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Drinks with curries

31K views 19 replies 17 participants last post by  gnnairda 
#1 ·
I'm inviting friends around for
a meal. I know they like curries
so I am making a chicken curry
for them.

Is wine unsuitable for a curry
or can anybody recommend the
best drink to accompany a
curry?
 
#5 ·
If you're doing a Chicken Korma (with a onion, yogurt, cream sauce) I could really recommend a white wine. I served a white Muscat from Austria with a Chicken Korma, and it balanced the creamy sauce fantastically with it's fragrant aroma and slightly tangy, delicate, but fruity taste.
 
#6 ·
From Julie Sahni's "classic indian cooking"

"Indian food is highly fragrant with aromatic spices and herbs. The wine that goes with it, therefore, must be strong enough to stand up to it and not get lost in the strong seasonings. So do not waste money on expensive wines with fine subtle bouquets: not only will they taste bland and flavorless against the food, you will not be doing justice to the fine wine. The wines best suited for Indian food are the moderately priced and inexpensive wines."

she also says white and rose wines for tandoori food, and dishes that have cream yogurt and nut sauces

Hearty reds like chianti or a california or french burgundy for dishes in onion or tomato gravy.

I have followed this advice, and have found that my simple wines from austria have been great....
 
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