Kalam Restaurant at 2 Veerasamy Road is a halal-certified Indian restaurant in Little India that serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Its menu covers South and North Indian dishes, including masala dosas, thalis and paniyaram, which the restaurant describes as crisp south Indian snacks with a soft centre. The non-vegetarian starters include tandoor-roasted marinated dishes served with lemon and mint chutney, spicy deep-fried drumettes, and a fish curry in a tangy coconut gravy. The slow-cooked lamb shank is the main non-vegetarian dish the restaurant highlights. Indo-Chinese soups are on the menu too. The restaurant calls itself family-friendly and says its dishes are priced for good value. On Open Locally there are 32 other Indian restaurants within a kilometre. Mini Panjab and Pasi Rusi, both 0.1 km away, are rated 4.7 from 427 reviews and 4.9 from 299 reviews. Madras New Woodlands Restaurant, also 0.1 km away, is rated 4.2 from 1837 reviews.