Looking for somewhere to celebrate the Festival of Lights in London in the run-up to Diwali on 20 October? Here's our guide to some of the best Diwali menus and events happening across London.
Sweet treats at Fatt Pundit
The Everyman (King's Cross, 14 October) - The King's Cross cinema is hosting a screening of Bollywood film The Lunchbox to celebrate Hoppers founder Karan Gokani's new book, Indian 101: Real Indian Recipes Made Simple. The screening will come with nimbu soda or chai, masala popcorn and more snacks will be available at the venue including samosas, vada pav and chilli cheese fries.
Randall and Aubin (Soho, 20-27 October) - That's not all from Karan Gokani this Diwali - he's also teaming up with Randall and Aubin for a one-week-only menu. The main event is the Seafood Goan Curry, with the day’s freshest catch, like John Dory, cod, sea bream, large prawns and clams, all served with spiced grilled potatoes, turmeric black lentils, lemon and garlic spinach, basmati rice and tomato chutney.
Bombay Bustle (Mayfair, 9-21 October) - The restaurant has teamed up with Great British Bake-Off semi-finalist Chetna Makan for a special menu thali menu that features dishes like palak patta chaat, with crispy baby spinach, dried mango, pomegranate and tangy chutneys as well as chilli garlic chicken, Kashmiri lamb rogan josh and for dessert, Chetna’s masala chai tres leches cake. They'll also have Diwali sweets available for the season.
Fatt Pundit (Covent Garden 19 October and Soho 20 October ) - On these dates, the Indo-Chinese restaurant will be offering all diners free chai and traditional Indian sweets (Kaju Katli also known as Kaju Barfi) at the end of every meal.
Dishoom (Walthamstow, 16 October) - Dishoom's big Diwali party is taking over Big Penny Social. There will be DJs, dances, singers and fireworks, all backed up by a vegetarian (or vegan) feast of Dishoom favourites. Tickets are just £40.
Farzi's Diwali brunch
Farzi (St James's, 19 October) - Modern Indian restaurant Farzi is having a Diwali Special Sunday Brunch celebration. There will be a buffet of dishes that include paneer shahi, chicken rizala kebab, mutton badami korma, prawn moli and beetroot and paneer curry. You'll also find live cooking stations like a Chaat Counter as well as a dessert buffet. It's £40 per person.
The Cinnamon Collection (City, Westminster, Battersea, Covent Garden, Richmond, 20 October) - All of Vivek Singh's restaurants are hosting Diwali celebrations. They include a five-course feast at The Cinnamon Club (£65), featuring dishes like grilled shrimp skewers with smoked chilli sambal or an eight-course feast at Cinnamon Bazaar (£39) with dishes including lamb rogan josh shepherd’s pie.
Quilon (St James, 18-19 October) - The high-end Indian restaurant will have a special Diwali brunch during the weekend, with dishes including sweet potato with quinoa rissole, a pineapple curry, spinach puri and lots more. They also have a special Diwali hamper to take away.
Chutney Mary (St James, from mid-October) - They'll be adding Mithai platters of special Diwali sweets along with brand new dishes for the season, like a vegetarian mix veg kofta curry in malwani sauce.
And if you fancy dining at home...
Atul Kochhar’s Diwali feast (nationwide delivery, 17/18 and 24/25 October) - Dishpatch have teamed up with the chef for a limited edition Diwali feast that includes seared king prawns in a coconut milk moilee sauce and smoky chicken tikka pies with berry chutney
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