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Name: Tohur Ali
Restaurant: The Shah Jahan
Find it: 111 – 113 South Western
Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Call it: 01722 328120/335992
View it: www.TheShahJahan.com
You’ll eat: Authentic Indian
What makes The Shah Jahan special?
We try to do things a little differently from our competitors. Some
of our most popular dishes are very specific to our restaurant.
What is the most popular dish on the menu at The
Shah Jahan?
Apart from the standard dishes you would find in most Indian
restaurants, our Lamb Laagan, Rajstani Kurma and Murgh Bhaja
(which is cooked with fresh, grated coconut and coconut milk,
giving it an authentic south-Indian flavour).
What is your favourite ingredient of the moment?
It’s our ‘chef’s special ingredient’, which is used in our special
accompaniment to the papadoms. Our customers just love it!
Which celebrity would you most like to welcome to
your restaurant?
We try to treat all our customers as we would a ‘celebrity’, but if
Angelina Jolie happened to be passing through she would be more
than welcome.
Who has had the biggest influence on you in your
work?
There are just too many to mention: I think previous members of
management and staff shape the way you work on a day-to-day
level.
What would you do with a million pounds?
Try to make the next million.
You must work very long hours so what do you do to
relax?
I try to keep active, so I go to the gym when I can, play football and
see family and friends.
What would you choose to have as your last meal on
earth?
Our famous Rajstani Kurma. Obviously! It’s truly to die for...