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Time to visit Mowgli

Last year I posted that Mowgli had opened in Bristol. I said back then that, Mowgli sells Indian street food, and has a nice sounding menu. It looked interesting inside. One day I might give it a visit.

Well I never did…

However I did recently visit the Mowgli at Bridgend whilst my car was charging.

I popped in and took a seat at a table, I didn’t go with the swing seats… Thinking I would probably fall off!

My original thought was to go with the Office Worker’s Tiffin, 4 tiers of meat, veg & carb jeopardy chosen by chef as it is in India. However I wasn’t overtly hungry, so looked across the menu and liked the sound of Maa’s Lamb Chops & Fenugreek Kissed Fries. These were lamb chops marinated in aromatic spiced yoghurt, ginger & garlic with tomato coriander & mint chutney. Alongside were the Fenugreek Kissed Fries, which were potato with turmeric, fenugreek & the Mowgli masala. I also went with a side of roti bread.

I did think about how the dishes would be presented, but was intrigued when the food arrived. The lamb chops were on top of the potatoes in a small rectangular metal tin.

Maa’s Lamb Chops & Fenugreek Kissed Fries

The lamb chops were very nice and cooked well.  The spicing was subtle, so you could taste the lamb, and it was enhanced (not overpowered) by the spicing.

The potatoes were spicy and tasty. I did think initially that maybe I should have ordered another dish, but even saying that this dish was actually quite substantial.

Service was excellent, and I am already planning my next visit to Mowgli.

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Eating Greek

Staying over in London, I had planned to eat in the hotel I was staying at, however there was an issue with the included meal allowance. So I was then left with the decision to either eat at the hotel or choose an alternative. There wasn’t many choices close by, but I did like the idea of Greek, and nearby was an independent Greek place, the Ithaki Greek Kitchen.

I walked over, and looked over the menu, one of the waiting staff came out and asked if I wanted to come inside and look at the menu, as it was warmer inside than out. I said yes, by then I had pretty much made my choice that I would eat there. There was an Italian place next door, but I did fancy Greek.

Having decided to eat, I was given a choice of where to sit. The welcome was warm and friendly. I went with the hummus followed by lamb chops. The hummus arrived and was accompanied by a large portion of warm flat bread.

hummus

The hummus was nice and fresh and the bread was warm, soft and doughy. Delicious.

pita bread

The lamb chops soon followed. There were three chops on top of crispy chips.

lamb chops

The lamb chops were very tender, but the char in some places was a little bitter. The chips were twice cooked, but were seasoned. Personally I would have liked some salad with it. I washed down the meal with a bottle of Mythos, Greek beer.

The service was great, if anything a little over attentive. 

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Lamb Chops from Tony’s Pita

Over the years I have been visiting Ealing, I have been meaning to visit Tony’s Pita. I quite like a kebab now and then. On a recent visit I took the time to eat there. I did think about the kebab, but in the end I went with the lamb chops. These were cooked on the chargrill to order. They were served with chipped potatoes, flat bread, and salad.

These were, I think, shoulder chops, so were not the best quality lamb chops you can get. However it was a tasty plate of food and I enjoyed it. I think I would go back and try one of the other dishes on the menu.

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Lamb Chops

Have not had them for a while, but today decided to cook some lamb chops.

I roasted then in the oven with some rosemary and a splash of olive oil.

Very nice they were too.

One of the problems I have with lamb is how much they spit in the oven, more so than other meats I cook in a similar manner like pork, beef or chicken.

Means I have to clean the oven more.

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Lamb Chops

Despite having a bone I have been enjoying eating lamb chops recently. Over the last few months I have usually been eating lamb steaks, but moved over to chops and am enjoying the difference.

Main issue I had with the steaks was they seemed to dry out and become tough and tasteless. The chops on the other hand remained moist and tender.

Of course the problem with lamb chops, makes it difficult to make a sandwich with them!