Tiffin Asha was adored as a food cart from when it first opened in 2013, and in 2017 expanded into a brick and mortar restaurant in the NE Killingsworth in the NE Portland neighborhood. This now provides owner Sheila Bommakanti along with partner Chef Elizabeth Golay more comfort and space to show off South Indian food. Here’s a look at what a dinner at Tiffin Asha (open Thursday-Saturday, and also offering brunch on Sundays) can offer you.

Start off with a beverage – such as a warm Chai with Nilgiri blue mountain black tea, spices,, or Banana Lassi with ripened bananas, lime, coconut, yogurt . They even have a their unique take on the Mango Lassi here with their Mango Almond Lassi with mango, creamy almonds, orange, tamarind, saffron

The menu is divided up into Tasters, Nibbles, Curries, Idlis, and Dosas, with additional add ons of chutneys, pickles, sides of sambar, dosa, idlies or rice or additions of gun powders always relevant to any of the menu choices.

Gun Powder? Yes, explosive housemade gun powders, eaten just like a chutney, served with unrefined sesame oil and idli pieces. These spice-blend condiments are very common in Southern India but not often seen in the US, so don’t miss out. Just sprinkle this on anything you want from the Tiffin Asha menu. You see below

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