Last updated: August 11, 2024
If you’re an experimental eater who loves Indian food, you must try Dosa Kitchen’s Sapaad Sundays!
This incredibly good value meal was introduced to the North East back in 2015 and has been going strong ever since with a dozen small pot side dishes all presented together on one plate – with the combination of dishes representing each of the ayurvedic tastes.
It’s best if you’re willing to try lots of dishes you may never have sampled before, because the dishes change every Sunday with a whole host of flavours and spices used.
With both a vegetarian and meat option available, we ordered one of each.
The meat offering included Allam Kodi – a moreish starter with juicy chicken pieces marinated and infused with ginger, and Karaikudi Meen Varuval – fish cooked in spices and deep-fried.
Mains included the traditional South Indian Ullavucharu Kozhi – chicken in a tangy tamarind soup enriched with horsegram (an Asian legume which is super rich in nutrients and has a distinctive but pleasant taste!)
We also tried the Royyala Pulusu with fresh prawn simmered in a tangy tamarind gravy for a super fragrant aromatic flavour. A Masala Omelette was also served, light and fluffy with tomatoes, onions, green chillies and coriander.
Each plate also includes one of Dosa Kitchen’s famous dosas on the side – you can have them plain or stuffed and we opted for one onion an one masala. They really are so delicious if you’ve never tried one before.
Sambar (a South Indian lentil stew which is so addictive) is perfect for dunking those dosas, plus every plate includes Rasam (a spicy South Indian soup) and a cooling yoghurt which you can mix with the rice after a hot dish. Sambar and Tamarind soup come on the side along with a sweet milky vermicelli dessert.
Perhaps my favourite dish of the whole meal was surprisingly one on the veggie menu – Mochai Karai Kozhambu had so much depth of flavour – a spicy thick gravy made with lima beans, mustard seeds and coconut.
Think it sounds like a lot of food for only £16.99?! (£15.99 vegetarian), well, it is, but not only is it a good sized plateful, all mains are refillable so you can literally keep ordering until you’re fit to burst.
A fabulous way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Check out the full Sapaad Sunday offering on the Dosa Kitchen website, or check out our reel of the experience here. For more Newcastle restaurants reviews, click here.
