Brick Lane
Steven Grace
but I was also looking out for Karhais and Tiffin Tins.
I got the spices that I wanted, black and yellow mustard seeds and poppy
seeds, I found a selection of Karhais, unfortunately they were all round
bottomed and wouldn't sit on my Halogen stove. I couldn't find a Tiffin Tin
though.
Anyway on the way back I passed one of those eateries that caters for the
local Bengali population and thought "what the heck..". In I went, got the
greatest Karhai Ghosht , pillaw rice and a couple of kebabs, then took them
back and stunk the office.
Yes people complained about the smell...but deep down I knew that they were
really jealous.
The curry I got was on a par with the Lahore in Commercial Road and I now
have a sneaking suspicion that I have located my new lunch time eatery, it
certainly beats the Japanese take-away in Leadenhall Market.
Steve (The First)
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Andy R
"Steven Grace" <ste...@grace74.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I went for a walk down Brick Lane yesterday, ostensibly to buy some
spices,
> but I was also looking out for Karhais and Tiffin Tins.
> I got the spices that I wanted, black and yellow mustard seeds and poppy
> seeds, I found a selection of Karhais, unfortunately they were all round
> bottomed and wouldn't sit on my Halogen stove. I couldn't find a Tiffin
Tin
> though.
> Anyway on the way back I passed one of those eateries that caters for the
> local Bengali population and thought "what the heck..
Stop teasing, WHAT ONE WAS IT?
> In I went, got the
> greatest Karhai Ghosht , pillaw rice and a couple of kebabs, then took
them
> back and stunk the office.
> Yes people complained about the smell...but deep down I knew that they
were
> really jealous.
> The curry I got was on a par with the Lahore in Commercial Road and I now
> have a sneaking suspicion that I have located my new lunch time eatery, it
> certainly beats the Japanese take-away in Leadenhall Market.
>
Rgds
Andy R
Steven Grace
"Andy R" <an...@ukhome.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Steven Grace" <ste...@grace74.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ah5nrs$eif$1...@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > I went for a walk down Brick Lane yesterday, ostensibly to buy some
> spices,
> > but I was also looking out for Karhais and Tiffin Tins.
> > I got the spices that I wanted, black and yellow mustard seeds and poppy
> > seeds, I found a selection of Karhais, unfortunately they were all round
> > bottomed and wouldn't sit on my Halogen stove. I couldn't find a Tiffin
> Tin
> > though.
> > Anyway on the way back I passed one of those eateries that caters for
the
> > local Bengali population and thought "what the heck..
>
> Stop teasing, WHAT ONE WAS IT?
>
degrees to brick lane and opened onto the counter with a reasonably large
seating area at the back.
If it is any help I had just visited the Taj stores which is near the
Hanbury street end of Brick Lane and was walking up the same side of the
road towards Aldgate. I passed Saliques and one other similar style eatery
and this was the third one.
Big display of different breads and kebabs in the window and it had a
menu/price list on two A4 sheets of yellow and blue paper in the window. I
think the kebabs started at 75p...great value.
Now treat this as a treasure hunt and go find it.
I unfortunately cannot be there as I had a trip to the Dentist this morning
and upon arrival at Witham Station found there were no trains London bound
as the overhead lines were down at Bethnal Green.
So I have had to sit in the sun, walk the dog in the sun and come in for a
cold drink and a play on the computer.
Steve (the first)
martin
> > > Anyway on the way back I passed one of those eateries that caters for
> the
> > > local Bengali population and thought "what the heck..
> >
> > Stop teasing, WHAT ONE WAS IT?
> >
> I don't know the name but it was half way up, doorway set at about 45
> degrees to brick lane and opened onto the counter with a reasonably large
> seating area at the back.
you must mean 'sweet and spicy', one of the few authentic restaurants
on bricklane. Also worth a visit is gram bangla - which specialises in
bangladeshi fish dishes (also unassuming from the outside). Check out
Tayyabs in fieldgate st. by the hospital for one of the best pakistani
restaurants in the area.
martin
Elaine Jones
posted on 18 Jul 2002 by Steven Grace
I would like to add:
> I found a selection of Karhais, unfortunately they were all round
> bottomed and wouldn't sit on my Halogen stove.
OK on my gas - any nice serviceable, heavy cast-iron ones? (Wonder what
the postage/carriage would be).
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Steven Grace
"Elaine Jones" <ela...@cae-coed.zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Quoting from message <ah5nrs$eif$1...@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk>
> posted on 18 Jul 2002 by Steven Grace
> I would like to add:
>
>
> > I found a selection of Karhais, unfortunately they were all round
> > bottomed and wouldn't sit on my Halogen stove.
>
> OK on my gas - any nice serviceable, heavy cast-iron ones? (Wonder what
> the postage/carriage would be).
>
how much they cost>
Steve (the first)
Elaine Jones
posted on 19 Jul 2002 by Steven Grace
I would like to add:
>
> "Elaine Jones" <ela...@cae-coed.zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:661c98...@cae-coed.zetnet.co.uk...
> > Quoting from message <ah5nrs$eif$1...@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk>
> > posted on 18 Jul 2002 by Steven Grace
> > I would like to add:
> >
> >
> > > I found a selection of Karhais, unfortunately they were all round
> > > bottomed and wouldn't sit on my Halogen stove.
> >
> > OK on my gas - any nice serviceable, heavy cast-iron ones? (Wonder what
> > the postage/carriage would be).
> >
> They looked bloody heavy...I'll try and get back during next week and see
> how much they cost>
If you would please Steve, the carriage won't cost as much as petrol to
Rusholme (and Jones' weekends are taken up with steam rallies and his tractor;
don't fancy investigating Rusholme on my own, haven't been there since the
1960s).
Col
Don't bother mate. All the Indians have been taken over by Bangladeshi's.
I only found this out when I asked the guy at my local Indian if he knew why
Rusholme had become so poor.
'Sheer Kaan' is supposedly still quite good.
Apparently, the best Indian in Manchester centre is one called 'Spice' and
its near the gay village somewhere.
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Steven Grace
> Quoting from message <ah9rcq$tnu$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk>
> posted on 19 Jul 2002 by Steven Grace
> I would like to add:
>
> >
> > "Elaine Jones" <ela...@cae-coed.zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:661c98...@cae-coed.zetnet.co.uk...
> > > Quoting from message <ah5nrs$eif$1...@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk>
> > > posted on 18 Jul 2002 by Steven Grace
> > > I would like to add:
> > >
> > >
> > > > I found a selection of Karhais, unfortunately they were all round
> > > > bottomed and wouldn't sit on my Halogen stove.
> > >
> > > OK on my gas - any nice serviceable, heavy cast-iron ones? (Wonder
what
> > > the postage/carriage would be).
> > >
> > They looked bloody heavy...I'll try and get back during next week and
see
> > how much they cost>
>
> If you would please Steve, the carriage won't cost as much as petrol to
> Rusholme (and Jones' weekends are taken up with steam rallies and his
tractor;
> don't fancy investigating Rusholme on my own, haven't been there since the
> 1960s).
>
Steve (the first)
Steven Grace
"Col" <col...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Don't bother mate. All the Indians have been taken over by Bangladeshi's.
> I only found this out when I asked the guy at my local Indian if he knew
why
> Rusholme had become so poor.
> 'Sheer Kaan' is supposedly still quite good.
> Apparently, the best Indian in Manchester centre is one called 'Spice' and
> its near the gay village somewhere.
>
>
>
Bangladeshis now for a lot of years.
Brick Lane and it's surrounding areas such as Spitalfields have jointly been
known as Banglatown for some time.
Bangladesh was formerly East Pakistan but gained its independence in 1971,
and as we all know Pakistan was once part of India. I am sure there are good
Indian restaurants and bad restaurants run by Indians as there are good
restaurants and bad restaurants run by Bangladeshis.
Personally I tend to opt for the eateries that serve any local Asian
population, these are greatly different from the usual high street curry
house.
Steve (the first)
Steven Grace
http://www.eastlondonmarkets.com/restaurants.htm
John Hall
Col <col...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
>Don't bother mate. All the Indians have been taken over by Bangladeshi's.
>I only found this out when I asked the guy at my local Indian if he knew why
>Rusholme had become so poor.
Are "Indian" restaurants run by Bangladeshis necessarily going to be any
worse than those run by Indians, or could the guy at your local Indian
(presumably himself an Indian) be a little biased? I believe that the
majority of Indian restaurants in the UK are actually run by
Bangladeshis, and that this has been the case for quite a long time.
--
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Though loss of honour was a wrench
Just think how it's improved her French. Harry Graham (1874-1936)
Elaine Jones
posted on 20 Jul 2002 by Steven Grace
I would like to add:
> > > > > I found a selection of Karhais, unfortunately they were all round
> > > > > bottomed and wouldn't sit on my Halogen stove.
> Are you looking for big, medium or lickle
Medium (12" - 13" diam and fairly steep sided) and a tava as well please?
(better continue via email if further discussion required)
Col
up his theory. He also gave me a list of [Indian] restaurants i should try
and to be fair to him, they have all been superb.
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Kathleen Roberts
> Quoting from message <ah9rcq$tnu$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk>
> posted on 19 Jul 2002 by Steven Grace
> I would like to add:
>
> >
> > "Elaine Jones" <ela...@cae-coed.zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:661c98...@cae-coed.zetnet.co.uk...
> > > Quoting from message <ah5nrs$eif$1...@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk>
> > > posted on 18 Jul 2002 by Steven Grace
> > > I would like to add:
> > >
> > >
> > > > I found a selection of Karhais, unfortunately they were all round
> > > > bottomed and wouldn't sit on my Halogen stove.
> > >
> > > OK on my gas - any nice serviceable, heavy cast-iron ones? (Wonder
what
> > > the postage/carriage would be).
> > >
> > They looked bloody heavy...I'll try and get back during next week and
see
> > how much they cost>
>
> If you would please Steve, the carriage won't cost as much as petrol to
> Rusholme (and Jones' weekends are taken up with steam rallies and his
tractor;
> don't fancy investigating Rusholme on my own, haven't been there since the
> 1960s).
>
Other than that, it's OK. Not a lot of shops that sell kitchen stuff though
(I can only think of one) - Bradford is better.
Kathleen
Elaine Jones
posted on 22 Jul 2002 by Kathleen Roberts
I would like to add:
>
> Elaine Jones <ela...@cae-coed.zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:9b79b4...@cae-coed.zetnet.co.uk...
> > don't fancy investigating Rusholme on my own, haven't been there since the
> > 1960s).
> >
> Try to avoid Sunday afternoons - impossible to park and very stressful.
> Other than that, it's OK. Not a lot of shops that sell kitchen stuff though
> (I can only think of one) - Bradford is better.
But about 2 hours drive.
Mike Roebuck
wrote:
>
>Don't bother mate. All the Indians have been taken over by Bangladeshi's.
>I only found this out when I asked the guy at my local Indian if he knew why
>Rusholme had become so poor.
>'Sheer Kaan' is supposedly still quite good.
I almost always gravitate to Shere Khan when I'm in Rusholme, because
I've been disappointed with the curries from the other restaurants
I've tried there.
Shere Khan is expanding now, too. They have a restaurant in the
Trafford Centre, with a charcoal grill (is that a first for this
country?), and I see they are opening up a stall in the food court at
Meadowhell, too.
They also sell their curry sauces in jars - I could buy them in two of
my local supermarkets, but don't. I prefer to make my own.
Regards
Mike
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Mike Roebuck
<ste...@grace74.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>Personally I tend to opt for the eateries that serve any local Asian
>population, these are greatly different from the usual high street curry
>house.
This is certainly true where I live, in West Yorkshire. The down side
of this is that I'm getting somewhat tired of the monotony. I can get
very good Pakistani curries here, but I sometimes crave a change.
That involved a three hour round trip to Lancashire for some _Indian_
food yesterday, for instance.
jbp
>On Sat, 20 Jul 2002 00:35:01 +0100, "Col" <col...@blueyonder.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Don't bother mate. All the Indians have been taken over by Bangladeshi's.
>>I only found this out when I asked the guy at my local Indian if he knew why
>>Rusholme had become so poor.
>>'Sheer Kaan' is supposedly still quite good.
>
>I almost always gravitate to Shere Khan when I'm in Rusholme, because
>I've been disappointed with the curries from the other restaurants
>I've tried there.
>
>Shere Khan is expanding now, too. They have a restaurant in the
>Trafford Centre, with a charcoal grill (is that a first for this
>country?), and I see they are opening up a stall in the food court at
>Meadowhell, too.
Shere Khan do very nice food. They also have a restaurant in Chester
(opposite Habitat).
I'll have to have a gander at the one in the Trafford Centre when i'm in
that neck of the woods :)
--
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Elaine Jones
posted on 24 Jul 2002 by jbp
I would like to add:
> Shere Khan do very nice food. They also have a restaurant in Chester
> (opposite Habitat).
Haven't had a curry in Chester for ages - trying to remember where Habitat
is ('cos I don't go to Chester very often, not my favourite shopping place
but it's quite handy to stop for a meal on the way home from a rally etc.)
jbp
>Quoting from message <qvrtjuk3rq7et6k5d...@4ax.com>
> posted on 24 Jul 2002 by jbp
> I would like to add:
>
>
>> Shere Khan do very nice food. They also have a restaurant in Chester
>> (opposite Habitat).
>
>Haven't had a curry in Chester for ages - trying to remember where Habitat
>is ('cos I don't go to Chester very often, not my favourite shopping place
>but it's quite handy to stop for a meal on the way home from a rally etc.)
Try this ;)
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Joseph Birr-Pixton