General Bilimoria's Canteen - Richmond TW9

Punjabi families settled in East Africa for generations, and the cooking that came back is its own tradition. Machuzi Kuku is chicken on the bone in a rich aromatic sauce — kuku is Swahili for chicken. Boozi Bafu is lamb chops cooked slowly with onion and tomato. Masala Fish is tilapia, the fish of Lake Victoria, braised in roasted spice.

A robata is an open charcoal grill, and it is what our chicken tikka and lamb chops are cooked over. The heat is fierce and direct, so the outside chars while the inside stays soft. The malai broccoli and paneer tikka come off the same grill.

Moilee is a South Indian coconut curry, gentle and turmeric-yellow, built so the seafood leads rather than the spice. Ours is made with king prawns. It is the dish to order if everyone else is having something hot.

Two desserts, both made properly. Gajar ka halva is carrot slowly caramelised in butter, sugar and cream. Rasmalai is fresh milk cake in a saffron and cardamom cream. Most takeaways skip dessert; we would rather not.

We cook in our own Richmond kitchen and deliver across TW9 to Kew, Twickenham, East Sheen, Petersham and Ham, Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm until 10pm. We are closed on Mondays. Halal options are available — ask when you order.