Native Kashmiri husband and wife duo, Chef Rohit Razdan and Shweta Razdan have announce the launch of ‘Kashmir – A Culinary Paradise’ to the UK market. The brand has traced its route via Singapore to bring the recipes of the Kashmir Valley & New Delhi to London. They will open their first UK outlet in London’s Putney on 18-20 Lacy Road, SW15 1NL end of May 2016. The new Putney restaurant will have 55 covers and will also offer a takeaway service.
The brand started as a catering service, then nurtured into a midmarket restaurant in New Delhi where the duo first setup shop in 1999. Following success, the restaurant moved to Singapore in 2007 and won over locals, tourists and celebrities alike, with names such as Jools Holland and Nikki Snelson as returning customers.
Rohit and Shweta will directly manage the food and service to ensure a truly authentic Kashmiri dining experience. You can expect to enjoy the warm hospitality of the Kashmir Valley. Chef Rohit has more than 25 years of expertise and will supervise the selection of all ingredients to ensure they are of the best quality and right cut. All food is prepared fresh to every order without the use of food colouring and artificial flavour enhancers.
The menu boasts a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian gourmet dishes, spicy and mild dishes. The renowned Kashmiri dishes can be found on the menu highlighted with the restaurant’s logo, a Chinar tree leaf; these dishes goes easy on dairy ingredients, sans onions and garlic. The Signature dish of the restaurant is Kabargah, ribs of lamb boiled in milk along with an assortment of fine Kashmiri spices and deep-fried in ghee (clarified butter).
As Chef Razdan puts it: “We are here to make our customers come back for more, so we ensure a courteous service to win their hearts along with their palates. Our prices are quite moderate and portions are filling. Both the locals and the tourists will be charmed by the truly authentic spread of Kashmiri cuisine that is hard to find. We are keen to make every dining experience of our patrons a truly luscious moment. We are sure to shine bright in the Galaxy of Indian Restaurants in London”.