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Vanity - Want to try Indian food for the first time
10/13/2012 | Me

Posted on 10/13/2012 6:57:52 PM PDT by MarkL

I'm looking for some advice on trying Indian (like Raj Kuthrapali Indian, not "come to our casinos" Indian) food for the first time.


TOPICS: Food; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: advice; buffet; food; indian
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To: MarkL

Nan is a good flat bread. I always like garlic nan. You can use it like a tortilla with whatever other foods I get. Tandoori is probably the least radical departure from America food. Its like a fire roasted chicken but a bit drier. Chicken Marsala is what my wife likes and she isn’t very adventerous. It has a mello tomato creamy lightly spicey taste.

My favorite dish is Lamb Saag (Saag is just a spinach based sauce).

Provided you like spices especially curry you will thoroughly enjoy Indian. I’ve been lucky since I work with many native indians I’ve had home cooked Indian meals and they always recommend the best restaurants.


21 posted on 10/13/2012 7:11:51 PM PDT by Maelstorm (Now lets return to our regular scheduled deprogramming.)
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To: MarkL

Chicken Curry and Chicken Biryani are probably my two easy favorites. You can ask for mild if you like, or order a side of yougurt to counter the spices. There are many Indian buffets, you may want to go to one so you can try different dishes out.


22 posted on 10/13/2012 7:12:19 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: doc1019

Mmmm....

These are always safe:

Garlic Nan bread, vegetable korma, rice biryani, chicken masala.

I tell them I want 3 on a scale of 1-5, 5 being the hottest.


23 posted on 10/13/2012 7:12:19 PM PDT by JohnnyP
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To: MarkL

I love Thai and Japanese but I really dislike Indian food especially the currys.


24 posted on 10/13/2012 7:12:58 PM PDT by Bullish (The stink from this amateur regime smells all the way to Kenya.)
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To: MarkL

There is an Indian restaurant near me that has had a lunchtime buffet for about 30 years.

It’s a great way to try different dishes.

My son and his wife used to go often and took me,but Indian food is not my thing.

Happy eating.


25 posted on 10/13/2012 7:13:14 PM PDT by Mears
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To: MarkL

I like maze on the cob.


26 posted on 10/13/2012 7:14:56 PM PDT by ThomasThomas
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To: MarkL

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27 posted on 10/13/2012 7:15:29 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (The 0bummer Penguin: I played this country like a harp from hell.)
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To: MarkL

Curried chicken, in the Anglo-Saxon-American way is tasty. Nan is a bread like a tortilla. Chutney is like salsa, but both with the curried anything and the chutney, you need a cast iron mouth and backside.

Take it all slow. Try one strange dish at a time with a dish you are familiar with. And stay away from the LIME CHUTNEY SALAD! Unless you have lots of beer!


28 posted on 10/13/2012 7:15:29 PM PDT by Monkey Face (If you didn't know how old you are, how old would you be?)
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To: MarkL

Start with rogan josh, if they have it. I’ve never met anyone who’s tried it and doesn’t like it. After that try chicken tikka masala, or maybe something in a mild korma.


29 posted on 10/13/2012 7:15:42 PM PDT by Flatus I. Maximus (OVERTHROW OBAMA!)
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To: MarkL

Wow, I wish you were local, I’d love to get you started. It took us a while to figure it out, but we love it.

Some starter notes.

For Westerners, pick a meat item. A tandoor is a type of high-temp oven, and roasts meat nicely. Usually implies some nice spicing as well. Get some tandoori chicken or lamb.

Now get a couple of veggie dishes. We like the chick pea stuff, like a chana masala, and aloo gobi, which has potatoes and cauliflower.

Get some naan, which is a flatbread cooked on the sides of the tandoor.

We also get some raita, which is a yogurt based side dish/sauce. Good for cutting the heat from the spices on the other dishes.

Hit me with any further questions you might have, I’ll do the best I can.

If anyone reading this has any suggestions for good Indian restaurants in ATL, let me know. For all the Indian population we have, the good, nicer restaurant choices are pretty slim. Had a great meal in Manhattan at the Copper Chimney when we were there around Labor Day for the U.S. Open. I can strongly recommend them!


30 posted on 10/13/2012 7:16:05 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est.)
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To: MarkL
Tandoori is Indian barbecue, but more heat than flame, cooked in a large clay pot with a marinade of yogurt and spices cooked at 700 degrees, chicken is skinless.

If you're not used to Indian food and you go for lunch you want to fall asleep after you leave.

31 posted on 10/13/2012 7:20:16 PM PDT by AU72
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To: MarkL

I love Indian food, and I also came to it as an adult (with a fairly low tolerance for hot/spicy, which makes my tongue curl up and say “ow!”). I’ve found that the key to eating Indian food comfortably is make sure there is something mild on your plate to “cut” the spiciness if you need to. There is usually a cucumber/yogurt dip which is tasty and a good choice to cool off your tongue, and it’s always a good idea to pick up some nan bread for the same reason. (I especially like garlic nan but really, it’s all good unless they’ve burned it accidentally.) As for dishes, saag paneer is a mild spinach & cheese dish that I enjoy as an alternate with a hotter curry.

Enjoy your adventure!!!


32 posted on 10/13/2012 7:21:43 PM PDT by Hetty_Fauxvert ( "Be Breitbart, baby!")
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To: MarkL

Don’t order anything “vindaloo” if you don’t know what that means.


33 posted on 10/13/2012 7:21:55 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: MarkL

I’d rather eat crap.


34 posted on 10/13/2012 7:22:33 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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To: MarkL

As others have suggested try a buffet and just get whether looks and smells good.

I seriously doubt an Indian restaurant in Kansas City would be serving overly hot food at a buffet.

I love Indian food but don’t get Kingfisher beer - it’s vile.


35 posted on 10/13/2012 7:25:39 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: MarkL

It’s a buffet - try everything!

No major food market likes their food hotter in terms of chili power (measured in Stovall units) than the Thais. So if you survived first contact there, Indian should be easier.

The waitstaff will probably be happy to help - everybody likes taking part in a virgins first time.


36 posted on 10/13/2012 7:28:38 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: MarkL

It’s addictive — i love paneer (cheese) anything — like paneer tikka masala or saag paneer (spinach and cheese). Faves are navratan korma or mattar paneer (peas and cheese). Like chili chicken and these veggie things called kofta balls. Be sure to try the usual samosa appetizers. Will look forward to your reaction.


37 posted on 10/13/2012 7:30:32 PM PDT by Moonmad27 ("I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." Jessica Rabbit)
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To: MarkL

Get a mild chicken curry and some naan bread, it’s all good


38 posted on 10/13/2012 7:30:40 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: MarkL; Salamander; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows

Speaking as a person of considerable girth, earned through a healthy appetite for a wide variety of exotic cuisines, I can assure you that:

1 - You will not forget this experience. Ever.

2 - You will most likely not want to repeat this experience. Ever.

3 - You will acquire a whole new appreciation for the dinner scene in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”

4 - You will understand the dietary asceticism of Eastern Mystics.

5 - You will most likely crave a cheeseburger for your dinner tomorrow. (If you’ve settled your stomach by then.)

(Do you like Sushi/Sashimi? I love that stuff. Italian is good too. Or Greek.)


39 posted on 10/13/2012 7:32:54 PM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: MarkL; Salamander; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows


40 posted on 10/13/2012 7:35:40 PM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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