The 7th Vancouver Foodster Curry Challenge was a success featuring unique curry creations at restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their creation on their menu from April 13 – May 7, 2023 and their customers voted for their favourites daily throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place: {99 points}
Handi Grill
Rara Lamb Shank
Price: $32
Created by: Surinder Singh
Description: This aromatic lamb shank curry is slow-cooked with Indian spices and ground lamb, finished with fenugreek leaves for a delicious, flavorful dish that’s perfect served over rice and with naan bread.
Ingredients: Cinnamon, Star anise, Green cardamom, Bay leaves, Whole cumin, Garlic powder, Cumin powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric, Chilli powder, Garam masala, Fenugreek
Available: for dine-in only.
Handi Grill
3618 West Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 738-3186
Web: https://handigrill-online-ordering.securebrygid.com/zgrid/themes/10429/intro/
Instagram @handi_grill
2nd Place: {92 points}
Momo Factory
Creamy Jackfruit Curry
Created by: Chef Shankar
Description: This is crafted mouth melted Jackfruit curry is the result of long research and hard work in culinary experience by our top chef. Served with freshly baked crispy naan and long grain basmati rice.
Ingredients: Jackfruit, onion, ginger, garlic, yogurt, exotic spices from Himalaya (allergy advice: contains dairy and cashew nuts.
Available: dine-in and takeout
Momo Factory
1143 Davie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 559-9238
Web: https://www.momofactory.ca/
Instagram @momofactorycanada
And
Momo Factory
11956 88 Ave, Delta
Tel: (604) 592-9829
Web: https://www.momofactory.ca/
Instagram @momofactorycanada
3rd Place (tie): {88 points}
Gurkha Himalayan Kitchen Restaurant
Coconut Chicken Curry
Price: $18
Created by: the team
Description: Tender piece of chicken thigh cooked in coconut, onion, ginger, garlic sauce. Served with basmati rice and yellow lentil.
Gurkha Himalayan Kitchen Restaurant
1141 Davie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 565-7965
Web: https://gurkha.ca/
Instagram @gurkhahimalayan
3rd Place (tie): {88 points}
Indian Oven
Mango Chicken
Price: $21.99
Created by: Chef Arvind
Description: Cooked in creamy mango curry sauce, finished with curry leaves, served with Laccha Paratha Included.
Ingredients: Chicken, in house mango curry, mustard seeds, curry leaves and house spices
Available: for takeout and Delivery
Indian Oven
2006 W. 4th Avenue Vancouver
Tel:(604) 730-5069
Web:https://theindianoven.com/
Instagram @indianoven_
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Curry creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Indian Oven
Mango Chicken
Price: $21.99
Created by: Chef Arvind
Description: Cooked in creamy mango curry sauce, finished with curry leaves, served with Laccha Paratha Included.
Ingredients: Chicken, in house mango curry, mustard seeds, curry leaves and house spices
Available: for takeout and Delivery
Indian Oven
2006 W. 4th Avenue Vancouver
Tel:(604) 730-5069
Web:https://theindianoven.com/
Instagram @indianoven_
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Momo Factory
Creamy Jackfruit Curry
Created by: Chef Shankar
Description: This is crafted mouth melted Jackfruit curry is the result of long research and hard work in culinary experience by our top chef. Served with freshly baked crispy naan and long grain basmati rice.
Ingredients: Jackfruit, onion, ginger, garlic, yogurt, exotic spices from Himalaya (allergy advice: contains dairy and cashew nuts.
Available: dine-in and takeout
Momo Factory
1143 Davie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 559-9238
Web: https://www.momofactory.ca/
Instagram @momofactorycanada
And
Momo Factory
11956 88 Ave, Delta
Tel: (604) 592-9829
Web: https://www.momofactory.ca/
Instagram @momofactorycanada
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Handi Grill
Rara Lamb Shank
Price: $32
Created by: Surinder Singh
Description: This aromatic lamb shank curry is slow-cooked with Indian spices and ground lamb, finished with fenugreek leaves for a delicious, flavorful dish that’s perfect served over rice and with naan bread.
Ingredients: Cinnamon, Star anise, Green cardamom, Bay leaves, Whole cumin, Garlic powder, Cumin powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric, Chilli powder, Garam masala, Fenugreek
Available: for dine-in only.
Handi Grill
3618 West Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 738-3186
Web: https://handigrill-online-ordering.securebrygid.com/zgrid/themes/10429/intro/
Instagram @handi_grill
Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each judge who tasted each creation with a rigorous process based on taste, originality/uniqueness and presentation/appearance.
Each media judge scored each creation with a maximum of 40 points as follows: Overall Taste 20 points, Originality and Uniqueness 10 points, Presentation and Appearance 10 points. The highest number of points a challenge creation could have been awarded is 120 points.
Our Media judges for this challenge were: Rick Green, Cheery Hayashi, and Yuki No
Thank you to the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their curry creations on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their curry creations! See all the Challenge entries here.
By: Richard Wolak