Khushi's

Khushi's Indian Restaurant | Edinburgh's First Indian Restaurant Est. 1947

Khushi’s was the first Indian Restaurant to open in Edinburgh in 1947.

The Founder, the late Khushi Mohammed knew that to succeed he needed to produce the best quality and most authentic curries that he could make.

At a time when Indian spices and ingredients were impossible to get in Scotland, his spices were imported from the Punjab.

Using only the freshest ingredients and years of pioneering Indian food in Scotland he made Khushi’s an Edinburgh institution.

His passion continues to make us endeavour to produce the best and has led to exciting new openings of our restaurants on the East Coast.

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Khushi's: Edinburgh Restaurants Review - 10Best Experts and ...

Khushis was the first Indian restaurant to open in Edinburgh.

The first incarnation of this restaurant opened its doors in 1947 under the name "Lothian Restaurant", but in 1974 was renamed Khushi's... Read More Khushis was the first Indian restaurant to open in Edinburgh.

The first incarnation of this restaurant opened its doors in 1947 under the name "Lothian Restaurant", but in 1974 was renamed Khushi's after its flamboyant owner.

Since then Khushi's has moved premises a number of times, ending up in Antigua Street at the top of Leith Walk.

A firm favorite with the people of Edinburgh, Khushis has a reputation for excellent homestyle Indian cuisine prepared with fresh locally sourced ingredients as well as more exotic herbs and spices imported from India.

Restaurant review: Ron Mackenna's verdict on Khushi's, Antigua ...

IN the end we had pepper monkfish tikka and Kashmiri chilli potato, mango chicken tikka and even a bandal jaam, Outside on Leith Walk life bustled away, while the door swung open every five minutes or so and people walked up to the counter.

This is Khushi’s, arguably Edinburgh’s most famous Indian restaurant.

A simple dish of potatoes fried in gram flour, draped in chilli and tomato has a garlicky buzz and that Badal Jaam at £5.95 may not look much with its aubergine and tomato but the yoghurty, cuminy mix is pleasant.

Mango chicken tikka may sound a little bit wooh, a little bit waah.

It being a chicken curry, it’s £10.95, but poke and prod as long as I do I see and taste next to nothing of the promised interesting ingredients, save for a forlorn curry leaf and a few sprinkles of something crumb-like.

Khushi's (10 Antigua Street, Edinburgh) | The List

An Edinburgh institution which continues to serve interesting and well-executed Indian dishes nearly 60 years after first opening its doors.

Khushi’s first opened in Edinburgh's Potterow in 1947 and its name remains synonymous with ‘curry’ in the capital.

The well-executed menu, a generous belt notch above standard Indian fare, brings signature starters; an entire section devoted to the tandoor and a complement of refreshing mocktails earn Khushi’s its spot at the top table.

To start, prawn kolhapuri is redolent of cumin and curry leaf, delicately coated in chickpea flour to produce crisp but yielding mouthfuls.

Khushi's is a versatile and trusted favourite to return to and recommend.

Khushi's: Edinburgh Restaurants Review - 10Best Experts and ...

Khushis was the first Indian restaurant to open in Edinburgh.

The first incarnation of this restaurant opened its doors in 1947 under the name "Lothian Restaurant", but in 1974 was renamed Khushi's... Read More Khushis was the first Indian restaurant to open in Edinburgh.

The first incarnation of this restaurant opened its doors in 1947 under the name "Lothian Restaurant", but in 1974 was renamed Khushi's after its flamboyant owner.

Since then Khushi's has moved premises a number of times, ending up in Antigua Street at the top of Leith Walk.

A firm favorite with the people of Edinburgh, Khushis has a reputation for excellent homestyle Indian cuisine prepared with fresh locally sourced ingredients as well as more exotic herbs and spices imported from India.

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Dishoom is a vibrant Indian restaurant in the heart of Edinburgh which takes its inspiration from the Irani cafes of Bombay.

The Edinburgh outpost is one of a family of six, all of the other establishments being based in London.

The menu is more adventurous that the standard Indian fare in the capital.

They offer a fresh take on the classics, such as their update of Bombay potatoes to Gunpowder Potatoes, and their signature Black Dhal is wonderful.

Khushi's restaurant menu in Mid Calder – Order from Just Eat

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We can supply an information folder sharing all of the ingredients of each dish & if it may affect any of the 14 food allergies

Restaurant review: Khushi's - Antigua Street, Edinburgh - The ...

Luckily, there’s a central new branch of veteran restaurant Khushi’s – which originally opened at Potterrow in 1947 – at the top of Leith Walk.

However, we managed to bag a lunchtime table on a Saturday.

I preferred the paneer offering – three thick and griddled cheesy tiles, with a filling of hot green chilli paste running through their middles.

Our fungi option consisted of half a dozen champagne cork-sized mushrooms, each of which had been stuffed with a turmeric and masala-spiced paneer.

This was an elegantly presented portion of damp cocoa cake, drizzled with chocolate sauce, alongside a scoop of white chocolate parfait, which was studded with bits of orange and intercepted by a sail of sesame biscuit.

Restaurant review: Khushi's in Edinburgh - Telegraph

Suffice it to say that our arrival at Edinburgh's "first Indian restaurant" is met with as much enthusiasm as Gordon Brown's speech to the Trade Union Conference.

The stepping-back-in-time theme continues inside, where a glass staircase linking the first and second floors makes you imagine that John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John are about to turn back the years and that we're in for a Monday Night Fever feast.

At one point, he is so dismissive about the idea of adding extra chilli to our order of lamb biryani that my hackles rise and I'm tempted to call for the manager, as if seeking clarification from the third umpire.

Joanna has taken charge of the side orders and I agree with her that the brinjal masala (aubergine in a tomato and onion sauce) and the tarka dahl (lentils with onion, ginger and coriander) are faultless.

In fact, Khushi's would be absolutely perfect for a stag or hen night.