Christina wrote on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:18:14 -0000:


> "Theron" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Eeyore" > wrote in
>> message ...
>>>
>>> Calum wrote:
>>>
>>>> Marty wrote:
>>>>
>>> >> But now we have the recipe, do we really need them to
>>> >> stay?
>>>>
>>>> I think you'll find we had the recipe before they
>>>> arrived...
>>>
>>> Actually, I've found British curries to be far superior to
>>> those offered in India for the most part.
>>>
>>> Graham
>>>
>> Curry is a British dish, created for them by and when India
>> was a British colony. There aren't any so called "curries" in
>> Indian cooking.
>>

>Let me get this right. You are saying there are no curries that have
>been created by Indians for Indians?I beg to differ and so would most
>Indians I know.
>I've been taught my curry skills by Indians who do not seem to think
>that they invented it for the Raj. Curry goes back way longer than
>that.


In a sense, "curry", especially made from curry powder, was concocted
for the British and "curry" or "kari" is just a Hindi word for "gravy"
but there are uncountable dishes made from scratch in India that many
Westerners might call "curry" and they are delicious!

I hope the original was not a cross-posted troll but I have my
suspicions!
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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