A brand-new chain of Indian takeaways has opened in Dublin, serving up traditional favourites along with a wide variety of unique flavours, Dubline live reported.
Thindi is located in Phibsborough, Northern Cross and Shankhill, as well as Sligo Town.
Thindi promises to offer “authentic flavours” of India and is introduced by the same people that created Camile Thai, a well-known Thai restaurant chain with locations throughout Dublin and Ireland.
Does it deliver on that promise? If the Tikka Masala and Lamb Rogan Josh is anything to go by, it does indeed.
Ordering Thindi can be done through the restaurant’s website or app and is available for collection and delivery. Ordering your food is pretty seamless, much like the experience you’d get on Just Eat, Deliveroo or Uber Eats.
In terms of price, it’s pretty much what you’d expect. Prices for main dishes such as Butter Chicken Masala, Lamb Madras and Prawn Jalfrezi cost between €11.99 and €13.49. Meanwhile, sides and starters cost under €10 each and breads and rice all cost under €3.
For two people, our order consisted of Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Rogan Josh, Punjabi Samosa, Basmati Rice and Garlic and Coriander Naan.
Over an hour after ordering through the restaurant’s app, the food arrived hot to Ballybough from Thindi in Phibsborough.
The smells tease the experience that’s ahead and will make you want to try a bit of everything, which is why ordering this takeaway with others is recommended by us.
First up, the Punjabi Samosa had a thick texture inside thanks to the potato and vegetable mix, which was encased in a lovely flaky pastry casing.
The Lamb Rogan Josh, meanwhile, was a highlight, mainly because the taste of the lamb was so prevalent and not at all overpowered by the sauce and spices it came in.
The Chicken Tikka Masala was also enjoyable, with large chunks of chicken covered in the slightly spicy creamy tomato-y sauce.
Those two dishes paired with rice would have been more than enough sustenance, but the Garlic and Coriander Naan were perhaps the most delightful part of the whole meal, adding a surprisingly delectable sweetness to a plate that was already full of diverse flavours.
Naturally, there was plenty left over to enjoy the next day.
Thindi founder Brody Sweeney said of the new restaurants: “We really wanted to make this century-old cuisine accessible to the next generation, leaning into the joy and indulgence of traditional Indian flavours.”
News, Image courtesy: Dublinlive