Ukunakwa futhi Ukungaphansi - Indawo yokudlela yase-Oldest Indian yaseNyakatho kunayo yonke indawo
Indawo yokudlela yasePunjab e-Covent Garden yindawo ethanda indawo yendawo wonke umuntu okufanele abe nayo ohlwini lwakhe lokuxhumana. Kuyinto ekhululekile, ingxenyeni efanele yedolobha futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukudla kunzima kakhulu.
I-Punjab ihlala ekhoneni elifanayo, e-Shaftsbury Avenue ekupheleni kwe-Neal Street, iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-60. Yindawo yokudlela yase-Northern yaseNdiya endala kunazo zonke.
Umndeni wakwaMaan usugijime kusukela beqala ukuvula e-Aldgate ngo-1946 ukukhonza ukupheka ekhaya i-punjabi kubagibeli baseLascar kusukela e-East London docks.
Lokho kwakungaphambi kweBrits iningi laze lazama nokudla kwamaNdiya. Nakuba ngokushesha wathuthela eCovent Garden (elula yokubona indawo, indawo yokudlala yaseshashalazini kanye ne-West End yezitolo), abanikazi baye bahlala bethembekile ezimpandeni zabo, bakhela ngokuthembeka ngokudla okuhle, okungahloniphi futhi okuyiqiniso.
I-Serendipity Emini Ebusuku
Ngazulazula ngiya ePunjab futhi ngazama ukudla okudala eNorth Indian ukudla ngengozi. Ngingahle ngihambe ngidlule iminyaka eminingi ngaphandle kokuqaphela kakhulu. Khona-ke ukuqokwa okukhanseliwe, kwangithola ngilungile ngaphandle kwalo njengoba nje isimo sezulu sasihamba kabi.
Kumelwe ukuba onkulunkulu basePunjabi bebebukele ngoba njengoba ngidlula iPunjab, i-drizzle eguquguqukayo yaphenduka isiphepho esinamandla. Ngangithungela ngaphansi kwe-awning eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ebanzi yokudlela futhi ngifakwe e-diners endaweni efudumele, ekhanyayo. Into elandelayo uyazi, ngazithola ngihlezi ngaphakathi, imenyu ngesandla.
I-Old Fashioned Kodwa Ayifuni I-Stuffy
Ukujwayela okudala okwenziwe ngokuthinta okwamanje - imidwebo kanye nokudweba ngezindwangu ezijulile noma izindonga zesinaphi ezimashuni - zihlanganisa ukuhlangana okunethezeka.
Amafasitela amakhulu wesithombe avula umbono wechungechunge lomunye wendawo kule ndawo ekhoneni le-Neal Street, eShaftbury Avenue naseMonmouth Street - enikeza imibono ejabulisayo ngabavakashi abadlulayo, abasebenzi basehhovisi, izinhlamvu zendawo kanye nemidlalo yaseshashalazini. Indawo yokudlela idlulela phezu kwamakamelo amaningana esakhiweni sakwa-300 ubudala.
Amathebula asondelene ndawonye okwenza iqembu elidabukisayo lamadoda lingilandele ubuhlungu obukhulu, kepha ngeCovent Garden real estate nge-premium, yi-quibble encane.
Ukududuza Ukufudumala
Abafaki bokupheka eNyakatho Indian bayothola imenyu yePunjab ejwayelekile. Inqwaba yenkukhu, iwundlu, inhlanzi, i-prawn kanye nezitsha zemifino ihlanganisa ukukhethwa kweTandoori kulabo abathanda ukudla kwabo kwamaNdiya. Kodwa izinhlobonhlobo eziningi - iKorma, Madras, Jalfrezi, - ziyinkimbinkimbi, zivumba ngaphandle kokungadingekile.
Ngakhetha inkukhu ye-Butter, isitshalo sePunjabi esikhukhunjeni senkukhu, esasiliswa nge-yogurt esiphundu bese sitholwa emthonjeni we-sauce, utamatisi no-ukhilimu, okhethwe yi-cumin ne-coriander imbewu, i-cayenne pepper ne-cardamom echotshoziwe. Isitsha sasicebile futhi sinelisekile, nje kuphela usuku olubi, olunomvula. Futhi isabelo, ngezingxenye ezimbili zezinkukhu ezinamanzi, kwakungenele kokubili. I-sauce yayilungile kakhulu ukushiya epulatifheni ngakho ngayiphakamisa ngesinkwa esinama-naan.
I-Punjab ithumele iresiphi ye-Butter Chicken kuwebhusayithi yayo - nakanjani kufanele uvivinye.
Futhi i-Go-Withs
Ukuhambisana nenkukhu, ngangizama uGobbi Aloo, inhlanganisela enhle kakhulu yamazambane nekholifulawa. Isitshalo esilula, isitshalo semifino sasiyisibonelo esihle ngendlela abapheki baseNdiya bahlanganisa ngayo izinongo eziningi ezahlukene - i-garlic, i-cumin, i-ginger, i-turmeric, i-paprika, i-garam masala ne-coriander-ukwenza ama-flavour ehlukile.
Futhi futhi, isabelo esivulekile, esanele amabili.
Iphekwe ngokupheka, irayisi e-basmati ecacile, i-butterfly engavuthiwe ne-Coke igcwalise ukudla kwami kwasemini (kanye nesidlo sami kanye nezinsalela ezipakiwe ukuze zifike ekhaya). Ngenkokhelo yesevisi engu-10%, yaba yi-£ 25 - hhayi okubi eLondon West End uma ucabanga ukuthi ngingabelana ngakho.
Ngilangazelela ukubuya ukuzama ezinye izinto ezikhethekile zendlu, kuhlanganise no-Acharri Gosht, owaziwa ngama-Punjabi diners, no-Grandad kaKali Dall, iresiphi emnyama edala umdali omnikazi wamanje. Futhi uma konke lokho kuyiGreki kuwe, ungakhathazeki. Izincazelo eziphelele zemenyu yazo zonke izitsha ziyakhuthaza.
Izifundo eziningi ezisemqoka ziyi-£ 10 (izitsha zokudla zasolwandle zithengisa okungaphezulu), ngezingxenye ezihambisana nohlelo lwamaphesenti angu-5 kuya ku-£ 7. Ama-condiments (ama-raitas nama-saladi) nezinkwa ezivela ekukhethweni okubanzi (i-naan, i-paratha, i-roti ne-chapati, egcwele futhi ecacile, enhle futhi enomusa) ivela ku- £ 2 kuya ku-£ 3.50.
(Amanani anembile ngo-2016)
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