Oh and note that as the English food is translated from Indian, with all its languages and dialects, there is a wide range of spellings for different dishes. For example I am familiar with dhaal and poppadoms, Dana with dahl and papadums. Both are translations, so both are correct.
I hate korma. Bleugh.
But then I'm not fond of coconut or almonds.
I like dopiaza, rogan josh, chicken ceylon (or papaya), and balti.
So basically I like sauce, tomatoes, onions and a sting in the tail.
Ask your waiter. Describe what you like to eat elsewhere.
If curries are not eaten widely in America, they will be used to the question and will appreciate it.
Better yet, grab a menu and put it on here.
Then get 12 conflicting views about what you should order
Perry, maybe your Indian immigrants came from a different part of India.
I mean it is a sub-continent in its own right.
Standard curry house here used to be Northern Indian, and supermarket curries and bought sauces still follow this pattern, but local places are branching out now.
I had my eyes opened living in Leicester, where there were Southern Indian restaraunts, purely vegetarian places and Afro-Carribean curry specialists.
I love a naan, but I miss being able to get a dosa, roti or paratha too.
Zip, I almost forget.
Mum melted at the sight of your ham.
She thought it looked gorgeous.