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Hason
Raja, Holborn's well-known Indian and Bangladeshi fine dining venue,
is offering patrons a £10 voucher which they can chose to donate
to victims of Mambia's terrorist attack, use to discount meals, or
split the money between the two.
Hason Raja
proprietor Rafu Miah says, "Lots of restaurants are offering
credit crunch specials, but despite the gloom and doom in the media,
plenty of businesses and individuals continue to thrive - those
people that don't need the cash can put it toward a good cause."
Using authentic
ingredients, Hason Raja offers an eclectic modern cuisine including
Monk Fish Tikka, Dumka Lobster and Goose Ki Parchy. Other unique
offerings include the Abadi King Prawn lightly spiced starter with
tartar sauce, the Tandoori Paslion rack of lamb and the Duck Breast
served in anis and saffron sauce.
Chef Prasun Saha,
who trained in Calcutta, working in 5-star establishments such as the
Taj Hotel, Mumbai's famous Only Fish restaurant and top Chinese
restaurants in Gujarat, offers a fusion of flavours with subtle
influences of Chinese and Thai cuisines. He is also happy to prepare
favourite dishes not featured on the menu.
Signature
Bangladeshi dishes include Shathkora Mangsho, a traditional dish of
diced lamb shank cooked with wild Bangladeshi lemons.
The restaurant is
dedicated to the 19th century Bangladeshi feudal lord. A playboy in
his early life Hason Raja led a life full of drama, colour and
romance, before become an aesthete in later years, devoting himself
to writing poetry and music.
Established in
January 2003 restaurateur Rafu Miah, has put his 30 plus years'
industry experience into creating a first-rate fine dining
establishment, offering traditional and modern dishes with authentic
tastes and distinctive flavours in a stylish, understated soundings
with Italian furnishings and exemplary service.
Commenting on the
spate of terrorist attacks in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, Miah
said: "Asians from the Indian sub-continent are all brothers,
we shouldn't be killing each other - this is a way for people to
express their revulsion of terrorism regardless of the perpetrators."
Like the
transformation of restaurant's namesake from playboy to aesthete,
Miah calls on those intolerant of others' views and beliefs, to
undergo a change of heart and learn to live in state of mutual respect.
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