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

$4.00

Mango Lassi

Mango yogurt drink.

$3.50

Lassi

$2.50

Falooda

Rose flavored drink with ice-cream, noodles and takmaria.

$4.00

Milkshake

$4.00

Fresh Lime Soda

$2.50

Soda

$1.50

Ice Tea

$1.50

Masala Chai

$2.50

Madras Coffee

$2.50

Sweet Potato Fries

Spiced up crispy with chilli garlic tomato sauce.

$4.00

Veg Samosa

Golden-fried, flaky pastry puffs filled with potatoes, peas and spices.

$4.00

Chaat Samosa

Topped with curried garbanzo's, chutneys, spices and yogurt.

$6.50

Bhel Spice Mix

Rice puffs tossed with potatoes, green chillis, onions, spices and chutneys.

$5.00

Papri Chaat

Indian style tortilla chips topped with boiled potatoes, chickpeas, yogurt, sweet and green chutney.

$5.00

Mixed Vegetable Pakora

Chick pea flour, ajwain and cumin battered.

$5.00

Organic Paneer Cottage Cheese Pakora

Chick pea flour, ajwain and cumin battered.

$6.00

Organic Chicken Pakora

Chick pea flour, ajwain and cumin battered.

$9.00

Fish Pakora

Chick pea flour, ajwain and cumin battered.

$9.00

Idli Sambhar

Steamed rice and lentil dumplings served with sambhar.

$4.50

Vada Sambhar

Fried savory lentil donuts served with sambhar and chutney.

$4.50

Dhai Vada

Vada dipped in tempered yogurt topped with chutneys.

$4.50

Cocktail Mini Idlis

Coin sized idlis tossed with spice powder and curry leaves.

$6.00

Cut Mirchi Bajji

Slit green chilis and chick pea batter fried and topped with onions.

$5.00

Chilli Paneer

Organic cottage cheese and bell pepper stir fried in tangy chilli sauce.

$9.50

Cauliflower Manchurian

Stir fried in chilli sauce and bell peppers.

$8.00

Vegetable Manchurian

Stir fried in chilli sauce and bell peppers.

$8.50

Organic Lettuce Cup

Organic chicken or organic paneer stir fried with chestnuts and almonds in a ginger-soy sauce.

$9.50

Chicken Manchurian

Organic crispy chicken stir fried in chilli sauce and bell peppers.

$8.00

Fish Manchurian

Organic crispy fish stir fried in chilli sauce and bell peppers.

$9.50

Chennai Chicken 65

Boneless organic chicken marinated in yogurt with ginger, coriander, cumin and fried.

$9.50

Elements Special Chicken

Organic chicken stir fried in chef's special sauce.

$8.00

Mumbai Calamari

Quick saute of batter fried calamari in a ginger soy curry sauce.

$9.00

Masala Shrimp Skewers

Shrimp skewers on a bed of baby spinach with a side of curry sauce

$11.00

Explore the Beginnings

Salad and Soups

House Caesar Salad

Romaine lettuce, vegetables, mango and croutons in lemon, cilantro Caesar dressing.

$5.00

Desi Cucumber Salad

Cucumber, red onions and tomatoes with house vinaigrette sprinkled with chaat spice.

$5.00

Organic Tomato Soup

$3.00

Rasam

Tamarind spiced broth and cilantro.

$3.00

Sambhar

Spicy lentil soup with vegetables.

$3.00

HOT AND SOUR SOUP

$3.00

Naan Wraps

Regular or whole wheat bread cooked in clay oven spread with mayo, spices and choice of stuffing.

$7.00

Bombay Veg Sandwich

Grilled sandwich with baked potato, onion, tomato, paneer, chutneys, spices and cilantro.

$7.50

Grilled Sandwich

Served with sweet potato fries with a garlic spread, mint sauce, onion, cilantro, spices, cheese and choice of stuffing.

$5.00

Vada Pav

2 pav bread stuffed with savory potato dumpling, chutneys and spices.

$7.00

Wraps, Sandwiches and More

From The Clay Oven

Organic Tandoori Chicken

Chicken marinated in homemade yogurt, ginger, spices and tandoor grilled.

$5.50

Organic Chicken Tikka Kebob

Boneless breast marinated in tandoori masala and grilled.

$11.00

Organic Malai Chicken Kebob

Boneless chicken breast marinated in a special creamy sauce.

$11.00

Organic Hariyali Kebob

Boneless chicken breast in a mint, cilantro and yogurt sauce and grilled.

$11.00

Fish Tikka Kebob

Wild Alaskan salmon marinated in yogurt, herbs and spices and cooked in our clay oven.

$14.00

Tandoori Prawns

Prawns marinated in lemon juice, herbs and spices. Cooked in our clay oven.

$12.00

Sheek Kebob

Minced lamb, spices, herb and eggs cooked in oven.

$12.00

Vegetable Tikka Kebob

Cauliflower, mushroom, peppers and squash cooked in a special marinade.

$10.00

Paneer Tikka Kebob

Organicpaneer, bell pepper, onion marinated in fenugreek, spices and yogurt sauce.

$12.00

chicken mixed trio

Combination of Malai, Hariyali and chicken tikka kabob.

$12.00

Elements mixed grill

mixed chicken,fish,shrimps and lamb kabob.

$19.00

Paneer Makhni

Cottage cheese in a creamy tomato sauce.

$10.50

Kadai Paneer Jalfrezi

Cottage cheese, bell pepper stir fried in tomato ginger sauce. Veggie.

$10.50

Malai Kofta Curry

Cheese and vegetable dumpling in cream sauce. Veggie.

$10.50

Jeera Palak Paneer

Pureed spinach cooked with roasted cumin and spices. Veggie.

$10.50

Lychee Paneer Masala

Lychee and paneer in chef's signature sauce. Veggie.

$10.50

Aloo Gobi Sabji

Braised cauliflower and potato curry. Veggie.

$10.00

Madras Vegetable Korma

Spiced vegetable in coconut curry sauce.

$10.00

Navarathna Korma

Medley of vegetable, raisins and nuts in creamy yogurt sauce. Veggie.

$10.00

Baingan Bartha

Roasted eggplant, cooked with onion, tomatoes, ginger and spices. Veggie.

$10.00

Andhra Stuffed Brinjal

Baby eggplant stuffed with spiced peanut and tamarind masala. Veggie.

$10.50

Cashew Mutter Paneer

Cashew, peas and paneer in creamy onion sauce. Veggie.

$10.00

Channa Masala

Garbanzo beans in tomato curry sauce with ginger and cilantros. Veggie.

$10.00

Mushroom Chettinad Masala

Mushroom sauteed in a special aromatic chettinad gravy. Veggie.

$10.00

Kadai Bindhi Masala

Fresh okra, bell pepperstir fried in onion and tomato masala. Veggie.

$10.50

Dhal Makhni

Gently simmered mixed lentils cooked with tomatoes, cilantro and a hint of cream. Veggie.

$10.00

Yellow Dhal Thadka

Mustard and cumin tempered lentil curry. Veggie.

$10.00

Traditional Vegetarian

TRADITIONAL NON VEGETARIAN

Tikka Masala

A creamy tomato sauce seasoned with herbs and spices.

$11.00

Jeera Saag

Creamed spinach cooked with roasted cumin and spices.

$11.00

Vindaloo

A zesty curry sauce with potatoes and paprika.

$11.00

Kadai Masala

Onion and bell pepper stir fried in tomato ginger sauce.

$11.00

Coconut Curry

An onion and coconut curry sauce tempered with fennel and curry leaves.

$10.50

Chettinad Curry

A south Indian favorite infused with aromatic spices.

$11.00

Classic Butter Chicken

Boneless tandoori chicken in our chef's signature sauce.

$11.00

Goat Curry

Tender cooked bone-in meat in an onion tomato spice curry.

$12.50

Pepper Masala

Stir fried bone-in goat in a spicy pepper Marsala.

$12.00

Madras fish curry

Fish simmered in spicy tamarind gravy with curry leaves.

$12.00

Andhra Fish Fry

Quick fried fish sauteed with onion, spices and a hint of fresh lemon.

$12.00

1 Pieces Masala Grilled Salmon

Served with tikka sauce and side of sauteed baby spinach.

$14.00

House Specialty

Bread and Rice

Naan

$1.50

Butter Naan

$1.50

Whole Wheat Roti

$1.50

2 Pieces Pulkha Roti

$2.50

Garlic Naan

$2.50

Cheese Naan

$3.50

Paneer Naan

$3.50

Peshawari Naan

Nuts and dry fruits.

$3.50

Onion Kulcha

$3.50

2 Pieces Poori

$3.50

1 Pieces Batura

$4.00

Aloo Paratha

$3.50

Dum Biryani

Aromatic basmati rice sauteed with onion, mint and special biryani Marsala.

$3.00

Indo Chinese Fried Rice

Sauteed with bell peepers, soya sauce and green onions.

$9.00

Indo Chinese Noodles

Sauteed with bell peepers, soya sauce, green onions.

$9.00

LACHA PARATHA

LAYERED WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

$4.00

Masala Dosa

Rice crepe filled with spiced potatoes and onions. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$6.50

Mysore Masala Dosa

Spiced crepe with potatoes smeared inside with spicy chutney. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$7.00

Spring Dosa

Mysore masala dosa stuffed with fresh vegetables. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$8.50

Spicy Hyderabadi Dosa

Spread with spicy mint and cilantro sauce with potatoes. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$8.00

Paneer Burji Dosa

Dosa stuffed with special shredded masala cottage cheese. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$9.00

Egg Dosa

Mildly spiced cage free eggs spread inside dosa with onions and chillies. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$8.00

Spinach MASALA DOSA

Thin rice crepe smeared with spinach and stuffed with potatoes. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$8.00

CHICKEN Chettinad Dosa

Served with sambhar and chutney.

$10.00

Vegetable Cheese Dosa Vegetarian

Dosa stuffed with mixed vegetable and cheese. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$9.00

Mixed Veg Uthappam

Uthappam topped with mixed vegetables. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$8.00

Onion and Chilli Uthappam

Uthappam topped with onion, chilli and cilantro. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$8.00

2 Pieces Poori Bhaji

Whole wheat bread deep fried and served with potato bhaji. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$8.00

Channa Batura

Fried bread served with spicy garbanzo curry. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$8.00

Malabar Paratha

Multi-layered bread served with vegetable korma and raitha. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$9.00

Kothu Paratha

Chopped paratha grilled with onions and veg served with raitha. Served with sambhar and chutney.

$8.50

LAMB CHETTINAD DOSA

DOSA STUFFED WITH EGGS AND LAMB MASALA

$12.00

Indian Flavors

Sides

Peas Pulav

BASMATI RICE STIR FRIED WITH PEAS

$3.50

Plain Rice

$2.00

Raitha

$2.00

JEERA PULAO

BASMATI RICE STIR FRIED WITH ROASTED CUMIN

$3.50

Carrot Halwa

Carrots cooked in reduced milk, nuts and sugar.

$3.00

Gulab Jamun

Fried sweet ball in sugar syrup.

$3.00

Ras Malai

Cheese patties served cold in sweetened milk.

$3.50

Rice Kheer

Indian rice pudding served chilled with nuts and raisin.

$3.00

Chocolate Fudge Brownie

Topped with butterscotch ice-cream and caramel sauce.

$4.50

Ice Cream

$3.00

Dessert