Indian Cuisine in London Is GOOD! GYMKHANA *

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Anyone fancy some authentic Indian food? Let's head to 1 Michelin Starred Gymkhana for some Naan, Butter Chicken & Biryani! In the spirit of keeping us on our toes & further improving our videos, here's how we felt about this vlog from a technical perspective: Aside from the sound which might not be the best due to it being a rather busy crowd in an enclosed area with music playing in the background the rest was fine. Close ups were done well & sound quality was decent enough in the given environment. The constant change of natural light through the window (due to extreme low lighting in the restaurant) was a challenge which unfortunately shows throughout the vlog despite us trying to colour grade it to give it a more even tone. That said, we felt it's done to an acceptable level. Music pairing was rather satisfactory, especially the music for the montage :D We did notice some 'weak links' in our commentary when it comes to Indian cuisine, this will be improved with time as we get more exposure to filming content featuring Indian foods. For those who actually read this segment, thanks for caring & do leave us a comment for any constructive criticism! We won't bite, just try to keep it civil, hehehe!

[@SparkzMxzXZ]

I agree! Really can tell the level of attention you both put into videos and how much you’ve improved is really apparent

[@TheGourmetPlate]

@@SparkzMxzXZ Hello Sparkz! Glad to see you again! You're too kind haha! Thanks for supporting us since the early days!

[@glorialakshmikanth]

Thank you for the detailed video! Please review Dishoom in London if you get the chance!

[@kryptokid9085]

I ate there last month..great food and excellent service

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Glad you had a great experience!

[@Bragglord]

England has by far the best Indian food you will find outside of India.

[@HeatherLewis213]

Nah, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Burma, UAE all have way better Indian food than UK.

[@debetrolence1991]

This is straight up Big lies

[@debetrolence1991]

You should be ashamed of yourself for lying like this

[@Bragglord]

@@debetrolence1991 lmfao where is the lie?

[@elitegamer8008]

Brother if you are talking about best Indian food outside of India then its most probably Nepal, Pakistan or Bangladesh they were the only one to match our flavors as we were literally together all the time like siblings.

[@katrinlausch3078]

The muntjac deer is actually an invasive animal in GB hence it is allowed to be hunted and can be served at restaurants. Here in Germany for instance we do not have this problem and the meat of muntjac is not known or served (like in most European countries). The pomegranate and mint raita gives the biryani its needed freshness. Great review and a wonderful restaurant. ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Hello Katrin! Nice to see you again! Thanks for sharing valuable information again haha! Yes the pomegranate & mint raita does lift that biryani a whole lot! Glad you've enjoyed this vlog! 😁

[@lakxxya]

As an Indian I HAVE to say humble request… when you eat Indian naan/roti or anything… Don’t eat it as a whole like a taco, take a piece, make a scoop then fill the curry gravy or whatever . Will taste better, less messy and that’s how it’s done

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Hello Lakshya 👋, no worries & thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! 😉

[@sals4271]

Shut up y🤐he’s eating it fine

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. D British really adore d Indian food.

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Hello Yasin! Glad you liked this one!

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@TheGourmetPlate Hai there. 😁

[@stephaniehale946]

We do. Actually, it's literally a custom in many British households to cook Indian food at least once or twice at home.*

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@stephaniehale946 Wonderful. 😄

[@mojganjazayeri1862]

Thank you vey much for sharing. Another great food video from you.

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Hello Mojgan, glad you’ve enjoyed this one too! Thanks for the kind words 😉

[@Newman79-zg6yw]

Anyone else notice the Nautilus? Nice !

[@mosmarb]

Been to Benares, Quilon and Trishna, all 1*s too, Gymkhana next on my list of starred Indians in London. There are 7 in total as of 2023.

[@scottmcginn2169]

Been to them and Gymkhana... Gymkhana is my favourite

[@stephaniehale946]

*Thank you so much for the video. Please more Indian food videos. It's the favorite of many. The flavors and spices are un-matchable in any other cuisine on the planet. You should have gone for the Tasting Menu though. You could have tried more varieties and would have understood why they have one Michelin star. But yes, the Tasting Menu would have been GBP 200+ because you are two people, while here because it's A La Carte, you only had to spend GBP 100+.*

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Hi Stephanie 👋, glad you’ve enjoyed this episode! Perhaps we could visit Gymkhana again in our future trip to London hehe 🤤

[@CraigGriffiths-j7c]

Too clarify, did you get two pieces of Chicken in the main dish?

[@simonuk5042]

Nice video & presentation, your perceptions are based on same food you eat in Malaysia therefore your pallet is used to those specific flavours, perhaps if we tried your dishes we may come to different analysis ???

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Hi Simon 👋, thanks for the kind remark on the quality of our video☺️. We understand your view but we beg to differ. As the comparison we made is also from two authentic Indian cuisine restaurants from chefs originating from India as opposed to our ‘casual’ Mamak style Indian restaurants, it is safe to assume the flavour profile to be quite similar, just as how an authentic fish & chip should taste regardless of where it’s made, or edomae sushi regardless of where it’s prepared 😋

[@kennethwu115]

Good video ❤

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Thanks Kenneth! Glad you’ve enjoyed it!

[@kirtigupta9753]

I think it's a watered down version of butter chicken. Seems like sweetened version of what you'll find in India.

[@katrinlausch3078]

Okay so keema is quasi a dry minced meat curry dish with lots of spices, with salli (fried potato straws) it is a parsi cuisine dish (you will find keema curry on rice in Japan, though a bit different, they love it). You need to put the raw onions on the sliders 🤭. Generally they use ghee not butter and I guess it was because of the location, but you may eat with your right hand Indian food. The (punjabi) butter chicken was served with saag (mustard greens) incl. spinach and corn. Normally you eat this dish with a kind of roti. The dal was dal lasooni (lentil dal with garlic). All would be eaten with rice (and papadam etc.), this naan combi is a restaurant take one it, but rice would be my fav here.

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Ahhh, we were told to mix it into the Keema 😂. The use of Ghee is indeed the proper way, however we aren't sure if it was ghee or butter that was used. Wei Loon uses his left hand as he's a lefty 😂 Thanks for pointing out the use of mustard greens with spinach! Rice sounds like a great vehicle to carry that dal 😋

[@avimufcns]

5:20 song name?

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Hello there, as much as we would love to tell you we're afraid we can't recall the name of this song 😂. The music is selected from Epidemic Music while we were editing. We're sorry we couldn't be of any help 😑

[@weeddegree]

Curries in the uk are good

[@Bragglord]

Best in the world, except for India. I remember being in Australia and my relatives were raving about some curry place that they'd used for years, that it was the best in town; it was about average by UK standards, nice but nothing special.

[@sayeedakhtar8647]

Someone plzz teach westerners how to eat bread of Indian cuisine.

[@palpreetkaur5355]

Hey , you dont eat dhal with Naan You eat dhal with rice

[@andrewcarruthers9347]

Unsubscribing as requested. Enjoy your trip

[@TheGourmetPlate]

Hello Andrew, Wei Loon here 👋! Thanks for appreciating our work on the vlogs 🙂. No we don't own Petronas (although we wish we did hahaha)😛 Joke aside, we appreciate your concern. Allow me to shed some light on the nature of our food hunts. We are foodies with a lot of curiosity & an open mind, which means we try everything, from street foods to bistros to high end restaurants. The reason is simple, we want to know about different cuisines from different parts of the world at different levels! 😋 Hence, every time we travel we do our research, ask some friends in that country (if we have any), check with some like minded foodies, then we visit food spots of different levels in that country so we can hopefully understand foods in that country a little better. This means our channel isn't exactly a Channel that recommends food off the beaten path/hidden spots because to put it simply, aside from Kuala Lumpur where we come from, we can't do that at any other country we visit as we aren't locals! Even in Kuala Lumpur we won't know all the good food spots hahaha... So, we're more like a foodie couple travelling & trying out different foods, providing commentary & ratings as we go. It just happens that on this trip we've decided to try out Gymkhana as it was recommended by some friends. Again I must reiterate, we eat everything, which is rather evident from our previous vlogs in different countries. Even in London we visit greasy spoons, local chippys, food markets & such. Michelin establishments are just one of the different genres of food spots we visit which happens to be this episode. Hope this provides better clarity on what our channel is about, thanks for letting us know which area to go to for nice British Curry (although Gymkhana actually serves Indian curry), mind to let us know your recommendations? We'll definitely pop by when we have a chance to visit UK again 😉 Once again thanks for supporting us & we hope to see you in the next vlog!

[@choosim6858]

mate this is their channel. they travel they eat and they put out their experiences in their vlogs. if i find that im not their target audience i can choose to watch or not...just move on.