Since I met my husband Robert, I have been introduced to Indian cuisine and I have learnt to appreciate it – to the point that I always look for the best curry houses for a late Friday night meal whenever we travel in the UK.

Last week I did some research ahead of our trip to Glasgow and two curry houses really stood out: Mother of India, a well established family run business near the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow, and Obsession of India, a recently opened (only 7 months ago) restaurant on Glasgow High Street. Since we were staying near George Square and I was flying up from London that evening, I decided to book a table at Obsession of India – just on the basis that we could have easily walked there.

The restaurant was very easy to find (at least with the help of Google maps!) – it looked slightly anonymous from the outside but, as soon as we stepped in, I could not avoid noticing the splendid murals that were decorating the dining room (executed by few young street artists as I learnt later).

Naz, one of the waiters, welcomed us and showed us our (quite big) table. We were also greeted by manager Cammy who explained the restaurant policy: dishes are prepared only with fresh ingredients, no artificial colour is added (so if you like the ‘fluorescent’ curry, this place is not for you) and if we did not like what we ordered, we could have sent it back and have a new dish without any additional charge – quite unusual, but a nice touch.

The menu was quite long but, with some helpful recommendation from Naz, we managed to order 2 starters and 2 mains. Robert ordered a Cobra (his favourite drink with curry) and I asked for some fizz – I was pleased to see that the guys served prosecco – and even a DOC one!

While waiting for the main, we had some papadum accompanied by a very sharp and fine tomato and onions based sauce. I could tell that all ingredients were natural since I have seen the same dip of a bright bloody red colour in countless curry houses before!

As a starter, I ordered grilled king prawns, which took about 10-15 minutes to cook. Not an issue for me as I could enjoy the prosecco and chat with Robert. When the prawns and the chicken tikka boti arrived, we were absolutely delighted.

The prawns were beautifully cooked – so soft and flavoursome. They were quite spicy, so the sweet tamarind sauce that came with them was a perfect complement. I do not normally like sauces, as I think they are full of sugar, but this was delicious.

Robert’s chicken tikka boti was also delicious – again, with a hint of colour but not with a fluorescent neon-like quality as I have often seen.

At this point we were really looking forward to having our main course and – ta-dah – it was a feast! A lovely chicken karahi for Robert, a delicious chicken handi for me (both tomato based as we like it that way), accompanied by some well presented pilau rice and some absolutely superb naan bread – so fluffy and delicate that almost wanted to order an extra one!

After so much food, we had no space left for dessert but we still had some prosecco to finish so we stayed in the restaurant chatting to Cammy and Naz – and I also had the privilege of having my photo taken with them.

All in all, it was a great experience from start to finish and I would definitely recommend this curry house to anyone travelling to Glasgow. Fresh ingredients and traditional Indian cuisine, friendly atmosphere, lovely dining room – you will certainly not be disappointed!

Thank you Cammy and Naz for a great evening!