CRISP AND ORGANISED Roda Irani leads her daughter through the narrow gullies of Swadeshi Market. “Come, let us get to the café.”
They begin to walk the length of the market, shoulder to hip. Each gully is lined with stalls separated by thin partitions or simple thick cloth. Roda and Farah navigate past shoppers haggling over the price of scissors, padlocks, bolts of cloth – an array of products with one thing in common: all made by Indian hands on Indian soil.
Weaving through the hubbub, Roda exchanges nods and namastes with traders. Many of them have known her since she was a young girl when she’d visit them with her father. “Keep up, beti, keep up!” her father would say over his shoulder, her chappals scraping the concrete as she tried to walk faster.
BEGIN YOUR DAY AT DISHOOM with breakfast, which might be a Bacon Naan Roll, a Kejriwal or a Big Bombay. Then lunch lightly on Roomali Rolls and Salad Plates, or linger with a feast. Refresh your afternoon with a drop of Chai and a small plate or two. Dine early or dine late. Or just join us for a tipple – perhaps an India Gimlet, a Permit Room Old-fashioned, or our very good Dishoom IPA?
No food-lover’s trip to Bombay is complete without visiting Mohammed Ali Road. This bustling locale is brimful of modest (but renowned) establishments selling delicacies of all kinds: with juicy kebabs, flavoursome stews and tandoori dishes among them. To connect your tastebuds to this historic street (and to coincide with Ramadan this year), our chef-wallas have added four delectable specials to our menu.
You are heartily invited to join us in this delicious homage, only available at Dishoom Birmingham from 4th March – 18th April.
Dishoom Birmingham
One Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
B3 3AX
Tel: 0121 809 5986