There are a lot of Indian “clubs” in the Harrow area and I’ve been to most of them. The word club is kind of misleading as they mainly serve food but also have well stocked bars and usually have sport playing on screens around the place.
It’s a relaxed format which is perfect for grazing the menu. That’s exactly what I decided to do on Sunday and picked Ruby M’s as I hadn’t been there for a while.
The place was quite empty when I arrived with just a few barflies watching the cricket over pints. But it was a rainy Sunday afternoon so I sat down with my partner and we opted for a selection of starters as a slow and lazy lunch.
Ruby M’s has two styles of food on the menu, Indian and Indo-Chinese. This is typical of the Indian club scene as they were introduced by Kenyan-Indians to the UK, so there is an aspect of fusion to the dishes, different to your usual curry house.
We start with Masala papadums which is your regular papadum with chopped onion, tomato, fresh coriander and chilli powder on top. Served with chilli sauce and riata, they go perfectly with a cold pint of lager and certainly get your taste buds going!
I went for the tandoori lamb chops, for me a standard by which all Indian clubs should be measured. You get big portions here and my five chops were wonderfully flavoured yet not too spicy and grilled to perfection with good charring yet still pink in the middle and succulent.
We also had their tandoori paneer, rich pieces of curd cheese marinated in tandoori spices and chargrilled. Really moreish and I’m sure a little healthier than my lamb!
Next to the table was honey chilli vegetables delicious sweet, sticky but with enough spice to get you licking your lips.
Then something meaty from the Indo-Chinese menu – Shanghai Chicken. A big pile of crispy chicken pieces tossed in spring onion, chilli and a hint of soy sauce. Really good and I couldn’t stop eating them till I ran out of steam!
Whether you have tried Indian club food before or if your new to it, I can recommend Ruby M’s as a great place to eat.
Just remember to take a good appetite!
Ruby M’s
466-468 Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, HA2 9TL Tel: 020 8429 3993
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Mmm, Tandoori lamb chops – I’ve never tried them before. I’ll have to invite myself over and you can take us to the famous curry club 🙂
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Sarah, It would be my pleasure to take you to an Indian club…I know you’d love it!
Those tandoori lamb chops look so yummy! What type of seasonings or rubs are typically used with those or what would you recommend?
I just became a fan of Indian food recently and want to give it a try. I recently tried to make curry chicken and didn’t come out to well 🙁 Haha but got to keep trying to create a good dish!
-Kyle
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Kyle, One easy way is to get a tub of full fat yogurt enough to coat the amount of chops you have. Crush a couple of garlic cloves and the same quantity of fresh ginger. Add 1/2 Tsp garam masala, 1 Tsp Turmeric, 1 Tsp chilli powder, 1 Tsp ground cumin and some fresh chopped coriander (cilantro). Mix it all together. Marinate to chops for at least 2 hours then grill until you have little bits of charring visible. Tell me how this works for you!