Food from Every Stall on Norwich Market (2025 Edition) – Week 1 and Indian Feast

Thanks to James agreeing to help with this project, here we go again with the 2025 edition of eating food from every stall at Norwich Market and first up was the vegan Indian stall, Indian Feast. And here’s what happened when we visited in 2023.

The menu board. My plan is to always have something different compared to last time, although it required some quick checking at the market stall to remember what we had last time. I quite fancied the samosa chat, but that’s what I went for last time (this is going to happen a lot this year I suspect), so this time it was the Aloo Tikki Chat. There’s no real change to the menu other than the addition of the vegan chicken curry, with the price increases being £1 on all the meals and 50p on all the snacks. One element that will be evident this year is how much food price inflation has gone on at the market and whether or not that is likely to put customers off going to stalls.

One of the food displays which doesn’t necessarily look overly appetising in terms of the presentation, but there we go. What is more important is that the service was timely and friendly, the payment process was efficient and the stall accepts cash and card.

The Aloo Tikki Chat and I went with all the options that came with it including the coriander, the mint chutney and the tamarind sauce. The mixed vegetable cake added texture to the dish and there was plenty of chickpeas in the whole arrangement which bulked matters out. There was some spice to it and the pieces of onion also added texture with the food having a depth of flavour to it.

There’s a seating area which overlooks the kitchen. Only a limited number of the stalls at the market have a seating area and it’s always helpful so that I don’t have to worry about a seagull swooping down and stealing my vegetable cake.

The Covid sign is still visible saying that the track and trace is in operation. That felt something of a throwback.

Eagle eyed readers might guess that this is the photo that James took given he’s got an eye for this sort of thing and I accept this does look better than mine. James went for the Aloo Gobi, which he enjoyed but thought was a bit wet. I think that was the summary of the matter.

It’s a light and tasty meal, the stall was clean and the service was friendly, with the prices seeming reasonable for the quality and quantity.