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.

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

We cook once a week on a Friday Night
Our menu changes every week and released on Sunday
Please place your order by Tuesday midday
Food is ready for collection on Friday from
Maison du Seignal, 116 chemin du Seignal,
33220 Saint-Avit-Saint-Nazaire, Le Tube Station Cafe 24500 Eymet, 31 rue Paul Persil 47120 Duras

Collection from Saint Avit Saint Nazaire between 4.30 - 7.00pm, Eymet between 10.30-11.30 am. New collection point in Duras 13.00-14.00

NEW DELIVERY TO EYMET EVERY FRIDAY 10.30 am-11.30 am

Menu 27.03.2026

Chettinad Cooking by Friday Night Takeaway

We go back to saying that local produce from farmers, breeders and butchers matched with our traditional Indian recipes as cooked in homes in India has no substitute. We cook with our heart, with a passion second to none to bring you authentic, traditional Indian food. This menu is a reminder of our time in India, living and working with home cooks, who form the backbone of what we do and who are the inspiration for our business here in SW France

As we sit for dinner with our host family in Tamil Nadu the air is heavy with the perfume of roasted spice—coriander, cumin, pepper, chilies—each one crackling into life as it meets hot oil. Curry leaves leap and hiss, their green scent rising like incense. A dark gravy bubbles nearby, tamarind pulling the edges taut with its sour tang, while coconut, ground to velvet, softens the storm.

On a banana leaf, colours bloom: the deep red of meat in fiery masala, the golden crumble of lentils touched with ghee, the earthy brown of pepper sauce thick as smoke. Pickles gleam like jewels, sharp and salty; papads crackle with promise.

Each bite is an unfolding: fire first, then the warmth of earth, then a sudden lift of brightness, like sun through heavy clouds. The tongue burns, but it is a burn you chase, a flame that carries memory and comfort in equal measure.

Chettinad is not a meal but a mood—heat and history entwined, a feast that lingers in the senses long after the leaf is bare.

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Main Course & Side Dishes

Meat Main

CHETTINAD BEEF

a fragrant mix of dry roasted cumin, coriander poppy and fennel seeds. Star anise, cinnamon sticks and cloves with turmeric and red chilli, finished with tomato puree and coconut milk

14 € per person

Vegetarian Main

NUTTY BLACK CHICKPEAS AND MIXED CHILLI PEPPER CURRY

a fragrant mix of dry roasted cumin, coriander, poppy and fennel seeds. Star anise, cinnamon sticks and cloves with turmeric and red chilli, finished with tomato puree and coconut milk

13 € per person

Side Dish

LEMON RICE

turmeric lending its gentle earthiness, lemon weaving through with its sharp, citrus song. Into hot oil go mustard seeds that pop and crackle like tiny sparks, followed by the green flash of chillies, the snap of curry leaves, the nutty crunch of roasted peanuts or cashews.

included with the mains

Side Dish

CUMIN AND TOMATO POTATOES

sautéing potatoes with cumin seeds, then simmering them in a spiced tomato base. The cumin provides a warm, earthy undertone while the tomatoes bring acidity and body. Finished with fresh coriander

3.50 € per person

Side Dish

Parathas – flaky hand made flat bread, typically eaten with this style of cooking.

5 € for two

South Indian fried poppodums

3 € for a bag of two

***Our dishes contain nuts and grains and even if not mentioned in our menu, there maybe traces in our cooking, so make us aware of allergies***

Our food is cooked to recipes as used in homes in India. If you would like less chilli please ask for the LITE version of the dish

KEEPING IT SIMPLE KEEPING IT REAL

#KISKIR

Extras

EXTRAS

Parathas – flaky hand made flat bread, typically eaten with this style of cooking.

5 € for two

South Indian fried poppodums

3 € for a bag of two

EXTRAS

WINE MATCH

Châteaux de Vacques Bordeaux Rouge 2020 promotion price 6 bottles for 20 € or 5 € a bottle

Local wines by vignerones who grow grapes and make wine with a passion. Ask for details when you order

EXTRAS

Herbal Chai by Teas of the Earth

7.50 € for a bag which makes 10-15 cups of gorgeous herbal chai

Batch of Sourdough to make your own bread 5 €/500 gms

#KISKIR

EXTRAS

BEER MATCH

English beers by https://www.beerbiere.fr/

Pre order and collect with your takeaway or meet Matt and talk beer and buy from Le Tube Station Cafe Eymet between 10.30-11.30 every Friday

We can cook for your event for 20 people or more in a venue of your choice

Event Catering

South Indian Brunch, Coffee Mornings, Traditional Tiffin Lunch, Indian Inspired Afternoon Tea, Thali Dinner, Fine Dining, Cooking Demonstrations, Indian Cookery Workshops, Weddings, Bollywood Street Food Nights

EVENTS FOR MARCH 2026

Bar Des Arcades Tuesday 24.03.2026 Bollywood Nights Indian Street Food

booking https://le-bar-des-arcades.reservio.com/events

Anglo Indian Pie Workshop 30th & 31st March 2026 Traditional pie making meets Indian fillings @ Saunerie Cookery School

Traditional Pork Pie vs Coorgi Pork Pie

Taditional Cornish Style Pasty vs Beef Chettinad Pasty

Chicken Balti Pie

Samosa Pie

events to be booked with an email to Info_saunerie@yahoo. com

They All Love Our Food

Without the feedback that you give us we would never be able to change, improve, innovate, continue to do things which you like and give you an experience which doesn’t just meet your expectations but exceeds it every time

"Most amazing I ever had!!"

- James Hugo

"Amazing taste. Best ever!!"

- Laura Petracio

"I always order every week, and they always surprise me."

- Harold Zane

"Superb meal-I can’t believe the range of subtle flavours . The potato Korma style/sauce was my favourite-really tasty. The meal was very well balanced , with portion sizes just right. A very talented chef, delicious food. Not normally a fan of biryani you have changed my view on it, Imtiaz! Extras complemented well and the whole was very good value for money.

l look forward to the next one…."

- Honorée Gordon