Bellend Sebastian Posted 13 October 2010 Posted 13 October 2010 I've been to Harmony just near the Belgrave flyover a couple of times with an Asian colleague and that's fantastic, although it's as much a bar as a restaurant, which might matter to some people. Not to be confused with In Harmony, the sex shop on London road. That could lead to some terrible misunderstanding if you go in there and ask for something 'hot'
Dr The Singh Posted 13 October 2010 Posted 13 October 2010 I've worked in loads of Asians' peoples houses. If I ever talk about rogan josh or jalfrezi they say they've never heard of it. On the occasions I've eaten in their houses the food they serve is nothing like what you get in a restaurant. Having said that my missus never cooks most of the stuff Gordon Ramsey cooks. That narrows the culinery type abit!!!!! The difference between south indian and north indian cuisine is like russion and italian cuisine, MASSIVE!!!
Bellend Sebastian Posted 13 October 2010 Posted 13 October 2010 Whoops, I used the 'Asian' broad brush description too, I dunno why. My colleague is of Indian heritage (albeit a plastic scouse Liverpool fan)
Arkie Bennett Posted 13 October 2010 Posted 13 October 2010 Feast India, Melton Road, is top for me, closely followed by Ashoka, Melton Road Shimla Pinks, London Road I mourn the loss of Kabalou's on Loughborough Road, still open as a hotel, but not as a restaurant.
Webbo Posted 13 October 2010 Posted 13 October 2010 That narrows the culinery type abit!!!!! The difference between south indian and north indian cuisine is like russion and italian cuisine, MASSIVE!!! I appreciate that, just a bit of shorthand.
Mickey O'Neil Posted 13 October 2010 Posted 13 October 2010 Have you been to sakoni's recently? It was legendary when it opened but now it's like a half cooked operation with very random opening times and they keep the same buffet for dinner that they had for lunch..shame as i enjoyed sakoni's Gone downhill since the Big Man, Raj left. I used to eat there about 3 times a week. Piles and piles of chilli paneer and crispy bhaji! mmmmm. It's crap now. I had an OUTSTANDING Ruby at Mem-Saab a couple of months ago. Really hot, but very very tasty. It had tons of flavour behind the heat. The best chicken curry I've ever had. Period.I eat curry 5-6 times a week as well. I very often eat at Punjab Palace, Melton Rd, not Uppingham Road. Fab home cooking, very traditional. I ate at the Uppy Rd Punjab Palace last Friday & I didn't enjoy it. Had okra on my thali, very bitter and didn't enjoy it.
Mickey O'Neil Posted 13 October 2010 Posted 13 October 2010 Sands in Glenfield. I'm a veggie and so is my lady. Cater very well for us and the food is fab. I used to like Friends on Belgrave Road but the owners sold out and it's gone down hill. Passage to India in Anstey is a good take away. I loved Friends. Not keen on going since it switched hands.
Legend_in_blue Posted 13 October 2010 Posted 13 October 2010 The Indian in Cosby always does a good takeaway. Their lunches are also very reasonable and a good eat as well. Never been there in the evenin' so cannot comment. Other than that, Spice 45 in Narborough has had a mention which is better, much better than the two down the road from it.
Babylon Posted 13 October 2010 Posted 13 October 2010 Cuisine of India - Wigston Shush... we want to keep it our secret, don't want lots of outsiders going there.
Babylon Posted 13 October 2010 Posted 13 October 2010 I eat curry 5-6 times a week as well. I believe you may have a problem.
bluefox9er Posted 14 October 2010 Author Posted 14 October 2010 I think that if any ''white british'' people went to india they probably wouldn't recognise, or have even tried anything off a menu there, especially in the non tourist areas. I'm sure an Indian guy might be able to clear this one up. I highly doubt you could go in and order a Tikka Masala with Pilau Rice and a Garlic Naan. Would be interesting to see the different slant an indian restaurant in the UK has on ''traditional'' indian food back in India. Do they have a chain of Toby's Carvery's in India so the reseacrh can be done from both perspectives! to be fair, if you took an Indian from India to 99% of these restaurants, they probably wouldn't recognise 99% of the dishes, either...or that they are cooked, presented and served in a completely unrecognisable form!
James. Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 One thing that's surprised me since being in India is that I do recognise a hell of a lot of the names, tastes and appearances of the dishes from eating curry in the UK. You can get Tikka Masala over here (fair enough it's more likely to be in an upmarket restaurant). In fact you can get a lot of the dishes you get in the UK, even in the little street side cafes. Admittedly you do sometimes find that the dish has the same name but is in fact different in taste and appearance. The one major difference here though is the sheer variety of dishes compared to a standard Indian restaurant in the UK. Also it depends on where you are as where in the UK you generally get just "an Indian", here it will more likely differ acording to region. For example because of the climate the South has more rice and coconut influences in the dishes whereas in the north (such as Punjab) the food is generally spicier and uses breads like chapati and roti (the regional differences are massive, even within regions the food will change). Funnily enough I'm yet to have a dish as spicy as ones I've had in the UK. I think the UK like to get quite macho about spice and just add it for the sake of it. Here the taste is more balanced, it's spicy but that's not all it is. Being in Mumbai (a city which pulls in people from all over India) you get influences from the whole country so I've been to great restaurants covering many regions (I've also had the pleasure of eating with my work colleagues family). One thing is for sure though, I loved curry before coming to India and I love it even more now.
Dr The Singh Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 I appreciate that, just a bit of shorthand. I still love you Webbo, your the MOD for me!!
Dr The Singh Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 I think that if any ''white british'' people went to india they probably wouldn't recognise, or have even tried anything off a menu there, especially in the non tourist areas. I'm sure an Indian guy might be able to clear this one up. I highly doubt you could go in and order a Tikka Masala with Pilau Rice and a Garlic Naan. Would be interesting to see the different slant an indian restaurant in the UK has on ''traditional'' indian food back in India. Do they have a chain of Toby's Carvery's in India so the reseacrh can be done from both perspectives! __________________ watch free movies online I think James post sums it up, india or the indian subcontinent (porkistan, bangladesh, afghan, nepal etc) have so many varied dishes and regional dishes, people forget India itself is a continent, which massively differs!! They do have chains in India, not neccessarily Toby Carvery, and they are massively expensive and very popular. Burgers and Pizza's are massive, they are stall and stands selling them, obviously with a regional twang. Also, indo-chinese is massive, and many restaurant in Leicester also offer the same!!
Dr The Singh Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 One thing that's surprised me since being in India is that I do recognise a hell of a lot of the names, tastes and appearances of the dishes from eating curry in the UK. You can get Tikka Masala over here (fair enough it's more likely to be in an upmarket restaurant). In fact you can get a lot of the dishes you get in the UK, even in the little street side cafes. Admittedly you do sometimes find that the dish has the same name but is in fact different in taste and appearance. The one major difference here though is the sheer variety of dishes compared to a standard Indian restaurant in the UK. Also it depends on where you are as where in the UK you generally get just "an Indian", here it will more likely differ acording to region. For example because of the climate the South has more rice and coconut influences in the dishes whereas in the north (such as Punjab) the food is generally spicier and uses breads like chapati and roti (the regional differences are massive, even within regions the food will change). Funnily enough I'm yet to have a dish as spicy as ones I've had in the UK. I think the UK like to get quite macho about spice and just add it for the sake of it. Here the taste is more balanced, it's spicy but that's not all it is. Being in Mumbai (a city which pulls in people from all over India) you get influences from the whole country so I've been to great restaurants covering many regions (I've also had the pleasure of eating with my work colleagues family). One thing is for sure though, I loved curry before coming to India and I love it even more now. It's very much a British notion, people from the region tend ot have a raw chilli with there food and you will probably find a couple of chilli's given with some salad as an accompianment!! The balance between spices is crucial to a curry, too much chilli ruins the curry!!
Houdini Logic Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 I think James post sums it up, india or the indian subcontinent (porkistan, bangladesh, afghan, nepal etc) have so many varied dishes and regional dishes, people forget India itself is a continent, which massively differs!! They do have chains in India, not neccessarily Toby Carvery, and they are massively expensive and very popular. Burgers and Pizza's are massive, they are stall and stands selling them, obviously with a regional twang. Also, indo-chinese is massive, and many restaurant in Leicester also offer the same!! subcontinent
James. Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 Indo-Chinese is fantastic. Just got back from staff canteen with (ironically) a Veg Tikka Masala.
Alexikokopops Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 One thing that's surprised me since being in India is that I do recognise a hell of a lot of the names, tastes and appearances of the dishes from eating curry in the UK. You can get Tikka Masala over here (fair enough it's more likely to be in an upmarket restaurant). In fact you can get a lot of the dishes you get in the UK, even in the little street side cafes. Admittedly you do sometimes find that the dish has the same name but is in fact different in taste and appearance. The one major difference here though is the sheer variety of dishes compared to a standard Indian restaurant in the UK. Also it depends on where you are as where in the UK you generally get just "an Indian", here it will more likely differ acording to region. For example because of the climate the South has more rice and coconut influences in the dishes whereas in the north (such as Punjab) the food is generally spicier and uses breads like chapati and roti (the regional differences are massive, even within regions the food will change). Funnily enough I'm yet to have a dish as spicy as ones I've had in the UK. I think the UK like to get quite macho about spice and just add it for the sake of it. Here the taste is more balanced, it's spicy but that's not all it is. Being in Mumbai (a city which pulls in people from all over India) you get influences from the whole country so I've been to great restaurants covering many regions (I've also had the pleasure of eating with my work colleagues family). One thing is for sure though, I loved curry before coming to India and I love it even more now. I am green with envy. Can you bring me some back please?
Dr The Singh Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 subcontinent IMO it's a continent, India was never a nation, each state is a nation with it's own heritage and language. Current Punjab itself has over 3 states, majha, doab, and malwa, each state has a distinct variance of punjabi, culture, infact both haryana, and himachal were part of punjab, they were there own states within punjab!! Going further, India was called the union states of India, untill Nehru decided to encapsulate hyderabad, and Kashmir!!
Alexikokopops Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 IMO it's a continent, India was never a nation, each state is a nation with it's own heritage and language. Current Punjab itself has over 3 states, majha, doab, and malwa, each state has a distinct variance of punjabi, culture, infact both haryana, and himachal were part of punjab, they were there own states within punjab!! Going further, India was called the union states of India, untill Nehru decided to encapsulate hyderabad, and Kashmir!! What you've just written describes a subcontinent as well!
Dr The Singh Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 What you've just written describes a subcontinent as well! I suppose so!!!!
goose2010 Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 Bangla Pride in Hinckley TK Balti House on Greenlane Road - WORLD CLASS & CHEAP! Shimla Pinks if you've just been paid, brilliant. Bangla pride in Hinckley is fantastic started going there about 4 years ago when it was cafe spice and never been anywhere since. There house special are fantastic!
iBleedLeicesterColours Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 Bangla pride in Hinckley is fantastic started going there about 4 years ago when it was cafe spice and never been anywhere since. There house special are fantastic! This at the top of Castle Street and Stockwell head on the corner ? near B&Q and the estate agents ?
iBleedLeicesterColours Posted 14 October 2010 Posted 14 October 2010 One thing that's surprised me since being in India is that I do recognise a hell of a lot of the names, tastes and appearances of the dishes from eating curry in the UK. You can get Tikka Masala over here (fair enough it's more likely to be in an upmarket restaurant). In fact you can get a lot of the dishes you get in the UK, even in the little street side cafes. Admittedly you do sometimes find that the dish has the same name but is in fact different in taste and appearance. The one major difference here though is the sheer variety of dishes compared to a standard Indian restaurant in the UK. Also it depends on where you are as where in the UK you generally get just "an Indian", here it will more likely differ acording to region. For example because of the climate the South has more rice and coconut influences in the dishes whereas in the north (such as Punjab) the food is generally spicier and uses breads like chapati and roti (the regional differences are massive, even within regions the food will change). Funnily enough I'm yet to have a dish as spicy as ones I've had in the UK. I think the UK like to get quite macho about spice and just add it for the sake of it. Here the taste is more balanced, it's spicy but that's not all it is. Being in Mumbai (a city which pulls in people from all over India) you get influences from the whole country so I've been to great restaurants covering many regions (I've also had the pleasure of eating with my work colleagues family). One thing is for sure though, I loved curry before coming to India and I love it even more now. Just out of curiosity mate, how come your in India ? Just seems unusual place to go to unless you Indian and know people there. Im sure there are nice things about it, but it doesn't spring to mind as a place to live.
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