"Desi" > wrote in message
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: I have been living in north america for a long time and have extensibly
: traveled in the western countries. One thing that really stands out
: about indian restaurants outside south asia is that they have mastered
: the art of serving the same mass produced gravy adorned with ingenious
: names that almost rolls out of tongue of every non-indian customer of
: theirs.
:
: I have never been able to tell "Rogan Josh" from "Kadai Lamb" or "Kadai
: Chicken" from "Chicken Masala" or "Chicken Curry". There are literally
: hundreds of dishes made out of the same set of curry pastes. Some are
: garnished with tomatoes, while others with coriander leaves. They
: pretty much start out with a vegetable curry base, add some cauliflower
: and potatoes to it and call is "Aloo Gobi". Pretty exotic eh? and then
: you move on and add some chicken and call is chicken vindaloo. Why stop
: there.. let's add some lamb and call it "Rogan Josh".
:
: Read more @ http://www.khanakhazana.com/articles...tedbywest.aspx
:
come on, Rajiv, please don't blame the British for the appalling rubbish served
up in the name of Indian food in the UK, and elsewhere. These establishments are
run by Indians, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, etc, not by the indigenous Brits, so
the situation arises from the Indian sub-continent, not the UK.
What you have stated is what many Brits have known for a very long time, that
the 'curry house 'offerings are no more Indian than Sir Cliff Richard, but for
the less fastidious diner, the Saturday night curry is the highlight of their
week. They actually like it, I wonder how many of them have tasted real Indian
food?

When I prepare real Indian food, people are very surprised by what is on offer,
and although they might recognise breads, raita and salads, the meat dishes are
a million miles away from those which you describe and we have all sampled in
'Indian restaurants'.
In the UK, there appears to be a new beginning in Indian restaurants,
unfortunately, it is not Indian either, more India (con)fusion, where high
prices are asked for something which is not definitely not desi. And thawa is
the new balti. What next? tandoori chicken served in its own little table-top
tandoor?

All that we (the people in the know) can do is continue to spread the word.
Maybe, just maybe, some people will start to listen, but I doubt it. Their loss?

I've just looked a couple of your recipes, and have to say they are not real
Indian recipes either. Too long in America??
cheers
Wazza