Tshaj Tawm thiab Underrated - UK's Qub Qub Tshaj Qub North Indian yog ib qho Kev Tshawb Fawb
Punjab Cov Tsev Noj Mov hauv Covent Garden yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm qhov chaw uas sawv daws yuav tsum muaj ntawm lawv daim ntawv teev npe. Nws zoo heev, nws yog nyob rau hauv ib sab ntawm lub nroog thiab, qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm tag nrho cov, cov khoom noj khoom haus yog zoo kawg li.
Punjab tau nyob hauv tib lub ces kaum, ntawm Shaftsbury Avenue kawg ntawm Neal Street, rau ntau tshaj 60 xyoo. Nws yog lub UK tus qub tshaj qub qaum Indian lub tsev noj mov.
Cov tsev neeg Maan tau khiav tawm txij li thaum lawv tau qhib hauv Aldgate xyoo 1946 los ua haujlwm rau lub tsev noj mov ua Lascar cov neeg caij nkoj los ntawm East docks nyob ze.
Ntawd yog ua ntej tshaj plaws ntawm Brits twb sim Indian zaub mov. Txawm tias tsis ntev nws tau tsiv mus rau Covent Vaj (yoojyim rau kev mus ncig, kev ua yeebyam mus thiab West End khw), cov tswvcuab tau nyob ruaj khov rau lawv cov hauv paus hniav, ua ib tus neeg ncajncees tom qab nrog kev noj qab haus huv, tsis muaj qabhau thiab cov zaubmov.
Serendipity rau ntawm Los nag hmo
Kuv mus ncig ua ke hauv Punjab thiab tau sim ua nws cov duab qub qub qub coj los ua North Indian zaub mov yuav luag yog los ntawm kev sib tsoo. Kuv yuav zaum tau taug kev yav dhau los nws tsis tau dhau xyoo. Tom qab ntawd tau teem sijhawm lawm, pom kuv sab nraud nws raws li huab cua ntshiab.
Cov vajtswv Punjabi yuav tsum tau saib xyuas vim hais tias raws li thaum kuv tau mus rau Punjab, ib qho dej qab ntsev tau hloov mus rau qhov dej nag. Kuv tau txais vaj tse nyob rau hauv lub tsev noj mov lub rooj xoob xiav lub qhov rooj thiab pom nyob rau hauv cov neeg tawm tsam hauv sov, ci sab hauv. Tom ntej no koj paub, Kuv pom kuv tus kheej zaum hauv, cov ntawv qhia zaub mov hauv tes.
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Qub dua qub kev paub zoo nrog cov nphau hnub nyoog - kev kos duab thiab luam tawm ntawm tob tob los yog textured mustard daj phab ntsa - ua ke rau ib qho chaw tos.
Cov duab loj qhib qhov rais qhib rau ntawm ib qho ntawm qhov chaw qhov kev sib txuas ntawm txoj kev vam meej - txoj kev Neal Street, Shaftbury Avenue thiab Monmouth Street - muab kev lom zem ntawm cov neeg tuaj ncig tebchaws uasi, cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv chav ua haujlwm, cov cim hauv zej zos thiab txoj kev ua yeeb yam. Lub tsev noj mov nthuav tawm ntau chav hauv ib lub tsev muaj hnub nyoog 300 xyoo.
Ntxhuav yog sib ze me ntsis ua ke uas ua rau cov neeg sab nrauv qis me ntsis ntawm kuv tus mob, tab sis nrog Covent Garden av ntawm tus nqi, nws yog lub me me quibble.
Txaus siab rau
Cov kiv cua ntawm North Indian ua noj yuav pom Punjab cov ntawv qhia zoo ib yam. Cov array ntawm nqaij qaib, yaj, ntses, prawn thiab cov zaub mov ntawm cov zaub mov muaj xws li Tandoori xaiv rau cov neeg uas nyiam lawv cov khoom noj khoom haus hauv Hli. Tab sis feem ntau ntawm cov variations - Korma, Madras, Jalfrezi, - yog me ntsis complex, ntsim tsis yog tsis tsim nyog vog.
Kuv tau xaiv Butter Chicken, ib qho Punjabi phaj ntawm tav qaib, marinated nyob rau hauv spiced yogurt thiab ces simmered ntawm cov pob txha nyob rau hauv ib tug sauce ntawm txiv lws suav, butter thiab cream, seasoned nrog cumin thiab coriander noob, cayenne kua txob thiab crushed cardamom. Cov zaub mov yog nplua nuj thiab txaus siab, tsuas yog txoj cai rau lub hnub ci, hnub ci. Thiab feem, nrog ob plump nqaij qaib feem, tau yooj yim txaus rau ob. Cov sauce zoo heev tawm hauv phaj ces kuv scooped nws nrog naan qhob cij.
Punjab tau tso ib daim ntawv qhia rau Butter Chicken rau nws lub vev xaib - twv yuav raug hu ua nqi.
Thiab cov Go-Withs
Nrog cov qaib, Kuv sim Gobi Aloo, zoo nkauj ua ke ntawm qos yaj ywm thiab cauliflower. Qhov yoojyim no, cov zaubmov noj zaubmov yog ib qhov piv txwv zoo ntawm txoj kev khoos phis neeg Mis Kas ua ke ntau hom txuj lom - qej, cumin, Ginger, turmeric, paprika, garam masala thiab coriander - los ua kom nyias txawv nyias thiab qhov tsis txaus siab.
Thiab dua, ib qho siab dav, txaus rau ob.
Nplej siav, dawb basmati nplej, ib qho butterfly naan thiab ib tug Coke ua tiav kuv su (thiab kuv noj hmo nrog cov seem uas tau nqa mus tsev). Nrog rau 10% kev pabcuam them nqi , nws tuaj txog txog £ 25 - tsis phem nyob rau London's West End thaum koj xav tias kuv tuaj yeem koom nrog nws.
Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau tom qab rov qab sim qee yam ntawm lwm lub tsev specialties xws li Acharri Gosht, nrov nrog Punjabi diners, thiab Grandad lub Kali Dall, dub dall daim ntawv qhia los ntawm yawg ntawm tus tswv tam sim no. Thiab yog tias txhua yam uas yog Greek rau koj, tsis txhob txhawj. Cov ntawv qhia zaub mov hauv txhua daim ntawv qhia txog txhua yam zaub mov yeej txaus siab.
Feem ntau cov hoob kawm tseem ceeb yog li ntawm £ 10 (cov khoom noj khoom haus cov khoom noj tau them me ntsis ntxiv), nrog cov neeg tuaj yeem hais txog £ 5 rau £ 7. Cov txiv qaub (raitas thiab zaub xam lav) thiab breads los ntawm kev xaiv dav dav (naan, paratha, roti thiab chapati, ntim thiab dawb, qab zib thiab savory) yog £ 2 rau £ 3.50.
(Cov nqi nyob hauv 2016)
Punjab Essentials
- Chaw nyob: Punjab, 80 Neal Street, London WC2H 9PA
- Xovtooj: +44 (0) 207 836 9787
- Lub website
- Cov Sijhawm: Txhua hnub rau pluas su thiab noj hmo. Hnub Monday-Saturday tav su rau 11:30 pm, Hnub Sunday mus rau 10 pm
- Takeaway cov ntawv qhia zaub mov muaj
- Nqe Khwv: Cov khoom ntim ua rau cov nqi nruab nrab rau ob.
- Saib yeeb yaj kiab