Pasi Rusi Indian Restaurant

About Pasi Rusi Indian Restaurant

Pasi Rusi Restaurant is a South Indian restaurant on Upper Weld Road in Singapore, serving authentic cuisine prepared using traditional recipes and fresh, high-quality ingredients. The menu spans crispy dosas, soft idlis, golden vadas, flavourful sambar and wholesome South Indian meal sets, alongside Tiffin Sets, Parata, Naan Sets, Dum Biryani, Fried Rice, Indian gravies, Tandoori grill dishes and fresh juices.

The restaurant offers a wide selection of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, spanning traditional South Indian staples through to Indian-Chinese fusion dishes and North Indian-style tandoori and gravies. Signature meal sets are prepared with traditional spices and authentic cooking methods, and the kitchen also offers a Bucket Briyani option suited to group dining, along with individual Dum Briyani, set meals, and a full dessert and beverage menu.

Pasi Rusi describes itself around authentic taste, affordable prices, a hygienic and clean kitchen, experienced chefs, fresh quality ingredients and friendly service. Reviewers have praised the restaurant's flavourful curries, generous portions and friendly staff, with the back dining area noted by visitors as a cooler spot to sit.

Pasi Rusi Restaurant: Authentic South Indian Dining in Singapore

Pasi Rusi Restaurant, on Upper Weld Road in Singapore, serves authentic South Indian cuisine prepared using traditional recipes and fresh, high-quality ingredients. From crispy dosas and soft idlis to fragrant dum briyani and rich Indian gravies, the restaurant's menu covers a wide spread of South Indian classics alongside North Indian tandoori dishes and Indian-Chinese fusion fare.

Breakfast Sets and South Indian Staples

The Tiffin Set menu offers a range of breakfast-style combinations — idly, vadai and kesari with tea or coffee, dosai and idly combos, and uthappam or onion/egg dosai sets — giving diners a wholesome taste of South Indian breakfast tradition any time of day. The dedicated Dosai section covers the classics too, from plain and masala dosai to paper roast and onion varieties, alongside idly served individually or in sets.

Briyani, Set Meals and Curries

Dum Briyani is a clear highlight of the menu, with options spanning mutton, chicken, fish, prawn, crab and even deer briyani, plus Mughal-style and regional variants. For groups, the restaurant offers a Bucket Briyani option — a larger-format serving that comes with sides like boiled egg, raita, curry, papatam and a drink, scaled up further in multi-pack sizes for bigger tables.

Set Meals round out the rice-based options, pairing rice with a choice of vegetable, curry, rasam, appalam and a sweet — available in veg, chicken, mutton, crab, prawn, kadai and fish versions. The Indian Gravy section covers classic curries like chicken masala, mutton rogan josh, butter chicken masala and paneer butter masala, ideal alongside the restaurant's naan and roti options.

Tandoori, Grills and Indian-Chinese Fusion

For those after something char-grilled, the Tandoori/Grill section includes tandoori chicken, chicken and fish tikka, hariyali kabab, paneer tikka, prawn tikka and grilled pomfret. Pasi Rusi also serves an Indian-Chinese fusion menu, split into vegetarian and non-vegetarian sections, with dry-style dishes like chilli paneer, gobi Manchurian, chilli chicken and honey chicken — a nod to the popular Indo-Chinese cooking style found across South Asian restaurants.

Snacks, Sweets and Drinks

Beyond mains, the menu includes a snacks section with veg, egg and chicken puffs, onion samosa and bonda, and assorted fried bites like vadai and banana bajji. Fresh juice options include lassi, rose milk and fruit juices, while the hot beverage list covers everything from masala tea to Bru coffee. To finish, diners can choose from desserts like gulab jamun, a chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream, several ice cream flavours, and fresh fruit salads.

What Diners Say

Pasi Rusi has drawn praise for its flavourful, generous dishes and friendly staff. Reviewers have specifically called out the butter chicken masala and chilli paneer as standouts, and several diners have noted that the back dining area is a cooler spot to sit — a useful tip for anyone visiting during the day.

Visiting Pasi Rusi

Pasi Rusi Restaurant is located at 49 Upper Weld Road, Singapore, and can be reached by phone or email. Tables can be booked directly online, and the restaurant maintains a presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok for updates on its menu and offerings.

Signature items

• Mutton Dum Briyani
• Masala Dosai
• Tifen Set
• Butter Chicken Masala
• Chicken 65
• Bucket Briyani

Menu

Egg

• Omelette — Classic omelette
• Kalaki — Spiced scrambled egg dish
• Half Boil — Soft-boiled egg
• Egg Poriyal — Egg stir-fry dish
• Egg Masala (3pcs) — Eggs in masala gravy
• Podi Mass — Egg dish with spice powder
• Karandi Omelette — Omelette variant

Dosai

• Idly (1pc) — Single steamed rice cake
• Idly (Set, 3pcs) — Set of three idly
• Plain Dosai — Classic plain dosai
• Egg Dosai — Dosai with egg
• Onion Dosai — Dosai with onion
• Egg Onion Dosai — Dosai with egg and onion
• Paper Roast Dosai — Thin, crispy paper roast dosai
• Masala Dosai — Dosai filled with spiced potato masala

Salad

• Watermelon / Cucumber / Mixed Fruits — Fresh salad options

Parata

• Plain Parata — Plain parata bread
• Egg Parata — Parata with egg
• Onion Parata — Parata with onion
• Egg Onion Parata — Parata with egg and onion
• Cheese Parata — Parata with cheese
• Corn Parata — Parata with corn
• Banana Parata — Parata with banana
• Chicken Parata — Parata with chicken
• Mutton Parata — Parata with mutton

Snacks

• Veg Puffs — Vegetable-filled puff pastry
• Egg Puffs — Egg-filled puff pastry
• Chicken Puffs — Chicken-filled puff pastry
• Onion Samusa — Onion samosa
• Onion Bonda — Onion fritter
• Sweet Bonda / Egg Bonda / Pakoda / Sundal / Susiyam — Assorted fried snacks and sweets
• Vadai / Banana Bajji / Chilli Bajji — Assorted fried snacks

Dessert

• Gulab Jamun (3pcs) — Sweet fried dough balls in syrup
• Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream — Gulab jamun served with ice cream
• Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream — Chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream

Naan Set

• Plain Naan / Butter Naan / Chana Masala — Naan set with a choice of naan and chana masala
• Cheese Naan / Garlic Naan / Butter Chicken Masala — Naan set with cheese or garlic naan and butter chicken masala
• Garlic Naan / Plain Naan / Mutton Masala — Naan set with a choice of naan and mutton masala
• Plain Naan / Cheese Naan / Chicken Masala — Naan set with a choice of naan and chicken masala
• Plain Parata / Chappathi / Paneer Butter Masala — Set with parata or chappathi and paneer butter masala

Ice Cream

• Vanilla — Vanilla ice cream
• Chocolate — Chocolate ice cream
• Strawberry — Strawberry ice cream
• Butter — Butter-flavoured ice cream
• Gulbi — Gulbi-flavoured ice cream

Set Meals

• Veg Set Meals — Rice, 2 veg, sambar, rasam, appalam, sweet
• Chicken Meals — Rice, 1 veg, chicken curry, rasam, appalam, sweet
• Mutton Meals — Rice, 1 veg, mutton curry, rasam, appalam, sweet
• Crab Meals — Rice, 1 veg, crab curry, rasam, appalam, sweet
• Prawn Meals — Rice, 1 veg, prawn curry, rasam, appalam, sweet
• Kadai Meals — Rice, 1 veg, kadai curry, rasam, appalam, sweet
• Curry Fish Meals — Rice, 1 veg, fish curry, rasam, appalam, sweet
• Fried Fish Meals — Rice, 1 veg, fried fish, rasam, appalam, sweet

Tifen Set

• Idly, Vadai, Kesari, Tea/Coffee — Tiffin set with idly, vadai, kesari and a hot drink
• Dosai, Idly, Vadai, Tea/Coffee — Tiffin set with dosai, idly, vadai and a hot drink
• Chappathi, Para, Kesari, Tea/Coffee — Tiffin set with chappathi, para, kesari and a hot drink
• Masala Dosai, Idly, Kesari, Tea/Coffee — Tiffin set with masala dosai, idly, kesari and a hot drink
• Uthappam, Onion/Egg Dosai, Tea/Coffee — Tiffin set with uthappam, onion or egg dosai and a hot drink
• Variety Rice, Vadai, Tea/Coffee — Tiffin set with variety rice, vadai and a hot drink
• Variety Rice, Tea/Coffee — Tiffin set with variety rice and a hot drink
• Dosai (2pcs), Tea/Coffee — Tiffin set with two dosai and a hot drink

Fried Rice

• Veg Fried Rice — Fried rice with vegetables
• Mushroom Fried Rice — Fried rice with mushroom
• Chicken Fried Rice — Fried rice with chicken
• Mutton Fried Rice — Fried rice with mutton
• Fish Fried Rice — Fried rice with fish
• Prawn Fried Rice — Fried rice with prawn
• Schezwan Fried Rice — Fried rice in Schezwan style

Milk Shake

• Vanilla / Chocolate / Strawberry — Classic milkshake flavours

Dum Briyani

• Mutton Dum Briyani / Chicken Dum Briyani — Classic slow-cooked dum briyani
• Mughal Briyani (Mutton/Chicken) — Mughal-style briyani
• Crab Briyani / Prawn Briyani / Katai Briyani — Seafood-based briyani options
• Vankoli Briyani / Natakoli Briyani — Regional-style briyani variants
• Deer Briyani — Venison briyani
• Fish Briyani — Fish briyani
• Plain Briyani — Plain briyani rice
• Veg Pulao — Vegetable pulao rice

Fresh Juice

• Butter Milk / Lassi Sweet / Salt — Buttermilk or sweet/salt lassi
• Lemon Soda / Rose Milk — Lemon soda or rose milk
• Orange / Apple / Mango Lassi — Fruit lassi variants
• Pineapple / Watermelon — Fresh pineapple or watermelon juice

Hot Beverage

• Bru Coffee / Milo / Horlicks / Boost — Malt and coffee hot beverages
• Ginger Tea / Masala Tea / Coffee — Spiced tea and coffee options
• Green Cardamom Tea / Coffee — Cardamom-flavoured tea or coffee
• Lemon Tea / Suku Coffee / Masala Milk / Fresh Milk — Additional hot beverage options
• Normal Tea / Coffee / Tea O / Coffee O — Standard tea and coffee options

Indian Gravy

• Chicken Masala — Chicken cooked in masala gravy
• Mutton Masala — Mutton cooked in masala gravy
• Chana Masala — Chickpeas cooked in masala gravy
• Mutton Rogan Josh — Mutton in rogan josh gravy
• Prawn Masala — Prawn cooked in masala gravy
• Butter Chicken Masala — Chicken in butter masala gravy
• Paneer Butter Masala — Paneer in butter masala gravy
• Kadai Chicken Masala — Chicken in kadai-style masala
• Tikka Masala — Tikka masala gravy dish

Tandoori Naan

• Plain Naan — Classic naan bread
• Butter Naan — Naan with butter
• Cheese Naan — Naan with cheese
• Garlic Naan — Naan with garlic
• Butter Roti — Roti with butter
• Tandoori Parata — Tandoor-baked parata
• Plain Roti (Atta) — Whole wheat roti
• Pulka Set — Set of pulka bread
• Chappathi Set — Set of chappathi bread

Indian Starters

• Chicken Pepper Fry — Chicken fried with pepper
• Mutton Pepper Fry — Mutton fried with pepper
• Mutton Chukka — Dry-style mutton chukka
• Prawn Pepper Fry — Prawn fried with pepper
• Fish Tawa Fry — Pan-fried fish
• Crab Fry/Curry — Crab fry or curry
• Chicken 65 (5pcs) — Spiced fried chicken starter
• Lollipop (5pcs) — Chicken lollipop starter

Noodles / Goreng

• Veg Noodles / Goreng — Noodles or goreng with vegetables
• Mushroom Noodles / Goreng — Noodles or goreng with mushroom
• Chicken Noodles / Goreng — Noodles or goreng with chicken
• Mutton Noodles / Goreng — Noodles or goreng with mutton
• Fish Noodles / Goreng — Noodles or goreng with fish
• Prawn Noodles / Goreng — Noodles or goreng with prawn
• Schezwan Noodles / Goreng — Noodles or goreng in Schezwan style
• Mee Goreng / Maggi Goreng — Mee goreng or Maggi goreng

Tandoori / Grill

• Grill Chicken (Half) — Half portion grilled chicken
• Grill Chicken (Full) — Full portion grilled chicken
• Tandoori Chicken (1pc) — Single piece tandoori chicken
• Chicken Tikka (5pcs) — Five pieces of chicken tikka
• Fish Tikka (5pcs) — Five pieces of fish tikka
• Hariyali Kabab Chicken (5pcs) — Five pieces of hariyali chicken kabab
• Paneer Tikka — Grilled paneer tikka
• Prawn Tikka — Grilled prawn tikka
• Grill Pomfret — Grilled pomfret fish

Indian Chinese Veg

• Chilli Gobi Dry — Dry-style chilli cauliflower
• Chilli Paneer Dry — Dry-style chilli paneer
• Chilli Baby Corn Dry — Dry-style chilli baby corn
• Chilli Mushroom Dry — Dry-style chilli mushroom
• Gobi Manchurian Dry — Dry-style cauliflower Manchurian
• Paneer Manchurian Dry — Dry-style paneer Manchurian
• Mushroom Manchurian Dry — Dry-style mushroom Manchurian
• Gobi / Paneer / Baby Corn / Mushroom - 65 — Indian-Chinese '65' style vegetable dish

Indian Chinese Non Veg

• Chilli Chicken Dry — Dry-style chilli chicken
• Chilli Fish Dry — Dry-style chilli fish
• Chilli Prawn Dry — Dry-style chilli prawn
• Chicken Manchurian Dry — Dry-style chicken Manchurian
• Fish Manchurian Dry — Dry-style fish Manchurian
• Honey Chicken Dry — Dry-style honey chicken
• Ginger Chicken Dry — Dry-style ginger chicken
• Garlic Chicken Dry — Dry-style garlic chicken

Bucket Briyani (Drink Free)

• Mutton or Chicken Dum Briyani Bucket — Bucket briyani served with boiled egg, raita, curry, papatam, sweet and a drink
• 2-Pack Mutton/Chicken/Fish Briyani — Briyani portion for two
• 3-Pack Mughal Briyani (Mutton/Chicken/Fish) — Mughal briyani portion for three
• 4-Pack Mutton or Chicken Dum Briyani — Briyani for four, served with naan, chappathi and mutton rogan josh

Frequently asked questions

What cuisine does Pasi Rusi serve?

Authentic South Indian cuisine, alongside North Indian tandoori dishes and Indian-Chinese fusion food.

Does Pasi Rusi offer vegetarian options?

Yes, a wide selection of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes are available.

What's included in the Tifen Set?

Combinations of idly, dosai, vadai, kesari and tea or coffee, depending on the set chosen.

Does Pasi Rusi have group dining options?

Yes, the Bucket Briyani is designed for sharing, with multi-pack sizes available.

Does Pasi Rusi serve Indian-Chinese dishes?

Yes, including chilli paneer, gobi Manchurian, chilli chicken and honey chicken, in both veg and non-veg versions.

Where is Pasi Rusi located?

49 Upper Weld Road, Singapore - 207408.

Can I book a table in advance?

Yes, tables can be booked directly through the restaurant's website.

Tips

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Good to know

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