English sparkling wine and fine Indian food pairing
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Liz Robson of Rothley Wine and the Lilu team taking a tour of the vineyard |

- Lamb seekh kebab – This delicious, earthly and delicately scented starter paired incredibly with the dryness and crisp minerality of the Sparkling Orion.
- Lilu Special Murgh Tikka – The light tandoor char and subtle spicing of the chicken also went incredibly well with the Sparkling Orion. This was an absolutely masterful pairing of two incredible components. Now you know which wine to choose with your Indian starter dishes!
- Chana Masala – A mild chickpea dish with an incredible natural sweetness from both the high quality chickpeas and the slow cooked tomato sauce which went admirably well with the light fruitness of the Spirit of Freedom – the non-rose drinker’s sparkling blush.
- Paneer Masala – The most versatile of all the Indian ingredients (in my book), paneer is well known for going with everything and this dish was no exception. Spicy enough to work well with the Sparkling Orion, which brought out the subtlety of the spicing, but still with enough sweet notes in the sauce to complement the Spirit of Freedom, this is the Little Black Dress of the South Asian menu. It goes with everything.
Competition closed:
One randomly selected winner will get the above takeaway meal from Lilu on Highcross Street. All you have to do is leave a comment at the bottom of this blog post (Anonymous is fine if you don’t have a Google account) with the following information:
- Tell me what is the name of Lilu’s Head Chef, Asian Chef of the Year in 2012? (Hint Hint)
- For an extra entry follow me on Twitter and let me know your @username in the same comment.
- For a second additional entry, follow Lilu on Twitter, and tell me your @username in your comment below.
- If you haven’t given a Twitter handle, don’t forget to let me know how to contact you if you win!
Competition closes at midday on Sunday 3rd April 2016.
Valid entries must get the question correct and leave a method of contact – Twitter handle, email etc.
The prize will be provided by Lilu Fine Dining. Extreme Housewifery takes no responsibility for prize fulfillment.
Don’t enter if you can’t get to Lilu’s restaurant to collect your prize!
Winner will be picked at random from all valid entries using Random.org so it’s all fair.
In the name of the aforementioned fairness, employees of Lilu and Rothley Wine are not permitted to enter. And neither are me or The Boy. Boo! Damn my stringent sense of conscience.
Thanks for stopping by Trish, good luck with the competition!
Thanks for your entry Matt, good luck with the competition!
Amardeep Singh Anand is the Head Chef, love Lilu, glad to see it's still going strong π @Justsorice
Amardeep Singh Anand
Thanks for entering Karla, good luck!
Amardeep Singh Anand
Followed and followed π
@karlaliesel
Amardeep Singh Anand
Followed and followed π
@karlaliesel
Thanks for the entry, best of luck!
Nice work – good luck.
Entry counted and verified. Good luck!
Entered as instructed.
And the chefs name is Amardeep Singh Anand
@boatingfuzzy
Amardeep Singh Anand π
Amardeep Singh Anand π
Thanks for stopping by Joanna, good luckk in the competition!
Wow, I'd never heard of this place but the food looks beautiful! @joannacmale
The chef is Amardeep Singh Anand π
Then Zig Zag Leics needs to answer the alloted competition question…
@ZigZagLeics totally wants to win this because that chuekanidari paneer tikka shsjakskliekiak looks damn good. DAMN GOOD INDEED.
Thanks John, good luck with the competition!
Amardeep Singh Anand