William Sitwell reviews Khai Khai, Newcastle: ‘Utterly perfect dal – as good as ones I ate in Delhi’
One dish at this establishment took me back to my late teens when I worked in India – and it did not disappoint

One dish at this establishment took me back to my late teens when I worked in India – and it did not disappoint
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