We’re simply thrilled to share the (extra-special, not-even-in the-book) recipe for Chef Naved's Chilli Chicken, inspired by an Indo-Chinese favourite from Bombay’s Leopold Cafe. We’ve been inundated with requests for an at-home recipe for this much-loved café staple and Chef was only too happy to oblige. We sincerely hope you enjoy it.
500g skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
Vegetable oil, for deep frying
For the marinade
20ml malt vinegar
20ml dark soy sauce
5g white pepper
A pinch of salt
A pinch of ajinomoto (MSG) (optional)
15g coriander stalks, finely chopped
1 small free range egg
85g cornflour
40g strong flour
For the sauce
3 tbsp vegetable oil
250g red onions, finely chopped
60g ginger, grated
60g garlic, chopped
35g green chillies, very finely chopped
35ml rice vinegar
60ml dark soy sauce
A pinch of ajinomoto (MSG) (optional)
1 tsp sugar
To serve
Spring onions, finely chopped
Lime wedges
For other Dishoom recipes, please see Dishoom: from Bombay with love, our cookery book and highly subjective guide to Bombay.
The sun is momentarily out again. Calendars are fast filling up. There’s many a thing to do and many a friend to meet. And if we may kindly add to the excitement and the plan-making, here’s our list of what we’re looking forward to in September.
While we were at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, we caught Evening Conversations, an engaging show by Sudha Bhuchar. We caught up with her after the show to talk about her journey and her views on South Asian representation on screen, which you can read below. And for those who didn’t walk down the cobbled streets of the city or stumble into an impromptu performance this year, we highly recommend it for 2024.
Each year as August dawns, the streets and rooms and corners of Edinburgh fill with music, art, laughter and song. Wander into grand halls and pokey pubs, as the morning sun rises or in the dark of night, to see creations of every kind as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In honour of this wonderful celebration of the performing arts (and as a little treat), here’s a special edition Dishoom Loves, covering all the acts we’ve circled on our festival programme.
For anyone looking to learn or read more on Partition, this page holds a series of resources, for all ages, created by people knowledgeable and knowing about such matters. It is by no means definitive – we have simply found them to be useful, inspiring and accessible.