Signature Dish Award for Brighton's Indian Summer
Brighton's
Indian Summer restaurant has had its Mamaji's Chicken named as one of the top
three dishes in the Best In Britain Awards (BiBA) for Best Traditional
Signature Dish 2015.
Also cited are
Cardiff-based Makosh restaurant's Lamb Railway Curry and the Rabbit Stew of
Cinnamon Culture in Bromley.
Indian Summer
is known for is mix of modern contemporary dishes and authentic regional
cuisine based on family recipes, passed down through the generations.
The
award-winning Mamaji's Chicken dish is prepared following a recipe from the
mother of Indian Summer's co owner Minesh Agnihotri. 'Mamaji' is the Punjabi term for 'mother'.
“Growing up,
mum's chicken, made with cashews, tomatoes, onions, fennel seeds, red chillies,
asafoetida, garlic, turmeric and coriander, was a particular childhood
favourite of mine,” said Minesh, “I've taught people how to prepare it in over
private 100 homes at the cooking lessons I give – they all love it.”
Surprisingly,
Manesh's mother, Jyostna Agnihotri, is a strict vegetarian and will not even
handle meat.
“When we were
younger, mum always got my brother and me to clean the meat, whilst she
prepared the spices. It's a hearty dish
– using traditional cooking techniques. She never tasted it but it was always
fantastic. That's how I leant to cook.”
Indian Summer
is also named in BiBA's Top 50 Indian restaurants in the country, for the
second year running.
Part of
National Curry Week, the BIBAs are the longest running awards in the ethnic
restaurant industry, having begun in 1993.
The awards aim
to highlight excellence in the Indian restaurant sector and are based on
customer nominations with the final selection decided by a group of expert
judges chaired by National Curry Week founder, Peter Grove.
A recent fund
raising lunch hosted by Indian Summer during National Curry Week raised £700
for the Curry Tree Project and the Find Your Feet charity.
Indian Summer
has also just been declared one of the UK's Top 10 Indian restaurants to be
found outside London by the respected Harden's restaurant guide, which states:
“With its 'modern' and 'well-balanced' cuisine, this Lanes fixture offers a
'totally different' curry house experience, and attracts not only 'discerning'
locals but also 'gastro-tourists down for a racy weekend!'
Indian Summer
has also been named as a finalist in this year's Asian Curry Awards. The
winners will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony being held at the
London Hilton on Sunday 15th November.
Indian Summer,
70 East Street, Brighton BN1 1HQ
T: 01273 711001
Tw: @indiansummer108
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