Spice Night at the Plume on 1st September is
themed as the Classic Curry Night.
Set menu of…
Spicy Prawn Cocktail
Chicken Tikka Masala
Bombay Potato
Rice
Chapattis
at £18 per head.
Bookings are essential as every event has been
booked out well ahead of the event.
Please email greenwichcurryclub@hotmail.com
Spice Night at the Plume on Monday 28th July will spotlight Bengali food. The set menu, served at 7.30pm is available at just £15 per head.
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Popadoms and pickles (Lime pickle, Mango pickle and Aubergine pickle)
Roasted Corn with chilli and sea salt
Mutton Biryani
Shaktora Dhal
Vegetable Curry
Chapatti or Nan bread
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Advance bookings are essential as the event is always fully booked.
Please call the Plume of Feathers (19 Park Vista, Greenwich. Tel: 020 8858 1661) or email greenwichcurryclub@hotmail.com
Spice Night at the Plume on Monday 30th June will spotlight food from South India. The set menu, served at 7.30pm is available at just £15 per head.
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Popadoms and pickles (Lime pickle, Mango pickle and Aubergine pickle)
Onion Bhajis
Goan Prawn Curry (mild-medium)
Chicken Madras (medium-hot)
Rice
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Please book at the Plume of Feathers (19 Park Vista, Greenwich. Tel: 020 8858 1661)
or email greenwichcurryclub@hotmail.com
This is the Nuclear Naga sauce (£4.95) that is available from the superb One Stop Hot Shop, a great online shop selling hot sauces, chutneys, relishes, sweets, nuts, jam and pickles – all with a decidedly hot twist.
Lahore, SE10
Spice World at 101 Trafalgar Road in Greenwich, the on-the-face-of-it chicken shop, has rebranded itself as Lahore so people realise it makes decent curry (it really does). There is the full range of curries from the classic favourites to a good selection of specials (including Green Curry and Chicken Rajeshwani) but the lunch specials catch the eye. A ready-made selection of three curries (Lamb, Chicken or Meatball when I visited) comes with rice for just £4.50. There is also dal and a vegetable curry available. Fried chicken, pizzas and kebabs are still on the menu but this is now firmly in the curry camp.
Kerala Village, another new Greenwich curry venture can be found at 119 Trafalgar Road. Offering South Indian, Sri Lankan and North Indian dishes, all the usual dishes are there if you want them. But there are many unusual dishes, including four egg curries and an extensive range of seafood offerings such as Mussels Fry, Squid Fry, and the intriguing Fish Molly. And vegetable fans have a range that is second to none with dishes incorporating beetroot, cabbage, aubergine as well as the more usual paneer, chick peas and dal.
Real Taste, the chicken, chips and kebab place next to the Co-op in Greenwich town centre has cut its offerings of curry. The venue used to offer a full range of spicy food including all the old-school favourites at decent prices under the banner of Real Spice. However, this has been trimmed back, although a small range of biryanis is still offered and makes a nice alternative to fried chicken and chips.
I like this idea, although the cream must have run out towards the end of the word! When I ordered a Napali Chicken at Chutney, in Blackheath Road, the chef spelt the name of the restaurant… Bit of fun I thought, although I can only make out Chu.
Chilli jam may sound unusual but don’t think the sweetness of the jam will save you from the fire – especially with the Bhut Jalokia variety! Indeed, if anything, it lulls you into a false sense of security before fully hitting you with the chilli.
Made by the Chilli Jam Factory in Kent, the range of four jams – Original, Bonnet Blaster, Nitro Naga and Jhut Balokia (marked as for over 18s only) – is stocked by Lockies Shellfish, which operates from the Lord Hood pub in Greenwich.
Here are a few spicy products to keep your eyes open for the next time you’re in Africa…
First up is the superb named Chilly Willy hot sauce. Discovered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, it’s hot enough for a decent kick, but it won’t blow off your head. It’s ideal for spicing up a bland chicken sandwich at the airport.
Another sauce a bit further south (Cape Town, South Africa) that is worth a try is the homemade Vasco de Gama chilli sauce. No airs and graces here, but the Vasco is a legendary Portuguese pub-restaurant (3 Alfred Street, Greenpoint. Tel: +27 (0)21 425 2157). Try it with a Prego Roll.
And as if to prove that the best finds really are to be found tucked away in obscure places, you can now enjoy genuine German Curry Wurst made in a small microbrewery based on land that was formerly used by the South African explosives company AECI. The Triggerfish Brewery (Cnr De Beers Avenue and Broadway Road, Somerset West. Tel: +27 (0)21 851 5861) is not something you stumble across by accident but it’s fast becoming popular and as it’s run by a German couple you can enjoy that nation’s contribution to the curry world for just R45 (a bit less than £3).
And not too far from Triggerfish is Sweetwell Butchery & Deli (Sweetwell Farm, near Winery Road, off the R44, the road between Somerset West and Stellenbosch. Tel: +27 (0)21 855 1203) is where you will find Braun Curry, which is essentially a spicy, rough mixed pâté. Good with eggs and toast at breakfast time.
The Royal Curry Club 