Not having a curry ever again !

As someone who has eaten proper indian food, I agree with you. Takeaway indian food can be lush but upsets my stomach. I always ask for it to be made spicy and I pay for it the next day. But the pleasure outweighs the slight discomfort.

Most indian restaurants and takeaways are geared towards western tastes. It's akin to eating from the chippy or a fastfood place. Proper indian food doesn't upset my stomach and my bowels are fine the day after n
 
A lot of take aways don't use ghee any more its expensive. It was more likely the garlic that upsets your stomach. There is like 6-8 cloves worth in them.
 
jonbeeza said:
Chinese Curry is just as bad, it's full of used oil flour and has lots of Monosodium Glutamate, gives me a terrible head ache. Pretty much a wimp I am, with strong greasy foods !
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Ah yes sweet and sour MSG I mean sauce
Or was I right first time? :D

As an after thought, have you tried a mild Biryani?
Lightly spiced and plenty of flavour.
And largely harmless I would have thought.

Its traditionally served with a side order of vegetable curry,
but you can always give that to the Mrs :D
 
Cobra said:
Ah yes sweet and sour MSG I mean sauce
Or was I right first time? :D

As an after thought, have you tried a mild Biryani?
Lightly spiced and plenty of flavour.
And largely harmless I would have thought.

Its traditionally served with a side order of vegetable curry,
but you can always give that to the Mrs :D
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I am thinking of keeping off the Curry for the time being, I have tried loads of variation of Indian Restaurant Currys, all with the same results. If I make my own I suffer no problems, but obviously it does not taste the same. For the time being my Restaurant treat is an Italian Pasta, which goes down lovely, and without problems :)
 
jonbeeza said:
I am thinking of keeping off the Curry for the time being, I have tried loads of variation of Indian Restaurant Currys, all with the same results. If I make my own I suffer no problems, but obviously it does not taste the same. For the time being my Restaurant treat is an Italian Pasta, which goes down lovely, and without problems :)
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There is no "curry" in Biryani.
The "main taste" is cardamom & cumin
Save for the separate side order that its always served with.
There are plenty of variations on a theme.
http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/534257

But it might be a "get out" next time the Mrs badgers you in to having / getting one ;)
 
But cardamom tastes like fairy liquid!
Ask them to leave it out and it's perfect :-)
 
viv1969 said:
But cardamom tastes like fairy liquid!
Ask them to leave it out and it's perfect :)
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I've never heard it described quite like that before :D
but then I don't eat fairy liquid so I wouldn't know :p
 
Cobra said:
There is no "curry" in Biryani.
The "main taste" is cardamom & cumin
Save for the separate side order that its always served with.
There are plenty of variations on a theme.
http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/534257

But it might be a "get out" next time the Mrs badgers you in to having / getting one ;)
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Thanks for the suggestion and link, certainly looks tasty. Might be worth a look at, if the Missus can manage to get me back into an Indian Restaurant. If I do venture back into one, I certainly won't be silly enough to ask for a steak or an Omelette :rolleyes:



I must admit I did try a Tandoori Chicken and that was lovely, and I had no problems with that. But there again, it's Curry that's the problem. I suppose I should have said, still going to the Indian just not ordering a Curry. Might ask if they do a fried rice, Indian style :p
 
viv1969 said:
But cardamom tastes like fairy liquid!
Ask them to leave it out and it's perfect :)
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You mean those silly big seeds that look a greeny yellow, and look a little like lemon seeds but much bigger? Why oh why do they put them in the rice, takes bloomin ages to pick them out :mad:
 
They should do a fried rice of some sort. Also try a shashlik - this is more like a shish kebab - mildly spiced and made with tikka lamb or chicken.
 
jonbeeza said:
Thanks for the suggestion and link, certainly looks tasty. Might be worth a look at, if the Missus can manage to get me back into an Indian Restaurant. If I do venture back into one, I certainly won't be silly enough to ask for a steak or an Omelette :rolleyes:
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LOL
Actually, as you may have guessed I'm also not a fan of curry,
(not that it affects me) so you can eat "traditional" and not get pointed and laughed at with a Mild Biryani.
And do "go mild" if you do, the hot ones are bloody hot!
(I think they "beef them up" with Chilli power and or Cayenne pepper )

jonbeeza said:
. Might ask if they do a fried rice, Indian style :p
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PMSL, they'd probably throw curry powder in in just for the hell of it :D
 
PaulButler said:
They should do a fried rice of some sort. Also try a shashlik - this is more like a shish kebab - mildly spiced and made with tikka lamb or chicken.
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Last Kebab I had must have been about twenty five years ago, those big slabs of meat spinning on those heating things look a little iffy. May ask about a fried rice dish, just hope they don't make it greasy!
 
Yes!
Cook the lot with cardamom. ....but remove it prior to serving!!
 
Cobra said:
PMSL, they'd probably throw curry powder in in just for the hell of it :D
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That's part ingredient for Singapore fried rice, that you would get in a Chinese eatery and lovely it is too. :D



I don't think my problem is with the Curry powder as such, I think it may be the paste they use, or whatever Oil / Butter / Ghee etc they use !
 
jonbeeza said:
That's part ingredient for Singapore fried rice, that you would get in a Chinese eatery and lovely it is too. :D
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I'll have to trust you on that, as I've never had it ;)
 
The real curries aren't cooked with "curry powder".
 
jonbeeza said:
But what is a real curry? Would an Indian person in India even eat what gets served up to us ? :thinking:
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Probably not, I bet they are in their kitchens cooking away,
and exclaiming, "the crap these white boys will eat" :D
 
Although to be fair, the Chinese eatery I used to go to,
would quite often have Chinese people "in"

And one particular local-ish Indian buffet I went to once had quite a few Indians in there eating.
However, it certainly didn't resemble the food from the local take-away ;)
So I guess that answers your question :D
 
Cobra said:
Although to be fair, the Chinese eatery I used to go to,
would quite often have Chinese people "in"

And one particular local-ish Indian buffet I went to once had quite a few Indians in there eating.
However, it certainly didn't resemble the food from the local take-away ;)
So I guess that answers your question :D
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Worked in a Chinese Restaurant for years as my mate is Chinese. If a Chinese person ordered a meal, say a fried rice dish it would be modified, generally no MSG and no salt, just a touch of light Soy sauce. While for the mainstream customers, it would be a very good pinch of MSG followed by a good pinch of Salt, with dark soy sauce thrown into the mix...:eek:
 
jonbeeza said:
Worked in a Chinese Restaurant for years as my mate is Chinese. If a Chinese person ordered a meal, say a fried rice dish it would be modified, generally no MSG and no salt, just a touch of light Soy sauce. While for the mainstream customers, it would be a very good pinch of MSG followed by a good pinch of Salt, with dark soy sauce thrown into the mix...:eek:
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Hmmmm Curious ;)

Actually I quite like Dark Soy sauce :)
And will often add it to a "special / house fried rice" type dish, as there doesn't seem to be any added.

But Yep I agree about the MSG.
There is always plenty of that especially in the sweet and sauce, and another that I can never remember
what its called, <ginger beef> or something.
 
There wouldn't be salt in the rice with light soy as light soy is used to season then dark for flavour. Light soy is a lot saltier. Because us westerners use light as a form of selling diet products, a lot of people think light is a diet version of dark soy, this is wrong.
 
jonbeeza said:
Last Kebab I had must have been about twenty five years ago, those big slabs of meat spinning on those heating things look a little iffy. May ask about a fried rice dish, just hope they don't make it greasy!
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Not that type of kebab - that's called a donner ... - on a shashlik they use pieces of meat, peppers, onions and tomatoes with a mild spicy dressing. The meat is marinated in tikka spices and is usually cooked in the tandoor - and it is very, very nice :)
 
Cobra said:
Hmmmm Curious ;)

Actually I quite like Dark Soy sauce :)
And will often add it to a "special / house fried rice" type dish, as there doesn't seem to be any added.

But Yep I agree about the MSG.
There is always plenty of that especially in the sweet and sauce, and another that I can never remember
what its called, <ginger beef> or something.
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Most of the Chinese place use a strong Acetic Acid in the sweet and sour sauce, I don't think many would use real Vinegar, as Acetic Acid is so cheap, and once diluted goes a long long way. Generally after you have eaten a sweet and sour dish, your mouth and tongue feels like you have been sucking sherbet lemons, refreshers etc. :eek:
 
PaulButler said:
Not that type of kebab - that's called a donner ... - on a shashlik they use pieces of meat, peppers, onions and tomatoes with a mild spicy dressing. The meat is marinated in tikka spices and is usually cooked in the tandoor - and it is very, very nice :)
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Sorry that is not my specialist subject, I know nothing about Kebabs ;)
 
jonbeeza said:
Most of the Chinese place use a strong Acetic Acid in the sweet and sour sauce, I don't think many would use real Vinegar, as Acetic Acid is so cheap, and once diluted goes a long long way. Generally after you have eaten a sweet and sour dish, your mouth and tongue feels like you have been sucking sherbet lemons, refreshers etc. :eek:
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IIRC Vinegar is about 5% acetic acid in water.
& LOL I think I must be lucky here then,
As the S&S sauce is more sweet than sour,
Just the way I like it :D
 
DaveS2 said:
I've never eaten Indian food in all my 72 years, and have no intention of doing so, even the smell of the stuff is off-putting. :eek:

Dave
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Plus 1 to that, Dexter beef or any kind of fish on the other hand.
Matt
 
I am quite into watching food programmes, and the great Rick Stein based a whole series on his trips to India.

Curry means gravy in Indian - no more, no less.

The basic ingredient in many Indian dishes is a "base gravy" - curry.
 
I love curry... All sorts of curry!

Generally if there's food that makes me I'll, I tend not to eat it regardless of the persuasion!
 
andy700 said:
I am quite into watching food programmes, and the great Rick Stein based a whole series on his trips to India...
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Not keen on anything he cooks fish prawns lobsters etc, I can't stand the stuff. A big yes to a fish done in crispy batter :p
 
jonbeeza said:
But what is a real curry? Would an Indian person in India even eat what gets served up to us ? :thinking:
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We don't talk about going to a restaurant to eat 'European' food and referring to all the regional, sub-regional and local cuisines of the subcontinent as 'Indian' is equally meaningless. It varies enormously, and curry is just one style of cooking.

A lot of the 'Indian' food served in the UK is adjusted for local preferences. Chicken Tikka Masala - which is very popular here - was invented in the UK to turn a dry dish into one with gravy/sauce, and is practically unknown in India. Many Indians diet is also determined by their religion and affordability, which rules out the rich meat/chicken dishes we associate with restaurant meals and takeaways for a lot of people.

I've eaten in client's homes, and in local restaurants, in India and the food was nothing like most of the 'Indian' meals I've had in the UK.
 
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MartynK said:
We don't talk about going to a restaurant to eat 'European' food and referring to all the regional, sub-regional and local cuisines of the subcontinent as 'Indian' is equally meaningless. It varies enormously, and curry is just one style of cooking.

A lot of the 'Indian' food served in the UK is adjusted for local preferences. Chicken Tikka Masala - which is very popular here - was invented in the UK to turn a dry dish into one with gravy/sauce, and is practically unknown in India. Many Indians diet is also determined by their religion and affordability, which rules out the rich meat/chicken dishes we associate with restaurant meals and takeaways for a lot of people.

I've eaten in client's homes, and in local restaurants, in India and the food was nothing like most of the 'Indian' meals I've had in the UK.
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I read somewhere that Curry the spicy over powering stuff that we all know, was invented long ago to disguise bad meat that was off.
 
The word 'curry' is probably of Tamil (a thin, spicy, gravy) or Hindi (a cooking utensil similar to a wok) origin. No-one really knows where or when it began to be used in the context we know, but chillies were unknown in India until the Portuguese introduced them around 1600, and it's possible that other European influences were involved.

Spicing food goes back to ancient times, but we don't know if this was for flavour or for some other reason. Spices were certainly used for the purpose you describe in Europe though.
 
So a curry is basically just Bisto then :p
 
dejongj said:
So a curry is basically just Bisto then :p
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I think you are correct in saying that.
If you make a gravy for the roast dinner, then you can use the cooking juices along with onions and carrots. the Indian base gravies (curry) use onions, garlic, carrots, peppers and a whole host of spices, including turmeric, chilli powder and garam masala.
 
I got to tell my children that since they love Sunday roast but hate curry :)
 
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