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.
Oh, and by the way......STAY AWAY from ANYTHING that says “Vindaloo”. You will need a fire extinguisher!!!! AND and new stomach.
Yep...
First you kill a buffalo....
No, I get it...
Actually, my kid’s first day care was with an Indian lady from Madras...
She cooked the real deal...
You haven’t lived until you’ve changed a curry diaper.....
Hope you find what you are looking for! Yum!
What about Touch of Asia around 103rd St. Hasn’t it been there forever?
http://touchofasiaindianfood.com/
I love all curries and especilly Indian food. I took my stepson to an Indian restaurant in Buffalo a few years ago. I ordered a lamb curry and the waiter asked if I wanted it hot. I said sure and my stepson said the same. The waiter said, “Do you want it hot or do you want it Indian hot?” I thought to myself,”Woohoo1 there’s a hot hotter than hot!” and said, “Oh, definitely Indian hot”. Waiter disappeared in the back and came out a minute later, “Chef want to make sure you want it Indian hot?”. Reassured he went back to the kitchen and a minute later came back with a small dish with some evil looking peppers in oil, “Chef say this Indian hot, you try and make sure you want”. We each dipped a piece of nan bread in the stuff and ate it then told the waiter, again, make it Indian hot. The curry came and it was delicious. I usually can’t get food hot enough in a restaurant but this was just right. As we ate and obviously enjoyed the curry a crowd gathered on the other side of the low retaining wall of wait and kitchen staff. They really had a hard time believing we were eating and enjoying it.
My point is freshly prepared Indian food is better. If you don’t like the buffet don’t think you just don’t like Indian food. And if you order it hot in an Indian restaurant make darn sure you want it REALLY HOT!
I don’t know how I missed pappadum.
The dessert? That’s easy, I never have room left for the dessert...
I would try the “Pryanka Chopra” or the “Rani Mukerji” They’re my favorites.
I love Thai food, “Druken Noodles” and a good spicy shrimp Pad Thai being my favorits but I once made the mistake of ordering the Green Curry instead of the Red Curry because I thought the Red Curry by its name would be hotter. Boy was I wrong. Don’t get me wrong, it was very good and I liked it as I have a very high tolerance for spice and heat but it was probably the “hottest” dish I ever ate, couldn’t finish eating it all and I literally sweated for several days after. If you go to an authentic Thai restaurant and see anything with the name Green Curry, stay away unless you want to lose all feeling in your mouth for several days and like the feeling of having “hot flashes” : ),
Have you tried Thai food?
Coconut-curry sauces on beef or pork or chicken? mmMMMMmmm
Tom Yum soup
sweet rice with banana covererd with sweetened coconut milk?
I am going to RETIRE to thailand just for the food (and the wwonderful sweet people)
We have been to Swapna a few times, and it’s pretty good for a buffet, but then it is still a buffet.
We do get up to Chattanooga, so will remember that.
Do you ever go to Sugar’s Ribs? We like that place quite well. They have another restaurant up by Cloudland Canyon, the Cloudland Cafe, and it was quite good as well, the one time we went.
I’ve gotten to the point that I rarely exceed my tolerance level in Thai places by ordering medium hot and asking for the spice tray. I like it spicier than medium but full-on Thai hot is too much, I learned that lesson, lol.
I do Thai most often for lunch and a favorite is Chicken Larb. It’s a lot like the ground chicken with garlic and fresh basil over basmati rice that every Thai place does, but it’s got a lemony twang to it, very nice. I judge Thai places on their fresh spring rolls and peanut sauce though, honestly. If they nail that they’re going to be at least decent elsewhere on the menu.
I am curious. Why do you say that? Is it because you tried Indian food once and really hated it? Or is it because you like and favor “bland” flavorless foods (not that there is anything wrong with that if that’s what you like) or is it just because you assume that Indian food or any non-“American” food must be crap.
BTW, I like to cook and I like a good traditional Yankee pot roast, meat loaf and mashed potatoes, pork and sauerkraut, home-made chicken pot pie, venison or rabbit stew and the Norwegian dishes of my upbringing but I also like good authentic Chinese, Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern, North African, Jewish, Mexican, South American, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, including sushi… a wide range of dishes and cuisines. As far as food goes, I’ll try almost anything at least once. Variety is the spice of life. ; )
That Ian Anderson link is great! Good stuff. I first saw him with Tull when I was about 17, in the mid-70s.
Hey! Ian Anderson is on Coast-to-Coast tonight!
Tandoori chicken, lentil soup with rice, naan bread and don’t miss the samosas with tamarind and mint dipping sauce.
We have not eaten at Sugar's Ribs--we will have to check it out! We love ribs.
Do you have other Indian restaurants in GA that you like?
The only times we’ve been to Swapna has been during buffet time. Usually after going to the American Crafts Council show at the Cobb Galleria.
The Palace in Norcross is pretty good.
There used to be a place called the Bombay Grill on the Perimeter in Chamblee that was good, but it closed a few years back.
Are there recordings/podcasts of that available? It’s past my bedtime already.
There have been some good Tull recordings/interviews in the Sirius/XM studios that play on the Deep Tracks station on Sirius. Recommended.
I have a great Tikka Masala recipe if you want it. I like almost everything Indian. Vindaloo, anything from the Tandoor oven, Naan bread, etc.
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