Quote ="eddievan"Never really liked the Mumtaz, never made to feel very welcome and no beer. I think that the best no beer "asian style" food is served at the Punjab where the staff are very welcoming.
Although its obviously down to personal taste I think that the Spicey cottage is the curry equivilant to a greasy spoon cafe and i found the quality of the meat to be average at best.
I spoke to the bloke at Awahd about the vindaloo because I was a bit worried it would be too hot for me and he explained that the vindaloo curries served in most curry shops were an invention for the brits in which they just add a shed load of chilli powder so that the punters can proove how tough they are. Apparently the vin in vindaloo refers to the viniger it is marinated in previously to being cooked. I enjoyed it and found it spicey but not offensive.'"
Your right about the vinegar, but it’s not a Brit invention. It was introduced to India by the Portuguese settlers when they brought chillies over with them. Until then Indian cooking used pepper for heat.
