vindaloos

Fiery Indian dishes

Vindaloos is the plural of vindaloo, a fiercely spicy curry dish originally from Goa, India.

The dish typically features meat—often pork or lamb—in a sauce heavy with vinegar, garlic, and hot chilies.

In British curry houses, vindaloo occupies the top of the heat scale: He ordered a vindaloo to prove he could handle it.

dish

curry

Aromatic South Asian dish

Indian · gravy · meat · hot · fiery · tangy · masala · potatoes · lamb · chicken

flavor

spicy

Having strong heat

peppery · sour · tangy · pungent · fiery · hot · acidic · bold · intense · warming

cuisine

Indian

Person from either continent

Anglo-Indian · British · curry house · balti · tikka · korma · madras · jalfrezi · biryani · naan

ingredients

pork

Pig as food

cumin · coriander · turmeric · cinnamon · cardamom · cloves · ginger · mustard seeds · tamarind · paprika

Opposites
spice level/heat intensity

vindalooskormas

Creamy braised Indian dishes

butter chicken · tikka masala · plain rice · raita · bland food

flavor profile intensity

vindalooskormas

Creamy braised Indian dishes

bland food · plain rice · raita

Phrases
Family

vindaloo

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G