General Bilimoria's Canteen - Southall

A charsi karahi is not a curry. There is no onion base and no thickened sauce — the meat is cooked down in its own fat with tomato, green chilli and ginger until what is left coats it. It comes from Peshawar, and it is the dish to order if you want to taste the meat rather than the masala. Ours comes as a full or half karahi.

Our karahis are sold the way they are served in Pakistan: by the pan, not the portion. A half chicken karahi feeds two comfortably; a full lamb karahi will feed four. They arrive with the ginger and coriander still on top.

Lahori chanay are chickpeas cooked in a Haweli spice mix — darker and more sour than a standard chana masala. Alongside them sit chana daal cooked with butter, garlic and cumin, butter paneer with green chilli in a caramelised sauce, and paneer tikka masala with the paneer grilled first.

Chicken nuggets, popcorn chicken and chicken strips, with or without fries, from £3.30. If you are ordering for the whole table and someone is not eating curry, they are covered without anyone having to compromise.

We cook in our own Southall kitchen and deliver across UB1 every day from 5pm until 10:30pm. Halal options are available — ask when you order.