Little India · Singapore

Andhra cooking,
the Godavari way.

The Bondu family’s Samalkot recipes — gongura, ulavacharu, pulusu and all-day pesarattu. Food you rarely find outside Andhra.

Ulavacharu Chicken Biryani
Kumbhakarna Thali
Gongura Mutton
Chepa Vepudu
Medu Vada
House signature
Ulavacharu Chicken BiryaniS$19.60
Finished with slow-simmered horse-gram ulavacharu — the Godavari’s own answer to dum biryani.
The royal plates

Signature dishes

Five plates that define our kitchen — recipes carried from Samalkot, older than most of our guests.

Ulavacharu Chicken Biryani
Signature

Ulavacharu Chicken Biryani

S$19.60

Horse-gram ulavacharu over chicken tikka and long-grain rice.

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Gongura Mutton
Most requested

Gongura Mutton

S$19.30

Tender mutton in sour roselle-leaf masala. Pure Andhra.

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Gutti Vankaya Biryani
Vegetarian

Gutti Vankaya Biryani

S$18.00

Stuffed baby brinjals layered through fragrant rice.

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Ugadi feast
Sankranti feast
Deepavali feast
Navaratri feast
Vinayaka feast
Christmas feast
Festival feasts · dine-in & catering
March – AprilTelugu new year

Ugadi New Year Table

It opens with ugadi pachadi — six tastes for the six moods of the year — then pulihora and a festive banana-leaf spread.

ServedUgadi weekend
OfferingDine-in or catered
01 / 06
Durga Vilas, the family restaurant in Samalkot, East Godavari
Our heritage

It began in a railway kitchen, in 1952.

Sri Bondu NookaRaju started with a sweets contract for the Indian Railways, then opened Durga Military Restaurant in Samalkot, East Godavari, in 1967. His sons grew it into Durga Vilas — two buildings, still not enough seats. Sri Kumbhakarna is that same family, cooking the same recipes, for Singapore.

Venkata Rao Bondu & BrothersSecond generation · Samalkot → Little India
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The legacy in four seals
Est.1952
Railway kitchensSri Bondu NookaRaju begins with a sweets contract for the Indian Railways.
First table1967
Durga Military RestaurantFifty seats in Samalkot, East Godavari — famous for coastal Andhra cooking.
Years65+
One family at the stoveVenkata Rao Bondu & Brothers grew it into Durga Vilas, then brought it to Singapore.
On the menu320+
Tiffin to biryaniFrom ghee karam idly at breakfast to Rajugari pulavs at midnight.
Party orders

We cook at your party.

Our chefs come to your home, hall or office and cook the Godavari recipes fresh on site. Pick one of our three packages, or plan a custom menu with us.

Pure vegetarian

Pooja & Home

Poojas, housewarmings, naming ceremonies

  • ◆Traditional banana-leaf meal
  • ◆Pulihora, dal, sambar & rasam
  • ◆Two Andhra curries & pachadi
  • ◆Podi, pickle, ghee & curd
  • ◆Payasam or a festival sweet

Cooked fresh at your venue · priced per guest · quote within a day

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Most chosenVeg & non-veg

Family Celebration

Birthdays, anniversaries, get-togethers

  • ◆Veg & non-veg starters
  • ◆Ulavacharu or dum biryani
  • ◆Gongura mutton & Andhra chicken curry
  • ◆Rice, dal, rasam & breads
  • ◆Two desserts

Cooked fresh at your venue · priced per guest · quote within a day

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The grand spread

Grand Feast

Weddings, engagements, corporate events

  • ◆Menu planned with our chef
  • ◆Live dosa or tandoor counter
  • ◆Coastal fries, biryani & pulav
  • ◆Andhra curries, veg & non-veg
  • ◆Desserts & paan

Cooked fresh at your venue · priced per guest · quote within a day

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Custom party menu

Want something different? Let’s plan it together.

Your dishes, your guest count, your budget. Call us and our chef will build the menu with you — or send the form and we’ll call you back.

The gallery

From Samalkot to Little India

Durga Vilas
Durga VilasSamalkot · East Godavari
Ulavacharu Biryani
Ulavacharu BiryaniFrom the Rajugari pot
The Kumbhakarna Thali
The Kumbhakarna ThaliLittle India · Singapore
Reservations

An evening at our table.

Lunch and dinner, every day. For 20 or more guests, see our party orders.

Address77 Syed Alwi RoadSingapore 207656Farrer Park MRT (NE8) / Little India MRT (NE7)
HoursDaily · 11:00 am – 10:30 pm
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