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Many
curry fans have their enjoyment in the cuisine firmly rooted in
Bangladeshi or Punjabi dishes they know and love. Nepalese cuisine,
whilst very close to the cuisines of other parts of the
sub-continent, is subtly different and offers a variation on the familiar.
One such restaurant breaking into
an area previously dominated by Bangladeshi and Puinjabi restaurant
is Vancha Ghar in Tolworth, Surrey. Although small, this restaurant
is incredibly friendly with beaming waiters and a fascinating open kitchen.
The menu offers a good selection
of tasty starters and we tried aloo chat, Aduwa Chap Lamb Chops and a
new one for us - Chhoala - delicious, roasted lamb pieces marinated
with ginger, garlic, spices, mustard oil and methi seed.
There are plenty of fascinating
choices for main course including Sherpa Lamb, Poleko Sea Bass,
Tarkari mixed vegetable curry, Bhatti Chicken, a Nepalese pub dish
and Jangali Mutton Aloo, the favoured dish of the brave and almost
foolhardy Himalayan honey hunters who harvest the honey from the
world's largest bees Apis laboriosa.
Each dish we tried was cleverly
spiced and well presented and those of us who had never tried
Nepalese food before became immediate converts.
Vancha Ghar does not seem to have
hit the headlines either locally or nationally as yet but it is
certainly a hidden gem and deserves its place in the sun.
Vancha
Ghar 41 The Broadway, Tolworth, Surrey Tel : 020 8399 3122
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