As usual, we had a fine evening at Chilli Night.  Attendance was a little lower than expected, but the food was well varied:  chicken jalfrezi, garlic chilli chicken, lamb rogan, Ayre karai, achari lamb and prawn madras.  These were accompanied by a good selection of rice, lentil, vegetables, and naans. 

Fine food, very well presented, and all it lacked was the appetite of Will to hoover up the excess. He missed his first meeting in over a year - I hope the family holiday made up for it.

Our September venue was one of our favourite places, Chilli Night in Haslemere.

This was during the Rugby World Cup, but despite that, we had a good turnout.  For the record Japan lost narrowly to Fiji (31-35) earlier that evening and then Italy narrowly beat Romania (24-18).  Whether that bodes well for our Scots friends or not, I don't know.  Their 40-0 loss to New Zealand doesn't promise much.

So to the food: we enjoyed our mixed starters, but would have preferred the poppadums first - ferocious lime pickle!  Main courses were Garlic Chilli Chicken. Lamb Shakoora, and Prawn Jalfrezi, accompanied by Tarka Dhal and mixed vegetables -all really good.

A great evening: it's only the luxury of choice in the area that stops me visiting more often. 

The November 2006 meeting was at Chilli Night, Haslemere.  We enjoyed a great selection of dishes including

There were also some tasty mixed starters, saag paneer and a good selection of rice, naan (plain, garlic, keema, peshwari) and vegetables.  It wasn't as ferociously hot as last time, which is probably just as well.

Although some people were unable to attend due to holidays abroad or visitors at home, we still had a good turnout and a most enjoyable evening. 

Drinks were at the Inn on the Hill - the old Haslemere Hotel, transformed by its new owners into a very decent bar and restaurant.  People that remember the old place are amazed at how it's changed.  Recommended for steaks, and they have a really good selection of wines and spirits too.

See also Will's comments

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