Bad Vindaloo

I made Vindaloo the other day, and it was great, but unbearable at the same time. I followed the recipe by heart but not to the T. It was unbearably hot, maybe I didn't have enough oil, or enough onions, or I bought the freakin' hottest medium Vindaloo on the surface of the Earth. Long story short, I needed two pieces bread, a large coca-cola and a bag of Doritos couldn't handle. I'm going to a local Indian restaurant this week, so until then,

Curry-Dude

Real Cool Curry Site

I just found this real cool curry site. I'll be making a vegetarian Vindaloo tonight, so I'll add another post soon.

http://www.indian-recipe.org/

What is Bhuna and Madras curry?

Bhuna is a type of curry where they use no water and lots of oil. They first will heat up the oil and throw in all the spices to add flavor and then the meat will be added. This adds lots of flavor to the food without having much sauce, it also allows the meat to absorb the spices and oils. My gosh it's flavorful and tender, lamb is a very good choice with this kind of dish.

Madras curry, is again a curry dish that is named after it's sauce. Ir originates from a city called Madras, but has since changed it's name to Chennai. This dish is a mildly hot dish, that goes well with either a meat or vegetable dish. It's more or a domestic dish in India than a dish served at restaurants. It's again a dish that involves chili powder, cumin, coriander and paprika. You will slightly cook the meat and vegetables and then make the sauce on a low heat and then add the meat or vegetables back into the dish to finalize their doneness and flavor.

I have been pretty busy as of late, but I do plan on making a Vindaloo dish this week. I have been also pretty active with hubpages.com. So you can go there for articles by me on cooking and travel. Here is my author page:

http://hubpages.com/profile/PeterKlibs

and here is a link to my latest article :
How to Travel Light; the Guide to Light Traveling With Only One Bag

Curry Dude hits New York

It's been a while since I last posted, I was in New York for the past week with no Internet. However, I did get myself some curry. I was on the lower east side where I literally stumbled across Brick Lane Curry House.


So I go in with my girlfriend to try their cuisine. There were various curry houses on the street, but I went to Brick Lane for nostalgic purposes. As we were seated, the table next to us are all drinking milk. Weird I thought and when their dishes came out, they timed themselves and scarfed it down. Even more weird. This was then followed by sweating profusely but then are awarded a free beer and a certificate of accomplishing their task. I was utterly confused. Turns out Brick Lane Curry House offers the hottest curry in the U.S, and has been seen on Man vs. Food. I've included a clip so you all will have a better understanding of what goes down at this curry house.


Since I didn't feel like entering the world of pain, I ordered a lamb Bhuna. Which was the best curry dish I've ever had! The lamb was marinated in the sauce and extremely tender, went well with my water and my wine. My girlfriend ordered the chicken Madras, which she preferred to the Bhuna (at least the sauce) while I still couldn't help but love the Bhuna. However both were amazing with the naan bread. Overall Brick Lane is a top notch place, even better than the curry I got in the real Brick Lane area... shhhh, don't tell anyone I said that. If you're in the New York area, I definitely recommend checking it out. If you are wondering what Bhuna and Madras are, I'll explain what those dishes are in detail in my next post.

Until then,
Curry Dude

January 13th: Lost

I was about to venture out and try one of the best Indian resturants in Milwaukee, when something happened, I got lost. After about an hour of touring the city I finally found my location, by that point it was late and was about to close. So I had some pizza in beer instead, a bit dissappointed but I will have some Indian food soon. I'm leaving tomorrow for New York City to do service and I plan to try to have some Indian Cuisine while I'm there.

Egg Curry....nice

I was just roaming around youtube and found an egg curry. There are many recipes out there so I put a video of just one of the ones I found. I'm going to have to try it out this week. I'm also excited for tomorrow because I'm going to one of the better Indian resturants in the midwest. I'll have a lot to share tomorrow. A final note is I'm not associated with this video in anyway, just an example of making an egg curry.



Cheers,
Curry-Dude

Indian Food Curries Favor With Americans - ABC News

Indian Food Curries Favor With Americans - ABC News