Luckily we had a great conversation with the owner/manager at Curry Kebab before they cooked our meal. In Indian cuisine, ghee, a kind of butter made from milk, and yogurt is commonly used. So we determined which dishes we could potentially eat, then talked to the owner/manager about whether the food could be made without animal products such as ghee and yogurt. A few of their sauces come pre-made, so although they are vegetarian, they are not vegan.
In the end, we ordered three wonderful dishes with eggplant, potato, and chic peas. The wait for the food can be a bit long, but it's worth the wait. The food was colorful to the eyes, spicy to the taste, and very rich in flavor!
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Who was it that you spoke to? The person who took care of me the first few times I went talked like he was the owner/manager, and told me I could order just about anything without ghee and yogurt, and even that their naan was made without yogurt and so was okay to eat. When I went back again, I was told by another person that there was nothing that could be made that way except for the vegetable jalfrezi. Ever since then, I haven't been back because either the first person just made it all up and I ate food that was not vegan because of it, or the second person is just lazy and/or a jerk and didn't want to put any effort into helping me out. Either one makes a little mad.
I spoke to an Indian woman in her 40's, who went back into the kitchen to check the ingredients in the sauces.
I never quite know what to expect when I eat out, because as you say, some people either don't know or don't care and will tell you what you want to hear. My best meals are always the homemade ones.
Although you should try Outrigger's Palm Cafe. They have a Vegan menu of 6 items and 3-4 salads. Healthy Hearts Cafe and Cafe Dharma are more vegan sensitive so they will know what the ingredients are in each of their dishes.
I love Healthy Hearts! I still have not tried Cafe Dharma, but I'm dying to, and now the Palm Cafe as well! Thanks for all the great info!
Good post. I love Indian food and eat at Curry Kebab about once every 2-3 weeks...although I always get the same thing, Chenna Masala (extra spicy) with garlic naan. Looks like you got some Chenna Masala too....is it normally made with ghee or yogurt? I'm guessing ghee but not yogurt. I make this at home (vegan style) but it falls a bit short of CK's. Maybe its the ghee :) From my experience, the woman is the one to ask, I had go a couple times before I could convince them that I can handle the Indian spice and to kick it up. Once I talked to the woman, she made me cry, and I loved her for it. The husband (Indian dude with the mustache) and wife are the ones to talk to about the food prep....I used to know their names, but have been off island for a couple months and forgot :( .....nice people though.
I talked to that guy with the mustache about whether or not ghee was used in that eggplant dish and he said that he does not know what ghee is?!?!?!
Do you know if they use ghee in that eggplant dish? or is the dish made without already.
Maybe i was pronouncing ghee wrong.
I believe the eggplant dish does not have ghee, and it is probably the middle dish pictured in this article. The lady owner checked the ingredients in her sauces for us. But of course, that's what I've been told.
Ghee is clarified butter made from buffalo or cow milk and is commonly used in Indian cuisine. How do you milk a buffalo? joking...
Ok :D Thanks!!! Yea, milking a buffalo?!?! lol
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