NIRANKAR, 174 Queen St, City. Call (03) 9642 1995

NIRANKAR, 174 Queen St, City. Call (03) 9642 1995 As someone born and bred in England, curry has always figured strongly in my life. As soon as I was old enough, a trip to the ubiquitous local curry house for a chicken tikka masala become a weekly ritual. And it seems I’m not alone; curry has now overtaken fish and chips to become the UK’s favourite dish.

But, alas, since moving to Australia six years ago, I haven’t had a realy good ‘British’curry. (I say British as the checken tikka masala is not exactly authentic Indian cuisine. Apparently it was created in a Glaswegian Indian restaurant in the ‘60s). Thank heavens, then, for Nirankar, which has recently moved into the spacious premises on Queen Street.

We peruse the menu while tucking into the complimentary pappadums and yoghurt raita and listening to the English accents from neighbouring tables – a positive sign. For an entrée, we try the onion bhajia ($7.20). which are crisp and served with a tangy tamarind sauce. Then drum roll please, it’s on the the chicken tikka masala ($19), which is probably the best I’ve had in Austrealia – the succulent and tomatoes are very tasty indeed. The other half’s lamb bhuna cooked with tomoto, onion, ginger, green chilli and herbs ($18.50) is pretty darn good, too, but can’t quite compete with that mighty masala. It’s all accompanied by saffron rice ($3.60), a kashmiri naan ($4.70) and Indian Kingfisher lager ($6.90). soon enough we’re saled, stuffed and smiling.

Review by JOANNE HAWKINS
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