[Zoot]

Howdy Doody!
Curry. Yummy. I like Curry.

I'm one of those people who will stare at the takeaway menu for 20 minutes before always picking the same thing - a Chicken Jalfrasi with Pilau rice and a Cheese Nan. And poppadoms of course. (Mrs Zoot can eat Lime Pickle by the spoon load... I have no idea how she can do that...)

Also, Asda's curries are fantastic too, and so much cheaper than a takeaway. The poppadoms aren't great though.

Soo, which way do you swing when it comes to Curry? How Hot can you take?
Which is the best Curries - Takeaway, From a jar, Frozen or from scratch?


(The title is too piss off the Zoot's Bar haters by the way... Hi Topher! )

[Vivienne]

You have to stop creating virtual bars and shops and get out more !!!

[Zoot]

You have to stop creating virtual bars and shops and get out more !!!

If is a thread about Curries. Who said about virtual anything?

[foot-loose]

Haha.

As I said else where, I tend to get the skitters* when I eat curry. So unless you create "Zoots Toilet"** then i'll not bother thanks.


*I think I have said in a previous post that I don't use that word. I appear to have been lying.
**Dont.

[Vivienne]

well, the curries and drinx are being discussed in cyber space, so it's not a curry house or a bar in the street, is it !!

[Zoot]

Just because you talk about a radio DJ doesn't make it a virtual radio station does it?

[Vivienne]

you're awful serious today, zoot (!!)... perhaps a visit to my little theme park ??

[Zoot]

you're awful serious today, zoot (!!)... perhaps a visit to my little theme park ??

Nope, just hungry...

[claradooblue]

i was hungry before. Even more so now. Time for another cigarette to resist an imminent gluttony attack!

[Yudster]

I like curry made with a jar if it is a decent one, the Sainbury's Taste The Difference range are good. Curry made from scratch always feels very virtuous, but somehow never quite hits the spot - I probably need to practise more. I do however recommend Madhur Jaffrey's Spiced Basmati Rice recipe, which I cook often, and is sublime. The best Indian food I have ever had was a banquet cooked for my department by a collegue (from Burma) who was leaving, and made us this unbelievable meal as a leaving gift. Burmese food is simply wonderful. Failing that, I like good old curry-house meals. I don't like the bland creamy ones, like Kormas, I like a bit of heat to a curry, but not too much or I find I can't taste anything. Vindaloo is beyond my scope - Faal obviously also. I love a good Madras, Bhuna also - I have never quite got to grips with Balti, I probably need to go to Birmingham to understand what the fuss is about there. I also like all the bits and bobs, parathas, naans, poppadums, bhajis, all that crap I can't spell. Oooh, and Bombay Potatos. Have to have those. And anything with cauliflower. Cauliflower and potato are so good when curried. I can't bear spinach though.

[Ballbag]

Can you summarise the above, I don't tend to read posts of more than 3 lines.

[claradooblue]

The puddings can be pretty good too. A pistachio kulfi is good if you've had a hottish curry, as it cools your mouth down. Chocolate barfis are good just to eat on thier own. Pretty cheap to grab if you're passing a sweet centre. The place in Brum that i live in has loads of such places; after a while you get recognised and given double portions. Tricky on the waistline though.

[Nicola_Red]

My curry of choice is a vegetable dopiaza, or a bhuna if not. I have to be careful as I'm vegan and quite a few contain milk, cream and/or yogurt, but you get to know which after a while. I usually have plain rice, altho a takeaway near where I live does fantastic coconut rice, and maybe some samosas. I also like peshwari naan but again they sometimes contain milk or yogurt.

[foot-loose]

I like curry made with a jar if it is a decent one, the Sainbury's Taste The Difference range are good. Curry made from scratch always feels very virtuous, but somehow never quite hits the spot - I probably need to practise more. I do however recommend Madhur Jaffrey's Spiced Basmati Rice recipe, which I cook often, and is sublime. The best Indian food I have ever had was a banquet cooked for my department by a collegue (from Burma) who was leaving, and made us this unbelievable meal as a leaving gift. Burmese food is simply wonderful. Failing that, I like good old curry-house meals. I don't like the bland creamy ones, like Kormas, I like a bit of heat to a curry, but not too much or I find I can't taste anything. Vindaloo is beyond my scope - Faal obviously also. I love a good Madras, Bhuna also - I have never quite got to grips with Balti, I probably need to go to Birmingham to understand what the fuss is about there. I also like all the bits and bobs, parathas, naans, poppadums, bhajis, all that crap I can't spell. Oooh, and Bombay Potatos. Have to have those. And anything with cauliflower. Cauliflower and potato are so good when curried. I can't bear spinach though.

Marks and Sparks do good curry sauce in a jar.

Can you summarise the above, I don't tend to read posts of more than 3 lines.

Yudster. Likes. Curry.

She doesn't like spinach.

[Yudster]

What he said. But it doesn't matter, I only write crap, you know this anyway, so a summary isn't really necessary.

[pinkysibbs]

Chicken korma,onion bhaji,bombay potatos and keema naan-perfect!!

[DemonHorse]

bindi bhaji, poppadom, tala.

[Walter Sobchak]

Had curry at work today, they can knock up quite a good curry for a school, mini-poppadums, plain mini naan bread and mango chutney are the only extras, and the curry is only slightly spicy (cus it's a school! lol), but hey... it's free!

[timp]

I'm liking the new thread Zoot, but I prefer Zoots Bar, can't think why
*goes off for a nice cold bud*

Oh and chicken korma.

[DemonHorse]

Well surely Zoot's bar is the natural antidote to Zoot's curry house. I'm struggling to NOT make another Red Dwarf reference here.

[Zoot]

Lager, the only thing that can kill a vindaloo...

Did it for you!

Our takeaway do meal deals and I can't look at the side dishes without thinking about Red Dwarf. They have things like Bindi Bhaji, and Tarka Dhall...

[Yudster]

They have things like Bindi Bhaji, and Tarka Dhall...

Tarka Dhal - lentils in an otter sauce? Not had that one.

[DemonHorse]

Tarka Dhall...

Ambassador of the great Vindaloovian Empire who hates all humans?/

[Zoot]

Thats the one.

[MK Chris]

(The title is too piss off the Zoot's Bar haters by the way... Hi Topher! )

As I have said, I have no problem with the discussions, except with the pretending to be a real bar and order drinks thing, that's all a bit pathetic.

Well surely Zoot's bar is the natural antidote to Zoot's curry house. I'm struggling to NOT make another Red Dwarf reference here.

I imagine you are a proper telly addict - your posts are littered with references to some film or TV program (usually some sci-fi load of pony.)