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Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay

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Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay

Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay

You know when fate sort of happens and you then sit afterwards and sigh and say thank fuck for that outcome! Well, that happened today with our very first experience of Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay. If you have never been to Gluttons by the Bay you really should, it is awesome just down off the Esplanade. It is a KF Seetoh concept to celebrate the heritage of Singaporean hawker food culture under his Makansutra brand and infamous Die Die Must Try… Surely you must have seen that…?

So we had been to Satay by the Bay for a lazy lunch. We then decided to have a walk down to visit Gardens by the Bay. Cannot, fully booked and only allowed by time-slots. OK let’s walk down to the museum. Same, same fully booked by time-slot. Damn. OK slow-walk over The Helix Bridge. Whilst walking I was pinging our mate Edward at My Little Spanish Place @ Boat Quay and yeap, fully-booked. We pinged a few messages out to other places and Chope/Quandoo etc. and #1 said how about Gluttons by the Bay & let’s go see the boys at MeatSmith. Guess what Meatsmith was closed due to Covid-19. OMG. And that my friends is how we ended up having our first experience of Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay. As we walked into Gluttons by the Bay I spotted their sign. I think this is the 1st time we have entered the place from the bottom so walked past them this time. The sign got my interest sparked.

We even saw KF Seetoh today doing a walkthrough today of his Makansutra establishment, Gluttons by the Bay. The last time I saw him in the flesh was when I met him with Anthony Bourdain at the very 1st Streetfood Congress down at F1 pit-lanes. Remember that photo? Now there is a sad and happy memory…

Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay
The big man. Such an awe-inspiring moment to meet Mr B. And it was at the coolest foodie event ever to boot (I still have my chicken-rice wristwatch), KF Seetoh’s StreetFood Congress. At the same event, we met a few of the food stalls that Mr B had had on his shows – I remember the ceviche from the ladies all the way up from Mexico – WOW!!!

#supportourrestaurants #supportourhawkers #supportourstreetfood

Anyways, enough maudlin, let’s get to the gentlemen at Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay. I love to do this, especially when the food is just so exceptional and I read that the Chef is self-taught. It always gives me that holy shit moment…

Food this good with no formal training is just a wow!!! Very humbly they state;

“Serving authentic Pakistani street food…”

What the boys forget to tell you in their wee descriptions and overviews, is that it is probably the very best Pakistani, Afghani food, and generically tandoori and curry full-stop that this fat beardy one has had in a very long-time. It is exceptional, it really is and at super-affordable prices too. Sad to say some of the food photos are shit as I could not stop myself from tucking into the food and then realised I had not snapped them for the blog. Stunning dishes that hit your eyes first, then these wafts of exotic aromas and spices hit your nose and then the taste test and holy shit the food angels of Pakistan start singing. This is such quality tasting food, all made in the usual tiny hawker stall.

So, go to visit the boys at Makansutra, 8 Raffles Avenue – shit loads of choice there and cold beverages too (you know what I mean).

Or WhatsApp them at 8784 0023 or 8161 2690 to place your orders for delivery.

I guarantee wholeheartedly you will not be disappointed. This is QUALITY from a hawker stall.

Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay
You want to have the fluffiest naans of your life. Almost a hybrid butter-milk something or other with naan. This is the Cheese and Garlic Naan. We also got plain and butter. OMG!!! Stunning. They come served with this, ‘I don’t know what it was delicious pinkish dipping sauce’. Man oh man, so, so good – and #1 and I then started using the Naan to eat the curry. Another heart-palpitating moment!!!
Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay
I think this was simply called ‘Boneless Chicken Tikka’. Seriously good Tikka, almost with a quasi-batter crunch on the outside. Beautifully spiced, super-moist and tender. Goodness me. Damned fine!!!
Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay
Star of the show. One of, if not the best curry dish I have ever had. I kid you not. This really is up there in the heady heights of best-ever curry that beardy fat bloke has ever, ever eaten. I’ll explain more below – this is known plainly as; Chicken Karahi.

This is one of the crap photos above as #1 and I had demolished the back-side of this curry dish already. So it is a major zoom in to close-up to what was left on the plate (sorry about that). When you smell this you can’t help but dive in. It is spicy but not overly spicy (well unless you think a green chilli is a green bean as #1 did). It’s the perfect consistency for using your Naan as you eating utensil. It is sour and the sweet and then savoury, and then sour and then you get ginger hit. Then the super-soft chicken moment. Wow!!! I did want to get the Mutton Karahi too but sadly they were out of that, a reason to return then…

Daddy-pedia; So #1 and I were thinking that there might be Tamarind in this which gives the sour overtones, so I needed to research what is in a Kahari curry. And my research gave ZERO clues as the Kahari is not the curry it seems. It is the pot it is cooked in. Grrrrr. But it is interesting anyway, so a Karahi is a thick, circular and deep cooking pot that is originally from the Indian subcontinent. Used in Indian, Afghan, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Nepalese cooking.

Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay
Here’s the stall. Make sure you look out for them when you visit Gluttons. I cannot believe this is the 1st time we have eaten here after so many visits to Gluttons as a family. Bonkers…
Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay
You just know this is going to be good. Have a look at this. I am truly in foodie heaven. Come on boys let’s be having it…
Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay
And of course, the end of the evening had to finish with some fun before we depart to home. Great work Jude Jude…
Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay
And so we say a beardy goodbye to our new BFF’s… Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay

There we have it guys. A curry and tandoori place to must-try. It is exceptional. Kebabchi Charcoal BBQ @ Gluttons by the Bay. Just incredible Pakastani & Afghani food of the highest quality in my humble opinion. Just go back above and look at the tandoor oven and charcoal BBQ – you just know this is going to be just crazy good. And it was. My recommendation is to get on WhatsApp or get your arse down there and meet the boys in person – ENJOY!!!

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Brian Kennett

Father of 3. All my kids are mixed, with English-Japanese, and English-Filipino - a recipe in the making there. I have been cooking since a small lad, as guided by my Nan and my Mum - gradually that morphed through exposure to Thai cooking from a lovely lady called Da in Margate. I used to hang out in her restaurant and watch the techniques. So the 1+1= greater than 2 occurred - Mum/Nan/Da - off I went in to the world of Asian cuisine. Moving to Asia in early 2000's clearly has brought that on somewhat - we travel continually, and eat locally and therefore have exposure to more and more new things. I have lived my dream and written a cook book whilst here, an amazing experience and all for a good cause too as I raised a lot of money for charity. My blog is now hopefully turning in to book number 2. Watch this space. I hope you enjoy my passion.

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