Benares, New York 7/10

http://www.benaresnyc.com/

Address: 240 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019

Phone:(212) 397-0707

 

 

Kakori kebab - 7/10

Ground lamb rubbed with ginger garlic  chili infused with poppy seeds & nutmeg

Barrah kabab - 7/10

Lamb pieces marinated in yogurt and nutmeg

Sitar restaurant, Paris 7/10

http://restaurant-sitar.fr/
7 Rue Liot, Boulogne-Billancourt, France+33 1 46 21 32 16

Overall, a fairly good restaurant, given its Paris...

Cheese naan - 8/10 different and interesting
Lamb (Agneau) madras / curry - 7/10. Tasty lamb dish
Lamb biryani - 7/10. Lamb pieces could be better marinated, but still an above average biryani
Chicken (poulet) curry - 6/10. The use of tomato puree, instead of fresh tomatoes, adds some gelatinous consistency to it, otherwise its ok
Chicken bhuna/madras - 7/10
Keema matar - 7/10 - a bit on the sweet side

Mixed kebab platter - 
Beef seekh kebab - 7/10
Chicken tikka - 6/10
Lamb tikka - 7/10

Masala chai - 7/10
 

Spice Village, London (Southall), 8/10

 http://spicevillageltd.com/southall-branch/

Address: 185-189 The Broadway, Southall UB1 1LX, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 8574 4475

A large, busy restaurant. Open kitchen. Seems very popular and the food was good too.

Mixed grill - a good sizzling platter overall (image).
Lamb chops - 8/10 , tasty and tender and well marinated.
Lamb seekh kabab - 8/10
Chicken tikka - 7/10
Lamb tikka - 8/10.

A chef special chicken dish 8/10 (not on menu, but ask for chef special), which was well spiced, similar to but unlike your regular chicken curry/karahi (with bone). Caveat - the high dose of those 1-3 spices may not be to your liking (the taste is a mix between bay leaf and fennel and cumin - or maybe a mix of all 3 - they didnt tell)

Chana masala - 7/10

Naan - fresh 7/10

Lahore Kebab House, Near East Aldgate tube, London : 8/10

http://www.lahore-kebabhouse.com/

Address: 2-10 Umberston St, London E1 1PY, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 7481 9737

 

Some of the best lamb chops here, also one of their specialties. You can see it on pretty much every table, and made fresh in volume. Overall a tasty place, but lacks consistency between trips. Its a BYOB place.

 

Lamb chops - 9/10. Not heavily spiced, nor hot (spice), but flavorful and juicy. 

Chicken karahi (boneless) / curry (bone) - 7/10, sometimes not so good, but not consistent. Bone version is better.

Lamb karahi / curry - 7/10, but not consistent either. Bone version is better.

Naan - 5/10

Lamb seekh kabab - 8/10

Mutton tikka - 7/10

Chicken tikka - 7/10

Saag paneer - 6/10

Bhindi okra - 7/10

Methi gosht - 6/10