73 Main Street · Toms River, NJ

A small kitchen on Main Street, cooking real curry slowly.

Ellie’s Indian Curry Corner is a family run kitchen in downtown Toms River. Every gravy starts with whole spices toasted that morning, onions browned without shortcuts, and tomatoes cooked down until the oil separates. Nothing is poured from a jar.

Downtown Toms River Cooked to order Whole spices, ground in house

Our Kitchen

Home cooking, kept honest.

Ellie’s Indian Curry Corner LLC runs on a short menu and a long list of habits. The result is food that tastes the same on a slow Tuesday as it does on a full Saturday night.

Spices ground in house

Garam masala, sambar powder and our chili blend are roasted and ground here in small batches, so the aroma is still alive when it reaches the pan.

Gravies built from scratch

No pre made base, no thickeners. Onion, ginger, garlic and tomato are cooked down for hours until the gravy carries itself without help.

Heat set to your liking

Mild, medium, hot or Indian hot. The spice blend stays the same, only the chili moves, so a mild curry is still a full flavoured curry.

The Menu

A short menu, cooked properly.

Curries come with basmati rice. Vegetarian dishes are marked, and most of the gravies can be made vegan on request when you order at the counter.

To StartSmall plates and street snacks

Vegetable Samosa Veg $6

Two hand folded pastries filled with spiced potato and peas, fried to order, served with tamarind and mint chutney.

Onion Bhaji Veg $7

Thin sliced onion bound in seasoned chickpea batter with ajwain and curry leaf. Crisp on the outside, sweet inside.

Chicken 65 $11

South Indian fried chicken tossed with dried red chili, mustard seed and curry leaf. Bright, sour and properly hot.

Paneer Tikka Veg $12

Cubes of fresh paneer marinated in yogurt, ginger and Kashmiri chili, charred with peppers and onion.

Signature CurriesServed with basmati rice

Ellie’s Butter Chicken House favourite $18

Tandoori chicken thigh folded into a slow simmered tomato and cashew gravy finished with butter, cream and a little fenugreek.

Lamb Rogan Josh $21

Bone in lamb braised for three hours with Kashmiri chili, fennel and black cardamom until the sauce turns deep red and glossy.

Chana Masala Veg $15

Chickpeas cooked down with onion, tomato, amchur and toasted cumin. Tangy, thick and the dish we make the most of.

Saag Paneer Veg $16

Spinach and mustard greens cooked slow with garlic and ginger, folded with cubes of house made paneer.

Goan Shrimp Curry $20

Gulf shrimp in a coconut and tamarind gravy with mustard seed and curry leaf. Coastal, sour and gently sweet.

Dal Tadka Veg $13

Yellow lentils simmered soft, finished at the pass with ghee, cumin, garlic and whole dried chili.

Biryani & RiceSealed and steamed to order, about 25 minutes

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani $19

Marinated chicken layered with saffron basmati, fried onion and mint, sealed and steamed. Served with cucumber raita.

Lamb Biryani $22

Slow cooked lamb shoulder with whole spice, layered the same way and finished with ghee and saffron milk.

Vegetable Biryani Veg $16

Seasonal vegetables, paneer and cashew steamed with saffron rice, mint and fried onion.

Jeera Rice Veg $5

Basmati tossed with ghee and cumin seed. The plain, quiet plate that goes with everything.

Breads, Sides & SweetsBaked and fried through service

Garlic Naan Veg $4

Pulled by hand, slapped into the tandoor, brushed with garlic butter and coriander.

Butter Roti Veg $3

Whole wheat flatbread, thin and soft, finished with a brush of butter.

Cucumber Raita Veg $4

Whisked yogurt with cucumber, roasted cumin and a pinch of black salt. The cure for anything ordered Indian hot.

Gulab Jamun Veg $6

Two warm milk dumplings soaked in cardamom and rose syrup.

Mango Lassi Veg $5

Yogurt blended thick with alphonso mango pulp and a touch of cardamom.

Masala Chai Veg $4

Assam tea boiled with ginger, cardamom and clove, finished with milk and a little sugar.

Find Us

Suite 4, right on Main Street.

We sit in the middle of the Main Street block in downtown Toms River, a short walk from the county buildings, with street parking out front and a municipal lot around the corner.

Address

Ellie’s Indian Curry Corner LLC
73 Main St Ste 4
Toms River, NJ 08753

Kitchen Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday to Thursday: 11:30am to 9:00pm
Friday: 11:30am to 10:00pm
Saturday: 12:00pm to 10:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm to 8:30pm

Good to know

The dining room seats twenty four, so quieter weeknights are the best time for a table. Everything on the menu is cooked to order, and biryani takes about twenty five minutes from the moment it is called.