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In my experience "authentic" Indian food is overrated. I much prefer the British variety, or my version of it. People who've been to India give mixed reports.
Panaeng, yellow or massaman curry with potatoes and substituting out about half of the coconut and replacing with yoghurt make a nice change from standard Thai curries as well!
I am gonna do the yogurt thing with penang the next time.
Damn its Indian by a mile.
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In my experience "authentic" Indian food is overrated. I much prefer the British variety, or my version of it. People who've been to India give mixed reports.
I'd agree with that. I found the Indian food in both Mumbai & New Delhi to be overly spicy, but not as tasty as the Western adaptations.
My mom makes a few Indian dishes - each with a lot of fruit cooked in with the meat & onions. Beats the pukka Indian stuff... but, then, Mom's cooking always does...
Ah, finally to go against the grain. I dont like fruit in my curry. Hot the hottest curries I have ever had were in Sri Lanka.
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I've not been to India but the people I know that have have said the Indian food there is different from the Englishafied Indian food in the UK.
My Pakistani mate who made me a lovely Pakistani curry before I left for Thailand used to call the English curries....cheating curry.....his was nice and 'different' I must admit....but while it tasted lovely.....my stomache was a bit het up by it to be honest.....weren't used to it.
I also don't like fruit in my curry (or in many savoury dishes really).
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Ah, finally to go against the grain. I dont like fruit in my curry. Hot the hottest curries I have ever had were in Sri Lanka.
I don't go for 'a lot of fruit' in a curry. Has to be just a hint.
As for Indian food in India, I've had some great breakfasts there, especially in the South. Dosas and Idli are particular favourites.
I've also had some excellent veg thalis, again especially in places like Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
For meat curries I prefer the Indian food cooked outside India. Rogan Josh has always been a great favourite of mine, but a made it myself for the first time a few weeks ago and it was soooo much better with quality NZ lamb than with the stuff they serve in India and most of BKK.
I think this is basically the difference. Just looking in a lot of market stalls at the general quality of meat and veg available in the larger cities of India is a pretty sorry sight - especially the meat.
I know it's a bit of a cliche, but anyone lacking a battle hardened digestive system is taking a chance with meat curries in India.
I've been to India 3 times and haven't been impressed with restaurant/hotel Indian cuisine. The best I've ever had was prepared in the homes of middle-class Indians...I can't imagine eating anything better.
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There is a great book called The Curry Secret. It explains how to make the basic curry sauce and adapt it to make each different British Indian restaurant dish.
An example of the imitation being better than the original. Although I have heard the English invented curry and started it off for the Indians and not the other way round. I expect that someone will come up with some forensic science evidence that curry existed in India before the arrival of the English. However, anything can be faked these days.
I have heard the English invented curry and started it off for the Indians and not the other way round. I expect that someone will come up with some forensic science evidence that curry existed in India before the arrival of the English. However, anything can be faked these days.
Apparently the lunar landings used huge inflated popadoms as landing pads, so that they could be used as food upon departure.
Indeed, apples and oranges. A nice selection of curried vegetable served with chapati and chutney compared to a milky coconut based concoction pored over a dish of cold dodgy rice and sliced cucumber. No comparison.
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Last edited by russellsimpson; 26th September 2006 at 16:17.
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I spent a few months in India, the British is probably what I was eating. Delicious.
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Your style to my style you can't hold a candle to it
Equinox symmetry and the balance is right
Smokin' and drinkin' on a Tuesday night
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