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Madras Cafe's Food Stories
Discover the artistry and dedication behind our Indian cuisine. Unearth the traditions, techniques, and anecdotes that make our dishes exceptional.
Have You Seen the New Madras Cafe on Stockwell Street?
Glasgow's favourite Indian restaurant has a stunning new home right on the Clyde. Bigger, bolder, and built for every occasion. If you haven't been yet, here's exactly what you're missing. Ask anyone who has eaten at Madras Cafe and they will tell you the same thing. The food is the reason you go back. The new location on Stockwell Street is the reason you stay longer. And if you have not found it yet, look for the big red sign on Stockwell Street, right on the edge of the Cl
May 186 min read
The Hara Bara Kabab Recipe That Isn't Green
Hara bara means green and full of life. This kabab, made from nothing more than potato, peas and a fistful of spice, never once touches a spinach leaf. That might sound like a contradiction, and in a way it is. Most versions of this dish lean on spinach and coriander to earn that lush colour and the name that comes with it. This one takes a different route: potato and green peas doing the work on their own, bound with corn flour and lifted with garam masala, white pepper and
Jul 164 min read
Cricket and Curry: Why Glasgow Is Cricket Season Too
There is a very particular sound in Glasgow right now: a phone propped against a pint glass, a radio commentary drifting out of a kitchen window, someone's uncle shouting at a screen three streets away. India are touring England, and whether or not Glasgow has a ground hosting the action, the city is watching every ball. A pairing older than either of us realised There is a line that gets repeated a lot in food writing, and it holds up: if Britain taught India how to play cri
Jul 164 min read
Why Alphonso Is Called the King of Mangoes
Every fruit has a season. Only one mango gets a coronation. Walk into any Indian household between April and June and you will hear the same debate that has been running for decades: is this the year the Alphonso finally beats last year's batch? No other fruit in Indian cooking gets talked about with quite that much reverence, and once you know its backstory, the fuss starts to make a lot more sense. A Mango Named After a Portuguese General The Alphonso does not have an India
Jul 165 min read
Pakoda or Pakora: The Classic Indian Snack
There is a very specific kind of happiness that comes from biting into something hot, crispy, and spiced while it is raining outside. Across India, an entire snack culture has been built around exactly that feeling, and the food at the centre of it is the pakoda. Crispy, golden, endlessly variable, and somehow always exactly what you want with a cup of tea, the pakoda is one of the Indian subcontinent's great culinary constants. This is the story behind it, and Chef Shabu's o
Jun 165 min read
What Does Father's Day Look Like in India, and How Would You Celebrate It With a Curry?
Father's Day in the UK falls on the third Sunday of June, this year on 21st June, and most of us mark it the same way we always have. A card, maybe a gift, and a meal together if everyone can get the timing right. It is simple, familiar, and exactly the kind of low-key celebration that suits a British Sunday. But step outside the UK and Father's Day starts to look like a surprisingly varied and, in places, genuinely unusual celebration. From feasts to footraces to beer-fuelle
Jun 164 min read
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