Your favorite curry?

Thai green or masaman are my go to's

 

You seem to be a man who likes a Phaal. They're OK but once the afterburners have come on in the toilet the next day and you need a new set of rings it makes you wonder if it was worth it.

 

I eat spicy food so often that it doesn’t affect me. Always on fire

 

It needs to be hot. Otherwise a lot of them are too sweet. Can’t stsnd mild, sweet curry

 

Pro tip - if the curry you ate was too hot, you can kill the fire with something yoghurt-based. This is why yoghurt Lassi is popular in India.

 

I think the sweet countering the heat is the basis of a good one. Hence the coconut milk being common with the peppers.

 

Yes, but the counter has to be there. Not enough spice makes for a bad curry.

 

Worse thing you can do if the curry is too hot for your taste is to take a cold drink, it just spreads it all over your mouth.

 

we had indian last night. i ordered it hot (not indian hot) and the wife mild. of course they sent hers spicy as well. she just put some Raita (sp ?) in there and was fine.

 

I didn’t either. This explains it pretty well: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/what-is-curry

 

I learned to cook Asian from a Taiwanese Air Force Colonel who was a friend of my dad‘s. He would strafe your house for uttering such blasphemy

He set our kitchen on fire once.

 

I'll take his native expertise on Asian cooking over yours anytime, despite his attempt to burn our house down

 

Indeed. Cold water or beer makes it worse. Hot tea or yoghurt drinks fixes it.

 

I'm with Mongo on this one. My mentor in curry appreciation was a former boss, and happened to be half Thai and half Indian. He always made a point to the waitresses that medium, meant medium, and "Scorch" should lay off the heat when cooking his meal.

 

For those of you who aren't afraid of spices - here's one of my favorite Indonesian dishes (warning: wimps should not try this):

Telor Balado (Eggs in Spicy Red Sauce)

First, make a chili paste

• 1/2 pound of the hottest chili peppers you can stand
• 1 1/4 oz. each of shallots and garlic cloves

Cut ingredients into small pieces, then grind using a mortar/pestle or blender into a paste. Mash the hardest ingredients (chili peppers) first, then add the rest. If it is too dry to make a paste, add a small amount of sesame oil to moisten. If you touch the paste with your fingers, do NOT touch your eyes or face!

Hard-boil 6 eggs, shell them, then deep-fry the hard-boiled eggs over medium heat for 3 minutes until golden brown.

Combine the chili paste with

• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 3/4 cup diced tomatoes
• 1 crushed lemongrass

Heat 3 Tablespoons Sesame oil in a wok, stir-fry the chili paste mixture until it smells like victory, but don't burn it. Add

• 1 Tablespoon lime juice
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 2 Tablespoons water

Slightly cook until the sauce thickens. Add eggs, mix gently, and serve over rice.

This dish is absolutely delicious, and will keep you glued to the toilet for at least two days

 

The local Thai restaurant where I lived in TN bought 100 lbs of chilis to serve my needs.

 

You lost me at hard boiled eggs, although the sauce sounds good.