I hate vegetables - in curry

[Darandio]

I must admit that any meat replacement for me in any dish goes as far as one thing, mushrooms. We often do steak and white mushrooms in a large Yorkshire Pudding but recently we've started opting for less steak and adding chestnut mushrooms as well, they very much give the impression of meat to me.

 

[John Griffiths]

We use quorn fillets, but that is for me symbolic. The nice stuff - roasties, beans, peas or corn, roasted shallots, gravy (and bisto is vegan, though they don't shout about it) wouldn't' t be the same without a centrepiece.

Tried mushroom Wellington recently, ok but didn' t cut the mustard.

 

[yorksrob]

Personally, I can't be doing with mushrooms.

To quote Lonnie Donnegan "there's not mush room inside" me for them.

 

[John Griffiths]

"Make room for the mushrooms!"

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Sweetcorn has the same right to be in a curry as pineapple on a Pizza!

I could swear that in a Dansak curry - think that is spelt correctly, I have had pineapple. Think the dish is of Persian origin.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I might try it, I am a sprout fan. Nicest way to have them I've found so far is to roast them on a baking tray with a drizzle of oil, though, much nicer than boiled.

My wife cooks them this way - easier to get al dente too. Also she has melted butter and put in garlic paste and drizzled that on the sprouts on a baking tray. Any left over, into a curry.

 

[yorksrob]

"Make room for the mushrooms!"

Never !!

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I could swear that in a Dansak curry - think that is spelt correctly, I have had pineapple. Think the dish is of Persian origin.

Fruit in a curry isn't that unusual. A true Kashmiri will have lychees and banana along with coconut.

 

[yorksrob]

Fruit in a curry isn't that unusual. A true Kashmiri will have lychees and banana along with coconut.

I prefer a taste that's tangy (like lemon) rather than sweet (like coconut) in a curry.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I prefer a taste that's tangy (like lemon) rather than sweet (like coconut) in a curry.

I associate lemon-y flavours with Chinese rather than Indian cuisine. Lemon chicken can be amazing if done right.

However any fish & chip place that sticks a wedge of lemon on a battered cod in a vain attempt to seem upmarket will not enjoy my custom again!

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Fruit in a curry isn't that unusual. A true Kashmiri will have lychees and banana along with coconut.

For the record and I apologize for being OT - my wife and I adore pineapple on pizza !! Certainly we also use currants and raisins in curry.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

However any fish & chip place that sticks a wedge of lemon on a battered cod in a vain attempt to seem upmarket will not enjoy my custom again!

Yes- tell me about it. I live in the USA and if I order fish and chips for the hell of it at any establishment I guarantee they will supply it with a lemon wedge. Playing devils advocate though it is fresh fruit and it does help with the old Vitamin C !

 

[yorksrob]

I associate lemon-y flavours with Chinese rather than Indian cuisine. Lemon chicken can be amazing if done right.

However any fish & chip place that sticks a wedge of lemon on a battered cod in a vain attempt to seem upmarket will not enjoy my custom again!

I like lemon on fish as well !

Funnilly enough, I associate coconut flavours more with Thai cuisine.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

For the record and I apologize for being OT - my wife and I adore pineapple on pizza !! Certainly we also use currants and raisins in curry.

Pineapple on pizza is perfectly acceptable, depending on what you combine it with. It just became a bit of a meme for some reason.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I like lemon on fish as well !

Funnilly enough, I associate coconut flavours more with Thai cuisine.

Lemon on fish is fine, but not on battered fish and especially not on traditional fish & chips.

Back to curry, fish curry is often delicious. There's a place in Dewsbury which is part Indian takeaway, part chippy. They even combine the two by offering the fish in a spicy batter. A Masala fish butty from there is perfect after a few ales!

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Lemon on fish is fine, but not on battered fish and especially not on traditional fish & chips.

I have to agree.

 

[yorksrob]

Lemon on fish is fine, but not on battered fish and especially not on traditional fish & chips.

Back to curry, fish curry is often delicious. There's a place in Dewsbury which is part Indian takeaway, part chippy. They even combine the two by offering the fish in a spicy batter. A Masala fish butty from there is perfect after a few ales!

I have to agree.

They do fish without batter now ?

 

[scotrail158713]

For the record and I apologize for being OT - my wife and I adore pineapple on pizza !! Certainly we also use currants and raisins in curry.

Have to agree on that actually. Raisins don’t seem like they should work in a curry, but they are very nice in one.

They do fish without batter now ?

Is it maybe more with fresh fish? I know if I have something like salmon, squeezing lemon over the top of it is very nice.

 

[yorksrob]

Have to agree on that actually. Raisins don’t seem like they should work in a curry, but they are very nice in one.

Is it maybe more with fresh fish? I know if I have something like salmon, squeezing lemon over the top of it is very nice.

Ah yes, that does sound nice.

I do like squeezing lemon over a nice bit of cod or haddock with chips and mushy peas in a restaurant though.

 

[John Griffiths]

Me, too. Much better than cheap malt vinegar (especially if presented in an old lemonade bottle with a nail hole in the screw cap). But a tasty F&C condiment is 'sauce' as served in Edinburgh.

 

[yorksrob]

Taretare sauce. I love it.

 

[scotrail158713]

But a tasty F&C condiment is 'sauce' as served in Edinburgh.

Yes - lovely. But it has to be chippy sauce - none of that tomato sauce muck. It belongs nowhere near fish & chips.
(We’re maybe drifting a bit away from curry here though )

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Henderson's Relish is the stuff for your fish and chips... and to keep us on topic, it works well with the Masala Fish that is a Dewsbury delicacy.

 

[thejuggler]

If you want a veggie curry go to a vegetarian only Indian, don't go to one which simply swaps meat for veg or paneer.

Choli, masala dhosa, idli are all excellent dishes.

 

[yorksrob]

If you want a veggie curry go to a vegetarian only Indian, don't go to one which simply swaps meat for veg or paneer.

Choli, masala dhosa, idli are all excellent dishes.

I'll give it a go, but I'm not convinced.

I want one that'll swap the meat with quorn.

 

[Spamcan81]

We use quorn fillets, but that is for me symbolic. The nice stuff - roasties, beans, peas or corn, roasted shallots, gravy (and bisto is vegan, though they don't shout about it) wouldn't' t be the same without a centrepiece.

Tried mushroom Wellington recently, ok but didn' t cut the mustard.

I love mushrooms so must try a mushroom wellington some time.

 

[Spamcan81]

If you want a veggie curry go to a vegetarian only Indian, don't go to one which simply swaps meat for veg or paneer.

Choli, masala dhosa, idli are all excellent dishes.

Couldn't agree more. Can get some lovely meals in one of those.

 

[Strat-tastic]

I think India is predominantly vegetarian so I'm sure they can make veg curries work beautifully

 

[robbeech]

Curry house veg curries quite often are frozen mixed veg thrown into "insert name" sauce.

I think this pretty much sums it up. It may not be that you don’t like veg in curry it may just be that you don’t like cheap frozen veg thrown in to bulk out a dish instead of meat.
A decent establishment will use specific veg that they've prepared and cooked with the same attention as they do the meat.
It’s very very rare that I have meat in Indian cuisine but it does open you up to the various quality of watery veg that some places use.
Mushrooms, cauliflower, chick peas, aubergine, spinach, (have all been mentioned). Any reasonable Indian restaurant / takeaway will just make you what you ask for.
paneer isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. I really like it, and with Spinach it’s one of my favourites. Sadly, me and dairy products aren’t the best of friends so I have to limit my paneer intake somewhat.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I think India is predominantly vegetarian so I'm sure they can make veg curries work beautifully

Correct