Poppadoms. Plain, onion salad, mint dip, mango chutney.
Starter. Chicken/aloo Chaat, chapati and salad.
Main. Kp balti madras. Chicken/lamb dupiaza madras. Chicken Jalfrezi.
Side. none as a rule.
Rice. Pillau.
Bread. Plain chapatis*3. Plain Naan.
Desert. Brandy coffee.
Pint of ale. Bitter.

Poppadoms - Plain with the usual chutneys/pickles
Starter - Chicken Tikka | Onion Bhajis
Main - Balti | Madras | Korai | Phall
Side - Bombay Aloo | Sag Aloo
Rice - Pilau
Bread - Plain Naan
Drink - Water

Quote from: George on February 10, 2011, 12:35 AM
I used to choose primarily between chicken korma and chicken biryani but I seldom order korma these days. Either it's become less tasty or my own tastes have changed:

I feel the same about Korma, it was my favourite for many years. Though I would probably still enjoy a really good Korma, I much prefer to have more savoury dishes these days. I put this down to my taste buds improving/maturing, call it what you will.

The following list contains all the dishes I love the most and not necessarily in order:

Poppadomas: Plain + Mango, Mint, Onion Salad, Coconut Chutney
Starters: King Prawn Puri, Shami Kebab, Seekh Kebab, Lamb Samosa
Mains: Chicken Tikka, Chicken Korai, Chicken Tikka Balti, Lamb Dopiza (dry)
Sides: Onion Bhaji, Mushroom Bhaji, Saag Aloo
Rice: Mushroom Rice, Pilau Rice
Bread: Naan, Keema Naan, Chapati
Desserts: No room after that lot
Drink: Start with a Cobra/Kingfisher finish on House Red

Most ordered routine:
Starter: King Prawn Puri
Main: Chicken Tikka
Sides: Mushroom Bhaji, Onion Bhaji, Saag Aloo (all to share)
Bread: Plain Naan or Chapati

Mine has to be as follows


Poppadomas: Plain + Madras, Coriander Chutney (home made), Mango chutney and onion salad.
Starters: Lamb Bhuna, Chicken Chat, Prawn puree, shiek kebab, lamb samosa
Mains: (Chicken) Garlic Chilli Chicken, Chicken Madras, Chicken Jalfrezi, Chicken Vindaloo
Mains: (Lamb) Lamb Bhuna, Lamb Madras, Rojan Josh
Sides: Bombay Aloo, Onion Bhaji, Mushroom Bhaji,
Rice: Pilau Rice
Bread: Naan, Keema Naan, Chapati
Desserts: None, but I have had the odd Gulabjamon
Drink: Start with a Cobra/Kingfisher finish on Red Wine

For me it's fairly straight forward.

Poppadums: with onion salad coated in mango chutney
Starters: Onion Bhajis - brought out with the main course so I can dip them in the curry sauce.
Main: Roshney Chicken if it's from Chutneys, Chicken Vindaloo if anywhere else. If I'm drunk I tell the chef to surprise me with a stinking hot curry. They always taste lovely but I can never remember what they were!
Sides: Bombay Aloo
Bread: Garlic Naan if sharing, Keema Naan if not
Rice: Pilau if sharing, Keema if not (Keema rice is rarely on the menu but most places will do it if you ask nicely)
Desserts: Never
Drinks: Stella if at home, Cobra if at the restaurant

After writing that it doesn't sound so straightforward. The standard Saturday night takeaway is:

4 Poppadums
1 Portion of Onion Bhajis
1 CTM
1 Roshney Chicken
1 Pilau Rice
1 Garlic Naan
1 (Free for ordering over ?15) Bombay Aloo

How many days till Saturday??? Typing this is making me very hungry, especially being on a Mon - Fri diet!

Poppadums: none
Starters: Onion Bhajis - King Prawn Tikka
Main: Madras - CTM
Sides: none
Bread: Buttered naan
Rice: Pilau
Desserts: none
Drinks: Kingfisher

Poppadums: 2 spiced
Starters: chicken tikka or chicken chaat poori
Main: lamb jalfrezi or balti
Sides: aloo gobi
Bread: keema nan or garlic chilli nan
Rice: Pilau
Desserts: none
Drinks: coke (cant drink alcohol with food)

barry

I think this would make a very interesting table if we ever got together

I'm off to Florida next week, to experiment with some more Indian cooking with my fiance