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Friday Night Takeaway

Cooking from the South West Coast of India

Cooking recipes from homes in the south west coast of India in Southwest France, 33220 Saint-Avit-Saint-Nazaire. Traditional recipes; silky, hot, coconut curries from Kerala, Vindaloos from Goa, fish from the Konkan coast, eclectic cooking from the melting pot of Bombay (aka Mumbai), and classical vegetarian Gujarati cuisine.

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Friday Night Takeaway

We are a husband-and-wife team, Imtiaz Hasan and Corinne Terrasson, leaving a hectic and fast-paced life in London to move with our 2-year-old daughter Mia in 2020, to this quiet part of France. The purchase and renovation of a farm house has given us the opportunity to work with food, Ayurveda and holistic practices and to provide ourselves and those who try our food an experience of home cooking which is far different to the restaurant Indian food here or in other parts of France

Trained in Hotel Management and Catering Technology in the first part of our careers, working with the Taj and Oberoi Group in India and then in London with The Taj Group at their iconic Indian restaurant Bombay Brasserie. Travelling working and living in India and cooking with home cooks, we are passionate about food from the South West coast of India.

This Week's Menu
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This week's menu

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Meat Main

  • The Incredible Parsi Chicken Dhansak served with Parsi Brown Rice

    €14.50

    Rich with chicken breast, mixed lentils, aubergine, red pumpkin and an aromatic Dhansak spice mix. served with basmati rice cooked with caramelised onions and aromatic whole spices cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom, lightly sweetened to complement the traditional Dhansak

Vegetarian Main

  • An Innovative Vegan Dhansak served with Parsi Brown Rice

    €13.00

    A vegan take on the Chicken Dhansak with cauliflower, grilled aubergine, tomatoes, and pumpkin. Served with basmati rice cooked with caramelised onions and aromatic whole spices cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom, lightly sweetened to complement the traditional Dhansak

Side Dish

  • Fine Green Beans, Cabbage and Coconut Thoran

    €4.00

    Haricot vert and cabbage cooked with coconut oil, mustard seeds, grated coconut, red chilli flakes and curry leaves

  • Chapattis (in a pack of two)

    €3.50

    Traditional griddled Indian flatbread. Soft, warm, and perfect for scooping up every last bit of sauce

  • Fried Pappadums (Per bag) 

    €3.00

    Light, crisp lentil wafers. Salty, crunchy, and ideal for dipping or nibbling

Pickles, Chutneys & Snacks

  • Green Chilli Pickle 300 g jar

    €6.50

    Unique, full of flavour, only seen on tables in Indian homes

  • Sweet Mango Chutney 300 g jar

    €6.50

    Everyone's favourite!

Drinks

  • Chateau Vacques Bordeaux 2020 (6 bottles)

    €20.00

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Captured on September 26, 2026

Meat Main

  • The Moti Mahal Butter Chicken (on the bone) served with fragrant pea pulao

    €13.00

    A gorgeous yogurt marinade, a silky tomato butter sauce, cashew cream and fenugreek makes this a dish which has stood the test of time. Incredible! The rice unique in taste with green peas, cumin seeds, turmeric and whole spices, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon and mace

  • The Moti Mahal Butter Chicken (breast meat) served with fragrant pea pulao

    €14.50

    A gorgeous yogurt marinade, a silky tomato butter sauce, cashew cream and fenugreek makes this a dish which has stood the test of time. Incredible! The rice unique in taste with green peas, cumin seeds, turmeric and whole spices, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon and mace

Vegetarian Main

  • Courgette and Pepper Curry North Indian style (V) served with pea pulao

    €13.00

    In season courgettes and red peppers with ajwain (carom seeds), toasted coriander powder, kashmiri chilli, tomatoes, garlic and ginger, make this a wonderful summer dish. The rice unique in taste with green peas, cumin seeds, turmeric and whole spices, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon and mace

Side Dish

  • Black Dal

    €4.00

    Slow-cooked whole black urad lentils, traditionally simmered overnight in the dying embers of the tanddor and cooked with fresh tomatoes, aromatic spices, butter, and cream for a rich, smoky, and velvet-smooth classic finish

  • Chapattis (in a pack of two)

    €3.50

    Traditional griddled Indian flatbread. Soft, warm, and perfect for scooping up every last bit of sauce

  • Fried Pappadums (Per bag) 

    €3.00

    Light, crisp lentil wafers. Salty, crunchy, and ideal for dipping or nibbling

Drinks

  • Chateau Vacques Bordeaux 2020 (6 bottles)

    €20.00
5 /5

Based on 9 reviews

Jan Barkus

My word, you surpassed yourself this week Imtiaz. We always love your food, but the chick pea salad this week was sublime. We ordered the chicken main and rice for last night's meal, and the vege option main with rice for tonight. The salad, raita and bread complemented both meals. What incredible value for money!

Visited on August 1, 2026 👍 Recommends
Lucy Whitehall

Tonight we ate the Coorgi Pork - a new dish to us. What a treat. The sauce was spicy, sour and full flavoured, the meat soft and not at all dry, which can often happen with pork curries. My dear Aunty ate with us and was in heaven as she at this incredible meal, pronouncing every aspect of it to be perfectly balanced. We ate this curry during one of our many recent heatwaves here in SW France and it was tasty, filling and pronounced the best meal of the week by Aunty Jill!! We love Friday Night Takeaway - if only every cook, chef and business owner took the same pride and interest in their customers as Imtiaz and Corrine do!

Visited on July 10, 2026 👍 Recommends
Dougie Bonner

With a keen interest in cooking Indian cuisine my ‘Karahi’ has become slightly redundant since meeting Imtiaz in the early days of FNT and becoming a regular customer. Each week he conjures up authentic Indian flavours some familiar dishes but also some surprises. All delicious and cooked with real care. If you love Indian food then Imtiaz is the real thing.

Visited on July 3, 2026 👍 Recommends
Iain

This was our first order. We thoroughly enjoyed our food, which was full of flavour and,given we'd ordered the "lite" version of the menu, was chilli-free, so just to our taste. We will definitely order again on our return in September.

Visited on July 10, 2026 👍 Recommends
Christine Chapman

This chicken dish was up there with the best (which was your Christmas 2024 menu). Thank you for enabling me to buy one portion plus all the extras.

The Khadhia chicken was something I’ve never tried before but I’ll certainly be there next time it’s available.
I loved the samosas but the highlight for me was the chicken wings. I’ve always considered them too messy and not worth the hassle but yours………..give me a bowl of them and I’ll be in heaven. They were spicy, succulent and so moreish.
My only suggestion and it’s only because I manage to make 2 meals out of one, would be that there could have been either a little more sauce or it was perhaps more liquid.

Would I recommend you - I already do, to all of my friends. It’s a 90 minute round trip for me, but well worth my weekend treat.

Visited on July 3, 2026 👍 Recommends

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What's cooking in October

A PREVIEW OF OUR MENUS FOR SEPTEMBER (subject to change as we rely on produce from local farmers, breeders and suppliers)

Fridays are for Friday Night Takeaway,  our weekly changing menu. We often cook for local bars, vignerons, association dinners, birthday parties and weddings. Look out for Bollywood Nights our street food events this year

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Lost recipes resurrected
Try our new chutneys and pickles
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