Food & Drink
Pongal Supper Club London | 15-Dish South Indian Tasting Menu |
Celebrate Pongal with a special Sunday lunch supper club in London, hosted at Tower Tandoori, a heritage restaurant with over 40 years of history. This one-off event brings together Chef Ranjini, a rising South Indian chef in London, and Bodha Drinks, known for curating non-alcoholic drinks designed to pair with food.
This Pongal Supper Club is a curated 15-dish South Indian tasting menu, inspired by traditional Pongal cooking and presented as a relaxed yet premium dining experience.
Guests will enjoy a 15-dish Pongal tasting menu showcasing the depth and variety of South Indian cuisine. The menu includes black-eyed bean vada with coconut chutney, ven pongal, chicken varuval, varaipoo vada made from banana flower, a selection of vegetable preparations, slow-cooked curries, rice dishes, rasam, sambhar, and cooling yoghurt-based courses.
The meal concludes with a traditional dessert course featuring payasam and sakkarai pongal, prepared slowly for a celebratory Pongal feast.
This is a generous tasting menu designed for a leisurely Sunday lunch and to leave guests well fed.
Each ticket includes a welcome drink.
Guests can also add a non-alcoholic drinks flight by Bodha, curated specifically to pair with the Pongal menu. The drinks are designed to complement the food, cleanse the palate, and enhance the overall dining experience without alcohol.
Tower Tandoori is London’s oldest tandoori restaurant, established in 1978 and family-run for three generations. Located near Tower Bridge, it has been serving the local community and visitors alike for almost 50 years, known for its warmth, consistency, and respect for tradition.
Chef Ranjini is a South Indian chef shaping London’s contemporary dining scene. She trained at Tamarind in a Michelin-starred kitchen and later worked at Sparrow in Lewisham, which was listed in the Michelin Guide. Her cooking draws from the flavours of Tamil Nadu, delivered through a refined, ingredient-focused approach. She now works as a consultant chef across a range of restaurants, helping develop menus with clarity and confidence.
Bodha creates flavour-forward, non-alcoholic drinks designed to sit naturally alongside food. For this supper club, Bodha is curating a non-alcoholic pairing flight created specifically for the menu.
