A good Indian curry

JW · Post by JW » Fri May 18, 2007 5:31 pm

Problem for us Brits is that we are spoiled by the Indian restaurants back home! Maharaja is comfortably the best for me.
A curry night in the bar could be a great idea!

Post by **machersjohn** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:42 pm

I agree with bushida the Big indian is way over priced , the other is ok sometimes.

On the over here over there mentality, it is very , very , annoying when friends say this is cheap. When we who are here all the time yes this is now home , know the prices ,and , we are being overpriced.

On the good side cooking for your self is cheap. Some friends coming over tomorrow for the game. Menu , Lamb Rogan Josh, Pork Bankao, Goa Prawns. There may even be some beer consumed. Opps forgot Bomby potatos, and of course the rice.

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:44 pm

What time do you want all the board members over?

Post by **machersjohn** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:12 pm

Nothing i would love better . However i am not the confident type and would fear you would be disappointed.

I am more at home with 6/8 guys and there beloveds more causes stress

If this is a success i may do an italian. My Cioppino soup is to die for ,or so i have been told. However they were from USA. It is a soup so suited to Thailand , fish, shell fish and a tomato base, truly wonderful with fresh bread.

Italian food is so good and pure i love cooking it but i also like the spice of Indian and i love them both

Enjoy the game

Post by **lomuamart** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:30 pm

The chicken tikka masala I cooked the other day impressed my Nepalese neighbours.
I've seen a rogan josh cooked in Shrinegar. I still cook the spices here, but the lamb is expensive. Rogan Josh is a bit good.
BTW, as far as I'm aware the massaman curry derives from Persia. Nothing to do with southern India or Thailand at all.

Post by **HHTel** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:52 pm

Okay, I was out of line comparing UK prices but as I said, it's much cheaper than there. I know what rents those restaurants pay and the tax, utility bills etc. The salaries are probably one of the smaller amounts. Quite a lot of the food has to be imported.

Now, one comparison I can make is in the way of Thai food. In Thailand of course you can get a good meal for a few baht. Whereas in the UK going to a Thai restaurant requires you to morgage something. Expensive even for the average Brit on UK salary. Why, because a lot of the stuff has to be imported.

If you want to eat to suit a Thai pocket then eat Thai food. If you prefer 'foreign' food, then you have to be prepared to pay for it.

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:53 pm

That is one of many things that pees me off about the U.K.
The cost of eating out is ridiculous.

Most countrys can eat out almost nightly and its a huge part of their social life, Spain, Italy, France, Thailand, i would imagine most of Asia.

Another one of lifes great pleasures thats too bloody expensive in this country.

Post by **STEVE G** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:17 pm

JW wrote:Problem for us Brits is that we are spoiled by the Indian restaurants back home! Maharaja is comfortably the best for me.
A curry night in the bar could be a great idea!

I agree with JW, we Brits have been spoilt by some of the best Indian restaurants in the world and itâ€™s very hard to find anything to compare. The Taj-Mahal in Hua Hin is OK but if I was back in Nottingham I could find dozens of restaurants that were better. In continental Europe the situation is even worse; Iâ€™ve been served curries that you could make by putting HP sauce into tinned stew.
Iâ€™ve found that one thing that sometimes helps is to let the staff know that you eat in Indian restaurants in the UK, it sometimes makes them try harder to achieve something authentic.

Post by **lomuamart** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:06 pm

Nottingham and Glasgow have about the best Indian food in the UK.
I've always wondered why. Until I realised the huge Indian populations there - over three or four generations.

Post by **richard** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:23 pm

Birmingham beats the lot

Post by **Gutte** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:39 pm

Randy Cornhole wrote

Go to the 'moon smile and platoo' (opposite la grappa) It has to be that particular one, no other will do. Purloin a seat or two. Ask for a - Guy patpong gallie, also some rice and garlic bread. Ask for it as hot as you like. I promise you wont be dissapointed. If you are i'll pay for it, can't say fairer than that!!!! Shocked
Damn another secret out to the great unwashed, you lot owe me big time.

Agree 100%! Problem is yesteday when we went there it was gone. Closed. Was no more. Space empty. I sure hope it's only for renovation and that it will be revived soon.

Gutte

Post by **higgy** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:44 pm

I have just seen an advertisement for an "Indian Food Promotion"at the Evason Hua Hin.They have an Indian chef called Ravi Poojary who will be cooking authentic Indian dishes including Tandoori chicken and Naan bread.This runs from the 25th May until 2nd June from 6.30pm at "The Other "restaurant.
Sounds good,I will give it a whirl as it is an Indian chef,should know his stuff.

Post by **lomuamart** » Fri May 18, 2007 11:12 pm

richard wrote:Birmingham beats the lot

As long as you're having balti.
Otherwise, The Isle of Skye does a wicked vindaloo.
Only joking.

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Sat May 19, 2007 3:53 am

Don't forget the ring of fire! Go north outside the ring of oppulance, and be ye scared as a rabbit in the headlights of a stolen escort. Head to the star of bengal in wembly, utter the secret words - I am gainfully employed. and ye shall receive a meal not seen outside of the M25.

Post by **Big Boy** » Sat May 19, 2007 12:13 pm

Randy Cornhole wrote:Don't forget the ring of fire! Go north outside the ring of oppulance, and be ye scared as a rabbit in the headlights of a stolen escort. Head to the star of bengal in wembly, utter the secret words - I am gainfully employed. and ye shall receive a meal not seen outside of the M25.

And ye shalt have your own Ring of Fire in the morning.