Advice on Indian Food?
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Advice on Indian Food?
I've never had Indian food. Always wanted to try, but groups I've been with have never wanted to go. Sitting in the hotel room, and I want to try something new.
Any ideas on what kind of food to order? I'm in Philly, and I heard this place called Manayung (or something like that) has some awesome Indian food. It's only 10 minutes from the hotel so I'm thinking of going tomorrow. Going to do Thai tonight.
Any ideas on what kind of food to order? I'm in Philly, and I heard this place called Manayung (or something like that) has some awesome Indian food. It's only 10 minutes from the hotel so I'm thinking of going tomorrow. Going to do Thai tonight.
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Ask to see the firewater list. Sniff a bunch of corks so it looks like you know what's up. Greet the maitre d' with a warm "HOW!" If the chef comes out and points a knife in the direction of your hair, politely excuse yourself to the restroom. Don't tell them you have smallpox. When it comes time to pay the bill, leave them a handful of beads.
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Good beginner dishes
Samosas
Aloo Bonda
Pakoda
Aloo Tikki
Chicken tikka
Butter Chicken
Tandoori Chicken
Lamb Korma
Goan fish curry
All the different types of Naan bread are good my favorite are the garlic & spinich & cheese
but make sure you get the mango chutney & cucumber raita with your naan
Samosas
Aloo Bonda
Pakoda
Aloo Tikki
Chicken tikka
Butter Chicken
Tandoori Chicken
Lamb Korma
Goan fish curry
All the different types of Naan bread are good my favorite are the garlic & spinich & cheese
but make sure you get the mango chutney & cucumber raita with your naan
You just can't fix stupid...trust me I've tried
weekly takeout purchase in this household:
samosa appetizer
garlic nan (bread)
some chicken dish for me
some veggie dish for my wife
beano beforehand
scalding hot colostomy bag reprisals later in life
samosa appetizer
garlic nan (bread)
some chicken dish for me
some veggie dish for my wife
beano beforehand
scalding hot colostomy bag reprisals later in life
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IndyFrisco - not sure how deep you wanna delve into Indian food, how varied your palate is, but if it's adventurous at all, pass up the common ones, (generic curries and the like, most people, restaurants even don't have a clue what they're doing) and aim for a place where Indian senior citizens are in the kitchen, it'll be worth it.
hanging around with hare krishna's (and gujurati indians and bengalis) for the past 14 years has probably biased me some but my suggestions are :
matar paneer - most people would label this as a curry, but it's not. typically a green veggie like peas, or green beans in a minted tomato sauce and (the most key ingredient in this one) is the paneer. homemade cheese, fresh. i make it. it's yummy.
if you're looking for something minus the tomato, palak paneer. creamed sort of spinach with the same home made (non aged) cheese. good stuff.
samosas are always good, stick with veggie. they aren't supposed to be full of dead cows. if they are, you're heading into Arabic territory. they should be stuffed with potatoes, cauliflower, peas - any or all of the above and highly spiced. traditionally served with tamarind chutney.
pakoras too - veggies that are dipped in a batter thats made from chickpea flower. again, good stuff.
i'm not into meat, though i've started eating chicken again - chicken is a safe choice anywhere, even Indian places. tandoori the best.
garlic naan is like a dry but soft pita, raised slightly with yeast, unlike puris (deep fried wheat flat breads that are addictive) and chapatis. no yeast. flatbreads. again, made with weirdo cool flours and cooked (if done right) right over a a flame.
dosa's are good too - big huge savoury pancakes, usually with cilantro, sort of sour and flexible beyond that.
the fried stuff should be cooked in clarified butter (ghee) otherwise it becomes some lame americanized version of what some dipshit thinks indian is.
not sure what sort of indian you're going to, but indian food isn't so easy to generalize. it might be easier tomake suggestions if i know what sort of indian you're going for.. punjabi ? southern indian style (gujarati etc.) ? western, what ?
hanging around with hare krishna's (and gujurati indians and bengalis) for the past 14 years has probably biased me some but my suggestions are :
matar paneer - most people would label this as a curry, but it's not. typically a green veggie like peas, or green beans in a minted tomato sauce and (the most key ingredient in this one) is the paneer. homemade cheese, fresh. i make it. it's yummy.
if you're looking for something minus the tomato, palak paneer. creamed sort of spinach with the same home made (non aged) cheese. good stuff.
samosas are always good, stick with veggie. they aren't supposed to be full of dead cows. if they are, you're heading into Arabic territory. they should be stuffed with potatoes, cauliflower, peas - any or all of the above and highly spiced. traditionally served with tamarind chutney.
pakoras too - veggies that are dipped in a batter thats made from chickpea flower. again, good stuff.
i'm not into meat, though i've started eating chicken again - chicken is a safe choice anywhere, even Indian places. tandoori the best.
garlic naan is like a dry but soft pita, raised slightly with yeast, unlike puris (deep fried wheat flat breads that are addictive) and chapatis. no yeast. flatbreads. again, made with weirdo cool flours and cooked (if done right) right over a a flame.
dosa's are good too - big huge savoury pancakes, usually with cilantro, sort of sour and flexible beyond that.
the fried stuff should be cooked in clarified butter (ghee) otherwise it becomes some lame americanized version of what some dipshit thinks indian is.
not sure what sort of indian you're going to, but indian food isn't so easy to generalize. it might be easier tomake suggestions if i know what sort of indian you're going for.. punjabi ? southern indian style (gujarati etc.) ? western, what ?
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You people suck, seriously. Advice on Indian food, DON'T EAT IT!
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!zzubevol wrote:IndyFrisco - not sure how deep you wanna delve into Indian food, how varied your palate is, but if it's adventurous at all, pass up the common ones, (generic curries and the like, most people, restaurants even don't have a clue what they're doing) and aim for a place where Indian senior citizens are in the kitchen, it'll be worth it.
hanging around with hare krishna's (and gujurati indians and bengalis) for the past 14 years has probably biased me some but my suggestions are :
matar paneer - most people would label this as a curry, but it's not. typically a green veggie like peas, or green beans in a minted tomato sauce and (the most key ingredient in this one) is the paneer. homemade cheese, fresh. i make it. it's yummy.
if you're looking for something minus the tomato, palak paneer. creamed sort of spinach with the same home made (non aged) cheese. good stuff.
samosas are always good, stick with veggie. they aren't supposed to be full of dead cows. if they are, you're heading into Arabic territory. they should be stuffed with potatoes, cauliflower, peas - any or all of the above and highly spiced. traditionally served with tamarind chutney.
pakoras too - veggies that are dipped in a batter thats made from chickpea flower. again, good stuff.
i'm not into meat, though i've started eating chicken again - chicken is a safe choice anywhere, even Indian places. tandoori the best.
garlic naan is like a dry but soft pita, raised slightly with yeast, unlike puris (deep fried wheat flat breads that are addictive) and chapatis. no yeast. flatbreads. again, made with weirdo cool flours and cooked (if done right) right over a a flame.
dosa's are good too - big huge savoury pancakes, usually with cilantro, sort of sour and flexible beyond that.
the fried stuff should be cooked in clarified butter (ghee) otherwise it becomes some lame americanized version of what some dipshit thinks indian is.
not sure what sort of indian you're going to, but indian food isn't so easy to generalize. it might be easier tomake suggestions if i know what sort of indian you're going for.. punjabi ? southern indian style (gujarati etc.) ? western, what ?
I'll admit, I read some of this. Obviously, I wish I hadn't. My guess is that you "dated" and Indian at some point before, after, or during your coal-smuggling days.
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no, indian males are sexless. the whole sexless thing just really doesn't work for me.
2. i read your masturbation techniques too. contemplated answering and then remembered what a pain in the ass you can be and moved right along :twisted:
cult-y sort of people, you eat what they eat.hanging around with hare krishna's (and gujurati indians and bengalis) for the past 14 years has probably biased me some but my suggestions are :
2. i read your masturbation techniques too. contemplated answering and then remembered what a pain in the ass you can be and moved right along :twisted:
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Obviously Buzzer these dorks have never had REAL Indian food
I live just round the Corner from King St Newtown where you can get brilliant food from all over the world & cheap too
Thai is my favorite though closely followed by Indian
Both Thai & Indian are known for their hot curries but both also do amazing spicey
but not hot
exquisitely flavoured food
Have you tried Nepalese buzzer?
it's similar to Indian but better with more refined flavours mo mo's with mint yogurht sauce are a must
I live just round the Corner from King St Newtown where you can get brilliant food from all over the world & cheap too
Thai is my favorite though closely followed by Indian
Both Thai & Indian are known for their hot curries but both also do amazing spicey
but not hot
exquisitely flavoured food
Have you tried Nepalese buzzer?
it's similar to Indian but better with more refined flavours mo mo's with mint yogurht sauce are a must
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thats another weird thing, i hate yogurt. a lot.missjo wrote:Obviously Buzzer these dorks have never had REAL Indian food
concur. a narrow mind must suck.
I live just round the Corner from King St Newtown where you can get brilliant food from all over the world & cheap too
cool beans. i love that about where i live. there aren't any americans. everything's foreign/authentic, everythings cheap and uncle mike will probably call the FBI on me (again) for this supposedly anti-american post. i'll keep you posted.
Thai is my favorite though closely followed by Indian
Both Thai & Indian are known for their hot curries but both also do amazing spicey
but not hot
exquisitely flavoured food
i hate thai food.
Have you tried Nepalese buzzer?
couple of times, wasn't impressed. shit restaurant just outside of the 314. i think i'm spoiled from eating in a temple for so long. i don't know about the more refined flavours... like i said, i went to a lame cheapo dive in st. louis.
it's similar to Indian but better with more refined flavours mo mo's with mint yogurht sauce are a must
toddowen - i don't reccomend lots of stuff, wouldn't even know where to begin. other than avoid beef. 99% of Indians think it's wrong to kill/eat cows. this makes me think they probably can't cook them very well.
and even if indian does make you shit, so what ?
that feels good, and it's good for you.
beats going for a colonic, you wanna talk about shit ?
THERE'S A STORY.
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Buzzer as with Indian you have to find a good Nepalese eatery there is one here called the Nepalese Kitchen with the most divine food you have ever tasted in your life, if you ever make it to Sydney I'll take you there
If you hate Thai again you haven't had good Thai
[I tried the Thai in the US & I agree it blows
But my Girlfriend who is living in LA now said there are a couple of decent places near where she lives but not as good as the stuff we get
being that here we are right next door to Asia we have some amazing Thai here
I love the Vegetarian Curry puffs & Duck salad at our local daothai
Todd avoid the Vindaloo
The Indians created the Vindaloo as a payback to the the English for the way they messed up their country
If you hate Thai again you haven't had good Thai
[I tried the Thai in the US & I agree it blows
But my Girlfriend who is living in LA now said there are a couple of decent places near where she lives but not as good as the stuff we get
being that here we are right next door to Asia we have some amazing Thai here
I love the Vegetarian Curry puffs & Duck salad at our local daothai
Todd avoid the Vindaloo
The Indians created the Vindaloo as a payback to the the English for the way they messed up their country
You just can't fix stupid...trust me I've tried
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So dude asks for advice on Indian food and the net.geniuses like Dinsdale et al come up with some vErY strong redskin smak. The thought that when one refers to Indian food it typically means Indian food, like in Apu or Ghandi or some other red dot on the head motherfucker's grub.
Yet, Dinsdale in his effort to be the cutting edge moron his bitch of a mother gave birth to, assplows the tired Native American 'firewater' oh so fresh comment and the amazing thing is he keeps at it.
Publik edukation is seriously fucked up.
Well done.
Yet, Dinsdale in his effort to be the cutting edge moron his bitch of a mother gave birth to, assplows the tired Native American 'firewater' oh so fresh comment and the amazing thing is he keeps at it.
Publik edukation is seriously fucked up.
Well done.
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You can't even fomulate a proper callout, and MY education is fucked up?MotoGoalie wrote:So dude asks for advice on Indian food and the net.geniuses like Dinsdale et al come up with some vErY strong redskin smak. The thought that when one refers to Indian food it typically means Indian food, like in Apu or Ghandi or some other red dot on the head motherfucker's grub.
Yet, Dinsdale in his effort to be the cutting edge moron his bitch of a mother gave birth to, assplows the tired Native American 'firewater' oh so fresh comment and the amazing thing is he keeps at it.
Publik edukation is seriously fucked up.
Well done.
I must have brought some misery to your primary nick at some point. I don't look for things to get any better for your new nick, either.
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