled Salmon
Served with tikka sauce and side of sauteed baby spinach.
House Specialty
Bread and Rice
Naan
Butter Naan
Whole Wheat Roti
2 Pieces Pulkha Roti
Garlic Naan
Cheese Naan
Paneer Naan
Peshawari Naan
Nuts and dry fruits.
Onion Kulcha
2 Pieces Poori
1 Pieces Batura
Aloo Paratha
Dum Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice sauteed with onion, mint and special biryani Marsala.
Indo Chinese Fried Rice
Sauteed with bell peepers, soya sauce and green onions.
Indo Chinese Noodles
Sauteed with bell peepers, soya sauce, green onions.
LACHA PARATHA
LAYERED WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
Masala Dosa
Rice crepe filled with spiced potatoes and onions. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Mysore Masala Dosa
Spiced crepe with potatoes smeared inside with spicy chutney. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Spring Dosa
Mysore masala dosa stuffed with fresh vegetables. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Spicy Hyderabadi Dosa
Spread with spicy mint and cilantro sauce with potatoes. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Paneer Burji Dosa
Dosa stuffed with special shredded masala cottage cheese. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Egg Dosa
Mildly spiced cage free eggs spread inside dosa with onions and chillies. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Spinach MASALA DOSA
Thin rice crepe smeared with spinach and stuffed with potatoes. Served with sambhar and chutney.
CHICKEN Chettinad Dosa
Served with sambhar and chutney.
Vegetable Cheese Dosa Vegetarian
Dosa stuffed with mixed vegetable and cheese. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Mixed Veg Uthappam
Uthappam topped with mixed vegetables. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Onion and Chilli Uthappam
Uthappam topped with onion, chilli and cilantro. Served with sambhar and chutney.
2 Pieces Poori Bhaji
Whole wheat bread deep fried and served with potato bhaji. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Channa Batura
Fried bread served with spicy garbanzo curry. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Malabar Paratha
Multi-layered bread served with vegetable korma and raitha. Served with sambhar and chutney.
Kothu Paratha
Chopped paratha grilled with onions and veg served with raitha. Served with sambhar and chutney.
LAMB CHETTINAD DOSA
DOSA STUFFED WITH EGGS AND LAMB MASALA
Indian Flavors
Sides
Peas Pulav
BASMATI RICE STIR FRIED WITH PEAS
Plain Rice
Raitha
JEERA PULAO
BASMATI RICE STIR FRIED WITH ROASTED CUMIN
Carrot Halwa
Carrots cooked in reduced milk, nuts and sugar.
Gulab Jamun
Fried sweet ball in sugar syrup.
Ras Malai
Cheese patties served cold in sweetened milk.
Rice Kheer
Indian rice pudding served chilled with nuts and raisin.
Chocolate Fudge Brownie
Topped with butterscotch ice-cream and caramel sauce.