Cegin Halfnhalf
Exploring regional Indian cuisines. Hand-pressed bhaji, slow-cooked Welsh lamb and dishes from every region of India, served from the stall at festivals across Wales.
Champions of the 2026 Welsh & British Street Food Awards.
Cegin Halfnhalf are double champions: crowned Welsh Street Food Awards champions in July, then British Street Food Awards champions (and Best Main Dish) at the UK final in Sheffield in September. The British title takes the stall on to the European Street Food Awards final in Saarbrücken, Germany, from 18 to 20 September, up against the best street food in Europe.
Welsh Street Food Awards
The Welsh heat. Crowned champions at Saundersfoot, July 2026.
British Street Food Awards
The UK final. Crowned champions, and Best Main Dish, at Peddler Market, Sheffield, September 2026.
European Street Food Awards
Next up: the European final in Saarbrücken, Germany, 18–20 September 2026.
Presented by Food Mutiny. Next stop, the European final in Saarbrücken, 18–20 September — follow @ceginhalfnhalf for updates.
Regional Indian, properly.
India is a big country with a different kitchen in every region. Cegin Halfnhalf is Kuldeep’s way of cooking through it: classical recipes, lesser-known household dishes and the odd modern take, drawn from where he grew up, trained and travelled.
The name is a wink. In Wales, a “half and half” means chips and rice with your curry. We have always served ours with rice and never chips, so when the pop-up began we kept the name but gave it our own meaning: half Welsh produce, half Indian spices. We stay away from confusion cuisine and keep every dish true to itself.
Half Welsh produce, half Indian spices. That is the whole idea, and not a chip in sight.
From the stall
All curries are served with cumin pulao rice. Nans: plain, butter or garlic.
The two dishes marked Awards 2026 are the two dishes that won us the Welsh title — and the biryani went on to Sheffield for the British final.
Hyderabadi Lamb Biryani
Awards 2026GFWelsh leg of lamb layered with basmati, ghee, rose water, brown onion, mint, ginger, green chilli and whole spices, slow-cooked sealed in the pot, Hyderabadi style.
Mirchi Bada
Awards 2026GFAsk VA Rajasthani special. Pembrokeshire potato tempered with coriander and fennel seed, stuffed into chillies and peppers and fried in a gram-flour batter.
Onion Bhaji
Ask VGFOnion, potato and spinach bhaji.
Snack Box
GFChicken thigh tikka, pork kebab skewer, onion bhaji and salad. Green pea, mint and coriander chutney, cucumber and mint raita.
Aloo Tikki Chat
GFAsk VA North Indian street-food special. Potato and ginger cake, chickpea, pomegranate, red onion, tamarind and sweet yoghurt.
Wrap
Chicken tikka or pork kebab in an open nan wrap, salad, mint and cucumber raita, green chilli and mint chutney.
Lamb Roganjosh
GFKashmiri classical. Welsh leg of lamb slow-cooked with saffron, whole spices, yoghurt and ratanjot.
Butter Chicken
NutsGFA Delhi special. Chicken thigh tikka simmered in a cashew, onion and tomato curry.
Ambarsari Chole
Ask VGFAmritsari style. Black-tea-infused chickpeas in a black cardamom, onion and tomato curry.
Lentil Poppadom
VGFLentil poppadoms with a spicy salsa.
V vegan · GF gluten free · Ask V vegan option. For any allergy, please speak to the chef.
On the road across Wales.
We travel the Vale and Wales from spring to autumn. Here is where we turn up. For the very latest, follow us on Instagram.
This season
Sept – OctEuropean Street Food Awards, Saarbrücken, Germany
18 - 20 September
Newport Food Festival
3 October
Dates can change with the weather and the season. Instagram is always the live word.
Festivals we play
Pubs, cafés & takeovers
- ✦Cross Inn, Cowbridge
- ✦Tiger Yard, Cardiff Bay
- ✦Insole Court, Cardiff
- ✦Academy Espresso Bar, Barry
- ✦The Tow Path Inn, Gilwern
- ✦Penarth Athletics Club, Penarth
- ✦Radyr Cricket Club, Cardiff
“Beth yw’r bwyd gorau ar y maes?”
“What is the best food on site?”
We took the stall to the Eisteddfod in Pembrokeshire for the first week of August — biryani, mirchi bada and bhaji served on the Maes from the first of the month to the eighth.
Somewhere in that week @cymraeg_welsh sat down with Penbleth, fresh from winning Brwydr y Bandiau, and put six quick questions to the band. One of them was about the food on the field.
Their answer
Cegin Half n Half
From the festival crowd.
“Absolutely outstanding food. Flavour and soul in every bite. Couldn't recommend it more. Service was absolutely top notch too. A man who really knows his food and flavour. My daughter and I couldn't have enjoyed it more.”
“Absolutely gorgeous biryani really enjoyed by all. Will definitely be visiting again at Academy Barry.”
“Just supremely nice food and wonderfully presented.”
Bring Cegin to your event.
Running an independent pub or café and want us in for a kitchen takeover? Planning a wedding, party or festival and need a regional Indian street-food stall? We cater across the Vale and beyond. Tell us what you have in mind.
Never miss where we are next.
We post every stop, every festival and every special on Instagram.
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