Chop’d co-founder Jasper Wight has launched a new Indian pop-restaurant to launch in Spitalfields in partnership with homeless charity, Crisis.
Wight is setting up Kheer Kitchen with Prestige Purchasing’s David Read and David Anderson, director of design consultancy CADA.
Housed in the Café from Crisis on Commercial Street, the restaurant opens today, offering healthy, fresh Indian food, while supporting Crisis’ work to help homeless people get back into employment.
Inspired by a motorbike ride across India and re-interpreted for Londoners, Kheera Kitchen is described as focusing on fresh flavours rather than heat.
Sharing dishes are made for freshly baked bread, the restaurant doesn’t use any ghee in its preparation, all spices are imported from India and ground every day, and all dishes are cooked to order.
Small sharing plates are priced at £5 with Big Bowls at £10.
Read said: “We’ve been working in the hospitality industry for decades, and we felt that it was time to use our skills and knowledge to create some positive social impact.
“I spend a lot of time in India and over there, food is a much more sensory experience; not just about bold spices. We wanted to bring that to the UK and create something that’s more balanced, and aromatic than the heavier Indian fare that’s usually available.
“And we’ve been working with Crisis to create Kheera Kitchen, a place where people can enjoy great, fresh Indian food, while helping those who are less fortunate get back on their feet”.
Kheera Kitchen will pop-up at Café from Crisis every evening from 6pm Wednesday to Friday, and from midday at weekends until the end of April.
The rent paid by Kheera Kitchen’s for the site will go straight back into the charity.
