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Thumka Indian Bar and Grill
2336 W Higgins Rd
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
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Main Menu
Soups and Salads
Rasam*
$5.00
A traditional hot, tangy and light south indian soup
vegetarian, vegan
Chicken Ka Sorba
$5.00
Aromatic chicken flavor served with vegetable soup
Mulligatawny Soup*
$5.00
Indian well known soup traditionally made with lentils topped with lemon
vegetarian
Hot & Sour Soup
$5.00
vegetarian
- Add Chicken
- $2.00
- Add Shrimp
- $4.00
Tomato Soup
$5.00
Fresh garden plum tomatoes homemade soup. All-time favorite garnished with roasted croutons
vegetarian
Man Chow Soup
$5.00- Add Chicken
- $2.00
- Add Shrimp
- $4.00
Tossed Green Salad
$4.00
Mixed field greens in honey, cumin and mustard seed dressing
vegetarian, vegan
- Add Chicken
- $2.00
- Add Shrimp
- $4.00
Kachumber Salad
$5.00
Diced fresh vegetables, cucumber, tomato, onion, served cold with tinges of lemon & mint
vegetarian, vegan
Appetizers
Pakora
$5.00
Assortment of batter fried vegetable, pepper, potatoes, cauliflower, chillis, mushroom, onion, spinach
vegetarian, vegan
Samosa
$4.00
North indian famous snack, fine pancake filled with potatoes and peas and deep fried
vegetarian, vegan
Mirchi Pakora*
$5.00
Banana peppers stuffed with thumka spiced cheese, dipped in batter & deep fried
vegetarian
Paneer Pakora
$7.00
Chunks of paneer dipped in batter & deep fried
vegetarian
Chicken Pakora
$7.00
Tender boneless chicken mixed with chickpea flour & spices and deep fried
- Add Fish
- $4.00
- Add Shrimp
- $4.00
Rawa Tawa Fry Fish
$12.00
Marinated fish in south indian spice
- Add Salmon
- $4.00
Tava Tofu
$11.00
Tofu marinated in indian spice cooked on a griddle
vegetarian, vegan
Kathi Roll
$9.00
Grilled vegetables and paneer wrapped in white tortilla filled with lettuce, pepper and onion
- Add Chicken
- $2.00
- Add Lamb
- $4.00
Crispy Chilli Baby Corn*
$7.00
Crispy breaded baby corn tossed with onion and chilies in tangy mixture
vegetarian
Cauliflower Chilli Dry*
$8.00
Marinated florets of cauliflower tossed in a spicy mixture
vegetarian
Paneer Chilli Dry*
$8.00
Marinated paneer tossed in a spicy mixture
Shrimp Pepper Salt
$12.00Street Food
Purani Delhi Ki Papri Chaat
$5.00
A cool and refreshing combination of crisp semolina & wheat biscuit - covered in chilled yoghurt, chutneys, ginger and hot spices
vegetarian
Kake De Gol Gappe
$5.00
Dedicated to a famous gol gappe wala in delhi, made with special thumka masala
vegetarian
Aloo Tikki Chaat
$5.00
Pan fried patties of mashed potatoes filled with spices, lentil and green peas. Served warm, topped with yoghurt, tamarind and mint chutney
vegetarian
Bombay Bhel
$5.00
Delicacy of mumbai special bhel, puffed rice, crisp semolina, pomegranate, grapes, potatoes topped with tamarind chutney and yoghurt
vegetarian
Papad Rolls
$4.00
Indian spring roll papadum stuffed with potatoes served with mint chutney
vegetarian
Bombay Aloo
$5.00
Spicy aloo twist with chinese spice
vegetarian
Tandoori Thumka
Tandoori Aloo or Simla Mirch
$11.00
Stuffed potatoes/bell pepper roasted delicately in tandoor and rolled over sesame seeds
vegetarian
Seekh Kabobs
Pounded fresh vegetable with soya mince & paneer delicately cooked in a tandoor
- Vegetables $11.00
- Chicken $13.00
- Lamb $15.00
Tandoori Paneer Tikka
$12.00
Chunks of paneer mildly marinated in cashew nuts and cream serve with mint chutney, flavor: creamy, achari, garlic, ginger, mint
vegetarian
- Add Bell Pepper, Onion and Tomato
- $2.00
Chicken/Lamb Tikka
Bite sized meat tikka prepared with tandoori spice. Flavor: creamy, achari, garlic, ginger, mint
- Chicken $12.00
- Lamb $15.00
Tandoori Chicken (Full)
$16.00
India's foremost offering to world cuisine needs no introduction. -Deriving its traditional deep color from chakundar (beetroot)
Sufiyani Machhi
$12.00
Velvety fresh water fish flavored with a blend of royal cumin & dill
Adraki Chaampen
$12.00
Tender lamb chops marinated with fresh ginger and tandoori spices
Jhinga Lassoni
$18.00
King prawn subtly spiced with garlic roasted in tandoor clay oven
Thumka Veg Tandoori Sampler
$12.00
Our assortment of samosa, paneer tikka, tandoori aloo/bharma simla mirch
Thumka Non-Veg Tandoori Sampler
$15.00
Our assortment of chicken, lamb and fish
Mastana Thumka
Non-veg main course; all items in main course served with rice
Tikka Masala
Meat tikka cooked in rich tomato gravy
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Curry
Chunk of meat delicately cooked with spicy curry
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Spinach Saagwala
Delicately meat cooked with spinach garlic flavored
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Thumka Murgh Pasanda
$16.00
Specialty thumka stuffed chicken in almond rich sauce with flavors of mango
Chettinad Masala*
Meat cooked in a hot sauce with a predominant flavor of pepper, aniseed and curry leaves
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Methi Masala
Tender cubes of meat steeped in a fresh fenugreek sauce flavored with ginger
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Parsee's Special Vindaloo
Traditionally cooked chicken/lamb with vinegar and potatoes, extremely hot
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Kesar Elaichi Gosht
Succulent pieces of meat in a rich lucknawi cashew nut and cream sauce with a dash of saffron
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Kadai Masala
Tender meat cooked slowly with ginger, tomato, onion, green chilies and fresh coriander
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Madras Curry
Delicately meat cooked with south indian spices, coconut flavored
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Korma Curry
Delicately meat cooked with fresh cream, almond, onion in mild sauce
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $16.00
Jelferzi Masala
Delicately meat cooked with onion, bell pepper, tomato in tomato sauce
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Achari Masala
Delicately meat cooked with pickled flavorful curry
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Keema Mutter
Pounded meat mince cooked with muttar (peas) dry dish
- Soya $12.00
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Lamb $16.00
Kashmiri Roganjosh
Lamb cooked in hot flavored with cardamom and cloves
- Chicken $14.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Goat $16.00
Konkan Masala
Succulent meat gently simmered in a tongue tickling sauce with goan spices
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Goat $16.00
- Lamb $16.00
- Fish $16.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Panch Phooran Machhi
$16.00
Pan grilled fish on a bed of bengali style sauce, cooked with five pickling sauce. (Mustard seeds, aniseed, fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds and onion seeds)
Shrimp
$16.00
Sweet & sour/szechuan/hot garlic
Crispy Crunchy
- Mix Veg $10.00
- Cauliflower $12.00
- Paneer $11.00
- Tofu $12.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Manchurian (Dry/Gravy)
- Mix Veg $10.00
- Cauliflower $12.00
- Paneer $11.00
- Tofu $12.00
- Egg $10.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Sesame (Dry/Gravy)
Battered with bell pepper and pineapple in soya base sweet & sour topped with sesame seed
- Mix Veg $10.00
- Cauliflower $12.00
- Paneer $11.00
- Tofu $12.00
- Egg $10.00
- Chicken $14.00
- Shrimp $18.00
Chicken Chili (Dry/Gravy)
$12.00Chicken 65 (Dry/Gravy)
$12.00Garam Thumka
Veg main course. All items in main course served with rice
Paanch Mirchi Ka Paneer
$13.00
Juicy chunks of cottage cheese cooked, flavored with five mirchi (peppers) black pepper, white pepper, bell pepper, green and red chilies
Paneer Makhani
$13.00
Juicy chunks of cottage cheese cooked with cream and tomato gravy
Paneer Tikka Masala
$14.00
Juicy chunks of cottage cheese cooked with cream and tomato gravy
Paneer Bhurji
$14.00
Grated paneer tossed with fresh lemon/tomato in indian spice
Paneer Pasanda
$15.00
Juicy chunks of cottage cheese stuffed, fried in almond and mango gravy
Mutter Paneer
$13.00
Chunks of cottage cheese with green peas in spicy tomato gravy
Saag Paneer
$13.00
Delicately flavored fresh spinach cooked with chunks of homemade cottage cheese
Paneer
$10.00
Sweet & sour/szechwan/hot garlic
Kofta Noor Jahani
$12.00
Pounded potatoes & cottage cheese fried balls in thick mild gravy
Baingan Bahrta
$12.00
Char grilled eggplant in spicy and tangy sauce
Baghare Baigan
$12.00
Sauteed eggplant simmered in peanuts, tamarind and sesame seed in hyderabadi style curry
Mirchi Ka Salan
$12.00
Slit finger hot peppers simmered in peanuts and sesame laced in hyderabadi style curry
Malai Dhingri Mutter
$11.00
Delicately cooked creamy green peas and mushroom masala
Kaju Curry
$15.00
Lightly toss cashew nuts cooked in a thick sauce
Mix Vegetable Curry
$12.00
Combination of seasonal vegetables cooked in a thick sauce
Navrattan Korma
$12.00
Assortment of garden fresh carrots, peas, potatoes and bell pepper delicately cooked with dry fruits
Palak Makkai
$13.00
Finely chopped spinach and corn kernels prepared with garlic and tomatoes
Bhindi Masala
$12.00
Sauteed lady finger (okra) tossed in indian spices masala with tomato base gravy
Aloo Gobhi/Mutter/Palak
$12.00
Deep fried potatoes & cauliflower/mutter/palak (spinach) cooked with ginger, semi dry spicy dish
Aloo Zeera
$11.00
Dry potato preparation tempered with cumin seeds, ginger and green chilies
Punjabi Saag
$12.00
Luscious leave of spinach cooked with distinct punjabi spices
Dal Makhani
$12.00
Thick black lentils flavored with tomatoes and cream, simmered overnight on the tandoor
Channa Dal Tadka
$10.00
Channa dal tampered with cumin, garlic and green chilies
Dal Palak
$10.00
Channa dal cooked with spinach tempered with cumin, garlic and green chilies
Pindi Chhole
$12.00
Chickpeas cooked in a thick punjabi sauce of mango powder and red chilies
Natkhut Aloo
$14.00
Stuffed potatoes with thumka chef's special sweet & spices sauce
Masaledar Rajma
$11.00
Punjabi famous red kidney bean curry
Chawal
Rice & noodles
Zafrani Pulao
$4.00
Saffron flavored basmati rice
Steamed Rice
$4.00
All-time favorite boiled rice
Mutter Pulao
$5.00
Traditional rice taste with unique touch of cumin
Khumbi Chawal
$5.00
Mumbai's special dish, basmati rice tossed with fresh mushroom
Fried Rice/Szechwan Rice/Garlic Fried Rice
- Veg $12.00
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $13.00
- Shrimp $20.00
Keema Rice
Hyderabadi delicacy, basmati rice tossed with seasoned meat mince
- Soya Veg $6.00
- Chicken $10.00
- Lamb $12.00
Hydrabadi Dum Biryani
Basmati rice flavored with chef's special masala and 'dum' cooked. Served with raita
- Veg $12.00
- Egg $12.00
- Chicken $13.00
- Goat $15.00
- Lamb $15.00
- Shrimp $20.00
Hakka Noodles
- Veg $9.00
- Egg $12.00
- Tofu $12.00
- Paneer $13.00
- Chicken $12.00
- Shrimp $13.00
- Mix $14.00
Chili Garlic Noodles
- Veg $9.00
- Egg $12.00
- Tofu $12.00
- Paneer $13.00
- Chicken $12.00
- Shrimp $13.00
- Mix $14.00
Saath Saath Thumka
Accompaniments & breads
Papad
- Plain $2.00
- Masala Papad $3.00
Raita
$4.00
Please ask the server for cucumber, onion, tomato, and burani raita
Plain Yoghurt
$3.00
Homemade set yogurt
Indian Green Salad
$5.00
Onion, cucumber, tomato and lettuce
Naan
$3.00
Served plain or buttered
Reshmi Parantha
$3.00
North indian layered parantha. Add filling $2: cheese, potato, cauliflower, paneer, mulli, rosemary, onion or chicken, lamb minces
Tandoori Roti/Chapati
$3.00
Unleavened wheat flour bread
Stuffed Kulcha
$5.00
Your choice of filling. Cheese, potato, cauliflower, paneer, mulli, rosemary, onion or chicken, lamb minces
Missi Roti
$4.00
Spiced gram flour bread
Peshawari Naan
$5.00
Naan stuffed with rich dry fruits
Lachha Parantha
$4.00
Layered tandoori parantha served with plain or mint flavored
Chalte Chalte Sweet Thumka (Desserts)
Kheer
$5.00
Fragrant rice cooked with sweetened milk, raisins and almonds
Mango Ice Cream
$6.00
Specialty from the mom's kitchen vanilla ice cream with lots of mango infused
Gulab Jamun
$5.00
All time favorite dessert, refined golf ball size dessert
Ice Cream
$5.00
All time favorite vanilla, strawberry and chocolate flavors
Rasmalai
$5.00
Yummy dessert made from milk and condensed milk
Thumka's Special Kulfi (Mango/Pista)
$6.00
Rich indian ice cream
Beverages of Thumka
Fresh Lemon Soda
$3.00
Summer delight smooth and refreshing drink made from fresh lemon with chilling ice water & soda
Lassi
$4.00
Yoghurt drink flavored of your choice salted/sweet masala
Mango Lassi
$4.00
Yoghurt drink mixed with mango for sweet lovers
Juice
$3.00
Mango, orange, apple, we serve only squeezed juice
Mango Shake
$4.00
Thick mango drink made from milk delicately blend together
Soft Drinks
$2.00
Coke, diet coke, sprite etc.
Tea/Coffee
$3.00Masala Tea/Green Tea
$4.00
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Cuisine
Indian
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Meals
Lunch
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Hours
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Friday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
About Us
Thumka is the most elegant presentation in Hoffman Estates featuring authentic North Indian cuisine. The chef combines classic Indian cooking with fresh ingredients to provide the outstanding delicious food.