Tonight it was time to sample some of that delicious Indian food that London has been tempting me with since I deplaned. So I hoped on the tube and made my way to Brick Lane.
If you haven’t been to Brick Lane, it’s several blocks of Indian eats. All types, including a lot of Bangladeshi places as well. Tonight, I opted for Bangladeshi. I chose this place called City Spice, I will admit, mostly because they had a good “tout” and they had good reviews from Time Out London in their window. I was not disappointed.
The place was pretty reasonably priced for the food, all in all, I spend £12 on dinner, and it was worth every pence.
I started off with some Aloo Chop, which is lamb and some vegetables wrapped in a nice spicy potato mixture and fried to a crisp. It was really fantastic! It was served with a sweet yogurt sauce that was the perfect compliment, really a great starter.
After that, I had chicken Ureebisi Gatta, which is chicken cooked with green chili coriander, onion, many other spices and the seeds of Runner Beans. It started off pretty mild, but had a real nice spice build to it, so by the time I was finishing, I had some nice sweat coming off my upper lip. Good stuff.
The waiter told me it was an authentic Bangladeshi dish, which I have no reason not to believe, although, the most popular Indian dish in London is this stuff called Chicken Tikka Masala, which is an entirely British creation. Still, I might try it. After all, when in London…
I have never seen chop at a restaurant — I’ve only had homemade ones at parties. It’s classic Bengali/Bangladeshi party food, although usually it has a tuna/raisin mixture (I know, that sounds gross, but it’s good).
Sounds yummy. I love reading about what people ate. 🙂