Gallus Glasgow C: Curry

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Koolba dips
Koolba grill

Some years ago, my husband visited Delhi on business. He was invited to his host’s home for dinner, and when the forthcoming dessert was described John said “That sounds like gulab jamun.” Astonishment! How could he possibly know that? Well, he had eaten it in restaurants at home – again, this caused surprise. We had Indian restaurants in Glasgow? How many – maybe three? “Sometimes three per street” came the reply. And here is the proof – I give you C for Curry, but also C for Candleriggs* with its three Indian restaurants, Dahkin, Dhabba and KoolBa. (Some of the delicious food from Koolba is illustrated above.) And if you turn the corner onto Trongate, there’s another C right there: Charcoals.

You can’t beat a Glasgow curry – don’t visit without trying one! That wouldn’t be gallus.

Candleriggs
Dhabba
Dakhin
Koolba
Charcoals

*Candleriggs was historically the area of the old city of Glasgow where candle-makers plied their trade.

Tomorrow we have a double D. I’m not talking lingerie or Donald Duck, but one of those is half way there….

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  7. While in China I spilled yellow curry all over my white pants. The pants went into the trash, and I’ve hated curry ever since! But you’ve made it sound wonderful…maybe I’ll give it another chance…

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  9. I love curries but I’m more familiar with Thai food than Indian. Minneapolis doesn’t have very many Indian restaurants and the ones we have tend to be expensive. We have quite a few East African restaurants (about 1/3 of Somali immigrants to the US live in Minnesota) and Thai or Vietnam restaurants ( we rank 2nd in states as far as the number of Hmong immigrants). At least in Minneapolis, the people living here from India usually came here for grad school and stayed.

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    • Yes, a lot depends on immigration patterns. We’ve noticed in the States Indian restaurants can be considered “special” and therefore expensive and glammed up. Curry is still a relatively cheap option here.

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  12. OK you made me hungry! It’s so cool to visit a place and get Indian food in a place I never thought one would get..there..um…ok I am stretching this sentence but you know what I mean:) I like that the street was for candle making businesses before.

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  13. I prefer Thai curries over Indian curries, but have had some great curries in the UK. It has a long and popular history there! Apparently there are rumours that Worcestershire Sauce (which I love) was originally a failed attempt at a curry!

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  14. So many wonderful things to add to my list for that longed-for trip to Glasgow! Curry sounds so yummy.

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  15. I love curry! When I visited Ireland many years ago, I was astounded at the number of Indian restaurants in Dublin. I’m always up for Indian food.

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  17. I’m not a huge fan of curries but I do love all the Chinese restaurants in Glasgow. Just last week we discovered the little Chinese all you can eat buffet place just to the right of one of the exits from Glasgow Central Station.

    It looked tiny from the outside (and it wasn’t really huge on the inside) but the food was lovely. I shall have to try out one of the Indian restaurants at some point because I’m sure I’ll find something there I’ll enjoy. 🙂

    Cait @ Click’s Clan

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    • Yes, there are some great Chinese restaurants too, though I don’t know that one. I have a new one on my list to try, Chop Chop – there’s one in Edinburgh apparently, and now they’ve opened up in Glasgow.

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  18. We lived in Glasgow for years and one of the things I loved the most there was the curry! Have you ever been to Mother India Cafe? They do tapas style (lots of small plates). One of my all time favorite restaurants.

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  19. There’s a wonderful Indian curry restaurant here called “Chanders.” We got there after work on special occasions because it’s expensive, but oh, so worth it. Curry is pretty popular in Japan. Interestingly, it was introduced here by European sailors. The standard curry here now is made with roux, but there are lots of Indian, Nepalese and Thai curry restaurants in Kyoto. For the record, though, avoid getting Thai curry in your eye if at all possible.
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