{"id":72243,"date":"2025-05-03T22:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/72243\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T22:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:15:11","slug":"glasgow-indian-restaurant-launches-whopping-40-dish-offering-dubbed-alternative-sunday-roast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/72243\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow Indian restaurant launches whopping 40 dish offering dubbed &#8216;alternative Sunday roast&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN Indian restaurant has launched a lip-smacking offering consisting of 40 individual dishes.<\/p>\n<p>Kinara, on King Street, is serving up traditional thali, which is often dubbed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian<\/a>-style tapas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thali of Indian food.\" height=\"960\" width=\"720\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8878408c-0edd-4508-845d-b7d98425cea0.jpg\" data-caption=\"Kinara Indian restaurant in Glasgow is serving up a delicious thali\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8878408c-0edd-4508-845d-b7d98425cea0.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Kinara Indian restaurant in Glasgow is serving up a delicious thali<\/p>\n<p>The mammoth meal is served on a huge silver platter and consists of a selection of curries, pakoras, breads and dips. <\/p>\n<p>And award-winning chef Shabu Natarajan and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business<\/a> partner Altaf Hossain reckon it could rival the much-loved Sunday roast.<\/p>\n<p>Altaf said: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/glasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow<\/a> is famous for its food so to celebrate that, Kinara is offering an exciting brand new dish created by our head chef.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are the first to offer the biggest Mega Thali on one table and it\u2019s already proving popular with our customers old and new. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our award-winning chef Shabu Natarajan has selected 44 different dishes from all parts of India, from south, from north, from the Central belt, and further afield to bring a new culinary experience to Glasgow diners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Included in the delicious dish are spiced onions, vegetable pakora, butter chicken and lamb Rogan Josh &#8211; to name a few. <\/p>\n<p>The thali is designed for 4-6 people and is priced at just \u00a399.<\/p>\n<p>And Altaf reckons there&#8217;s something for everyone on &#8216;Scotland&#8217;s largest thali&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;We have a Nilgiri Lamb Korma, for example, which is a very unique dish in our restaurant. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The recipe is from South India, and it&#8217;s balanced with the spices and fresh herbs, like coriander, mint and green chillies. <\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s top ten favourite Indian dishes revealed from Samosas to Tandoori &#8211; where does yours rank-<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also have dishes like Rasam on there &#8211; a soup which people will not have tried and there are other surprises too. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an experience of a lifetime and people are already contacting us about trying it after seeing it on our socials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kinara, the sister restaurant to Madras Cafe, is serving up the delicious dish every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>FORTY DISH THALI AT KINARA <\/p>\n<p>1 Aloo Bonda- a delicious ball shaped fritter stuffed with succulent potato.<br \/>2 Banana Chips \u2013 Crispy, fried banana slices, lightly salted.<br \/>3 Papad \u2013 Thin, crispy lentil crackers.<br \/>4 Spiced Onions \u2013 Tangy, spiced onion salad with a hint of lemon.<br \/>5 Mango Chutney \u2013 Sweet and tangy mango preserve with mild spices.<br \/>6 Mixed Pickle \u2013 Spicy, tangy mix of pickled vegetables.<br \/>7 Apple Pickle \u2013 Unique, tangy and slightly sweet spiced apple preserve.<br \/>8 Raita \u2013 Cooling yoghurt dip with cucumber and spices.<br \/>9 Bhel \u2013 Crunchy puffed rice snack mixed with assorted chutneys.<br \/>10 Rasam \u2013 Spicy, tangy South Indian tomato and tamarind soup.<br \/>11 Veg Pakora \u2013 Crispy, spiced seasonal vegetable fritters.<br \/>12 Ulundu Vada \u2013 Savoury lentil doughnuts with a soft centre.<br \/>13 Hara Bara Tikki \u2013 Herby vegetable patties, lightly spiced and pan-fried.<br \/>14 Chicken Porichathu \u2013 South Indian-style fried chicken with aromatic spices.<br \/>15 Lamb Chop \u2013 Juicy lamb chops marinated in Indian spices and grilled.<br \/>16 Paneer Punjabi \u2013 Soft paneer cooked in rich, spiced Punjabi-style sauce.<br \/>17 Garlic Chilli Chicken \u2013 Fiery, garlicky chicken stir-fry with bold flavours.<br \/>18 Butter Chicken \u2013 Creamy, mildly spiced tomato and cream based chicken curry.<br \/>19 Chicken Desi Handi \u2013 Rustic, slow-cooked chicken-on-the-bone curry with earthy spices.<br \/>20 Lamb Rogan Josh \u2013 Kashmiri-style slow-cooked lamb in aromatic sauce.<br \/>21 Nilgiri Lamb Korma \u2013 Mild, creamy coconut and coriander-based lamb curry.<br \/>22 Tadka Dal \u2013 Lentils tempered with ghee, garlic, and cumin.<br \/>23 Posto Aloo \u2013 Bengali-style potatoes cooked with poppy seeds.<br \/>24 Chole \u2013 Spiced chickpea curry, rich and hearty.<br \/>25 Cauliflower 65 \u2014 Crispy spicy cauliflower bites.<br \/>26 Cabbage Thoran \u2013 South Indian cabbage stir-fry with coconut.<br \/>27 Sambhar \u2013 Hearty lentil stew with vegetables and tamarind.<br \/>28 Lal Pyazz \u2013 Fresh red onion salad, a touch of chilli powder and fresh green chillies.<br \/>29 Beetroot Pachadi \u2013 Refreshing yoghurt-based beetroot dish with mustard.<br \/>30 Coconut Rice \u2013 Fragrant rice cooked with coconut and mild spices.<br \/>31 Jeera Rice \u2013 Fluffy basmati rice infused with cumin.<br \/>32 Basmati Rice \u2013 Aromatic long-grain rice, steamed to perfection.<br \/>33 Garlic Naan \u2013 Soft, fluffy naan brushed with garlic butter.<br \/>34 Peshawari Naan \u2013 Sweet naan stuffed with nuts and dried fruit.<br \/>35 Paratha \u2013 Flaky, layered Indian flatbread.<br \/>36 Carrot Halwa \u2013 Sweet, slow-cooked carrot pudding with nuts.<br \/>37 Semiya Payasam \u2013 Creamy vermicelli pudding with cardamom and nuts.<br \/>38 Gulab Jamun \u2013 Soft, deep-fried milk dumplings soaked in syrup.<br \/>39 Kulfi \u2013 Dense, creamy Indian ice cream with saffron and pistachios.<br \/>40 Kathal ka Kek \u2013 Moist cake infused with ripe jackfruit\u2019s tropical sweetness.<\/p>\n<p>And Scottish Sun man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/author\/jordan-tennant\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JORDAN TENNANT<\/a> popped into the city centre spot to try for himself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I WAS full of confidence when I popped into Glasgow&#8217;s Kinara<\/strong> <strong>and said &#8216;I&#8217;ll polish this off no bother&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However my eyes were bigger than my belly as I battled the meat sweats after about a dozen dishes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Man sitting at a table with a large platter of Indian food.\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-6.jpg\" data-caption=\"Scottish Sun man Jordan Tennant got stuck into the thali\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-6.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Scottish Sun man Jordan Tennant got stuck into the thali<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chef pointing at a large platter of Indian food.\" height=\"960\" width=\"540\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2a60aca1-ec9a-4bec-a9ba-5a5d8e35c58f.jpg\" data-caption=\"Award-winning chef Shabu Natarajan with the mouthwatering dish\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2a60aca1-ec9a-4bec-a9ba-5a5d8e35c58f.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Award-winning chef Shabu Natarajan with the mouthwatering dish<\/p>\n<p>I love Indian grub and have never experienced anything quite like this before &#8211; it was breathtaking. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a lover of vegetarian dishes but the highlight here was the Posto Aloo \u2013 Bengali-style potatoes cooked with poppy seeds.<\/p>\n<p>They were incredibly rich and moreish and will definitely be getting added to my next Indian order.<\/p>\n<p>The thali was pure theatre &#8211; they say you eat with your eyes and this massive meal was a stunning sight. <\/p>\n<p>This is the perfect way to end your weekend before heading back to work on Monday &#8211; grab a few pals and enjoy a stunning Sunday scran.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the Scottish Sun<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget to wash it down with one of their ice-cold beers or boozy cocktails. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Hungry and adventurous diners can take on Kinara&#8217;s colossal food challenge &#8211; and eat it for FREE if they manage to finish it within half an hour.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AN Indian restaurant has launched a lip-smacking offering consisting of 40 individual dishes. 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