Spice and Curry – Indian Restaurants & Groceries

O.K., don’t tell me a certain meal only to have it turn out to be really nasty.

What meals are good, how are they pronounced, and what are some meals to avoid?

Serious answers only, please.
This is a hard one to decide!!! Thanks for all the answers, I must put it to a vote..

You’ve gotta check out these pages – they are brilliant descriptions and should answer all the questions about Indian food you haven’t even thought of yet. I totally agree with their descriptions and I spent quite a bit of time in India and I cook Indian at home regularly (no – not from a jar either!).

Make sure you read ‘em both!

http://www.curryhouse.co.uk/glossary/glossary.html
http://www.curryhouse.co.uk/glossary/curries.html

Hey- that is NOT me giving the thumbs down. Jaunita & Tichur- very good answers!

bruchetta, marinated mushrooms, antipasto (meats: salami, ham, olives, onions) with garlic bread. Roasted garlic and cheese.

I am 15 and I work at McDonalds for $7.25 a hour. How much do they take out?

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Just out of curiosity, I’m interested to know why other cuisine styles such as Chinese and Thai are so popular too. I’m doing some personal research.

Indian food is very tasty, spicy, and healthy. Alot of the spices, and herbs used in Indian cooking and most of the cooking in that region, such as Pakistani, Thai, Indonesian, almost all Middle Eastern Foods have healing properties. In addition to, the desserts are so sweet and different than what we are used to in the US. I married a Pakistani man 24 years ago, and my pallet has been introduced to sooo many great tasting dishes. We eat Pakistani or Indian food about 70% of the time. Typical American food really becomes bland once you get a taste of spice.

you cant make tandoori on a microwave

tandoori is made on … a tandoor oven

I have a Diana F and used 120 film. I’ve taken my 16 pictures, now how do i take the film out? does it have to be in a dark room? and where do i store it? Whats the longest i should keep it before having it developed? I’m very new to this.. thanks!
where would i put the used film? back in the cardboard box it came from? or where?

Glad to see that you got it figured out from your earlier question!

You don’t have to take the film out in a darkroom. It’s best to do it in "subdued" light, like indoors or at least in the shade. But it doesn’t have to be dark. Keep turning the advance knob on the camera until the film is completely wound onto the other spool. Once the film is rolled up, the backing paper protects it from light. Then you can take it out of the camera. Just put a piece of tape around it, or use the sealing strip that came with the film. Keep the film tightly rolled up, and put a piece of tape on it, and it will be fine.

You can store the film in any cool, dark place. Just keep it in your house somewhere safe, like on a shelf or something until you’re ready to have it developed. I would recommend that you get it developed as soon as possible, but you can wait a while and it will be fine. Even 2 or 3 months is okay. You also don’t have to store the film in darkness…the paper will protect it. It’s just better to keep it indoors, and somewhere cool, away from dust, moisture, etc.

By the way, if you ever want to try black and white film, it’s actually very easy to develop it yourself at home. There are a few steps, and you’ll have to do a little bit of research. But it really isn’t that hard at all.

My Fiance and I went to a wonderful little Indian place in the town where we live, and this was only the second or third time I’ve been to an Indian food place. I’m not entirely sure how to eat the food because there are so many different dishes! I don’t want to muddle the flavor, or combine things that aren’t meant to be combined. We got three dishes with different sauces, one was green and spicy (chutney?) one was red, and had onions I think, and the other was dark brown and vaguely sweet. Our main dishes were a red-skinned chicken, a curry chicken dish, and a dish that was similar to the chicken dish, except with Tofu. We also had a flat bread of some sort, and a sort of vegetable fritter (which came first as the appetizer), and of course we had a nice plate of communal rice. Can someone tell what the best way to eat this combination would have been? What should go with what, how should I eat it (place it on rice? Mix with other things?), and are there any customs I should follow?

No hard and fast rules. In fact each bite is supposed to be different, so make whatever combos you want while you eat. Indians believe in eating five flavours at each meal. (bitter, sweet, spicy, sour and citrus) so everything is served to gather in a big plate. You may eat one bite of flat bread with chicken followed by another with vegetables. You may eat fritters or sweets between the morsels and drink butter milk during the meal. Rice may be eaten in the begining as a starter with plain dal or between the meal as a main course with vegetables/non-veg curry or at the end to round off the meal with curd or buttermilk.

There are any number of restaurants in Houston that server authentic Indian cuisine, it probably is one of the best US cities for Indian cuisine. There is a lot to choose from is there anything in particular that you are looking for within Indian cuisine?

If you want good south indian vegetarian food Balaji Bhavan and Madras Pavilion (the one in Houston proper) are good choices. For a pretty good diverse Indian menu Bombay garden is a good choice. If you want Indian food with a British bent London Sizzler is pretty good and has good ambience. If you are familiar with the subject you will know that the British are among the most loyal connoisseurs of Indian food apart from Indians themselves and you find a lot of hybrid Indian cuisine that comes from U.K. Another one that I like a lot is Indian Wok though it may be a bit of a hike depending on where you are coming from. But it is generally worth the trip – it is Indian Chinese food (if you are familiar with the genre) and I think the quality of food and their buffet are awesome. I also really like Udipi Bhavan in Sugarland for south indian veg food. You may be aware that Sugarland hosts a huge Indian community.

There are many other good ones, this is just a sampling.

You can find the location of any of these places in google or superpages.com, I am too lazy to dig them up at the moment. If you find it difficult to locate any of them add a note and I will dig it up for you.

Ingredients
1 cup unflavored yogurt
1 teaspoon minced chives or green onions
1 hard cooked egg chopped
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon minced parsley

Directions
Mix all ingredients and chill.

Which kind of food do you prefer? Do you would like to have sandwiches and bakery delivery to your office instead that making queues in you near cafeteria?

Delivery to the office is absolutely a blessing. Sandwiches are nice if they are special… not just basic white bread with meat and lettuce… and hot stuff would be fantastic. Soups, casseroles, and pastas! Most importantly it has to be good and worth the price. I can always call out for delivery but if you regularly came to my office with tasty lunches you’d totally get my business regularly.