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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 11:09 pm
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acg2
 
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Most Indians I know don't eat naan unless it is served at a restaurant. At home, we make chapattis (aka roti), which is the staple bread in some parts of Northern India and North America! Curry is an Anglicized word. . . were you thinking of chicken curry perhaps?

If you have a bread, such as naan, one usually serves it with a wet dish and at least one dry dish. Wet dishes are daal (lentil soup) or mutter paneer (peas and homemade cheese cubes in a wet gravy, sometimes with tomatoes) or chicken curry. Dry dish examples are aloo gobi (potatoes with cauliflower) or palaak paneer (whipped spinach with homemade cheese cubes), chole (chick peas in a tomato based sauce) or baigan ka bharta (whipped eggplant with tomato sauce). Raita is a yogurt based sauce with cucumbers, onions or tomatoes and spices. Plain yogurt may be a good choice if you or your friend cannot take the heat, although lassi works fine, too.

Also, just a thought...is your friend an adventurous eater? If this is a special occasion, are you sure you want to try something new?
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