Goan Monkfish Curry

Out with friends in Birmingham we went to Dishoom. This is an Indian cafe that sells some amazing Indian street food. It was quite dark inside and as result I did have some issues reading the menu. There was lots of choice, and I wasn’t quite sure what to have. 

In the end I went with the Goan Monkfish Curry, described as choicest monkfish simmered in creamy coconut, tamarind, tomatoes and kokum. Strewn with fragrant curry leaves. 

This was a delicious curry which I really enjoyed. The sauce was aromatic, and the monkfish was cooked well. Alongside I had rice and a naan bread.

It was okay, but…

Papa Dum

One of the nice things about our new London office is discovering all the different places to buy lunch from. I have found some places I like and some I don’t. Papa-Dum is a new entrant for me to the lunch time market.

The menu contains a range of Indian inspired curries, as well as salads, sandwiches and wraps. I went for the Goan fish curry. This comes in quite a big box, and comprises steamed rice, a somewhat small portion of fish curry and a few mini poppadoms.

I did enjoy my lunch, but felt that the curry portion needed to be bigger, there was too much use of one-use plastic and I also thought it lacked green stuff, or vegetables.