Fair, but it certainly helps.
Spec me a curry
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To clarify - authentic Indian food can be a rock your world experience. I don't think I've ever had typical Indian takeaway/curry house food that was better than OK. It's usually bulk cooked crap. @robfosters I've seen your posts about BIR but all just garbage in my view. Been years since I've had any of that.
Go make friends with your local curry house. Tell them what you like. They'll sort you out.
If you don't like it, they'll change it. If they don't, find another curry house. Bangladeshi's love to make people happy
Sweet, spicy, chili hot (dried or fresh?), fruity etc. Ginger, aniseed. If they're not up for it, just ask for a madras, jalfrezi hot, with fresh chilis and thank me later.
If you don't like it, they'll change it. If they don't, find another curry house. Bangladeshi's love to make people happy
Sweet, spicy, chili hot (dried or fresh?), fruity etc. Ginger, aniseed. If they're not up for it, just ask for a madras, jalfrezi hot, with fresh chilis and thank me later.
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Korma tastes amazing, i have since tried passanda and balti and whilst both are nice they are not as nice as a korma
Caporegime
You sound like Psycho Sonny who used to invade every curry thread with his instructions to ask for a staff curryGo make friends with your local curry house. Tell them what you like. They'll sort you out.
If you don't like it, they'll change it. If they don't, find another curry house. Bangladeshi's love to make people happy
Sweet, spicy, chili hot (dried or fresh?), fruity etc. Ginger, aniseed. If they're not up for it, just ask for a madras, jalfrezi hot, with fresh chilis and thank me later.
Caporegime
Agree, korma has a beautiful taste. I love it.
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This or a pathia.
Soldato
What is authentic?? I've just returned from 2 weeks of jetting around India - can't say food was much if any different from my good local places. Only real difference was the breads.
Non 'authentic' can also rock your world. I hate people who deal in absolutes.
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There is no difference really, yes if you get the typical Madras it's made with a base sauce but so what, base sauce is basically onion stock. It just speeds the process up.
Any decent curry house can cook what ever you want you just have to ask.
Butter chicken is one of my favourites.
If by authentic they mean home style cooking then there is quite a difference. Spice mix, ingredients, cooking process... all different.
Caporegime
I’ve had that before. As you say they use the wrong recipe. The proper recipe is called Murgh Makhani. You ask for that and you get the proper tomato and butter sauce.
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You want a Balti my friend with a table Naan and a few BYOBeers.
I was having a browse the other day and I came across this recipe which I made, it was really good and was not spicy at all! https://www.finefoodspecialist.co.uk/drogos-kitchen/iberico-secreto-katsu-curry
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Big fan of spicy foods so always get a Madras with a garlic nan bread when I go to the Indians.
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I've only ever eaten Korma's and Tikka Masala's, had a Jalfrezi before and a couple Madras'
Friend suggesting trying a Chicken Tikka Biryani, loved it, whenever we have Indian I always get a Biryani now
Friend suggesting trying a Chicken Tikka Biryani, loved it, whenever we have Indian I always get a Biryani now
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Plenty of other dishes to try
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I like biryani, but instead of veg curry, I always ask for a curry sauce to pour over, normally madras
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Chicken tikka jalfrezi my fave
Although that certainly isn't a mild curry - similar to a madras if not hotter some places
Although that certainly isn't a mild curry - similar to a madras if not hotter some places