Pork vindalho, served in Lisbon, Portugal, in a goan restaurant

Vindaloo also called Vindalho or Vindallo is a very popular Indian dish. It was first brought to Goa by the Portuguese and soon became a Goan meal often served during very special occasions. Historically this was a pork dish cooked with plenty of red wine and garlic, known in Portuguese as Vinho d'Alho (from "vinho" wine and "alho" garlic), but it soon received the Goan treatment of adding plentiful amounts of spice and chili. Restaurants often serve this dish with chicken or lamb sometimes mixed with potatoes. Traditional vindaloos do not include potatoes, the discrepancy arising because the word "aloo" means "potato" in Hindi. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Indian cuisine is distinguished by its sophisticated use of spices and herbs. ... , Goa   (Konkani: गोंय goṃya; Marathi: govā; Portuguese: ) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). ... Two halves of pork being delivered Pork is the culinary name for meat from pigs. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Binomial name Allium sativum L. Allium sativum L., commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae. ... For other uses, see Spice (disambiguation). ... Chile Powder for sale in Bolivia Chile powder is the ground, dried fruit of one or more varieties of chile pepper, most commonly red pepper or cayenne pepper, both of the species Capsicum Annuum. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Lambing be merged into this article or section. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber. ... Hindi (Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is one of the official languages of the Union government of India. ...

Authentic Goan Vindaloo. Goans scoff at the usage of any other main ingredient besides pork in Vindaloo. The authentic taste of vindaloo comes from a unique blend of the fat in the pork, the garlic, vinegar, and the chilli (specifically the Kashmiri chilli, which is very flavorsome yet not too pungent). In addition, traditional Vindaloo is not a curry but more of a dry sauce-based dish, that tastes better as it ages.

The dish has gained popularity in Britain and New Zealand, where it is almost universally featured on Indian restaurant menus. In colloquial British English it is often referred to as a "Vindy" and is well known for its heat, being one of the hotter curries available. The popularity of the dish even inspired an English football song for the 1998 World Cup. Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... Vindaloo was a single from 1998, recorded for the 1998 FIFA World Cup by Fat Les. ...

External links

• Chicken Vindaloo recipe on wikibooks Cookbook
• Recipe for Lamb Vindaloo taken from a 1986 Esquire Magazine
• Recipe for Chicken Vindaloo and Vindaloo Paste
• Goa Food Pork Vindaloo recipe