Travel the Surrey Spice Trail and sample the Badam da Naasha at Vikram Vij's street food-inspired spot, My Shanti.
stop for dosa, puttu, kappa and beautiful chutneys at Kerala Kitchen. Chef-owner Sujith Rajansenkaran worked at Fairmont hotels before opening his own restaurant featuring cuisine from the southern state of Kerala.
You can also find the Afghan Kitchen located in the same plaza as the Curry Lounge on your tour.
The Curry Lounge offers an upscale dining experience in a bright and modern dining room and patio. Chef-owner Jatin Sharma learned to cook alongside his father, who ran a roadside dhaba in northern India.
Chaska Indian Restaurant chef-owner Mohit Verma, above, says spices are the flavourful foundation of his cuisine. He closes every Monday to roast and grind them, restocking the kitchen's large stainless-steel masala dabba, shown, with mahogany-coloured ground cumin, red-orange chilli powder and other key spices.
Outside Chaska Indian Restaurant.
The dining room at My Shanti.
While eating your way through Surrey, try Kathmandu Bar & Grill, which serves a unique blend of Nepalese, Indo-Chinese and Western cuisine. They specialize in traditional Nepali and Tibetan dumplings, above, freshly hand-made with a simple flour and water dough stuffed with range of vegetables, seafood, proteins and paneer.