Cheeni

Name: Cheeni
Address: 202 N Corcoran St, Suite 100, Durham, NC, 27701, US
Telephone: 919-908-0220
Price range: $$$

Regional Indian$$$

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Mon–Thu 5pm–9pm; Fri–Sat 4pm–10pm; Sun closed

202 N Corcoran St, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27701
919-908-0220
Last verified: September 2026
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Baby Brinjals — roasted stuffed baby eggplants over spiced masala with green chutney and rolled papadum on a blue ceramic plate at Cheeni in downtown Durham

Chhota Khana & Chaat

Prawn Croquettes$18.00
Vegetable Samosas$12.00
Keema Samosas$14.00
Inji Paneer$18.00
Baby Brinjals$14.00
Muttakos Medallions$14.00
Chettinad-Style Chicken$16.00
Chettinad-Style Mushrooms$14.00
Makhan-Malai Naan$10.00
Fresh Pineapple Chaat$11.00
Karela Chaat$11.00
Papri Chaat$11.00
Samosa Chaat$14.00
Aloo Chaat$11.00

Kaaris & Such

Fish Moilee$26.00
Murgh Makhani$26.00
Garlic & Pepper Crab Fried Rice$34.00
Lamb Vindaloo$38.00
Biryani$26.00
Beef & Potato Curry$28.00
Mangalorean Chicken$26.00
South Indian Vegetable Kurma$24.00
Vegetarian Plate$28.00
Tamatar & Bhindi Daal Tadka$18.00
Chole & Rice$18.00
Paneer Makhani$28.00

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

Dishes to know on this menu

Chaat: The tangy, crunchy, sweet-sour-spicy family of Indian street snacks: crisp bases (papdi wafers, puffed rice for bhel, potato patties for aloo tikki chaat) piled with chickpeas, yogurt, tamarind and mint chutneys, chaat masala, onion and sev (crunchy chickpea-flour threads). Meant to be eaten immediately, before it goes soft. On this menu as: Chhota Khana & Chaat · Fresh Pineapple Chaat · Karela Chaat.
Naan: A leavened, teardrop-shaped bread slapped onto the wall of the tandoor, blistered and brushed with butter or ghee. Garlic, butter and cheese naan are standard; keema naan is stuffed with spiced mince, peshwari with coconut and dried fruit. Kulcha is the flakier, often stuffed (potato, onion, paneer) Punjabi relative. On this menu as: Makhan-Malai Naan · Vegan Naan · Buttered Naan.
Samosa: A triangular pastry filled with spiced potato and peas (or minced meat), deep-fried until blistered and crisp, served with tamarind and mint chutneys. Samosa chaat smashes one under chickpeas, yogurt, chutneys and sev. On this menu as: Vegetable Samosas · Keema Samosas · Samosa Chaat.
Butter chicken (murgh makhani): Tandoori chicken finished in a silky sauce of puréed tomato, butter, cream and a little fenugreek, sweeter and gentler than tikka masala. Invented at Moti Mahal in Delhi in the 1950s as a way to use leftover tandoori chicken. "Makhani" (buttery) on any dish, including dal makhani, promises the same rich treatment. On this menu as: Murgh Makhani · Paneer Makhani.
Madras & Chettinad: Two southern styles. "Madras" is a British-restaurant label for a hot, tomato-and-chili curry in the Tamil manner. Chettinad, from the Chettiar merchant community of Tamil Nadu, is the real thing: black pepper, star anise, stone flower, curry leaves and dried chili ground fresh, all dark, aromatic and fierce. Kolhapuri is Maharashtra's equally fiery red-chili style. On this menu as: Chettinad-Style Chicken · Chettinad-Style Mushrooms.
Goan & Malabar coastal curries: The west coast cooks with coconut, tamarind, kokum and fresh fish. Goan xacuti is a roasted-coconut-and-spice curry; cafreal is a green herb-and-chili marinade for chicken; Kerala's fish moilee is a gentle coconut-milk stew with turmeric and curry leaves, while the region's red fish curries use kokum or tamarind for sourness. On this menu as: Fish Moilee · Malabar Paratha.

How these dishes compare

Tikkatypically $15 across 366 menus
Biryanitypically $16 across 345 menus
Daltypically $11.99 across 344 menus
Naantypically $3.99 across 337 menus
Samosatypically $6.99 across 337 menus
Butter chicken (murgh makhani)typically $16 across 318 menus
Roti, chapati & parathatypically $4 across 313 menus
Chana masala & choletypically $14.99 across 292 menus

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