Zumbura

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Zumbura is an extension of Indian mum's Kitchen in Clapham, with no short cuts and no compromise on ingredients and cooking methods.

Everything is prepared daily in a small Handi (Indian cooking pot) using only the finest natural ingredients from local suppliers.

Sharing food in Indian continent is culturally and traditionally encouraged so we share our dishes and balance our meals with vegetables, whole grain, pulses as well as grilled and braised meats.

Share our delicious food served at Zumbura and embark on your culinary adventure.

Also, don't forget to try our great Indian themed refreshing cocktails.

http://zumbura.com

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zumbura, clapham - review • The Cutlery Chronicles

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Chef Raju Rawat (previously in the kitchens of Bombay Bicycle Club, The Cinnamon Club and Michelin-starred Benares) was drafted in to help achieve Ahmad’s vision: to create a British Indian restaurant authentic to the cooking found in traditional Punjab homes, without the customisation so often used to appease western palates at the detriment of dishes.

A nod to the Indian street-side favourite that is chaat – bread fried to a crisp and puffed rice, doused in a calming yoghurt and a piquant ginger tamarind sauce, and entertaining a mix of tangy, salty spices – one of my favourite plates and one for the teeth as much as the taste buds (£4.50).

Firm and nutty kala chana (black chickpeas – my favourite form of this pulse and incidentally, my preferred choice when making humous) braised over time with onion and mango powder was an earthy, wholesome bowl of texture and flavour (£4.50).

This is a great neighbourhood local offering something quite different to the rest of the Indian dining scene – finally the sort of Indian restaurant food you really could eat every day.

Liked lots: the completely different feel to other Indian restaurant in all aspects, wonderful staff Liked less: I’ll get back to you Good for: eating great Indian without the associated ghee-laden self-loathing Note: I was invited as a guest to review this restaurant.

New Restaurant Review: Zumbura | Londonist

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Inside, a carved wood bar, bare brick walls and filament-exposed light bulbs fall just shy of being trendily formulaic but are close enough to make it hard to believe you’re at an Indian in Clapham rather than a modern British in Soho or somewhere out East.

Instead, a Bloody Spicy uses fresh chilli and coriander for a subtle twist on the Bloody Mary, and an Indian Negroni includes bourbon, aperol and cointreau in a mix that’s short, stern and not a million miles from a classic Boulevardier.

On to the food, and in a pleasant contrast to the modern surrounds, we read on the menu that the recipes served have all been passed down by generations of owner Aamir’s family, via his mum in Purab.

Light, bright, fresh and full-flavoured would be appropriate buzzwords; there’s next to no oil and - unusually for an Indian - it even feels a teeny bit virtuous.

A daal shows less desire to please, being runnier and more watery than we’re often used to, but it feels all the more raw and ready for it, becoming classic comfort food when paired with a freshly made will probably have a hard time placing Zumbura as it all feels a little too on-trend, fresh, vibrant and modern to conform.

Zumbura, Clapham

Bringing something unique to the market, its menu features a range of unusual home-style dishes, with a contemporary twist, that offer even the most knowledgeable of diners a new and exciting culinary experience.

In charge of the kitchen at Zumbura is head chef Raju Rawat, who brings with him over 15 years’ experience working in both the UK and the subcontinent.

Highlights include Kullia (aromatic lamb and turnip stew), Shami Kebab (velvet soft lamb and lentil patties) and two dishes prized for their purification and nutritional benefits: Karela (bitter gourd here cooked with lentils) and Ghugni (black chickpeas with a tangy mango and onion dressing).

Zumbura to bring Purab cuisine to Clapham's Old Town | Latest ...

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This Autumn looks set to bring a bumper crop of new Indian restaurants to London.

Hard on the heels of karam Sethi's Gymkhana comes Zumbura, a 50 seat Clapham restaurant focusing on dishes you'd expect to find in the Purab region of North India.

Doing that providing is head chef Raju Rawat.

Rawat trained at New Delhi's five star hotel The Oberoi before going on to work at Benares, The Cinnamon Club and Bombay Bicycle Club.

Dishes on Rawat's small plate sharing (natch) menu include Kullia (aromatic lamb and turnip stew), Shami Kebab (velvet soft lamb and lentil patties), Karela (bitter gourd here cooked with lentils) and Ghugni (black chickpeas with a tangy mango and onion dressing).

Zumbura, London, Clapham. Book now!

As Indian restaurants in London go, Zumbura is certainly a little bit different.

Because it offers Indian sharing plates – light, fresh and healthy and designed to be shared with those you love.

Add to all of this a very cool, very contemporary and quite rustic dining space, as well as a well-stocked bar, and it’s clear to see why Zumbura has been making a bit of name for itself in London.

Zumbura | Restaurants in Clapham, London

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Open an Indian restaurant.

Ghugni is a dish of black chickpeas braised in an onion-rich vegetable sauce; it tasted like Indian home cooking, and we mean that as a compliment.

Portion sizes were meagre by Indian standards though, following the ‘small plates’ trend of London’s fashionable restaurants; £7.50 is quite steep for the three meagre beef patties of the chapli kebab.

The desserts were a highlight: rose kulfi frozen in a tall cone around a lollipop stick in the Indian way; or rawa (semolina) stirred with ghee studded with crushed pistachios, almonds and cardamom.

Penny-pinchers take note that Tooting is just three Tube stops away – where equally impressive cooking from the subcontinent can cost half the price.

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