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Curry Chat => Talk About Anything Other Than Curry => Topic started by: Edwin Catflap on July 30, 2014, 05:00 PM
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Had a chance to nip through Manchester the other day for work, so I stocked up on Laziza pastes and this time they had Pasco's in as well at 99p per jar so I got a couple of tikka and tandoori jars to try.
Then i decided to have a bite to eat and nipped into Atlas Shawarma's. Never had a Shawarma before so I thought I'd hive it a go. It was great, fresh chicken kebab meat served on a flat fluffy naan with lettuce onion, tomatoes, pickle, hummus, yoghurt and runny tzatsiki (I think) and then some sour Mango sauce.
Very nice indeed, the sour Mango really made the difference.
Pics below
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Give us a bite Ed, love Manchester , could easily live there
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How much were your sharwarmas Ed? Look the biz.....
Which shop has the pascos at 99p by the way? My daughter is in Mncr so I'm often up there.
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appreciate the heads up. i get to rusholme quite a lot but never eat.
have just had tip off to try a "Rasmalai" at Sanam's.
it's like a whole new world - i must in the past have essentially only walked round with my eyes closed or more actually looking for ingredients or equipment - never giving the food a look - which these days does look extremely tempting.
ps the worldwide supermarket at the manchester end (LHS) at the last traffic lights has all that's needed.
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I've eaten at Sanams a few years ago, lovely food. Haven't been down the mile lately though, I heard it's changing quite a bit in terms of type of restaurants
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Hi DB, they cost
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Wow sanams is real find. I only went to the shop not the restaurant (which looks equally good).
The owner (I think) is lovely. The rasmalai did not dissapoint.
Will post photo and description from desk top
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pic of the Rasmalai,
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not easy to put in words how good this tastes. you have to like yogurt. it's like a soft bread (its not bread, i dont know what it could be) seated in yoghurt with a sprinkling of pistachio. the yogurt liquid is based on plain but has some carefully crafted light spicing (defo cardamom). served ice cold.
loved it. i can imagine it being even better after a curry.
ps Shawarma is opposite so a full meal in very few yards.
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Looks good Jerry. Surely it's sweetened milk curds hung in a cheesecloth then served up in sauce? I'm sure if you asked they'd be pleased to explain.
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Donald,
i think your right. i will ask.
the chappy who put me onto the dish laughed when i said bread. he did not know either but said the making is very complex and makes the difference in quality.
going to look out for it in warrington (home) next as rusholme is a bit of a drive (uk anyhow).
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Best shawarma ( go for the lamb ) in Rusholme is done at Jaffa.
Atlas - bread is too thick
Tried one other place same side as Atlas - not as good as Jaffa
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Atlas shawama - kept 2.50 back and was it worth it.
Had the lamb and Tahine sauce.
Just loved the naan. Its the whole lot combo.
C/w my own make using Ghoulis recipe got to add more black lime and less parsley in the tahine sauce.
A big find for me was the option to have humus which works perfectly - adopted for home.
Can't really believe it but I declined the chilli sauce - it really would not go.
Many thanks Edwin and Ghoulie for the push on this now open door.
Simple thrilled
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I had the chilli sauce in my Atlas shawarma - agree would be better without it - they went ott with amount they spalsh in there. Give Jaffa a try next time Jerry - world apart - dearer - but better overall & ore like the 'authentic' ones I had in my Dubai days.
Was darn sarf last week & tried my favourite Lebanese shawarma at the right hand side of Hammersmith Apollo Theatre. Was nowhere near as good as previous times - they used garlic mayo - no tahini - bummer! P1sses me off when they cheapen the ingredients to maximise profit = lost customer in my case & I have bought them in 9x lots from there for extended family - even the grandkids were eating them.
Other daughter lives Woking way - they have a good Lebanese restaurant by the train station that does really good shawarmas. Hammersmith will take a miss from me from now on.
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Mughli in Rusholme is a very good eaterie if anyone is in Rusholme area. Very busy - so book if you are going especially at night. They have a posh version in Knutsford too.
http://www.mughli.com/manchester (http://www.mughli.com/manchester)
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Hi Jerry
Glad you liked the recommendation, I agree the humus, yoghurt tahine etc all together make a great treat. I like you declined the chilli, the naan was great since it was quite thick it soaked up all the yummy juice and sauce!!!
That's also why I now prefer the slightly thicker pita's for the same reason when making souvlakia, gyros etc
Cheers
Ed
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Ghoulie/Ed
yes going to try Jaffa next.
Have walked past the atlas so many times in the past and would not have been tempted without your push.
So much so that along the mile been weighing up Lebanese, afghan, beruit all of which looked very promising.
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Now on my list for a visit when I'm passing. :)
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Well, after a whirlwind tour of the north west, and a bit spare time before we start again, a visit to the Jaffa was in order. Chicken shawarma with a naan
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Glad u enjoyed it Gav