![]() Although curry powder was already widely used as a flavouring in British cookery, this was the first Indian-owned dining establishment in London. The restaurant prided itself on Mahomet’s ‘unique selling point’: authenticity. Such ladies and gentlemen as may desirous of having India Dinners dressed and sent to their own houses will be punctually attended to by giving previous notice. The restaurant even offered an upmarket equivalent to the modern-day takeaway: In early February 1810, an advertisement appeared in the Morning Post, humbly drawing the nobility’s attention to the arrival of the ‘Hindostanee Dinner and Hooka Smoking Club’:Īpartments are fitted up for their entertainment in the Eastern style, where dinners, composed of genuine Hindostanee dishes, are served up at the shortest notice… ![]() He introduced the technique while working for the Honorable Basil Cochrane’s ‘Indian Vapour Cure’ in Portman Square, a stone’s throw away from the site of his next business venture, the Hindostanee Coffee House. ![]() ![]() Mahomet also became known for introducing the practice of ‘shampooing’ – a kind of full body massage therapy that became all the rage in English spas and steam rooms. ![]()
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