Monsoon's owner Showkoth Choudhoury got the idea for the unusual venture when his current restaurant in South Shields was called upon to deliver food for UN troops in the Congo a few months ago.
The 42-year-old Bangladeshi-origin head chef and restauranteur is now inviting his locals to help test out his curries on a plane for free on Tuesday.
"The aeroplane restaurant debut will be free of cost as I need people to test and help in the development. I actually don't have all the answers and we have never catered on an aircraft before," Choudhoury said.
This is not the first time a Bangladeshi curry house owner in the UK has come up with this idea of serving aeroplane curries, with chef Mofuh Miah serving up similar meals in an old plane parked at an airfield in Leicestershire in the Midlands region of England a few years ago.
The free debut meal menu will include a starter of traditional Bangladeshi pakora, followed by a main course of medium strength chicken curry, akhni pilau - an authentic Bangladesh dish which Choudhoury cooks at home, and a vegetable side dish.
Choudhoury then hopes Monsoon Airlines will be available for bookings for special occasions like birthdays, wedding parties and other events.
The launch of the unusual restaurant comes just weeks after he hit the headlines for flying curries thousands of miles to feed hungry UN troops.
It was as he saw his dishes fly off in a helicopter that he realised he knew someone who owned a Boeing 737 and suggested the idea of transforming it into a diner.
"After seeing other restaurants offering different dining experiences such as the Passage to India Curry Train, I wanted to create something for Monsoon and I can't wait to welcome our first guests," Choudhoury said.
The plane is parked up in a secret location outside South Shields and the first diners will be driven up there by bus on Tuesday.
In Britain, currydates back to 1810 when the first such restaurant opened up. It has since become a generic term for food originating in the Indian subcontinent and tailored to suit British palates.
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