Kostas is in London! This historic occasion had to be marked, we would rendezvous later. Hector flew south early this morning to Gatwick. Having taken different routes from Crawley to Wandsworth earlier this year, Clive had come up with a third, and hopefully more efficient, one: train to Clapham Junction, bus to Tooting Bec.
This worked smoothly, though we were left with the substantial walk from Tooting Bec towards Tooting Broadway. We did get to marvel at Daily Fresh Naan. Naans of every description, imagine having this on your doorstep! Arriving at We were led to a table at the rear of the restaurant, only a few tables on the raised dias remained. Families, groups, everyone was here for โ Curry. We had already agreed that today, we would โ do the kilo. Maggie, as ever, was concerned that the Karahi might be โ too Spicy.
I thought we had buried that in Lisboa? I assured here that nowhere serves Karahi that is going to be OTT. Well, until I discover otherwise. Desi-Apna โ was mentioned to the waiter, to ensure we were having the authentic Karahi.
He consequently confirmed โ on-the-bone. That must be a lot of Keema. Having accepted this, it was somewhat annoying to see a jug of tap water being brought to another table. No ice was offered by the waiter, a Modest Salad and bottle of sauce did mark the completion of the Order. Maggie did remark on the poverty of the Salad, I explained the term โ Modest. The small print says a thirty minute wait, the Karahi and Chapatti arrived in twenty minutes, it took another five for the Naans, Maggie got torn in first.
Dawat Special Charsi Lamb Karahi. The sliced Bullet Chillies did cause Maggie concern, I assured here these were not as potent as the more common Finger Chillies. Meat was tender, not too spicy. Tomato, Coriander, Bullet Chillies visible.
