With a rich cultural heritage that has originated from ancient Harappan civilizations, cuisines from the Indian sub-continent have come to blend traditional cooking techniques with modern influences, a feature that is the mainstay of The Harappa Restaurant at Hill Gate, Stockport. Exuding an ambience that is typically Indian, with relaxed seating, warm furnishings and traditional Indian motif's, the restaurant serves Bangladeshi, Indian and Nepalese fare prepared from ingredients that are fresh and locally produced.

The foods are rich in herbs and spices and vary seasonally. Guests can therefore relish dishes of chicken shashlic; lamb chops; fusion specialities of malai chicken; Bengal sil-sila, a chicken/lamb dish cooked in spices and sweet pumpkin; murgh masalam and chicken dhansak. Curry afficandos can savour dishes of chicken tikka or mixed vegetable curry. Indian desserts of rasmalai, gulab jamun and urban yoghurt add an extra flavour to the entire meal.