vindaloo

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Chicken or lamb vindaloo is a particularly spicy dish, not for the faint-hearted, but so delicious.

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  1. noun A blend of red chilis, tamarind, and other spices, such as ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds.
  2. noun Any of various dishes of southern and central India made with this spice blend.

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  • I made the vindaloo the way I always do, but substituting smoked paprika for the regular. —  Baltiblogs
  • The other half of the broccoli I put into a cup of vindaloo sauce and microwaved it, covered, for 4 minutes. —  Baltiblogs
  • I have posted a couple of different vindaloo recipes here in the past, like my pork, coconut milk and mangoes. —  Tigers & Strawberries
  • One other thing-you can use whatever fresh chili peppers you want to spice up this curry-and depending on how hot you want the vindaloo to be-you can add the chilies sooner in the cooking process, or later. —  Tigers & Strawberries
  • The lamb in the vindaloo was well trimmed and reasonably tender, but the tomatoey sauce, while intricately spiced, seemed toned down for Western tastes.
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  1. Probably Konkani (Indic language of western India) vindalu, from Portuguese vin d'alho : vinho, vin, wine (from Latin vīnum) + de, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + alho, garlic (from Latin ālium).
 

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