Bombay Bicycle Chef Balham is an Indian restaurant at 88 Balham High Road, serving a broad menu of regional recipes, familiar curries and clay oven cooking. The kitchen balances fragrant spices with fresh ingredients across meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan dishes. Guests can build a meal around shared starters and grilled plates or settle into a curry, rice and bread combination of their own.
The starters introduce both Indian favourites and influences from across the subcontinent, with chicken momo, samosas, onion bhaji, chicken tikka, lamb tikka and crisp squid among the choices. Chilli chicken brings a savoury Indo Chinese character, while dishes from the clay oven develop smoky flavours over high heat. Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka and tandoori salmon can all serve as starters to share or as the foundation of a larger meal.
The curry selection ranges from gently spiced korma and creamy butter chicken to deeper lamb and chicken preparations with tomato, chilli, herbs and toasted spices. Butter paneer combines paneer with onion, tomato, cashew, cream and butter, while Bombay paneer offers another substantial meat free choice. Chicken dum biryani layers seasoned rice and meat so the grains absorb the aromas as they cook.
Vegetable dishes include cauliflower, aloo gobi, cumin potatoes, aubergine, okra, mushrooms, spinach dal and tarka dal, giving vegetarian and vegan diners enough variety to assemble a complete feast. Rice dishes, naan and other freshly baked breads are available to accompany the curries and grills. The extensive selection makes the restaurant practical for mixed groups with different tastes and levels of spice preference.
Address: 88 Balham High Road, Balham, London SW12 9AG, United Kingdom
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