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| - Very discriminating gluten free vegan here who has eaten Indian food in India and throughout the world.
I ordered via Just Eat. The food arrived hot, 10 minutes early.
After the disappointing Hakka Wow (who put wheat in pakoras) these guys did great. Not only were there 10 Pakoras for 5.99 (instead of 5 for 10.99, common in Indian joints), but they were GF and vegan - and came with a great coriander chutney. The bharta was special because I could taste that the eggplant was truly charcoal grilled. The dal had fresh tomato and was nicely spiced. I would have added fresh coriander, but thats ok. Aloo Gobi was also well done. You have to ask for dairy free bharta or they'll put butter in it.
I wish there was a fresh salad, an option to buy a side of cut onions or other fresh veg, but I'm very pleased with what I received. I'd also get an air fryer so pakoras could be cooked without deep-frying (if that'd even work).
I've gone through 7 Indian restaurants on Just Eat in the downtown core and this one's at the top. It isn't Madhur Jaffrey's cooking (regrettably, nowhere is), but it's perfectly fine with GF vegan options. I'd order again. The food I received was one notch above similar options at Bindia, Sher e Punjab, Bombay Palace, and on par with Bombay Street food. It was several orders of magnitude better than Truly India where you could not pay me to eat. It was a lot better than Little India Restaurant.
The next day, I left the bharta as-is. I added grated ginger, garlic, coriander seed, red onion, tomato, spinach and cilantro to the dal; fenugreek and cumin to the Aloo Gobi and it was perfect!
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