Vindaloo

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Vindaloo
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Pork vindaloo, served in a Goan-style Indian restaurant
Alternative namesVindalho
TypeCurry
CourseMain course
Place of originIndia
Region or stateGoa
Main ingredientsPork, vinegar, spices, chili peppers

Vindaloo or vindalho is an Indian curry dish, which is originally from Goa, based on the Portuguese dish carne de vinha d'alhos.[1][2][3] It is known globally in its British Indian form as a staple of curry house and Indian restaurant menus, and is often regarded as a fiery, spicy dish. The traditional recipe uses pork, but alternative versions have been prepared with beef, mutton, prawns, chicken, and vegetables.[4]

History[]

A standard element of Goan cuisine derived from the Portuguese carne de vinha d'alhos (literally "meat in garlic marinade"[5]), a vindaloo is a dish of meat (usually pork) marinated in vinegar and garlic.[3] The basic structure of the Portuguese dish was the Portuguese sailor's "preserved" raw ingredients, packed in wooden barrels of alternate layers of pork and garlic, and soaked in red wine.[citation needed] This was adapted by the local Goan cooks with the substitution of palm vinegar for the red wine, and the addition of spices. It evolved into the localized and easy-to-pronounce dish "vindaloo".[6]

The British Indian version of vindaloo calls for the meat to be marinated in vinegar, sugar, fresh ginger and spices, then cooked with more spices. Then, spices are added.[3]

Traditional Goan preparation and Indian variations[]

Restaurants in Goa offering traditional Goan cuisine prepare vindalho with pork, which is the original recipe. The dish was popularized by Goan cooks (whom the British favoured, because they had no issues in kitchens and bars when handling beef, pork or alcohol) in the British establishments and the ocean-going liners. Restaurants in other parts of India prepare vindalho with other meats (like chicken or goat meat or lamb) or even seafood because of local taboos against pork, and these meats are sometimes mixed with cubed potatoes to reduce preparation costs. Even though the word aloo (आलू) means potato in Hindi,[7] traditional Goan vindalho does not include any potatoes, as the name is a corruption of a Portuguese phrase with no Hindi etymology.

A cold jellied version exists and makes an appetising picnic food,

Prawn vindaloo served with plain rice

Outside India[]

Pork vindalho, served in Lisbon, Portugal, in a Goan-style Indian restaurant
Lamb vindaloo served in Helsinki, Finland

Vindaloo has gained popularity outside of India, where it is almost universally featured on menus at Indian restaurants. Vindaloo served in restaurants of the United Kingdom differs from the original vindaloo dish; it is simply a spicier version of the standard "medium (spiciness)" restaurant curry with the addition of vinegar, potatoes and chili peppers.[8]

Vindaloo is one of the spiciest dishes available on British Asian menus where it is served, although British Bangladeshi restaurants have innovated the tindaloo, which is a quite different dish that originated in Bangladesh.[8] The British variation originated from British Bangladeshi restaurants in the 1970s. Vindaloo is considered a predecessor to phall.[9]

See also[]

  • List of topics on the Portuguese Empire in the East

References[]

  1. ^ Menon, Smitha (23 June 2020). "How did the Goan vindaloo get to you?". Condé Nast Traveller.
  2. ^ Taylor, Anna-Louise (11 October 2013). "Curry: Where did it come from?". BBC Food. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Indal (Vindaloo)". The East Indian Community. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ^ Peters-Jones, Michelle. "Indian Classics – Vindalho de Galinha (Chicken Vindaloo)". The Tiffin Box. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ^ Priberam (Portuguese Dictionary). "Vinha-d'alhos". Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. ^ "How to cook a vindaloo – students learn from the best". University of West London. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Hindi/English/Tamil Glossary". Pravasidesi's Tiffin box. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Pat Chapman (2004). The New Curry Bible. London, UK: Metro Publishing Ltd. pp. 118–121. ISBN 978-1-84358-087-4.
  9. ^ "lamb phall, vindaloo and madras curry recipes". andyskitchen.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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