Who has had a Vin da loo(sp)?

[The_Doctor]

What are they like?

A vindaloo is a type of curry.

[Proletariat]

Hands down, vindaloo, is my favorite type of curry. I prefer chicken myself, but like any curry, shrimp, beef or goat is fine.

It's a nice deep red curry and can be made very spicy.

[Duke Malcolm]

It is supposed to be the second hottest curry, and I would have tried it myself, but I know of no Indians who make the dish...

[Proletariat]

I thought Britain was one of the best places for Indian cuisine. Aren't you from Ireland or Scotland?

[Duke Malcolm]

I am indeed from Scotland, Land of the Brave and Mother of the Free.

And it is better than India for Indian cuisine. We did invent the concept of the curry, you know, especially the Tikka Masala, but alas, very few Indians put Vindaloo on the menu here, so only about 5 places in this city will serve it, and I don't know which. There used to be one along the road, but it was bought and made into turkish restaurant

[Craterus]

Vindaloo, I didn't think it was that spicy. I thought it was supposedly the hottest curry you could get. But you say it is the second? What comes in first, I need to try that, if I haven't already!!

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

very few Indians put Vindaloo on the menu here,

Wha?! Indian takeaways that don't serve Vindaloo? Does...not...compute.

I prefer Dupiaza and Madras myself.

[Duke Malcolm]

My favourite curries are Chiken Tikka Masala, and Rogan Josh, and My friend's Nana's beef curry.

[Procrustes]

Vindaloo is a rice dish - I thought it was on every Indian menu. Often very spicy. The spiciest vindaloo's I've had were the vegatable ones - the meat and fish dishes seem to cut the hotness somehow. (Even spicier when you reheat the leftovers!)

And if you really want to make it spicier they have some pickled mango thing they will serve you here - hot enough to make paint peel.

[Orda Khan]

Vindaloo is a hot curry. I have tasted many and other curries also. If Madras was categorised as HOT, Vindaloo would/should be VERY HOT. However it depends very much on your taste, I have eaten a Jalfrezi that was much hotter than any Vindaloo I've tried....but my wife had asked for extra chillies as a 'special treat' for me.

I think the hot pickle you are thinking of is lime pickle. That stuff is extremely hot.

I love Indian cuisine

......Orda

[Proletariat]

I am indeed from Scotland, Land of the Brave and Mother of the Free.

And it is better than India for Indian cuisine. We did invent the concept of the curry, you know, especially the Tikka Masala, but alas, very few Indians put Vindaloo on the menu here, so only about 5 places in this city will serve it, and I don't know which.

That's a real shame. I remember a line from a character in an Irvine Welsh novel (Glue, I think) where he mentioned going out for a 'face melting vindaloo.'

My Mother who taught me all I know about this cuisine (an English woman, who spent her first twenty years in Calcutta before the country went down the tubes) said she had her best Tandoori there.

Also, pickle comes in a bunch of forms. Mango and lime are pretty popular around here.

[RabidGibbon]

Ha this thread reminds me of a story I once saw on telly (no proof or anything for it but its quite funny) of a english guy who went to the city of Madras in India and asked for a Madras Curry (commonly served in english indian restaurants) expecting to get served the ultimate in Madras curries only ot get told that "Sorry, this is an Indian restaurant, we dont serve english food here."

I suspect that Vindaloo might fall into that category of fake indian food too.

[Krypta]

I had a Lamb Phal(sp?) curry once, it was so hot I thought my ear was gonna bleed.

[JAG]

Never had one personally, always found them disgusting. However I have heard good things of these 'Vin da loo's' !! Poor souls who risk it I say.

[Proletariat]

The 'Vindaloo' originates from the Indian state of Goa, around 200 miles south of Bombay. Goa was originally colonised by the Portugese who brought their language and Christian religion with them. The name translates roughly as meat cooked in wine (or vinegar). In UK curry houses this dish is often very hot and fiery, however this authentic recipe has a very aromatic and subtle taste.

Vindaloo.

[Sigurd]

I once tried a Vindaloo in scotland and I can truly say: NEVER AGAIN!!! It was so hot that I couldn’t really taste anything. It was like eating flames.
I’ll stick to Madras which is quite hot but tastes like food.

I have heard of a hotter dish than Vindaloo but never seen it written anywhere. It sounded like Paan to my ear, but it could very well be the Phal Krypta is talking about.

[TonkaToys]

I once tried a Vindaloo in scotland and I can truly say: NEVER AGAIN!!! It was so hot that I couldn’t really taste anything. It was like eating flames.
I’ll stick to Madras which is quite hot but tastes like food.

I have heard of a hotter dish than Vindaloo but never seen it written anywhere. It sounded like Paan to my ear, but it could very well be the Phal Krypta is talking about.

Correct... eating Phal is like pouring boiling acid down your throat. My mum is Thai (likes hot stuff) and she usually eats a (UK - style) vindaloo, but even she find Phal too hot!

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The 'Vindaloo' originates from the Indian state of Goa, around 200 miles south of Bombay. Goa was originally colonised by the Portugese who brought their language and Christian religion with them. The name translates roughly as meat cooked in wine (or vinegar). In UK curry houses this dish is often very hot and fiery, however this authentic recipe has a very aromatic and subtle taste.

Vindaloo.

I've made a few vindaloos (out of recipe books ) and they are indeed made with vinegar. They tend to come out quite dry, without the sauce that you normally associate with curry, and spicy but not to the levels that get served up in restaurants.

I ate some raita, cucumber in yoghurt, round at an Indian friend's place to cool my mouth down after the main course, and that was hotter than a hot-ish curry in a restaurant... pass the beer!

[Ja'chyra]

I've had a vindaloo but it was more like a trial of endurance than a meal.

I tend to prefer Thai, Chinese and Mexican food more, I've kind of gone off Indian food

[marcusbrutus]

Vindaloo is the only curry that's ever made me sweat while I was eating it.

[English assassin]

Paal/phaal is the hottest of all but you have to ask for it specially, its never on the menu. I have had two, each time as an act of bravado. (The second time I was ringmaster for my brothers stag night and so naturally insisted we had some paals. The grinning waiters came back five minutes after serving it and asked if I was enjoying it. "Its what I expected" was the best I could manage to croak...)

My eyes are watering just remembering it.

To enjoy I don't really like anything hotter than a madras or a jalfrezi, although some restaurants are light on spices and then I might upgrade to a vindaloo.

[Beirut]

Love the hot curries!

Had a turkey vindaloo at a friend's once. Spicy, but not really hot. Tasty though.

For the most part, I like all my food on the toungue searing side. If it ain't sweet like chocolate, it better be hot as hell.

[Proletariat]

I've made a few vindaloos (out of recipe books ) and they are indeed made with vinegar. They tend to come out quite dry, without the sauce that you normally associate with curry, and spicy but not to the levels that get served up in restaurants.

From scratch is always nice, but I'm often too lazy and just use a jar of Patak's curry paste for vindaloo.

[TonkaToys]

From scratch is always nice, but I'm often too lazy and just use a jar of Patak's curry paste for vindaloo.

Tell me about it... never get time to cook properly nowadays. What with my g/f being on a permanent diet, we rarely eat curries, even if homemade ones are far less fattening.

[InsaneApache]

As I reside in the curry capital of England , I feel somewhat qualified to broach this subject.

Vindaloo is indeed hot, rather like having a sauna bath from the inside out. A word of caution here peeps...if you eat one or similar hot currys then whatever you do, dont drink water to try and cool your tongue. It will have the opposite effect and make it 'feel/taste' even hotter. Think, if you will, of pouring petrol onto a fire and you will get the general idea. No, what you do is place some chappatti in the yogurt sauce (or raita), dunk it in the sauce, then place onto tongue. Believe me its the only way to get some respite/relief from the ordeal.

It can also be spelt as Bindaloo. Personally IMHO you cant beat a good Keema Masala with fresh green chilli, 3 chappatti, yoghurt sauce or raita and 2 portions of Shami and Seekh kebebs for starters.

[TonyJ]

I love hot curries and vindaloo is one of my favourites.

It is originally a Goan dish, based upon a Portugese original called Vin D'Alhos (meat in wine and garlic). The Goan Indians took to the original during the occupation and made it their own by using wine vinegar and chillies.

I have had a home made vindaloo in Goa and can honestly say it changed my attitude to the dish overnight: it was superb. If you want to try something a little different, I strongly recommend trying to make the original if you can find a recipe.

[TonkaToys]

A word of caution here peeps...if you eat one or similar hot currys then whatever you do, dont drink water to try and cool your tongue. It will have the opposite effect and make it 'feel/taste' even hotter. Think, if you will, of pouring petrol onto a fire and you will get the general idea. No, what you do is place some chappatti in the yogurt sauce (or raita), dunk it in the sauce, then place onto tongue. Believe me its the only way to get some respite/relief from the ordeal.

Good advice there... also try sprinkling some salt on your tongue, you don't need too much to completely neutralise the heat.

[Divine Wind]

Ahhh curry curry...love you long time!

Special fried rice, with a lamb madras and naan bread! No better meal!

Yum yum

[TonkaToys]

Ahhh curry curry...love you long time!

Special fried rice, with a lamb madras and naan bread! No better meal!

Yum yum

With a name like Divine Wind, I'd lay off the curries if I were you!

[InsaneApache]

With a name like Divine Wind, I'd lay off the curries if I were you!

Not to mention pea and bean vindaloo...I'd definatley want to be upwind

[Al Khalifah]

Does anyone else remember the Fat Les song of the same name?