Happy new year, everyone! And with a new year it’s time for the first curry review of 2022.

One of our favourite Indian restaurants was Tich … but we never had a chance to review it as it — *sniff* — recently permanently closed.

The good news is that a former chef there by the name of Sujoy Saha opened up his own curry house in The Junction called Indilicious (3358 Dundas St. West = Dundas St. West/Runnymede) and we decided to see if the quality was up to scratch too.

Our dishes were Kadhai Chicken, Vegetable Jalfrezi, Raita and Mixed Pickle.

As is our wont, we requested that the Kadhai Chicken be extra spicy. The heat doesn’t hit you immediately but it’s more of a nice, slow burn as you eat more of it. As you can see from the photo above, the sauce was very thick and rich with a lot of onions, something we love in a curry. Some ghee too (we think) but not swimming in oil. There was lots of bell peppers too for some crunch. The chicken pieces were plump and juicy and a good portion size. We have lunch leftovers. A nice dish.

Vegetable Jalfrezi is one dish we never try, so went for it as an accompaniment. What’s not to like about crunchy veggies in a flavourful sauce full of herbs and spices? More bell peppers, peas and cauliflower to add to the experience. Again, it was a good portion size and made it to lunch leftovers.

Regular readers of Brits in Toronto know we’re picky about the Raita. No worries here — one of the best we’ve ever had! Extremely creamy and thick. Not much cucumber … but it’s not actually advertised as that so not a problem. Just a good mouth taste all around.

Mixed Pickle was a fave too. Sometimes you get a lot of what we call wastage = hard bits of rind, or other unknowns that you can’t actually chew and swallow. All the pickles in this extra were very soft and no spitting things out. A really good mix of pickles.

We liked Indilicious a lot and Chef Saha has himself a great restaurant in the West End. It scores a solid Brits in Toronto 4/5 stars.