Puraan Restaurant is a vegetarian and vegan Indian dining room at 10 Turnpike Lane in Wood Green. Its menu travels through the flavours of southern India and Kerala while also making space for familiar street food and curries from elsewhere in the country. The result is a broad plant focused selection for lunch, dinner and shared meals.
Starters include peppery rasam soup, crisp okra fries, medhu vada, chilli cauliflower and vegetable cutlets. Paani puri combines hollow pastry with potato, onion, coriander, sev, mint and tamarind, while dahi puri adds fresh yoghurt. The mix of crisp textures, chutneys and lively seasoning gives diners several ways to begin.
Dosa ranges from the classic masala filling to a Puraan version with beetroot and spiced vegetables. Kothu parotta, steamed idli, rice flour string hoppers and appam introduce different breads and grains from the south. Curries include breadfruit with roasted coconut, vegetable ishtu, drumstick sambar, chickpea masala and paneer tikka masala.
Vegetable biryani, rice, Kerala parotta and chapathi help build a complete table, while lunch and Sunday thali bring several curries, sides and accompaniments together. Vegan and gluten free choices are clearly represented throughout the menu. Fruit, coconut, yoghurt and fresh mint shape the alcohol free drinks selection and provide a cooling counterpoint to the spices.
Address: 10 Turnpike Lane, Wood Green, London N8 0PT, United Kingdom