Sometimes simplicity is best, and that is certainly the case with the famous lamb chops served at Lahore Kebab House in Shoreditch.
I first visited Lahore Kebab House with my friend Raj Singh, who runs a company called Secret Food Tours. One of his tours is a walk through Shoreditch and Brick Lane, where he takes people to three of the best restaurants in the area as well as a few other interesting stops. He offered to take me on his tour one evening and our last stop was Lahore Kebab House.
Lahore Kebab house is a massive restaurant on two levels, with seating for 350. On Friday and Saturday nights, those seats are all filled many times over. After trying their amazing chilli paneer, grilled lamb chops and chicken tikka, I made arrangements to return and meet one of the owners, Emran Siddique.
The restaurant is a family-run business that has been serving high-quality Pakistani food for over 40 years. Sure, they do feature a few of the British classic curries on their menu, but they are most famous for their traditional Pakistani dishes.
When there, you can watch the chefs prepare huge karahis of mouthwatering curry. These delicious marinated lamb chops are cooked over a flame grill, which produces a tasty char. They are out-of-this-world gorgeous!