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Indian restaurant in [[Locale Whitechapel|Whitechapel]], just off Commercial Road.  A sign in the window seen in November 2008 invited customers to bring their own booze (don't know if there's a corkage charge).  They also offer takeaway and delivery; deliveries can be ordered online [http://www.just-eat.co.uk/restaurants-tiffine1/menu from Just-Eat] or from [http://www.tiffinindian.com/ their website].

Note that it's on Cannon Street Road over in the East End, not Cannon Street in the [[Locale City|City]].  It also has no connection with the [[Tiffinbites, EC2Y 9AA|Tiffinbites]] chain.

[[Kake]] and [[bob]] tried the takeaway option in September 2008.  We started with a few poppadoms (50p each) and dips (&pound;2 for a selection of four).  The poppadoms were certainly better quality than average; shame they'd mostly shattered on the way to us (they were fine on our August 2010 order).  The dips/chutneys were also above-average; Kake's favourite was the very fresh-tasting (and nicely spicy) tomato one.  The yoghurt-based chutney was pretty runny, and ended up mostly being eaten mixed with rice.  Tandoori lamb chops (&pound;4.30 for a starter portion of four chops) had good spicing, but one of them was rather overcooked; this problem had been rectified by the time of our November 2008 order, though.

A main dish of keski maach (&pound;6) was advertised as "tiny freshwater fish from the Sylheti village region, slow-cooked with grated onions and orange peel" - the fish were indeed very tiny, only a centimetre or so long.  Kake was underwhelmed by this dish (though I didn't try any until it had cooled down significantly - might have been better hot).  A side dish of brinjal bhaji (&pound;3.75) was refreshingly different from the oil slick you normally get when you order this in a British curryhouse - the aubergines were julienned, and it wasn't oily at all.  Similar to the aubergine curries Kake cooks at home, in fact.

[[Kake]], [[doop]], and [[bob]] gave them another go in November 2008.  The salmon samosas (&pound;3.40 for two) were an interesting change from the usual, and pretty tasty too; maybe a little salty, but there was a nice bit of heat to them, the salmon was still quite moist, and they weren't greasy at all.  Tandoori chicken (&pound;3.75 for a starter portion of one leg) was fine; decent-sized portion, not dry, reasonable spicing.  Lamb chops, as mentioned above, were good.

Moving on to mains and sides, the bathara (quail curry, &pound;10) had good flavour, a fair quantity of on-the-bone meat, and a decent chilli kick (towards the top of Kake's chilli enjoyment range, but not beyond it).  Bhindi bhaji (&pound;3.75) was good, while tarka dal (&pound;3.75) was competent but unexciting.

[[Kake]] ordered again in August 2010.  Tandoori raj chingri (tandoori prawns; &pound;5.75 for a starter portion) consisted of five reasonably-sized (though not huge) prawns, not overcooked, with a nice balance of spice, lemon, and salt in the marinade.  Tandoori chicken leg (&pound;4) was very flavourful.  Saag aloo (&pound;3.75) was a nice change from the usual renditions &#8212; small, new, skin-on potatoes rather than the usual stodgy cubes.

[[Kake]]'s verdict: Will happily order from here again.

<div class="last_verified">Food last sampled by [[Kake]] and [[bob]], August 2010.</div>

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