Monthly Archives: October 2024

Glasgow – New Cafe Reeshah – Wow! and then some…

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Hector

My wife is the best cook in Glasgow – so a taxi driver told me one evening. The Hector is still waiting for an invitation to verify this. I make it a point of establishing where taxi drivers eat in … Continue reading →

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Hector Cooks – Jhinga Saag Aloo

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Hector

Hector cooks a Prawn Curry? After the recent Chicken Patia, anything is possible. The latter proved once again that the presence of Chicken in a Curry is little more than bulk and protein, so why not Prawns? Prawns in a … Continue reading →

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Hector Cooks – Chicken Patia

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Hector

The freezer said – Chicken tonight. Something different was required, there was a notion for Chicken Patia. A Pork Patia appeared in these pages in 2020 during the dark days of Lockdown. It is six years since I last cooked … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – The Wee Dhaaba – Not quite there yet

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Hector

A Monday lunchtime in Glasgow, options for Desi Curry are frustratingly limited. A third visit to The Wee Dhaaba (17 Elder Street, Govan, Glasgow G51 3DY) was the choice. On visit #1, the Lamb Karahi (£12.00) impressed. On visit #2, … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Handi By Darbar – Sublime Curry, Service Too!

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Hector

On Monday, I offered The Carnoustie Two, the option of a visit to Handi By Darbar (51-53 Nelson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow, G5 8DZ), instead, Akbar’s was chosen. Today, I gave Lord Clive and Lady Maggie of Crawley no choice, the … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Akbar’s – Bradford Curry, in Glasgow (R.I.P. Shabir)

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Hector

The Carnoustie Two – Dr. Alasdair and Mags, were having a day of dining in Glasgow. Marg and Hector were only involved with dinner, lunch was elsewhere. This meant the timing and volume of Curry-Heute was crucial. Three possible venues … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Curry Cottage – A Rainy Saturday

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Hector

A rainy Saturday, cold and wet, welcome back to Glasgow, Hector. Curry Cottage (91 Cambridge Street, Glasgow G3 6RU) was the most convenient of Glasgow’s Top Rated Curry venues open this afternoon. 2500 steps in the rain was enough, not … Continue reading →

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Berlin – Punjabi Zaiqa – The Day After October 7

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Hector

On Saturday, whilst Hector was enjoying his Lamb (Desi) Korma (€12.90) at Punjabi Zaiqa (Tromsöer Strasse 6, 13359 Berlin Deutschland), Marg was pioneering the appearance of Aloo Keema (€9.90) in these pages. The Soupçon that crossed the table was a … Continue reading →

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Berlin – Khan Baba – Tag 406

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Hector

Always on the lookout for new Berlin Curry Houses, research revealed Khan Baba (Amsterdamer Str. 12, 13347 Berlin, Deutschland) up in Wedding, an area the Hector has been monitoring for years. There are plenty of Curry Houses in this part … Continue reading →

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Berlin – Punjabi Zaiqa – Ausgezeichnetes!

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Hector

After Poznan, it has to be Berlin, or vice versa. Berlin means the Hector making a bee line to Punjabi Zaiqa (Tromsöer Strasse 6, 13359 Berlin Deutschland). Opened in September 2022, this is Hector’s seventh visit. Lamm Karahi (€14.90) served … Continue reading →

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