George wrote on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:35:13 -0400:

G> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
??>> mom0f4boys wrote:
??>>
??>>> For a few years, I have been fiddling around with
??>>> chicken curry. A few months ago, I added potato because

??>>> layer of 'feel'. They also brought a sweetness to the
??>>> dish, and really carried the flavors well. I also
??>>> use Vidalia onions, diced tomatoes and fresh baby spinach
??>>> in my chicken curry. Anyone have other suggestions?
??>>>
??>> Not a secret but very god, i like to add carrots with the
??>> potatoes. -- JL

Potatoes seem to be used quite extensively in Indian cooking;
that's what "Aloo" means in the names of recipes. My favorite
Indian cookbook, an early edition of Julie Sahni's "Classic
Indian Cooking", lists at least a dozen recipes in the index and
mentions the use of potatoes for extending the number of
servings of meat dishes. It might be maintained that potatoes
are relatively recent additions to Indian cuisine but they are
contemporary with chilies!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not