Do you like Indian food? If yes are you curious about anything related to it?

[Anonymous]

I get it that a lot of people don't like Indian food, brand it as too spicy and stuff. But in most cases, the Indian restaurants in the west are hardly authentic. India is culturally very diverse and there are thousands of dishes except curries. A large section of Indians can't even tolerate high spice content in their food, so overspiced food is highly stereotypical.

You can talk about your likes and dislikes or ask about recipes, history, and ingredients too.

[Lliam]

I've only had Indian food in American restaurants, the ones that have lunch buffets. I love it, but some places are better than others.

My wife and I eat Indian food fairly often. She even ads Indian spices to some of the dishes she makes.

I used to go to one particular small place for my lunch break at work. I'd order their nonvegitarian thali to go. After going there for a while, they got my taste dialed in.
I had a high threshold for heat. They'd make it so that I'd be sweating, nose running, tears running down my face, and it was the best food ever. It was right on the verge of being unbearable but it was practically orgasmic. It wasn't just spicy, though, it was delicious.
They got to know me so well that I would go into the kitchen and talk to the chef.
I'll never forget that place.

I also love mulligatawny soup.

Since I'm in the U. S., I'm sure there are a lot of Indian dishes I've never heard of. I'd like try some authentic Indian cuisine.

[Oigit]

All I ever had is the non-authenticate version of it and I have had a mixed experience with it. The heat was not an issue. But I went to a couple places that did use message in their food. So I do avoid it. Because I'm one of the rare people who has issues with message. Too much and it causes a major migraine and makes me physically ill. My mother found out about my issues with message shortly after she started switching me off baby off. Because that's when I started getting migraines from it.

[Asker]

I am not following" message" 🤔, what is it?

[Lliam]

I'm guessing you mean message.

[Oigit]

More or less I have only had the Americanized Indian food. What I had without message was not that bad. But I don't go to restaurants anymore do to some issues I had. But in general the rule seems to be if you want to eat authentic food of any kind, you need to find someones mother or grandmother to cook it for you. Because a lot of the time what you find in restaurants isn't 100% authentic.

[Lliam]

I clearly typed "message" and spell checker changed it to "message". WT actual F?

@Oigit, that's true.

It's amazing to travel to another country to taste the real thing. Although, I've run across small, ethnic restaurants here that great traditional chefs. That's how that Indian restaurant I spoke of was. The chef barely spoke English, but he knew how to cook.

I knew of a great Indonesian and also an amazing Korean restaurant that were traditional, not Americanized. It's a privilege to find such places.

[Lliam]

M. S. G.

[Asker]

Indians don't add message to their traditional food at least in India. But there are varieties of some Indianised versions of Chinese food, people add message to them. Honestly, it's true restaurants are never good places to eat actual food of the locals anywhere. If you want to eat actual food you have to eat it in someone's house.

[AmandaYVR]

It's delicious. I like many dishes. Grew up with my parents loving some of it (unfortunately always requesting spicy, though.)

Is the high cost really justifiable? Is it that labour-intensive?

And does Butter Chicken, a very tasty dish, really need all that butter?

[Asker]

Cost depends on where you live. It's hard to get proper ingredients in odd places so the restaurants may have to spend more money. Yes, Indian food is more labor-intensive and time-consuming than in any other country. However, not all dishes take the same time and effort and with practice, it takes less time. No butter chicken always doesn't need too much butter, people can make it at their convenience. Actually chicken isn't a proper Indian dish. It was started for western people and is popular as it deals with the least amount of spices. Butter chicken is most popular in north western Indian states where people love eating heavy food and people from that area particularly run most Indian hotels across Europe and US, so they make it as per them.

[jennifer_bloom]

I visited a few Indian restaurants and always liked what they served but I only tried the basics like butter chicken and biryani. Love the butter chicken because it’s delicious and healthy and affordable.

[Asker]

Butter chicken isn't actually Indian food even though Indian people are fond of it nowadays. It was invented by some Indian chef in Britain as a leftover recipe. Now about biryani. It does taste good when made properly but biryani and pizza are of similar origin story. Both have taken over the population everywhere but they aren't actually too healthy and were meant as minimal supplement food for the poor, years ago.

[Slartybartfast]

Occasionally I'll make chicken Tikka masala, aloo sag , nan etc. Lately I've been lazy and there's a really good Indian place a few blocks from my house so I go there.

[Asker]

Yeah, Indian food takes time as people don't love using leftovers. There are other easy Indian bread types available too instead of naan. You can try searching for "paratha", or "puri" on youtube and follow the instructions. There are many in English and it's very easy to follow.

[Slartybartfast]

I like baking , especially breads. I buy honey from A local beekeeper and make a honey wheat bread using 2 1/2 cups of honey in a loaf. I soak the wheat in buttermilk overnight so it's soft and not grainy.

[ArrowheadSW]

I love Indian food. I like the combination of spices. If it is too "hot" with spices, I don't care for it, but most of it is not like that.

[FilmGuy93]

I love Indian food. I've eaten and cooked a fair amount of it.

[Asker]

What can you cook?

[FilmGuy93]

Vindaloo, tikka, biryani. I would love to try making samosas, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

[Anonymous]

Indian food is so goddamn good, it’s a little too heavy sometimes though. Everything is in some kind of sauce and there is always bread and rice. You eat it and want to go take a nap. At least I do. But it’s delicious.

[Jamie05rhs]

Yes, I am curious about Indian food, and I want to try more of it.
I do not like anything spicy, though.

[Asker]

There are countless nonspicy ones.

[Jamie05rhs]

Nice. Do you have any suggestions for me?

[Asker]

Can you get edible poppy seeds from nearby stores?

[Jamie05rhs]

@Asker Ok- I actually have 2 Indian grocery stores in my area. Do you think they would sell them there?

[Asker]

I think you can get it on Walmart, eBay, or amazon too. Take poppy seeds without the outer black shell, which means they will be white, now take them two/three tablespoons. Grind them into a fine paste. Now take one/two potatoes and peel and dice them into small pieces. You can take two/three cauliflower florets too. Heat two tablespoons of any oil into a pan and add some nigella seeds for tempering (not too much). Stir fry the cauliflower and potato pieces until they turn very little brownish. Add the poppy paste into the pan and let it boil till the potatoes and cauliflowers are perfectly boiled. Add salt, and sugar as per your convenience.

[Jamie05rhs]

Wow! You really know your stuff! Does your family have a restaurant?

[Asker]

No 😅, I have been living on my own after 18. I have also travelled most of India and lived in different places so am familiar with various cooking. It's my hobby.

[Jamie05rhs]

Okay! Nice!

[Beerluvr]

I do like it. It’s yum.

[In_Trance]

yeah, it's really good