Ferndown Tandoori

In a hurry for a curry? This place’ll take about 45 minutes but if you’re in the mood for Indian at home, you’ll enjoy this. Now listen to me, English people. Branch out a little. Try something other than the chicken tikka masala, which, in this version, is red, sweet and cloying.
If you want to try some real Indian food, try the mixed vegetable bhaji (under the side dishes) — it’s a concoction of vegetables sauteed with onions and garlic and it’s delicious!
The palak dishes are also very good — your choice of meat cooked with loads of spinach. Yum. The lamb tends toward the dry but the sauteed spinach adds the right amount of moisture.
Another good choice is the biryani.
Word to the wise: in Chinese places, order duck and in Indian places, order lamb. These tend to be the most authentically done. And in both, try and order food that isn’t swimming in curry — they can’t disguise anything if you can recognize discrete elements on your plate.
So next time you order Indian, whether it’s from here or anywhere else, be brave and try something new.