Five Rivers Indian Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing Five Rivers Indian, a renowned Indian buffet restaurant in Daly City, CA, offering a wide array of seafood options. The menu boasts delicious Indian specialties like samosas, veg spring rolls, aloo tikki chaat, and more. Beverages include traditional Indian drinks like lassi, chai, and herbal iced tea. The restaurant also offers a variety of beers for guests over 21. Customers rave about the AYCE lunch buffet, highlighting the flavorful curries, tandoori chicken, seasoned veggies, and rice dishes. The buffet experience is commended for its reasonable price and helpful service. Dinner options include classic dishes like saag paneer, chicken tiki masala, and lamb vindaloo, served with perfectly spiced chai tea. With quick service and a welcoming ambiance, Five Rivers Indian is a must-visit for authentic Indian cuisine in the Bay Area.
Beverages
Lassi
Lassi is a mixture of homemade yogurt milk and crushed ice.
Sweet Lassi
Lassi with sugar.
Salt Lassi
Lassi with salt.
Zeera Lassi
Lassi mixed with roasted royal cumin powder and salt.
Zafrani Lassi
Sweet lassi mixed with a special type of mixture having over twenty one kinds of dry fruits and saffron.
Mango Lassi
This is a blend of mango juice and sweet lassi.
Indian Chai
Herbal Iced Tea
San Pellegrino
Soda
Milk
Served hot or iced.
Indian Drink
Kachumber Salad
Diced cucumber and vine-ripened tomatoes mixed with spices and lemon juice.
Samosa
Samosa is a crispy flour pastry and is stuffed with potatoes, peas and coriander seeds.
Samosa Chaat
Samosa is a crispy flour pastry and is stuffed with potatoes, peas and coriander seeds served with garbanzo beans yogurt, mint, tamarind, onions, cilantro and spices
Veg Spring Roll
Indian style spring made with carrot , onion cabbage, capsicum, wheat flour, garlic , ginger , soya sauce and spices. served with hot and sweet sauce .
Aloo Tikki Chaat
Indian style potato patties served with garbanzo beans yogurt, mint, tamarind, onions, cilantro and spices
Aloo Tikki With Channa (Vegan)
Indian style potato patties served with garbanzo beans , mint, tamarind, onions, cilantro and spices
Vegetable Pakora
Red onions, cauliflower, potatoes, eggplant and spinach leaves sliced and mixed in a mixture of chickpeas batter, oregano seeds and salt and then fried.
Paneer Parkora
Home made cottage cheese marinated in chickpeas batter, spices and herbs.
Chicken Pakora
Strips of chicken marinated in corn starch and egg and fried.
Shrimp Pakora
Prawns marinated in garlic, ginger, onion paste, mustard seeds, oregano, vinegar, yogurt and Indian spices.
Fish Pakora
Fish marinated in garlic, ginger, onion pastes, mustard seeds, oregano, vinegar, yogurt and Indian spices.
Raita
Homemade yogurt mixed with cucumber and mint leaves.
Achaar
Mixed pickles.
Mango Chutney
Papadum
Lentil wafers with cumin and black pepper and baked in tandoor.
Appetizers
Breads
Punjab-E-Naan
White flour bread dressed with mint leaves, coriander and jalapenos and baked in tandoor.
Butter Naan
White flour bread baked in tandoor with lots of butter.
Plain Naan
White flour bread baked in tandoor.
Garlic Naan
White flour bread garnished with freshly chopped garlic and baked in tandoor.
Methi Naan
White flour bread garnished with fenugreek herbs and baked in tandoor.
Amritsari Naan
White flour bread garnished with sesame seeds, onion seeds, fennel seeds and poppy seeds.
Onion Kulcha
White flour bread stuffed with lightly spiced red onions and baked in tandoor.
Aloo Kulcha
White flour bread stuffed with lightly spiced potatoes and baked in tandoor.
Gobhi Kulcha
White flour bread stuffed with lightly spiced cauliflower and baked in tandoor.
Paneeri Kulcha
White flour bread stuffed with spiced home made cottage cheese and baked in tandoor.
Tandoori Roti
A whole wheat bread baked in tandoor.
Tandoori Parantha
A whole wheat bread baked in tandoor with butter.
Plain Rice
Superior quality Indian basmati rice flavored with saffron.
Pulao Rice
Superior quality Indian basmati rice cooked with cumin and green peas.
Vegetable Biryani
Mixed vegetables cooked with superior quality Indian basmati rice.
Chicken Biryani
Boneless fresh cubes of chicken cooked with superior quality Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Biryani
Boneless cubes of lamb cooked with superior quality Indian basmati rice.
Prawns Biryani
Prawns cooked with superior quality Indian basmati rice.
Egg Biryani
Egg white portion cooked with superior quality Indian basmati rice.
Chawal Ki Bahar (Rice Specialties)
Chicken-E-Punjab
Chicken Curry
Base of red onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes combined with chicken. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Tandoori baked chicken breast cooked in a smooth nutty curry with a touch of saffron with onions, ginger, garlic, vine-ripened tomatoes and spices. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Murag Do Piyaza
Chicken cubes cooked with onions, raw mangoes, ginger, garlic and onions. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Butter Chicken
Shredded chicken cooked with red onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, cardamoms, cinnamon, mace flower, low-fat cream and butter. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Chicken Korma
Chicken cooked in gravy of almonds, cashews, four kernels, pistachio, saffron and shredded coconut with spices and onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Achaari Murag
Chicken cooked in a base of fennel seeds, fenugreek, mustard seeds, royal cumin and onion seeds with onions, garlic, ginger and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Saag Chicken
Chicken cubes cooked with fresh spinach, red onions, ginger, garlic and asafetida. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Khopra-E-chicken
Chicken cooked in fresh coconut milk with mustard seeds and red onions. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Kadahi Chicken
Chicken cooked with slices of onions and green bell peppers in an iron wok. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Kachri Chicken
Chicken cooked with aromatic star anise, kachri powder, ginger, garlic and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken cooked in a spicy curry with small cubes of russets. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Curry
Lamb cubes cooked in a gravy of garlic, ginger and red onions. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb-Do-Piyaza
Lamb cubes cooked with onions, raw mangoes, ginger and garlic. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Korma
Lamb cubes cooked in gravy of almonds, cashews, four kernels, pistachios, saffron and shredded coconut with spices, onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Saag
Lamb cubes cooked with fresh spinach in a thick gravy of red onions, ginger, garlic and asafetida. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Methi
Lamb cubes cooked with fenugreek herb in a gravy of garam masala, onions and fenugreek seeds. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Rogan Josh
Lamb cubes cooked with a special type of kashmiri masala and a small amount of a special bark is added which is known as rattan jyot which comes from kashmir. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Kali Mirch
Lamb cubes cooked with crushed black peppercorns and then cooked with a base of gravy with red onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and lemon juice. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Achaari Lamb
Cubes of lamb cooked in the base of fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, onion seeds, mustard seeds, royal cumin, garlic, ginger, onions and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Kadahi
Lamb cooked with slices of onion and green bell peppers, in an iron wok. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb cooked in a spicy curry with small cubes of russet potatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Jaipuri
Cubes of lamb are cooked with aromatic star anise, kachri powder, ginger, garlic and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Tikka Masala
Lamb Cooked in a gravy of ginger, garlic, and red onion then add masala sauce .
Lamb-E-Punjab
Vegetarian-E-Punjab
Punjab-E-Mix (Mixed Vegetables)
Blue Lake beans, cauliflower, carrots, white creamer, bell peppers, mushrooms and cut corn cooked in a gravy of red onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes in a iron wok. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Aloo Gobhi
Fresh cauliflower and white potatoes cooked in kashmiri-style with fresh mint leaves, herbs and spices. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Bengan Bharta
Clay oven-baked jumbo eggplant cooked with red onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes with fresh peas. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Aloo Bengan
Eggplant cooked with red onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes with white potatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Aloo Mattar
White potatoes cooked with green peas, royal cumin, ginger, garlic and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Mattar Mushroom
Fresh mushrooms cooked with green peas in a vessel. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Mattar Panner
Cottage cheese cooked with green peas, royal cumin, ginger, garlic and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Saag Paneer
Home made cottage cheese cubes cooked with fresh spinach leaves with a little yogurt, ginger, garlic and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Saag Aloo
White potatoes cooked with fresh spinach leaves in a thick spinach puree. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Butter Paneer
Home made cottage cheese cubes cooked in a smooth nutty curry with a touch of saffron with a base of gravy with onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes with Indian spices and low-fat butter. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Shahi Paneer
Home made cottage cheese cubes cooked in a smooth nutty curry with saffron in a base of gravy with onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes with spices and low-fat cream. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Daal Makhani
Black beans, chickpea and kidney beans boiled together in water and cooked in a base of gravy with low-fat cream, butter, ginger and vine-ripened tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Daal Thadka
Yellow lentil boiled in water and cooked with ginger, garlic, onion and garam masala. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Malai Kofta
Assortment of fresh vegetables mashed together and mixed with home made cottage cheese formed in cylindrical shape dumplings cooked in the base gray of saffron, cashews, ginger, garlic, tomato and garam masala. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Vegetable Korma
Baby corns, potatoes, beans, eggplant, carrots, plantain, red bell peppers, mushroom and green peas. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Bhindi Masala
Okra prepared with garam masala, vine-ripened tomatoes, Indian spices and sliced onions, stir fried with fresh okra. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Channa Paneer
Garbanzo beans and fresh home made cottage cheese cooked together in a curry of pomegranate, royal cumin, black pepper and a blend of over eighteen spices, powder and slices of ginger, garlic, red onions and jalapenos. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Avival
Assorted vegetables cooked together into a stew with coconut milk, butter milk, mustard seeds and water as it is cooked in a south Indian-style. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Channa Saag
Garbanzo beans cooked in curry of royal cumin . black pepper , and blend of over eighteen spiced powder and slices of ginger, red onion then add spinach (Saag)
Chicken Tikka Kabab
Tender and juicy ginger and garlic flavored chicken breast cubes marinated overnight in vinegar made of sugar cane, homemade yogurt and lots of fragrant spices baked in tandoor. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Fish Tikka
Fillets of salmon fish marinated overnight in vinegar, yogurt and mustard seeds and baked in tandoor. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Tandoori Prawns
Jumbo prawns marinated overnight in vinegar, yogurt and garam masala and baked in tandoor. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Mix Grill
This is an assortment of all the tandoori dishes, except pamphlet fish. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Sheesh Kabob
A traditional south Asian cuisine, made with keema (minced meat), onion, ginger, garlic and authentic Indian spices mixed and threaded on a skewer and roasted in a tandoor (clay oven). Served with Indian basmati rice.
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken leg quarter marinated in ginger, garlic and baked in clay oven.
Tandoor-E-Kamal
Sumunder Se (Seafood)
Prawns Curry (Black Tiger)
Prawns cooked in a gravy of garlic, ginger and red onions. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Prawns Saag (Black Tiger)
Prawns cooked with fresh spinach leaves in a thick puree of red onions, ginger and garlic. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Shrimp-Do-Piyaza (Black Tiger)
Prawns cooked with onions, raw mangoes, ginger, garlic and onions. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Prawns Nariyal (Black Tiger)
Fresh coconut milk is cooked with mustard seeds and prawns. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Kadahi Prawns (Black Tiger)
Prawns cooked with sliced bell peppers, onions and spices in an iron wok known as kadahi with garlic and ginger. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Fish Curry
Salmon fish cooked with onion, ginger, garlic and a tomato-based curry. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Fish Tikka Masala
Tandoori-baked salmon fillets cooked in a smooth nutty curry with a touch of saffron and a base of gravy with onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes with spices. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Fish Achaari
Cooked salmon fillets in the gravy of fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, royal cumin, onion seeds, onions, ginger, garlic and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Prawns Tikka Masala
Black tiger shrimp cooked in smoothy nutty curry with ginger, garlic, onion and wine ripened tomatoes
Gulab Jamun
Soft dumplings made of milk, a touch of saffron and many more ingredients, dipped in cardamom and saffron-based sugar syrup.
Rasmalai
Rasmalai is made from dry milk, flour, oil, dumpling, milk, pistachios and saffron.
Kheer
Rice pudding. Rice cooked in milk with sugar, saffron and nuts.
Desserts
Wines Bottle (Must be 21 to Purchase)
House White Chardonnay
Must be 21 to purchase.
House White Sauvignon Blnac
Must be 21 to purchase.
House White J. Lohr Riesling
Must be 21 to purchase.
House White Pinot Grigio
Must be 21 to purchase.
House White MacMurrey Pinot Gris
Must be 21 to purchase.
House Red Pinot Noir
Must be 21 to purchase.
House Red J.Lohr Merlot
Must be 21 to purchase.
House Red Alanos Melbec
Must be 21 to purchase.
House Red Zinfandel
Must be 21 to purchase.
House Red Cabernet
Must be 21 to purchase.
Taj Mahal Indian Lager 22oz
Must be 21 to purchase.
Flying Horse Indian Lager 22oz
Must be 21 to purchase.
Beers (Must be 21 to Purchase)
Catering Beverages
Catering Mango Lassi
This is a blend of mango juice and sweet lassi.
Catering Sweet Lassi
Lassi with sugar.
Catering Salt Lassi
Lassi with salt.
Catering Zafrani Lassi
Sweet lassi mixed with a special type of mixture having over twenty one kinds of dry fruits and saffron.
Catering Canned Soda
Catering 2 Liter Soda
Prawns Curry Tray
Prawns cooked in a gravy of garlic, ginger and red onions. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Shrimp Tikka Masala Tray
Served with rice.
Prawns Saag Tray
Prawns cooked with fresh spinach leaves in a thick puree of red onions, ginger and garlic. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Salmon Curry Tray
Served with rice.
Salmon Tikka Masala Tray
Served with rice.
Salmon Achari Tray
Served with rice.
Salmon Tandoori Tray
Catering Seafood Dishes
Catering Desserts
Kheer Catering
Rice pudding. Rice cooked in milk with sugar, saffron and nuts.
Rasmalai Catering
Rasmalai is made from dry milk, flour, oil, dumpling, milk, pistachios and saffron.
Chicken Tikka Kabab Catering
Tender and juicy ginger and garlic flavored chicken breast cubes marinated overnight in vinegar made of sugar cane, homemade yogurt and lots of fragrant spices baked in tandoor. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Tandoori Chicken Catering
Chicken leg quarter marinated in ginger, garlic and baked in clay oven.
Chicken Tikka Masala Catering
Tandoori baked chicken breast cooked in a smooth nutty curry with a touch of saffron with onions, ginger, garlic, vine-ripened tomatoes and spices. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Butter Chicken Catering
Shredded chicken cooked with red onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, cardamoms, cinnamon, mace flower, low-fat cream and butter. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Chicken Korma Catering
Chicken cooked in gravy of almonds, cashews, four kernels, pistachio, saffron and shredded coconut with spices and onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Saag Chicken Catering
Chicken cubes cooked with fresh spinach, red onions, ginger, garlic and asafetida. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Kadahi Chicken Catering
Chicken cooked with slices of onions and green bell peppers in an iron wok. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Chicken Vindaloo Catering
Chicken cooked in a spicy curry with small cubes of russets. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Catering Chicken Dishes
Catering Appetizers
Samosa Tray
Samosa is a crispy flour pastry and is stuffed with potatoes, peas and coriander seeds.
Vege Pakora Tray
Red onions, cauliflower, potatoes, eggplant and spinach leaves sliced and mixed in a mixture of chickpeas batter, oregano seeds and salt and then fried.
Paneer Parkora Tray
Served with chutneys. Homemade cottage cheese marinated in chickpeas batter, spices and herbs.
Chicken Pakora Tray
Served with chutneys. Strips of chicken marinated in corn starch and egg and fried.
Fish Pakora Tray
Served with chutneys. Fish marinated in garlic, ginger, onion pastes, mustard seeds, oregano, vinegar, yogurt and Indian spices.
Plain Naan Catering
White flour bread baked in tandoor.
Butter Naan Catering
White flour bread baked in tandoor with lots of butter.
Garlic Naan Catering
White flour bread garnished with freshly chopped garlic and baked in tandoor.
Amritsari Naan Catering
White flour bread garnished with sesame seeds, onion seeds, fennel seeds and poppy seeds.
Onion Kulcha Catering
White flour bread stuffed with lightly spiced red onions and baked in tandoor.
Gobhi Kulcha Catering
White flour bread stuffed with lightly spiced cauliflower and baked in tandoor.
Aloo Kulcha Catering
White flour bread stuffed with lightly spiced potatoes and baked in tandoor.
Paneer Kulcha Catering
White flour bread stuffed with spiced homemade cottage cheese and baked in tandoor.
Catering Breads
Catering Vegetarian Dishes
Mixed Vegetables Catering
Blue Lake beans, cauliflower, carrots, white creamer, bell peppers, mushrooms and cut corn cooked in a gravy of red onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes in a iron wok. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Aloo Mattar Catering
White potatoes cooked with green peas, royal cumin, ginger, garlic and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Bengan Bharta Catering
Clay oven-baked jumbo eggplant cooked with red onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes with fresh peas. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Mattar Panner Catering
Cottage cheese cooked with green peas, royal cumin, ginger, garlic and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Mattar Mushroom Catering
Fresh mushrooms cooked with green peas in a vessel. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Saag Paneer Catering
Homemade cottage cheese cubes cooked with fresh spinach leaves with a little yogurt, ginger, garlic and tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Saag Aloo Catering
White potatoes cooked with fresh spinach leaves in a thick spinach puree. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Butter Paneer Catering
Homemade cottage cheese cubes cooked in a smooth nutty curry with a touch of saffron with a base of gravy with onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes with Indian spices and low-fat butter. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Shahi Paneer Catering
Homemade cottage cheese cubes cooked in a smooth nutty curry with saffron in a base of gravy with onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes with spices and low-fat cream. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Daal Makhani Catering
Black beans, chickpea and kidney beans boiled together in water and cooked in a base of gravy with low-fat cream, butter, ginger and vine-ripened tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Malai Kofta Catering
Assortment of fresh vegetables mashed together and mixed with home made cottage cheese formed in cylindrical shape dumplings cooked in the base gray of saffron, cashews, ginger, garlic, tomato and garam masala. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Vegetable Korma Catering
Baby corns, potatoes, beans, eggplant, carrots, plantain, red bell peppers, mushroom and green peas. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Channa Paneer Catering
Garbanzo beans and fresh home made cottage cheese cooked together in a curry of pomegranate, royal cumin, black pepper and a blend of over eighteen spices, powder and slices of ginger, garlic, red onions and jalapenos. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Curry Catering
Lamb cubes cooked in a gravy of garlic, ginger and red onions. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Tikka Masala Catering
Served with rice.
Lamb Korma Catering
Lamb cubes cooked in gravy of almonds, cashews, four kernels, pistachios, saffron and shredded coconut with spices, onions, ginger, garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Rogan Josh Catering
Lamb cubes cooked with a special type of kashmiri masala and a small amount of a special bark is added which is known as rattan jyot which comes from kashmir. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Kadahi Catering
Lamb cooked with slices of onion and green bell peppers, in an iron wok. Served with Indian basmati rice.
Lamb Vindaloo Catering
Lamb cooked in a spicy curry with small cubes of russet potatoes. Served with Indian basmati rice.