Borough Market - Light entertainment

 

Light entertainment   On 12th November, following several days of build-up, millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world will be celebrating the annual festival of lights known as Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas in Sikhism). To mark the occasion, Gurdeep Loyal, whose book Mother Tongue explores British Indian culinary culture, came to Borough to spend the day with various members of the Market’s south Asian diaspora – Urvesh Parvais of Gujarati Rasoi, Ratan Mondal of Tea2You, and Gaurav Gautam of Horn OK Please. In his piece, he and they share their memories of festivities past and their mouthwatering suggestions for the perfect Diwali menu. As Ratan says, “Diwali is not only a festival of light, but also the festival of flavours!” Below, you’ll find a fantastic recipe from Urvesh and two from Gurdeep, made using the finest Borough Market produce, and from 1st November, you can visit our Instagram to watch videos of their dishes being created.   Read now Dal Dhokli A comforting, warming Gujariti dish for a chilly English Diwali: diamonds of spicy dough floating on a deep, nutty dal. RECIPE BY URVESH PARVAIS OF GUJARATI RASOI   Cumin gouda & cheddar tikki chaat with tropical kachumber Cheesy, tangy, crunchy Diwali street-food snacks, served with zingy chutneys and cooling yoghurt. RECIPE BY GURDEEP LOYAL   Strawberry, tonka bean & pistachio butter kaju burfi Diamond-shaped Diwali sweets topped with a decadent pistachio butter. RECIPE BY GURDEEP LOYAL   Silka Silka, the atmospheric basement restaurant located right next to Borough Market’s iconic Art Deco gates, is a modern restaurant with minimalist décor. Here, Asian spices are combined with European ingredients to create both much-loved, British Indian dishes and less-familiar creations with a focus on lighter eating, including popular lunchtime platters. Temptings The Temptings stall lives up to its name with a highly tempting range of savoury and fruit-based chutneys, pickles and fragrantly spiced hot pancakes, all packed with traditional Punjabi flavours. Mrs Sandhu makes everything from scratch in her Hitchin kitchen then, with her daughter Preet, brings her wares to the Market every Friday and Saturday.