Pradip

"The original Pradips was a Gujarati mitahi shop in Uganda 50-plus years ago; then the family moved to UK over 30 years ago and opened another one with the same name in Kenton Road; and, ten years later, this neat, spacious vegetarian restaurant next door. While the mithai shop does a roaring trade selling sweets and savouries cooked by around two dozen staff in the industrial kitchen sprawled between the two businesses, the restaurant, curiously, attracts few customers. This is surprising given the brand’s immense popularity, strong catering arm, and superb taste and high quality of vegetarian food made from scratch. Snacks such as green pea kachori chaat exhibit great balance of vibrant flavours; the same is true of mains like toor dal perfumed with cinnamon, cloves, and curry leaves; and miniature potatoes and aubergines stuffed with chickpea flour and spices." - Sejal Sukhadwala