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We’re committed to providing the best possible presentation of India’s many cuisines – traditional as well as modern – and have been since we opened in 1985.
Celebrate Burns Night with a twist at Babur, where Scottish tradition meets India’s lost culinary heritage. For one night only, enjoy a five-course tasting menu featuring rare and forgotten Indian recipes, each paired with modern Indian single malt whiskies.
The evening begins at 6pm with a soulful welcome from our Nepalese bagpiper, followed by the ceremonial cutting of our Indian-spiced haggis and a recital of Robert Burns’ poetry. You will journey through dishes inspired by India’s rich, historic flavours, from Himalayan lamb curry to Bhutanese red rice kheer, accompanied by expertly selected whiskies from Rupam Talukdar.
Price: £65 per person (+ £35 whisky flight). Optional package £90 including the tasting menu, our debut cookbook Babur: Forty Years of Flavour, and a Babur tote.
The Burns Night Menu
Haggis Jhol Momo
Traditional Tibetan dumplings — now a flagship street food of North East India — filled with Scottish haggis and served in a spiced tomato and sesame broth.
Paired with Amrut Single Malt Whisky — soft, malt-driven with honey, allspice and sweet apricot notes
Bengali Kasundi Salmon with Mung Dal Khichdi
Inspired by an old Bengali fish preservation technique using mustard and vinegar, charred over charcoal and served with a traditional Bengali kedgeree.
Paired with Indri Trini Three Wood Indian Single Malt — creamy and fruity with toasted almond and pineapple
Anglo-Indian Roast Chicken, Spiced Pui Lentils and Parsnip
A recipe rooted in the Syrian Christian community of Kerala — spice-crusted roast chicken with vintage southern lentils.
Paired with Rampur Double Cask Single Malt — toasted barley and raisin with black pepper and vanilla oak
Smoked Chamsa Lamb Curry with Ankali Rice Pancake
A vintage Himalayan preparation, where lamb is smoked with forest herbs before being slow-cooked with rustic garam masala.
Paired with Amrut Fusion Single Malt — robust malt with sweet peat, coffee and oaky vanilla
Bhutanese Red Rice Kheer with Cinnamon Flatbread
An old Bhutanese dessert made with local red rice, jaggery and reduced milk.
Paired with Godawan Series 02 – Fruit & Spice Single Malt — rich yet elegant with apricot, honey and sweet vanilla notes