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Now I've tried Afghan food

May 08, 2008

The Afghan Kitchen was recommended to us about 2 years ago from a tailor in Marylebone. She was Afghanistan and said if we wanted good Afghan food, to go here. Since that time, we have moved to Islington so it made sense for us to finally try it. My husband actually took me there for Valentine’s Day before we went to see a play. My all means it wasn’t romantic and it’s small place (or at least the ground floor is) with one large table that is shared with other patrons. It felt more like a takeaway place than a restaurant as you can see the daily dishes at the counter even though a waitress takes your order.

The food it simple yet tasty, very similar to Indian curries but creamier, using yogurt. We shared the chicken with yogurt and spinach as well as the roasted pumpkin with yogurt and then the chickpea-type Dahl which was so good – chunky chickpeas instead of just a puree. Both were really good although the meat dishes had much more flavour (and eat a lot of vegetarian cuisine).

Definitely another option for our takeaway meals.

Tags: Afghan, take-away, vegetarian