One thing I love about Leicester is it's multi-cultural, and a 2011 census revealed that
15% of Leicester's population are Hindu. This means that Leicester is quite accommodating to a vegetarian diet,
as many Hindus are vegetarian (but not necessarily).
The Boy recommended we visited
Mirch Masala, which is a vegetarian restaurant that not only offers Indian cuisine but also serves Indo-Chinese, Italian and Mexican (and also some more "British" options for the traditionalist ;-) ). In addition, a lot of it's options are vegan or can be made vegan.
We started with Mogo Pili Pili, which are cassava chips in a spicy sauce, and nachos.
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| Cassava chips |
I'd never had cassava before, but it tasted similar to potato, but with a firmer texture. I will be keeping an eye out for it at my local Asian supermarket and at the 'exotic fruit and veg' stall at my local market.
For mains, we ordered a meal each and shared them between the six of us. I went for chana (chickpea) masala and a masala naan.
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| Chana Masala |
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| Masala naan |
The chana masala was really nice, I'm usually not a fan of chickpea curries and only went for it because I was craving a masala, but I'm glad I took the chance.
We also had a curry platter, chilli paneer, vegetable hakka noodles and a magarita pizza- well, why not?
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| chilli paneer |
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| curry platter |
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| vegetable hakka noodles |
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pizza
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Here is a picture of my plate of food:
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| Not a fake meat product in sight! |
By the time we finished, we all felt like we wouldn't need to eat for a week!
If you're ever in Leicester, you should definitely give this place a go.
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