Americans Try Indian Food in the UK (Trying Viewers' Takeaway Orders)

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[@JohnCraig-y6f]

The vegetable curry you had goes together with the Chicken Biryani! The mixture wets the rice to make it less bland! 😅😅😅

[@juliecobbina2024]

No it doesn't lol ...

[@devensega]

@@juliecobbina2024it does in every Indian restaurant I’ve ever been to.

[@Forestgravy90]

If your biryani is bland then it isn't being made properly

[@AniGstring]

​@juliecobbina2024 of course it does!

[@0utcastAussie]

We usually mix the Tikka Masala with the Chefs special biriyani. We also has Peshwari naans

[@williamfowles2940]

That was the nicest most respectful review of food in the UK that Ive ever seen by an American. Thank you. It was fun watching you enjoy it

[@glastonbury4304]

So many dishes started in the UK for the British palate and now served in India, mainly in hotels and tourist destinations, but the UK has a huge Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani population and the food is now part of the UK's diet ...

[@pitchdark2024]

haha a drunken doner kebab wrap.. is the best thing in the world

[@brawdygordii]

I have one word to describe my feeling watching you both trying those meals....JEALOUSY!

[@darrenleiberman6250]

Due to a bit of insomnia at the moment I am watching this at 4 am. I'm not only envious but bloody ravenous. 😅

[@Della624]

@@darrenleiberman6250 🤣🤣🤣

[@therealtwiggyleaf]

Gosh! I don't think I've ever seen so much food for two people. Enjoy the next few days! It all looks delicious! 😎😎

[@charlesward4314]

2nd or 3rd day curry just as good.

[@catabaticanabatic3800]

You've obviously never been to Amurca.

[@diannecraven]

a standard serving of food for a typical american!

[@ChrisParrett-qo4sx]

If something's too hot, you had the antidote right there… That 'yoghourt' dip is raita, which takes the fire away after a bite of something too hot (either drizzled on the curry, or as a spoonful after the hot food, to kill the burn). The way Indians deal with it is a yoghourt based drink called 'lassi'… either salty or sweet… or occasionally flavoured with mangoes… to wash down the curry. Often served in pint glasses in restaurants.

[@christinepage181]

Poppadom's are lovely with chopped tomatoes and onion, sprinkled with chopped fresh mint.

[@bigthecat100]

My vegetarian friend's go to is vegetable dhansak, and I'm forever proud of him for coining the phrase that his guts the following day are usually "ransacked with dhansak"!

[@openorwap5412]

😂 Nice!

[@carolineskipper6976]

Your 'extra rice' is part of the chicken Biriyani - it comes in 2 containers- the mixed vegetables (with the cabbage and possibly chick peas) is the sauce to pour over that rice. That's why it is dry. Well done for trusting our suggestions!

[@dawn7358]

We also ask for the mild veg curry accompanying the biryani to be madras hot, which makes the dish 👌

[@welshtiger86]

Both the Phall and chicken tikka masala were invented in the U.K. While the vindaloo, which was thought to have been invented in the U.K was actually imported into Goa by the Portugese. As a suggestion, a great way to mellow a slight bit of heat is acid, so lemon rice pairs well with any hot curry.

[@DavidWilliams-lo8bq]

As a starter. Tandoori mixed is absolutely wonderful in my opinion. Different meats in a tandoori coating. Wow.

[@nealgrimes4382]

That 's also my favourite starter.

[@TheCornishCockney]

I had one of those starters at my local curry house in Bodmin,Cornwall and I was too full to eat the main,it was excellent. Doggy bag please!

[@budgiemom9362]

The mix vegetable curry you had was to accompany the biryani. My favourite order is Lamb Pathia , Saag bhaji with half chips and half fried rice, my partner has the Garlic chilli chicken. Have you tried a Balti yet? Invented in Birmingham. If you wanted to make these dishes at home, there's a guy on KZbin called Al's Kitchen who does British Indian Takeaway Recipes.

[@khajiitofthehiddenleafvill4302]

Ohhh yeah Pathia is also my favourite!

[@rosie4696]

What self-respecting indian restaurant/ takeaway have chips chips on the menu? 🫣🫨

[@brawdygordii]

Al's Kitchen is a brilliant suggestion. Watching that gives an excellent insight into how an indian dish is created.

[@clairehoward550]

Pathia is my absolute favourite

[@MT-we4vu]

Chips as part of an Indian shouldn't be allowed

[@helenmick5053]

Peshwari naan varies from a plain naan with some honey on it to a fancy naan with honey, coconut and sultanas

[@morbidsnails1913]

I'm had an Indian last night, my usual order.... Chicken vindaloo, mushroom pilau rice and a garlic naan 👌

[@pitchdark2024]

me.. garlic and coriander naan, pilau rice and chicken rogan josh or vindaloo :) chicken pakoras to dip in the sauce

[@diannecraven]

and?

[@vickytaylor9155]

The biriyani goes with the mystery box which is a vegetable curry.

[@RonBhattacharya]

No, it does not. Stop doing that if you have been doing it. 😅

[@Sapherzz]

The main thing about Peshwari naan isn't the sultanas (these don't always get added), but it's the grated coconut that adds that sweetness with a slight crumbly texture alongside the softness of the bread, which is what makes it my favourite! Definitely try some on your next Indian outing 😋 Also an uncommon but amazing curry is Akbari Chicken, which is bbq'd chicken with medium spice and a rich sauce, so good! 🤤

[@violentbuddhist]

I suspect that one of their naans marked 'P' may have been the Peshwari naan and they just hadn't realised.

[@nealgrimes4382]

I have never had it with the sultanas and i'm glad i've been lucky so far.

[@bluesilvahalo3576]

As others have said, veg curry with the biryani, I usually put the whole biryani in a large bowl, add the curry and a tub of mint sauce (mint yoghurt chutney) and mix. Tastes so good 😋

[@trevorpearce3898]

It’s tradition! When you get your order there is always something missing or something you didn’t order. This is how , over the years, I’ve tried things that I normally wouldn’t have lol.

[@nealgrimes4382]

That's exactly why i like getting a random item, because you get to try something you wouldn't normally.order.

[@RonBhattacharya]

Haha! Good one!

[@Talkathon408]

One thing you can make at home that's very cheap is Tadka Dhal. It's often sold as a side in but can be quite filling as the main ingredient is lentils. Also I'm surprised no-one mentioned a paneer, as that's quite a common thing in Indian restaurants here although admittedly not as popular as a lot of the stuff you tried.

[@wessexdruid7598]

They ordered paneer, but got a double of saag aloo.

[@angiesc67]

Also Chana Dhal😊

[@paulgreenhalgh649]

Masoor dal is better but doesn't appear on menus very often.

[@nealgrimes4382]

@@wessexdruid7598 Well it wouldn't be an authentic takeaway experience unless they got one random item.

[@Mr_krabz_mcfc]

Spinach paneer my go to everytime

[@rickb3645]

I know Lamb isn't always as popular in the US as it is here in the UK... But one of my absolute favourite go-to Curries... Is a Lamb Dopiaza... Also i love a Hot Beef Madras... And also Chicken Tikka Masala as well... You certainly got yourselves a wide variety of Curry Dishes and accompaniments to try here guys... Everyone will have their own personal favourite Curry of course... But even buying the same Curry Dish from two different Curry Houses... Can differ on certain things... Like spicy heat or sauce thickness or even some slightly different ingredients being used in making them... It could also be the portion sizes... But we'll all usually have our own favourite Curry House that we'll use regularly... I'm glad to see that on the whole you really enjoyed your Curry Dishes and sides... All the very best... Cheers guys. 🍺

[@LeopaldStraus]

Can’t beat a Lamb Karahi👌

[@andrewt836]

Beef in an Indian?

[@pressplayg]

​@@andrewt836yups. Indians do eat beef. Especially south Indians

[@MrBigred1990]

Great to see you folks enjoy, because we LOVE Indian takeaway over here!

[@kimtopp5984]

We bought a mixture of Indian food in a US take away ( as a Brit , I can’t go three weeks without a Indian food ) it was the worse food I’ve ever tasted in my entire life , it was horrendous. Glad you had a lovely experience….I’m off to India in six weeks time again and will be in heaven with the food ❤️

[@Rik77]

I would never bother with getting Indian food in any other western country frankly! South East Asian countries outside India have some very good Indian food though.

[@lucyj8204]

We did this in San Francisco and had serious regrets. Although some of the dishes were nice, the names just didn't match. Their korma was more like a hot Thai green...

[@RobertClaeson]

@@Rik77 Some of my Indian neighbours in... another western European country, quite like some of the Indian restaurants around and say they aren't much different from those in the UK, which still aren't nearly as good as those in proper India (or so they say).

[@openorwap5412]

I went to an Indian restaurant on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, and I nearly cried. They brought out everything together - starters and mains - and it was so salty I couldn't finish mine. I was so disappointed, I'd been craving Indian food for weeks, and the let down was immense 😫

[@revbenf6870]

Well done and kudos for trying to work your way through our bewildering array of Indian dishes. In reality in the Uk, the majority of "Indian" restaurants or takeaways/outs, are actually owned and run by Bangladeshis, and most are pretty good. If you're ever in Birmingham and perhaps Leicester, you can find places that serve more authentic Indian or Punjabi dishes. And in regard to spice levels, the more you eat, the more you can take, as chilli spice is known to be addictive and progressive. Great episode and hope you didn't suffer too many consequences!!

[@Denathorn]

Indian takeaways/restaurants always seem great, whereas Chinese takeaway food seems a lot more "processed", but Indian food, always seem to be, well... Fresh and natural. Anyway, I love poppadoms and pickles, if it didnt come across as weird, but I'd happily scran poppadoms and pickles for starter, main and dessert! :D hehehe My typical setup is 2 poppadoms and any pickles (Though I say 2, I'm the poppadom hoover, if there's any left on the table, and the waiter tries to take them... Hell on,lol), erm, onion bhajis to start, for main a chicken pathia (Pronounced 'pat-hear'), onion pillau rice and finally, a good old garlic nan bread!!! \o/ Top nom noms hey! :)

[@Forestgravy90]

Most Indians make big batches of 3 or 4 bases and modify them

[@michaelregis3740]

You've made my mouth water and change my dinner plans!

[@DarthReluctant]

It is a delight to see you guys exploring the wonderful world of Indian food.

[@BaMbI2070WATP]

You have to do british style chinese food. I just moved back to scotland from Maine and i craved the Chinese food in the UK that bad it was literally the first thing I did.

[@leeshapon]

yes!! i wanna know how different it is from american style chinese food

[@mjpleusch]

I live in Australia and miss uk Chinese so much. Over hear it’s healthy and full of vegetables. I want the deep fried oily UK stuff. Can’t even get crispy duck or salt and chilli chicken.

[@Nasauniverse001]

The white sauce is a yoghurt dip to clear your palette and to take away the burn.

[@murdeng]

Great video, most Indian food is regional its such a large country that you can spend years discovering all of the different regional dishes, not including all the UK invented dishes, such as Tikka Marsalla. We have been eating Indian food for well over 50 years, and are still finding new regional dishes that weve not had. If you visit India you will find the street food to be amazing. 😁

[@slinkysmom5674]

Thank you for the video and all the great comments. I shall save this video for my September visit to England

[@naycnay]

In the UK if you pass a good Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi restaurant, go... Probably among the best you'll get anywhere in the world. It's Indian cuisine, but a good number of the dishes you eat around the world and how it's presented does have strong routes in the British Raj effectively curating, refining, making twists to the food they found there. You'll know you are in a very Anglo-influenced place when the whole restaurant culture is sharp dressed waiters, treat you very formally, a style of table service with a team of people delivering your food, quite old fashioned and ornate decor. It's a vibe you'll recognise now if you walk into one, and it stems from the British Raj era. If you see a place like that, try it, because whilst Indians adopted that style at home and export it abroad, it's very much the melding of old British and Indian culture.

[@dougall1687]

I think dopiaza is a persian influenced indian dish and the name means two onions, because there are two ways of cooking onions used in the curry, the caramelized cooking of onion giving it a sweetness.

[@rosewardale381]

Great video guys, so much food!😅 My hubby got an Indian recipe book yrs ago for Christmas, he started buying all the spices needed to make each dish. Now after 20yrs our 1 kitchen cupboard that holds all his spices, smells devine when you open the cupboard door, my son stands and smells it when he comes home to visit😊 We love a good Indian xx

[@wildwine6400]

The white dip is probably cucumber raita. Just a simple cooling yogurt dip

[@stephenbottomley5210]

Great vid guys! We certainly love our Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi food here! You’ll always get a tonne of recommendations but the best is just to explore and find what you like, and you certainly had a massive choice there! 😉 Cara - sad you didn’t get your saag paneer as that’s my fave (my local place spices it to madras for me) but also check out paneer masala, pav bhaji (mixed veg curry), bhindi bhaji (okra curry) for veggie options. Think you also may like paratha (fried flat breads). If you ever wanna check out further in the UK on your travels: Rice n Three places in the North (£6+ for three curries and rice, salad and chapati (flat bread), usually Punjabi and Gujurati homemade staples, very veg friendly): The new wave of South Asian food - check out Dishoom; Southern Indian food - dhosa (crepes) and they almost always specialise in veggie and vegan food. Keep up the good work both! 😉👍

[@stephenlee5929]

Hi folks, The dipping sauces you had, the whitish one, probably tastes of mint, and is very good to clear your palate if something is a bit too spicy/hot.

[@tridaks]

The biryani goes with the veg curry as "one" dish.

[@Terrahawk_]

Small pro tip because I noticed some of the dishes have oil from the ghee on the surface. If you take some kitchen towel and place it on top of the food and gently pat it down it'll soak up the excess oil, then you can throw the kitchen towel away and enjoy the food. Also if you find a dish too hot water won't help cool your mouth down because of the capsaicin from the chillies. The only thing that will help cool you down is milk or a similar drink, that's why a lot of curry houses do a yoghurt type drink called lassi. Mango lassi is really nice.

[@gmdhargreaves]

Coriander is the devils herb, it’s fascinating the genetics behind why we either taste it as sweet or sour (like soap) I taste soap- very strong, those that taste soap usually don’t like the taste of celery

[@FoxyRed67]

Like you, I can't enjoy coriander at all... definitely soapy to me, yet celery, especially celery soup , is delicious to me 😊

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yep fresh coriander (cilantro for us Americans) tastes like soap to me too!🧼

[@vickytaylor9155]

I love celery, but not coriander.

[@Pure_B]

I like coriander. Doesn't taste soapy to me.

[@amnril]

Cardamom pods are the devils herb, 10 x worse than Coriander in my opinion.

[@alisonrodger3360]

My local place does the most amazing Aubergine Pakora, along with some amazing street style food. It's a cut above the rest as far as Indians go in small Scottish towns, none of the food is verging on fluorescent 😁 (Dheli's Winter in Linlithgow in case you're in the area 😁, try the Poori!)

[@JL16061980]

We are new to your channel. Hubby says to try a kashmiri . It is very mild and fruity. It is his favourite. ❤

[@officialdabaws5228]

interesting fact, most curry houses in the uk dont use lamb in curries such as the lamb bhuna, they actually use mutton. they should use lamb as advertised but only like 1/100 actually do.

[@RonBhattacharya]

You probably meant they use 'Chevon' by 'mutton'. Well, guess what... 'Chevon' is a much 'better' meat than 'Lamb', which is a cheaper, fattier meat. Indian 'Black Chevon' has less fat % than even Broiler Chicken and is the most expensive type of meat here in India. We would feel cheated if someone here advertized 'Mutton' and sold 'Lambs' instead of 'Chevons'.

[@sashacottier9581]

O my lord😅 😋 Peshawari nan omg 😋😋😋 with butter chicken tikka. I've never tried paneer I might give it a go.

[@colinmaclean5129]

Tadka/tarkha dhal is gorgeous, can't believe it wasn't recommended, creamy lentils tampered with garlic, absolute fave

[@tracyforbes8616]

The mixed veg curry accompanies the chicken biriyani!

[@jameshiggins.openworld]

love the channel surprised all that food didnt go cold though have to say

[@matthewwalker5430]

It's kind of adorable watching how confused you guys are by the sauces and pickles. Generally speaking, you can have them with anything. The pickles go well with the poppadoms but they also go well in your actual curry, particularly a good mango chutney. The Raita (cucumber yoghurt) you often have on your plate when you're eating hotter curries just to take the edge of - it's the perfect remedy to when you've had just a bit too much spice! The Raita also pairs brilliantly with the onion bhajis (you usually get a minty raita which is coloured yellow with turmeric that comes specifically with the bhajis for dipping). I usually end up with a bunch of curries and rice and chutneys and raita on my plate almost mixed together and scooped up with a poppadom in 1 big, tasty mouthful, lol

[@clarevoyant6322]

It's fun watching you. You are so respectful. Every English town from Wick in Scotland to Penzance in Cornwall has it's Indian restaurants. In the cities you find different dishes depending from where the staff and cooks originated. My town has three restaurants with a mix of Bengali, Persian and Gujarati dishes. Personally I like the combination of meat, lentils, and vegetables in a dhansak curry served moderately hot.

[@chrisbonfield2645]

Great channel! I've just discovered it and am surprised you haven't got more subscribers. I was born in England and still live here and I suppose I tend to take our culinary delights for granted. So it's great to see people really appreciating some of our food, especially the basic stuff and the street food. The great food markets in London at Borough and Camden (and elsewhere) are quite recent really. I lived in London in the 80's and they didn't exist then. There was a market in Camden for antiques and second hand clothes and stuff but not much in the way of food. Anyway, thanks for the videos. Here's a couple of suggestions for other videos if you've not covered them already - British chocolate bars are amazing! and so too are Chinese take away places if you can find a good one. Some are just so so but find a good one and it's a real treat.

[@DavidVenters]

i love indian food have done since a small boy , i have loads indian friends and south london is a major hub , my favourite is lamb rogan josh , with a mango lassi

[@darrenwilson8042]

Question most asked in the Wilson household over an Indian takeaway ref poppadoms - "are we having the big crisps " lol

[@MarkKnightSHG]

damn, I love indian food. That is a weird colour for a Tikka Masala though.... But I do love a Madras (pronounced Ma-Drass), but I think my favourite is a Rogan Josh... although I'm quite partial to a Korma too.... oh dammit guys now you've made me wanna go get a curry!!!!

[@gabbymcclymont3563]

Me to

[@johnathantaylor5913]

Was thinking the same thing. Tika Masala that I am used to (North London) is a lot thicker and slightly darker. This one looked watery and far too orange. I love Tika Masala, so I feel like they've missed out!

[@TheTwoFingeredBulldog]

Definitely looked a weird colour and watered down. Vindaloo and rogan josh is my go to.

[@Michael75579]

Lamb Rogan Josh is yummy. I'll have a Bhuna occasionally, but it's towards the top end of how spicy I like things; there's no way I'd order a Madras or a Vindaloo. Peshwari naan (naan filled with sultanas and coconut) is another favourite.

[@MuckMan_Movies]

Lamb Nihari is one of my favourite main dishes while Chicken Liver Tikka is my absolute favourite starter

[@valluck1237]

Love chicken liver tula and curries, absolutely delicious 😊

[@richardhargrave6082]

Vindaloo and Cobra, perfect!

[@bobbyeapen6049]

Wow now thats an order... so yes, there's soo many more things to try: North Indian -Tandoori chicken -Samosa -palak paneer (spinach and cheese) -bhindi masala (okra) -gobi manchurian -cheese naan -beef/lamb keema -chicken korma -shahi paneer -dahl (tadkha and mahkani) -Galouti kebab -rogan josh -mali kofta -nihari -chole bhature Desserts -Gajar Ka Halwa -mango kulfi, or pista kulfi -kaju katli -koya burfi -jalebi South Indian -Masala Dosa -Kerala Fish Curry -Beef fry and parotta -lamb roast -chicken roast -chicken 65 -andrhra chicken fry -Appam and chicken curry -chicken chittinadu -Hyderabadi biryani -Malabari Biryani -Vindaloo (you already had it, but pork is the best one of it) -puri masala (fried bread and potato curry) -Crab curry -coorg pandi curry -fried fish (spicy, but it needs to be eaten right away,) Desserts -mysore pak -semia payasam -Kerala style Halwa

[@janiceholden9199]

We here in tve UK absolutely love Induan cuisine.... possibly we eat it in the same way as you over the pond eat Mexican cuisine. My daughter when she lived for a time in Florida really missed Indian cuisine. She said she couldn't get it at all.... Eventually she had to travel quite a distance to buy Indian spices to cook her own. She then met a neighbour who lived over the way who was Asian and they began swapping dishes and recipes and became friends My daughter was relieved to have found her!

[@judithrichardson3684]

Chicken Pathia with onion rice and saag aloo is my favourite.

[@janehobson2355]

The Chicken Biryani comes with a veg curry sauce to put over it, which is why you experienced it as dry. One of the veg dishes was meant to go with it (the runniest one). Sometimes (and I've only had this in Bradford in the 80s!), it comes with an omelette on top!

[@redf7209]

Marvelous food but picking the right outlets can be tricky, some can really let you down and others you'll never stop using. Takes a while to get it right.

[@MrAsiadream]

Interesting and funny Biriani comes with the veg curry you opened earlier the Naans are for scooping your curry,s

[@openorwap5412]

You've definitely had the full UK Indian takeaway experience when they get some of your order wrong 😂

[@jeanlongsden1696]

you guys should try a Phall curry, it was invented in Birmingham.

[@MrSketchydave69]

As was Balti

[@stephenmoore9691]

You have to put a selection on the plate mix and match enjoy all the flavers

[@benliberti]

OMG! It looks like heaven on earth!!

[@davidholwell2060]

Well done guys. As trainee Brits,you must now put your toilet roll in your fridge ready for the morning. 😂😂

[@Rik77]

I'm a bit of a biriani addict, but my favourite is always a lamb dhansak!

[@robertfoulkes1832]

So many things you missed out on, some of which have already been mentioned in comments. There's easily enough to make Part2 with completely different UK Indian restaurant dishes, and every restaurant or takeaway does things differently anyway. Here's a few more suggestions for stuff you omitted: Starters: have spiced onions with your poppadoms. Also try samosas (veg or meat) pakoras (you can get a mixed selection but I recommend trying fish or haggis - probably not available outside Scotland 😢). If you like chickpeas try a chana puri for a change. Mains - as well as korma, another nice mild curry is pasanda. If you like mint as a flavour, look out for pudina on menus. Lamb pudina is a particular favourite of mine. Tandoori dishes are definitely worth trying. Tandoori salmon can be excellent, either as a starter or main course. Breads: Naans are ok but i find them heavy going and, for something lighter, order a paratha or two (always well-fired, for me!). Beers: Kingfisher. That's just a few ideas but there is SO much more to enjoy about Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi cuisine.

[@curtis.eflush7879]

i'm hungry and watching this on a friday evening, 3 beers deep. glad you enjoyed, i need food!

[@kusz2704]

The biryani comes with a separate sauce that you add to the rice and chicken and chicken tikka was invented here in Glasgow

[@papaeiche8322]

For the complete British experience, you need to get a belly full of ale in you , order all that, find the biggest plate you can and put a bit of everything on it and get stuck in. What is left over you use in the morning to help sober you up.

[@owenyexley7290]

I just love the way that you are both up for trying everything.

[@spacelab777]

Another Scottish invention is Chicken Chasni, also from Glasgow. Its a sort of mild sweet and sour curry. Glasgow and Bradford vie with each other as the curry capital of the UK. The onion dish you tired Dopiaza, literally means 2 onions, one set added at start and ones later that are more raw. IMO the 2 best Indian curries are South Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken and Karahi.

[@Carcass04]

spending so much time reading the comments and salivating! can't believe the amount of food you tried ....have to say the best indian food we've had was in kerala who knew the fish were so meaty..and the sauces wow ..also there are really good authentic indian spice based restaurants everywhere in the uk you find the ones in your neighbourhood that offer the non generic 'british' style (if that's your preference) and go for it if you're lucky. we are so lucky to have the choice from all of india

[@jkayrichardson3366]

Im british and when going indian I rarely ever branch away from getting a tikka massala, I know I like that one and any of curry I get there's a chance I wont enjoy it the same and i'll have a disappointing tea. I have had a few others but cant remember the names. This video has inspired me to branch out next time though

[@Person01234]

I'd suggest trying Lamb Rogan Josh and if you want something milder and coconuttier, Chicken Korma

[@malvanlondon8683]

You're making me hungry, guys!!! Other good ones i like include Lamb Pathia,, Chicken Ceylon, Chicken Kashmiri, and Lamb Rogon Josh. (Also popular are creamy dishes like butter chicken, chicken korma, and chicken passanda).

[@markcutmore7811]

I live in a small town in Suffolk called Sudbury and we have a shop called Raffis spice box where they make up a bag of spices that you add to whatever meat your having then slow cook absolutely gorgeous

[@margarethind3824]

Lamb rogan josh is my go to dish. Although my local Indian serves a dish called Chicken or lamb sally and I sometimes order that for a change.

[@jasmineteehee3612]

Our weekly Indian takeaway consists of chicken tikka pileau rice, Nagga hot sauce, garlic Naan, chicken pakora, dips, sauces and some spiced onions. Gorgeous

[@ollwynaspinall1991]

Personally I'm more a Chinese food lover myself as I'm not big on spices (king prawn & fried rice /Duck satay with egg fried rice and prawn crackers yummilicious) 😋👌🏻 But Poppadoms are for dipping into your curry sauces🍛and dips 😋

[@redjelly8321]

Watching this is making me very hungry! 😋

[@CockneyRebel1979]

"Madras" is pronounced "Mahdrass". I always order up a Lamb Tikka Madras- (less hot), with Keema rice.

[@davidmarriott39]

Pompadoms aren’t just for the dips, they’re shovels for the curry and rice.

[@dee2251]

The BIR (British Indian Restaurant) curries were invented by chefs here to suit the British palate and differ from authentic curries. They’re now popular and the methods now exported around the world.

[@paulm3033]

My favourite dish is chicken jalfrezzi, a garlic naan and a pint of cobra . Curries can be quite filling, a lot goes a long way .

[@andrewmills509]

Blimey did you all those takeaways in one evening 😂😂 that’s good going 👏👏

[@davidbaker5561]

The most important part of the Indian takeaway experience. Working out what they have mixed up or left out!

[@chimpbabe]

Chicken korma is a really popular mild curry but I've found that the sauce can vary depending on where it's bought and sometimes it's too sweet. I usually go for meat samosas with the mint dip followed by chicken biryani with saag aloo. My Indian takeaway also gives me free poppadoms and a little bag of salad.

[@TheTwoFingeredBulldog]

Babies sick it's known as around here 😂.

[@Jake_5693]

@@TheTwoFingeredBulldogliterally baby food 😂

[@fayesouthall6604]

I prefer butter chicken

[@LoganScottY]

I'm shocked nobody recommended you to try Samosas. When done right, they are my favourite part of an indian meal.

[@ziggythedrummer]

I'd highly recommend Indian sweets/desserts, in particular Kulfi (basically ice cream), Rassmalai, Halwa (several varieties), Jalebi and then the GOAT - Gulabjamun!

[@stephenmason5827]

You would love a stay in the Rose suite at Warwick Castle for some medieval fun. Great experience with lots to do.

[@forstercheryl]

Oh you can’t have an Indian without the warm naan breads to mop up the sauce ( they come in all different flavours) Chicken tikka itself without the masala sauce just done traditional Indian style is a gorgeous starter with yoghurt and mint riahata sauce … Also tandoori dishes done In the proper Tandoori ovens are gorgeous

[@johnburton4577]

The story I heard about the Tandoori chicken masala was, yes it was invented in Scotland, but it was because someone thought it was dry and wanted a gravy with it. Buy it could well have been what you heard, or a mix of the two tales. And you seemed to be eating the poppadoms / sauces correctly. I think also a lot of British curry houses are based on Bangladesh type food, or maybe that's mostly Bangladesh chefs - not sure. I may have that badly wrong and might be some parts of the country only. But dishes will have been very much Anglicised from original dishes and then become the norm. As good as the standard curry houses are, it's nice when you get variations from the norm, eg. South Indian, Sri Lankan, Nepalese, etc curry houses, and it would be great to see much more variety based on authentic dishes from all around the Indian subcontinent. Weirdest naan I've had was up in Scotland (Dundee area) - a banana naan. I've not seen it anywhere else in the UK. Sounds odd but it was actually nice.

[@glease3144]

The customer wanting a gravy to accompany the chicken tikka was the version I heard, from Stephen Fry on QI, so I'm assuming it's true! It was yoghurt and cream added to the spice mix.

[@bobbyeapen6049]

Its chicken Tikka, and that is dumped in Tomato sauce... not tandoori

[@craigix]

Watching you guys try to eat this food without knowing how makes me realise there is a whole side of British culture: To know how to eat our fake Indian food correctly 🤣

[@kimtopp5984]

We have three Indian restaurants/ take always near us in UK and they are exactly the same as in India ……I’ve been going to India twice a year since 2000 ❤️

[@joegrey9807]

Stage 1 of the process, spend 3 hours in the pub first...

[@johnwilson3842]

It’s not fake it’s genuine BIR cooking. If you want genuine Indian go to India, you won’t like it😂

[@DNW28]

@@kimtopp5984 you find pakora in India like here ? and a biryani that needs a sauce with it ? Pakora is a piece of battered vegetable and biryani is done in a small pot with a pastry lid on it . Walk into any restaurant in India and there is very very little that resembles " UK Indian " food . Like you I have been to India many times .

[@TrevM0nkey]

@@DNW28 where did she mention pakoras and biriyani? you don't even know where she lives. But I'm guessing you live in a mainly white area; if you live somewhere like Bradford or Birmingham where there's a large Asian population, the restaurants there will cater for them rather than Brits so you're more likely to have a desi curry than a BIR.

[@MrSketchydave69]

Prawn Puree starter is my fave! Oh no, you left the curry sauce that came with the Biryani! They go together!

[@fitta74]

I love Indian food!

[@steviG63]

In India the Biryani has a mint and chilli sauce with it. In UK as said before you have the Vegetable curry with it. If you ever visit India you will find that their curries are very different, the UK has adapted curry to suit our tastes

[@Yawgrimas]

My brother has a local Indian that does a Naga Chicken curry, tastes so good!

[@KateLove21]

I live in an area in the US with a large Indian population and we have lots of Indian reaturants, so I'm going to try some more of these to go beyond my regular paneer tiki masala choice.