Dine Out: Sid Ahuja x Mischa Tropp

Two-Michelin-starred restaurant Gymkhana is widely considered one of the best Indian restaurants in London. Its Northern Indian-style dishes have been enjoyed by everyone from Priyanka Chopra to Taylor Swift. Crucial to its success is Sid Ahuja, who was with the restaurant for almost a decade and worked as chef director before leaving the restaurant in February.

For Broadsheet’s winter food festival Dine Out, Ahuja is teaming up with Melbourne’s Mischa Tropp for a menu takeover at Tropp’s Kolkata Cricket Club. Book a table and you can order from a la carte offering that includes a selection of dishes curated by Ahuja including tandoor-cooked chicken tikka and Hyderabadi gosht biryani with pomegranate raita. Plus, Kolkata Cricket Club’s classic menu.

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Old Delhi aloo chaat ($28)
Crispy fried potatoes topped with sweet yoghurt, dressed in tamarind chutney and finished with gram flour vermicelli

Amritsari shrimps and queenies with dill raita ($34)
Crisp battered, fried pink shrimp and scallops served with dill raita

Lahori karahi chicken ($42)
Tandoor-cooked chicken tikka and peppers stir-fried in a tomato gravy and finished with cream and fenugreek

Methi mutter malai paneer ($44)
Fresh fenugreek leaves, garden peas and cottage cheese simmered in a rich onion-and-cream gravy

Sarson saag makkai ($46)
Young mustard and baby spinach stir-fried with sweet corn and garlic

Hyderabadi gosht biryani with pomegranate raita ($80)
Slow-cooked Meredith goat, layered with fragrant saffron rice, cooked in a dum and served with pomegranate raita. (Can be changed to wild venison biryani on request, but must be pre-ordered).