What’s on supply?
Harry Singh opened Spice Cottage in 2001. He had labored in his uncle’s takeaway in Scotland, and missed the style of his meals when he moved to Eire. The dishes on his takeaway menu, the place the whole lot is constructed from scratch, together with the entire sauces, replicate these influences and his mom’s northern India cooking. There’s a broad menu, starting from speciality curries to kebabs and biryanis, and gluten-free and vegan dishes.
In 2008, Singh’s son, Suh, joined the household enterprise and runs it together with his associate, Gill. Spice Cottage was awarded the title of Greatest Indian Meals after competing on RTÉ One’s Takeaway Titans in 2022. It additionally comes closely really useful by Irish Occasions meals author and chef Mark Moriarty.
What did we order?
A blended vegetable platter, Malabar fish, lamb Kohlapuri, tarka dal, pilau rice and raita.
How was the service?
The was a 10-minute wait after I arrived to select up the order. The Euros had been on so it was busy with loads of orders coming in on a Tuesday night.
Was the meals good?
This meals is superb and you actually discover the standard of the sauces. The vegetarian platter is beneficiant, with two of the whole lot. The samosas are notably good, a crisp, buttery pastry stuffed with peas and potatoes. The onion bhaji, aloo tikki and palak kebab (spinach and potato kebab) are additionally scrumptious. I had ordered the Malabar curry sizzling (there’s an additional sizzling spice stage too) and it was nuanced however not too sizzling. There have been chunky items of tilapia in a thick sauce layered with flavours of cumin, coriander, curry leaves and ginger, tempered with tomato and coconut.
There have been massive chunks of lamb within the lamb Kohlapuri, which is available in a thick sauce with flavours of cumin, curry leaves, coriander seeds onions and tomato, with soaked cashew nuts including texture. The tarka dal was chunky and substantial, with lentils and peas. A beneficiant portion of raita is refreshing and never too candy.
What concerning the packaging?
All packaging is paper and plastic-free, so recyclable if clear.
What did it value?
Dinner for 3 folks got here to €57.95: blended vegetable platter €13.25; Malabar fish, €14.50; lamb Kohlapuri, €13.95; tarka dal, €11; pilau rice, €2.75; and raita, €2.50.
The place does it ship?
Open each day, Solar-Wed, 5pm-9pm, Thurs-Sat 5pm-10pm. Supply through Deliveroo, 7km radius.
Would I order it once more?
Most positively – that is scrumptious Indian meals.