NamasteNima

30/05/2026

Thank you coming along and tasting our lovely food. 🤩

25/05/2026

✨✨WOW!!! It has been an amazing weekend for the city… BBC Radio 1 music festival and Sunderland qualifying for the Europa League!! The weather embraced the city’s agenda for bank holiday! ☀️😎✨✨

What a fantastic Saturday we had at the BBC wraparound programme at High Street West as part of the wider BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend.✨🌶️☕

NamasteNima was proud to bring authentic Indian flavours, spices, masala chai culture and community spirit to the event.

From the vibrant spice displays to the aromas of freshly cooked Indian food, it was incredible to see people stopping by, asking questions, tasting flavours and connecting through food. ❤️🇮🇳

A huge thank you to everyone who visited our stall, supported us, and shared in the experience. Seeing people engage with Indian food, spices and traditional chai made the day truly special. We are truly grateful for this opportunity and be a part of it in a small way. 🤩

24/05/2026

15/05/2026

We are delighted to have been selected for the BBC Big Weekend Wrapround on Saturday 23rd May at Sunderland city centre 🌟

From cooking in my kitchen, in community settings and garden workshops to now being part of something this big – it means so much!

Whilst the big music is playing at Herrington Park, I’ll be creating food music with authentic Indian flavours through live cooking demos.

I will be demonstrating how to make our best selling item… fresh onion bhajis.

I will also demo making warm masala chai and creating a delicious chana chat.

Alongside this we will also be serving chicken curry and rice. A vegan/vegetarian option of chickpea curry and rice is also available along with the onion bhajis.

The exact timings of the 3 demo session tbc soon.

This is a huge milestone for NamasteNima. Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way. I appreciate your support in this journey. ❤️

If you’re attending, come and say hello – and if
you’re an event organiser, school, or corporate team looking for something unique, authentic and flavoursome experience please do get in touch!

We are grateful to Sunderland events team for giving us this opportunity. Thank you

See you there! ✨✨✨

23/04/2026

Behind every NamasteNima dish is this kind of magic ✨

Fresh herbs, bold spices, and honest ingredients—layered, roasted, ground, and transformed into flavours that feel like home. From hand-picked coriander to whole spices in the masala dabba, every element has a purpose, every step adds depth.

This is where the story begins… before the sizzle, before the aroma fills the air, before it reaches your plate ❤️

19/04/2026

Sunderland's Just Let Your Soul Grow secures National Lottery funding

19/04/2026

We were delighted to provide food for the sustainable launch event for Just Let Your Soul Grow 🌿

Set in a beautiful community garden, surrounded by nature, it was the perfect space to share warm, comforting food and connect with such a lovely crowd. Guests enjoyed our freshly made onion bhaji, potato balls, chana chaat, and of course, our signature masala chai.

There’s something special about cooking and serving food outdoors, in the midst of greenery—it brings people together in the most natural way.

We love what Just Let Your Soul Grow are creating—nurturing community, wellbeing, and connection 🌱
The used food containers later were used to do new planting.🌱🌱

GardenGathering JustLetYourSoulGro

16/04/2026

When you whizz fresh garlic and ginger for the curries you can imagine the aroma! Ginger, garlic along with turmeric is not an option in our food, the more the better because of its medicinal properties.

15/04/2026

We are excited to share some snippets of what is happening in the Garden this Saturday 18th April, 11am to 2pm 🌱☀️🌸🐌🌿

Join us for this wonderful celebration where we cab officially show thanks to the who have provided us with funding for three years.

Come and find out about our community cabin plans, help to shape our future activities and spend some wholesome time in your local community garden.

This is a FREE activity and everyone is welcome 🌻

14/04/2026

Tomato chutney - slow cooked juicy tomatoes, sharp onions, soft diced potatoes, fresh herbs, and a hint of spice 🌶️
A classic Indian side that brings everything together.
Bold. Comforting. Deeply satisfying.
Best enjoyed with a bowl of rice or with a toasted pitta bread.