Topic: How much is it down your way?

[raygraham]

Thought it would be interesting and a bit of fun to see just how much a curry costs where you live. That is the cheapest and the dearest.
To make a level playing field I have chosen a standard Chicken Madras, Plain Pilao Rice and 3 Chapatties. Yes, I can eat all that! There are a few up my way (Keighley) that include either the rice or the chappaties in the price of the main dish so it turns out very good value. I always choose the rice as the free item as it's usually the dearest. So get out your menu's and let us know how much you pay, if you can beat these prices and where in the world you live.

Cheapest:-?

Chicken Madras? ??3.50
Pilao Rice? ?1.20 choose this for free as it's the dearest
Chappati? 20p each

Total= ?4.10p

Dearest:-

Chicken Madras? ?5.95 that is very dear for round here!
Pilao Rice? ?2.25
Chappaties? 75p each

Total ?10.45p?

It's interesting what a huge difference this is and just for the record both these places are within 100 yards of one another. The only physical difference is one is newly built and looks posh like the Taj Mahal ( the real one! ) and the other has a lot more basic decor.
The cheapest charges less for ALL three chappaties than the price of just one at the dearest place and their rice is nearly half the cost.
Both these places serve good quality tasty food, so which one is ripping us off !!! On the other hand Iv'e been eating at the dear place for years and only just realised I am being fleeced!

[pete]

Meals include rice poppadum and chutney

Chicken vindaloo (medium) , madras (medium hot) and ceylon (very hot)
?6.00
King Prawn is ?8.00
Vegetable is ?5.00

Chicken Tikka masala ?6.50
Is it really the nations favourite?

Chicken, tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, chicken mushroom, lamb, keema BALTI are all
?6.00

Hmm........I feel like one one!


These prices are from one takeaway in Nottingham, but it's about average
There are a few places which charge about ?2.00 more on everything, but they are very good.
All the veg is still a little crisp and the meat never overdone.

[raygraham]

More than likely it is. And the reason I think is that it is a marriage of flavours that appeals to more taste buds than any other curry dish.
There are a lot of peoples favourite flavours in it like, coconut, cream and almonds it also appeals to the majority of young kids.
It is the first curry I would introduce to a child and not many don't like it.
It seems to be more widely advertised than any other curry and nearly all the local pubs and eateries have a version of it on the menu even if they don't have any other curry choice.
It also gets more press advertising so gains it's popularity this way too.
It's interesting it was more an invention for the west rather than a genuine Indian recipe. I find it delicious although it isn't my favourite and could happily sit and eat a bowlful of the sauce on it's own. I also find it one of the most consistent to make and always gets a thumbs up from guests.

[Mark J]

I must admit it was my favourite for a while a few years ago, now my favourite is either lamb kalia or chicken chilli masala