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post #31 of 172
4/18/08 at 7:23pm
I like them, the Vindaloo's.
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post #32 of 172
4/18/08 at 7:26pm
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I have also had very good experience at Kebab King in Jackson Heights. They have a branch in NY on Madison around 29th ?? that was good.



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+1 we used to go into jackson hieghts, or to edison nj for indian food
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post #33 of 172
4/18/08 at 8:35pm
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Thank you gentlemen for the suggestions. I'll check out Julie Sahni's book.

I make beef, lamb, goat and fish curries from Madhur Jaffry's recipes and they turn out very well. The curries are generally a labor of love for me, since they take a while to make. I grind all the spices fresh, the cooking time is pretty long and the curry requires frequent stirring. The next step in authenticity for me would be to use ghee instead of olive oil and add fresh curry leaves in the end.

If one wanted to save some time you can always cook with a store bought cury mix/powder, frozen minced garlic, etc. I am sure the results would be somewhat inferior though.

How about just using some butter?

I cant imagine how olive oil would work with a curry, but since ghee is clarified butter, maybe just subbing reg butter would be close enough?

K
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post #34 of 172
4/18/08 at 8:37pm
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use ghee for the authentic taste
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post #35 of 172
4/18/08 at 8:54pm
Love love love it.
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post #36 of 172
4/18/08 at 9:38pm
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How about just using some butter?

I cant imagine how olive oil would work with a curry, but since ghee is clarified butter, maybe just subbing reg butter would be close enough?

K


One needs to fry at a rather high temp. In ghee, the stuff from the butter that would burn has been removed - i.e. clarified butter. If you brown onions and spices in butter, you are likely to have a burnt taste.
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post #37 of 172
4/19/08 at 2:07am
I love Indian food. I'm vegetarian, so it's always a good choice for me when dining out, since I know there will be tons of options. Various curries, vegetable masala, naan...damn, I wish I had some now. My fiancee and I are going to be on a strict food budget once I graduate and she moves in, so we've been compiling a bunch of cheap, healthy meals for then. Most of them so far are Indian dishes, especially anything with lentils. We've decided to start a vegetable garden just so we can have more fresh ingredients for Indian dishes. Now all I have to do is finally make it to the international market about an hour away to pick up some good spices.
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post #38 of 172
4/19/08 at 10:40am
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try some condiments like Raita the Indian equivalent of Tzatziki

Raita is also good with roast meats
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post #39 of 172
4/19/08 at 11:19am
I'm going out for Indian tonight with my friend for his birthday. Tandoori chicken and naan and rice pillaw ...
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post #40 of 172
4/19/08 at 11:22am
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I'm going out for Indian tonight with my friend for his birthday. Tandoori chicken and naan and rice pillaw ...

nice,

make sure you order some raita with the roast chicken
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post #41 of 172
4/19/08 at 11:38am
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nice,

make sure you order some raita with the roast chicken

What is raita? Sorry, I am still new to this, haha.
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post #42 of 172
4/19/08 at 11:45am
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What is raita? Sorry, I am still new to this, haha.

it's a nice sauce that goes well with tandoori meats
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post #43 of 172
4/19/08 at 11:57am
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What is raita? Sorry, I am still new to this, haha.

it's a yogurt based sauce..usually has bits of cucumber in it and usually savory. It's really good. I just had indian food last night (yea reading this thread got my appetite interested)...mmm

Also, anyone drink beer with their Indian food? It's supposed to be a good pairing...

ohhh I can't wait to go home to my mum's Indian food!
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post #44 of 172
4/19/08 at 1:14pm
beer goes well with north-indian food, not so much with south-indian.

actually, for all the biryani lovers out there, there are few things in life that can match up to an awesome hot veg or chicken biryani eaten with the cold raita.
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post #45 of 172
4/19/08 at 1:21pm
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I'm getting hungry..
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