Starmer has been in India meeting Modi to discuss trade deals. The outcome seems to have been mainly more discussions. Change can be frustratingly slow even in a 24 hour news cycle
The real event was what Farage would call a Proper F*cking Lunch. It didn’t really qualify because there were no multiple wine bottles, port & G&Ts which are key to a PFL. Even so the menu looks great…
The full Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi lunch menu was as follows, : Mulligatawny Soup (silken red lentils simmered in a spiced broth with a bright squeeze of lemon, inspired by Tamil Nadu kitchens) … Amiri Khaman (hand-crumbled gram-flour cakes, tempered with spices and crowned with vermicelli and Solapur pomegranate jewels) … Rajgira Subz Shikampuri (seasonal vegetables bound in amaranth, pan-griddled to a delicate crust with a cool hung-curd centre) … Paneer Kundan Kaliyan (soft cottage cheese steeped in a rose-petal scented Awadhi gravy enriched with saffron and whole spices) … Bharleli Vangi (baby brinjals generously filled with spiced peanut-coconut masala and slow-braised in a traditional Maharashtrian sauce) … Aloo Puneri (Maharashtrian-style potatoes tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves, Sindhudurg cashews, and coconut) … Dhungari Panchmela Dal (a Rajasthani quintet of lentils, gently smoked over live coal for an earthy layered aroma) … Gucchi Pulao (fragrant basmati rice with Himalayan morels, saffron threads and whole spices, finished with golden ghee) … Assorted Indian Breads … Amrakhand (velvet-smooth hung yoghurt blended with Ratnagiri Alphonso mango and perfumed with cardamom) … Kalimirch Jalebi (hand-piped golden spirals crisped in ghee, steeped in saffron-black pepper syrup for gentle warmth) … and fruit.
This sounds delicious. And vegetarian.
A friend and I used to eat in the Bhel Puri House in Drummond St, if our cinema of choice for the evening had been near enough.
We found it before it had expanded into the next door premises and didn’t translate the menu. We simply worked our way through to find out what it all was, being introduced to the concept of a thali along the way.
In time, they translated into English and the street became full of vegetarian South Asian restaurants. We stayed faithful to the original.