A few weeks ago I won tickets to Cafe Spice Namaste's Khaadraas Club Dinner. A Parsee Wedding Feast. This was to celebrate Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala's flagship restaurant being open for 19 years.We arrived and were asked to choose a seat at one of the long tables.I liked the seating arrangements as we were not individually seated but were sat near to people that we hadn't met before but went on to have some enjoyable conversation with. This is a great way to chat away to folks you wouldn't normally meet. On the table already were popaddoms along with 2 types of Mr Todiwala's chutneys.One quite spicy and the other slightly more sweeter.Both just right to get the taste buds going.
Before we went onto the 'feast' Cyrus went on to explain exactly who the Parsees were and how they fled Persia and came to live in India.We found this very interesting. He also told us how their food integrated into Indian cuisine.
We started the meal with Patra No Machchi-Haddock wrapped in fresh green coconut chutney ,rolled in a banana leaf and steamed .Served with Bheenda Purr Eeda -Eggs steamed on a base of diced okra cooked simply with garlic and fresh coriander. Light and delicious.This was a lovely way to serve eggs which I intend to cook at home. The second course Sali Murghi Nay Rotli -Chicken in a tomato based sauce flavoured with whole spices,finished with apricots and served sprinkled with fine straw potato and a chapatti. The sauce in this dish was rich with a hint of sweetness from the apricots once again so good.
The main course Gos No Palav Taraela Masala Na Papaeta ,Masala Ni Daar and Cachumber-Lamb Pulao with spiced lentils and red onion salad with chunks of fried spiced potato. The lamb 'hidden' underneath the rice beautiful,tasty and tender .One of my real favourites, the lentils were like no others I've had before .Simply fantastic!!! Not like the dhansak that you get from Indian takeaways these were cooked down into a delicious sauce actually tasting of the spices that were in it. Probably my favourite.
Last but not least came the Pista Kulfi.the beautiful silky ice cream typical of India,this time flavoured with Iranian pistachios.
The Khaadraas Club dinners are held regularly usually with some sort of theme. The next one being paired with glengoyne whiskies. The one after that a celebration of Burn's night.If you can make one I can highly recommend it.
One final point, on leaving the restaurant there is an area that has awards and newspaper reports of Cyrus and Pervin's achievements and shows how passionate they are in supporting local and British suppliers providing their restaurants with excellent quality produce.
Cafe Spice Namaste
The main course Gos No Palav Taraela Masala Na Papaeta ,Masala Ni Daar and Cachumber-Lamb Pulao with spiced lentils and red onion salad with chunks of fried spiced potato. The lamb 'hidden' underneath the rice beautiful,tasty and tender .One of my real favourites, the lentils were like no others I've had before .Simply fantastic!!! Not like the dhansak that you get from Indian takeaways these were cooked down into a delicious sauce actually tasting of the spices that were in it. Probably my favourite.Last but not least came the Pista Kulfi.the beautiful silky ice cream typical of India,this time flavoured with Iranian pistachios.The Khaadraas Club dinners are held regularly usually with some sort of theme. The next one being paired with glengoyne whiskies. The one after that a celebration of Burn's night.If you can make one I can highly recommend it.
One final point, on leaving the restaurant there is an area that has awards and newspaper reports of Cyrus and Pervin's achievements and shows how passionate they are in supporting local and British suppliers providing their restaurants with excellent quality produce.
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