Poppadom

Crispy thin flatbread made from lentil or chickpea flour, often served as an appetizer with dips or chutneys.

Kali Mirchi

Kali Mirchi

98 Shirley High St, SO15 3NH, Southampton, United Kingdom

Indian • Vegetarian • Delivery Services


"(Delivery) Considering the high rating on Tripadvisor and the reviews of the place we were ready to give Kali Mirchi a go. After quotes of Best Indian and So much flavour being thrown around, we were anticipating a much needed curry. After placing the order and being told it would be 40 minutes, we waited an hour before we called to be told it had just left and would be with us any minute. It came to £19.20 so I gave the driver £20 and was told he had no change! Biting my lip to the sofa we dug in to our starters. The Onion Bhajis were more gram flour than onion and for such a cheap dish to make was surprising. I could taste the old oil which isn 't always a bad thing if it wasn 't for there being too much flour to soak it up. Oily onion bhajis seen to, mains were a go. I love my naan bread and wasn 't all that impressed with the one I had infront of me, the bright red keema filling had all dropped to one side and it was very thin. The pilau rice was nice though, I think they had added a touch of saffron. The Chicken Tikka Masala was average at best and tasted alot like cheese. Not how I would expect, it was also luke warm but did have good chunks of chicken. The lamb jalfrezi was overly spiced and had more than enough green chillies but abit too much oil. Unfortunalty we didnt feel Kali Mirchi had lived up to its reputation and I am a firm believer that food should be a similar standard when delivered, if this is the standard in restaurant then I would be very disappointed to have made the journey. Summary Nothing special, average experience for a takeaway, good portions of meat, but bad balance of spice and flavour. Check your change and order well in advance!"

Lal Jomi Redland

Lal Jomi Redland

2, Harcourt Rd, Redland, Bristol, BS67RG, BS6 7RG, United Kingdom

Asian • Balti • Indian • Vegetarian


"(Now Cardamom Bay) Nipped in early Sunday evening to collect a takeaway. The place was empty, apart from staff. Collected a chicken rezala, pilau rice and plain naan. The rice was quite nice, the curry average, but ok. Bit greasy, but passable. Though for the cost of the takeaway £16, I expected something much better. Then we come to the naan if I can call it that. Usually light un colour, fluffy with just the right dark areas that are slightly crispy with a slight hint of sweetness. And usually teardrop shaped. This was none of these. It was circular, grey in colour and soggy and spongey. Yes, unbelivable, I felt I needed to wring it out it was so limp and water/oil laden. It looked totally unappealing and just tasted of nothing nice. I suspect that because they were so quiet and it was early, they hadn 't bothered to fire up the tandoor oven, as this 'naan ' had never been near one. Heaven only knows how they made it, but they managed to make something so simple and normally delicious turn out so bad I only eat a small part to see if it tasted as bad as it looked: and it did. The rest in the bin. I expected there might have been the odd table taken and people in and out for takeaways but it was quiet, poss because people won 't pay top dollar for sub standard food, made by amateurs. My visit was the first in quite a few years, since it used to be Lal Jomi. But I thought I would give it a try. Will be many many years before I return here if ever."