Ledbury Curry Club

After a Thai curry in Worcester (which was absolutely delicious) and an Indian in Hereford, we'll squeeze a third curry into the month, with a meal at the Marlbank Inn, Welland.

Please note: This place isn't licensed as they prefer to concentrate on the food menu - so please bring your own booze.

Long-time curry member Carole is about to have a ‘big birthday’ and would like to kick off her birthday week with a really good curry with friends at the Gurkha Chef.
So come and join her!
She says, ‘no presents, just your presence’, and Rachel says – bring £2!

And yes...this is a Monday night!

Our last curry at Cromwells was in June in the heatwave which, not surprisingly, put a lot of people off coming out for a hot curry!

But it will be a lot cooler in November!

This restaurant (now a dark purple colour on the outside with neon lights, and not a dirty mustard yellow) does really good curries, and service is also very good.

Let’s do something a bit different for our Curry Club Xmas Party night this year!

There’s a 4-course festive curry menu on offer at The Lantern (part of the Mount Pleasant Hotel) at the top of Great Malvern. It’s followed by live music and the opportunity for a bit of dancing!

The date is Friday 4th December, starting at 7pm, and the cost is £35, plus whatever you want to drink of course.

It’s a set meal with choices. See below.

The live music I’m told is: ‘our popular saxophonist who’ll be mixing upbeat Festive favourites, soulful classics, with a few Indian Bollywood tunes to get you on your feet!’

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW if you want to go: RSVP Yes, and send me your £15 (non-refundable) deposit – either by Whatsapping me (if you have my number), and I will send you a link, or message me through Meetup and I will send a link to your mobile or BACS details. Please do this by Monday night (19th) and I can book a group of us in on Tues night.
And then I can add more of you in next weekend if you miss seeing this message – just want to make sure we don’t lose the opportunity. And if there are still spaces at The Lantern, we can add more people to the list in mid-November. I appreciate not everyone wants to plan December events just yet.

Nearer the time (by 25th Nov), you will need to pay me the balance (£20 plus £2 sub), and select your meal choices.

Festive menu
Starters
Paneer Tikka (V/GF) Vegetarian cubes of paneer marinated in youghurt & spices, served with homemade mint yoghurt & tamarind sauce
Turkey Tikka (GF) Diced turkey marinated in yoghurt & traditional spices, grilled & served with mint chutney & salad
Fish masala-Amritsari (GF) Marinated fish in ginger, garlic & spices, coated in gram-flour batter and fried until crisp, served with mint yoghurt
Mains
Aloo Gobi (V/GFA) A classic Indian dish of potatoes & cauliflower cooked in aromatic spices, served with pilau rice & warm naan
Chef’s Special Turkey (GFA) Tandoori turkey cooked with mixed peppers & onions in a rich creamy sauce, served with pilau rice and warm naan
Rara Lamb (GFA) A rich Punjabi lamb curry with tender pieces, slowly simmered in a spicy keema gravy, served with pilau rice & warm naan
Dessert
Gulab Jamun (V) Sweet soft, golden milk dumplings soaked in warm sugar syrup, delicately flavoured with cardamon. served with vanilla ice cream.
Ras Malai (V/N) Soft cheese dumplings soaked in sweetened creamy milk, flavoured with cardamon & nuts
Gajar Halwa (V/N) Traditional carrot pudding with dried fruits and chestnuts, served warm with vanilla ice cream
4th course (they’re cheating a bit here!)
Followed by Tea/Coffee and, of course, mince pies.

Hope you like the plan!
Rachel.