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11:08, 1 AUG 2026
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How do you start your day… a typical breakfast of bacon and eggs, cereal, toast and marmalade or millennial brunch favourites avocado on toast and acai bowls?
But if you want to spice up the mornings, Nottingham’s Bombay Deli has upped the ante with its traditional desi brunches that will perk up your taste buds.
The locally-owned company, which includes the upmarket bar and restaurant Passans upstairs, doesn’t shy away from innovative ideas, such as its high chai, an Indian take on afternoon tea, but this time it has gone back to its roots.
Nine Punjabi specials have been added to the menu at the delis in Carrington Street, in the city centre, Hyson Green and West Bridgford, which are popular destinations for Indian snacks, street food, curries, and desserts, notably the chocolate samosas.
Top of the desi brunch menu is aloo puri, with puffed-up, deep-fried flatbreads and spiced potato curry and lime pickle.
Makki de roti with saag pays homage to the iconic meal of spiced mustard leaf curry and pickle, paired with tava cornflour bread with a buttery finish — like all the desi brunches it’s vegetarian but this one is also gluten- free.
Bombay Deli owner Rahul Passan said: “In rural India corn bread wouldn’t be cooked over gas, it would be an open fire. There would be the traditional iron stone and they make the roti of cornflour and mix it with water and a little bit of salt.
“The saag is mustard greens, broccoli and spinach. It’s quite healthy, but there’s a nice dollop of butter on top of the bread.”
Parantha, an Indian flatbread made with ghee and shallow-fried, is the mainstay of several dishes. One is stuffed with paneer cheese, another with spiced potatoes and a third with lentils and spinach.
Amritsari kulcha and chole will warm the cockles. This time the flatbread is baked in a tandoor and accompanied by a bowl of flavourful chickpea curry and red onion.
Served all day, the dishes are filling and won’t break the bank either, priced from £5 to £9 for takeaway, with 20 per cent VAT on top when eating in.
Owner Mr Passan said: “A desi brunch is a traditional Indian breakfast. We’re taking inspiration from north India, south India and combining it. India’s a vast country with so many different dialects and cultures within one.
“I feel this was the essence of Bombay Sweet Centre, which my parents started 30 years ago. As the years have gone by we’ve brought fusion products in and developed so much since we opened the new store two years ago.
“I feel this is paying homage to 30 years of Bombay and we’re going back to our roots and this is the best way to showcase our talents.”
Bombay Deli owner Rahul Passan 1 of 5ShareComments
Bombay Deli owner Rahul Passan
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Makki di roti and saag — cornflour bread with spiced greens 2 of 5ShareComments
Makki di roti and saag — cornflour bread with spiced greens
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Aloo puri — deep-fried bread with spiced potato curry and lime pickle 3 of 5ShareComments
Aloo puri — deep-fried bread with spiced potato curry and lime pickle
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Aloo parantha — flatbread stuffed with spiced potatoes4 of 5ShareComments
Aloo parantha — flatbread stuffed with spiced potatoes
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Bombay Deli in Carrington Street (Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service)5 of 5ShareComments
Bombay Deli in Carrington Street
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