Priya's Indian Food Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Priya's Indian Food, where traditional flavors meet modern culinary creativity in Lafayette, LA. This vibrant eatery invites you to explore a menu brimming with delectable options for both vegans and meat lovers alike.
Highlights include the Victory Stuffed Eggplant, a triumph for vegans featuring handground tomato and onion paste nestled in creamy cashew sauce. For those seeking heartier fare, the Chicken Dum Biryani boasts marinated chicken slow-cooked with aromatic spices and caramelized onions.
The selection extends to refreshing salads, like the Tempered Chickpea Salad, enlivened with house masala and crunchy noodles. Each dish reflects Priya’s commitment to quality and tradition, using locally sourced ingredients that satisfy both the palate and the soul. With carefully curated flavors and thoughtful presentations, Priya’s Indian Food is indeed a culinary gem waiting for you to discover.
"Souperb" Soups & Sensational Salads
Priya's Masala Salad
Vegan. Gluten-free. Priya's favorite. Fresh chopped local vegetables with a variety of onion, cabbage, tomatoes and cucumbers and Priya's housemade spices.
Tempered Chickpea Salad
Vegan. Gluten-free. Fresh, local vegetables hand-chopped with tempered mustard seed, turmeric and onions. Topped with traditional house masala spices and homemade crunchy chickpea noodles. Locals love this!
Tikka Soup
Slow simmered aromatic chicken prepared with local vegetables and Priya's spices in a luscious creamy base.
Vegetable Biryani
Vegan. Grandma's favorite. Biryani with added fresh hand-chopped vegetables simmered to perfection with Indian herbs and spices.
Chicken Bone Dum Biryani
Traditional Indian favorite Biryani with 24 hour marinated bone-in chicken cooked with caramelized onions and fresh herbs and spices.
Chicken Dum Biryani
Biryani with boneless chicken marinated 24 hours and cooked with caramelized onions and spices.
Biryani's
Meat Entrees
Addictive Chicken Vindaloo
Spicy. Priya's favorite. A spicy traditional Indian favorite of Priya's prepared with goan style vinegar and tender chicken chunks marinated 24 hours and slow simmered in Priya's house spices. You won't be able to get enough of this zesty dish!
Better Butter Chicken
Marinated and slow-roasted chunks of chicken drenched in Priya's savory tomato and onion sauce. A sell-out item!
Priya's Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken marinated 24 hours and simmered in Priya's rich and creamy tomato and onion base. Definite local favorite.
Curry Style Vegetable Korma
Vegan. Chunks of fresh locally grown vegetables slow-simmered curry style with fresh herbs and Priya's house spices. We may have saved the best entree for last with this Indian classic dish that's one of Grandma's all-time favorites (although we're pretty sure everything Priya prepares is Grandma's favorite!)
Aloo Gobi Masala
Vegan. Priya's favorite. Slow-roasted and pan-seared onion and tomato paste with hearty chunks of cauliflower, fresh coconut, peanuts and red chili paste all slow simmered in Priya's house spices and herbs.
Victory Stuffed Eggplant
Vegan. Fresh stuffed eggplant with Priya's slow-roasted hand-ground tomato and onion paste simmered in a deliciously creamy cashew sauce and prepared curry style with fresh herbs and Priya's house spices. Vegans definitely win with this dish and so does everyone else!
Chana Masala
Vegan. Slow simmered chickpeas with fresh hand-chopped onions and tomatoes cooked in Priya's secret coconut cream sauce and Indian spices.
Priya's Vegan Village Entrees
No "Naan" Sense Indian Bread
Butter Naan
Roti
Fluffy unleavened Indian bread. It's like a cloud in your mouth!
Plain Naan
Garlic Naan
Grandma's favorite.
Coriander Naan
Vegan Naan
Jangri
(3pc.) Crispy Classic Indian dish dripping in syrup. A favorite with the locals, including her kids.
Saffron Coconut Mawa Ladoo
(2 pc.) Slow-cooked whole milk, housemade ghee, saffron and cardamom formed into dough and hand-rolled.
Sweet Priya's Sweets
Your Cup will Overflow with Blessings
Turmeric Vegan Chai Tea
Indian tea blend simmered with spices and garnished with fresh citrus and mint.
Masala Chai Tea
Indian tea blend simmered in herbs and spices.
Mango Lassi
Indian classic blended with mango pulp housemade yogurt and spices.
Chicken Samosa
Savory Chicken Chunks and chickpeas prepared with Priya's rich blend of house spices.
Can't Believe It's Not Meat Samosa
Vegan. Priya's favorite. (2 pc.) Mouthwatering, plant-based filling of cauliflower, mushrooms, walnuts and raisins. Baked stuffed and crispy golden fried. A local favorite!
Fresh Raw Vegetable Samosa
(2 pc.) Raw Vegetable Samosa. Prepared with locally sourced and chopped fresh vegetables, seasoned with Indian spices.
Classic Indian Vegetable Samosa
Vegan. (2 pc.) Vegetable classic samosa. Potatoes & peas simmered in Priya's house blend spices and herbs and crispy golden fried. This is the iconic samosa in India!