Fresh, seasonal, locally sourced vegetarian and vegan Indian dishes

Tara Rasoi specialises in authentic vegetarian Indian street food and farmhouse cooking - think parathas fresh off a cast iron griddle, or squash and sweet potato cakes smothered in organic or vegan yoghurt with homemade date-tamarind and chilli-mint sauces. We make vegetarian and vegan thalis, as well as street food specials, drawn from Mahesh’s extensive travels in the Indian subcontinent allowing customers to experience unique authentic Indian flavours and dishes they won’t have tried anywhere else.

We work with local farmers to source the freshest seasonal vegetables for our curries, and use wholewheat and organic ingredients to create food which makes you feel good.

As well as our regular street food markets and festivals, we cater events and have special menu options for yoga and meditation retreats.

Our ethos

Tara Rasoi Dahi Bhala
Tara Rasoi hanging pattern

Our offering

Streetfood markets

We work a variety of southwest street food markets, serving unusual dishes you won’t have tried before — like smashed samosa or squash and sweet potato cakes, smothered in organic or vegan yoghurt and topped with homemade chili-mint and tamarind-date chutneys.

Catering

We cater a variety of private events in and around Bath, cooking for 15-130 people. Get in touch to discuss your event and we will work together to devise a suitable menu priced to suit the gathering.

Festivals

We love festivals and making genuine food to make you feel good. We work with an expert team of experienced event caterers. We are fully certified, insured and can offer a creative menu priced to suit the event.

Our story

Central to our cooking is sharing the authentic taste of healthy, homecooked north Indian food. We treat seasonable vegetables with a carefully mixed selection of spices to create an endless variety of exciting vegetarian flavours. Everything is cooked fresh, including homemade chapattis and parathas (flatbreads), toasted on a hot iron skillet. The thali menu combines chickpeas or daal with seasonally available vegetables changing on a weekly basis.

Chef Mahesh creates unique and varied vegetarian dishes drawn from his childhood in a north Indian farmhouse where homegrown food was made into meals for huge family gatherings, as well as his experience as a theatre practitioner travelling the subcontinent which has influenced his knowledge of street food. He delights in throwing his creativity into making sustainable ayurvedically influenced food with an ethics of harmony - with other creatures, our environments, and our own hearts and souls. The result is energising and satisfying meals combining total nutrition with exciting flavour.

Tara Rasoi Thali two curries, rice, paratha bread
Tara Rasoi hanging pattern
Tara Rasoi Mahesh serving thali at Bristol event

Summer menu

DAHI BHALA (v)

Yoghurt with white lentil cakes, chaat spices, homemade date & tamarind and mint & chili chutneys

BUTTERNUT SQUASH TIKI (v/vg, gf)

Spiced Indian patty of butternut squash, sweet potato and chickpea flour (served with chili-mint and tamarind sauces, chaat spices, red onion, yoghurt)

BEETROOT AND CARROT TIKI (v/vg)

Patty of beetroot, carrot and chickpea flour (served with chili-mint and tamarind sauces, chaat spices, red onion and yoghurt)

SAMOSA CHAAT (v)

Samosa cut open with chickpea curry, yoghurt, homemade date & tamarind and mint & chili chutneys (served with chili-mint and tamarind sauces, chaat spices, red onion, yoghurt)

HOMEMADE PARATHA (vg)

Freshly griddled Indian flatbread with potato and spices, one curry or organic yogurt, spicy pickle

TIFFIN BOX THALI (vg)

Spiced lentil or split pea dhal with a choice of seasonal vegetable curries, wholegrain rice and spicy pickle

SAMOSA (vg)

Homemade Indian deep-fried pasty filled with spiced potato, onion and peas, and tamarind sauce

INDIAN MASALA CHAI

Spiced assam tea freshly brewed with our own spice blend and organic milk

ICED LASSI

Cooling organic yoghurt drink with mango or banana, cardamon, spices and ground almonds

All our yoghurt and milk is local, free range and organic. These are the only animal derived products we use. GM free. Chickpeas, flours, lentils and rice all organic products.

Tara Rasoi Spinach Curry

Find us!

Markets and events

Bradford-on-Avon Town Market
Thursdays 8am-1:30pm

Bridge Street Car Park, Bradford-on-Avon, UK

Bath Farmers’ Market
Saturdays 8:30am-1:30pm

Green Park Station, Bath, UK

The Vegan Platform Market
First Sunday of the month 10am-4pm

Green Park Station, Bath, UK

Curry Nights at The Curfew
Tuesday evenings

The Curfew, Bath, UK

More events and next year’s festivals to be announced!

Clients & past events

  • Fire in the Mountain festival logo
  • The Land Skills Fair logo
  • Landworkers' Alliance logo
  • Bath Farmers' Market logo
  • The Vegan Platform logo
  • South Glos Food & Drink Festival
  • Dorset Street Food Festival logo
  • Fanny's Meadow logo

Contact us

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