"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > ensenadajim > wrote:
> >
> >> Yoghurt? Riata (sp?) sauces?
> >> jim
> >>
> >
> >
> > Raita? (not sure what it is, but I've seen the word). HTH. :-)
>
> Recently in Anaheim I did a solo dinner at an Indian restaurant. I
> wanted to try a lot of different things and ordered so. I ordered the
> raita- Cool, cucumber-y, creamy.. It was delicious but I had no idea how
> I was supposed to use it or on what? It was a separate item on the menu
> instead of just automatically served with a particular dish. I ended up
> just putting it next to my rice and lamb and it sauced both items as I
> ate them. My potato and pea somosas came with a green sauce (not quite
> mint, not quite just parsley) but that sauce came unrequested.
> I had a couple glasses of wine and enjoyed a splendid meal albeit a
> quiet one. Eating alone while traveling can be both a drag and in some
> ways a particular pleasure. I'm sure many would just settle for a burger
> from a quick take away. I brought a book along to read, and that is the
> only thing I felt a little gauche about.
> Goomba

Okay, question, is Riata kind of similar to the Greek sauce, tzitziki? (sp?)

I've only had Indian food once and LOVED it. I was with a group of
co-workers and we were celebrating the successful new opening of one of our
clubs. There had to be about 15 of us and I can't remember what we all had;
we kind of ordered whatever and did it family style where everyone just
grabbed from the plates in the center of the table. I don't remember a
yogurt-type sauce, though. I think almost everything we had was
reddish-brown. I haven't come across an Indian restaurant since then and
because this was so long ago, I wouldn't recognize any dish names if I
happened upon a similar place to eat. If I come across another Indian
restaurant sometime, I'll just have to experiment like you did, Goomba.

kili