Gymkhana Fine Foods is launching a pre-marinated barbecue range that will be available exclusively in Waitrose from next month.
The upmarket food brand is expanding beyond marinades and sauces to launch “easy-to-cook” chicken and salmon dishes aimed at barbecues and weeknight meals.
Launching in Waitrose on 6 May, the range looks to bring tandoor-inspired flavours from its Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant to home grills. Each product is pre-marinated using the same principles as Gymkhana’s restaurant kitchen, with a focus on “balance, depth and precision”, said the brand.
The Tandoor Experience range includes Tandoori Spatchcock Chicken (rsp: £15.95), and Chicken Tikka Thighs (rsp: £9.95), made with Gymkhana’s smoky tandoori marinade, which features spices, kashmiri chilli, ginger and yoghurt.
Also launching is Green Tikka Salmon (rsp: £12.95) – Scottish salmon fillets in a herby green marinade, made with green chilli, spices, fresh coriander and mint.
Completing the lineup is Green Tikka Chicken Breasts (rsp: £12.95), featuring British chicken breasts marinated in coriander, mint, spinach and yoghurt. All dishes in the range are served with “fresh, tangy” green chutney.
Launched in 2023, Gymkhana Fine Foods is a premium food brand inspired by the Michelin-starred Gymkhana restaurant in London’s Mayfair, part of the JKS Restaurants group. It was recently named in NIQ’s Million Club after surpassing £1m in value sales last year.
“Barbecuing is such a big and celebrated part of the British summer, and so we wanted to bring much-loved Indian flavours to the grill with the help of the tandoor,” said Gulrez Arora, co-founder of Gymkhana Fine Foods.
“Cooking over fire is something that sits at the heart of Indian cuisine, as well as on our menus and recipes at Gymkhana, and the tandoor adds a really special depth of flavour through smoke, spice and careful preparation.”
Laura Tudor, branded innovation manager at Waitrose, added: “This collection of pre-marinated centrepieces taps into the growing demand for restaurant-quality food at home, offering our food lovers an elevated Indian dining experience inspired by Gymkhana’s Michelin-starred restaurants.
“It’s about delivering maximum flavour with minimum hassle, allowing anyone to serve up a world-class tandoor feast on their own table.”
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