Chicken Curry OR Curry Chicken?!

[Shri]

He had a Japanese friend over for dinner

 

[Burgey]

Who the **** says curry chicken? Trinidadians don't know ****.

It's chicken curry, just like chicken karahi, chicken qorma, chicken jalfrezi, chicken handi etc.

I’m sorry, but millions of people in the Western Hemisphere call it curry chicken. Therefore it must be right to call it by that name. Never mind the accuracy, it just is.

 

[Teja.]

Who the **** says curry chicken? Trinidadians don't know ****.

It's chicken curry, just like chicken karahi, chicken qorma, chicken jalfrezi, chicken handi etc.

butter chicken?

 

[trundler]

butter chicken?

Achar gosht is a thing so there's a precedent in that case

 

[silentstriker]

Had an excellent Japanese curry yesterday btw. Or according to SS and trundler, an excellent Japanese.

in b4 cannibal jokes

Only referring to when it involves Indian cuisine. Curry as the Japanese eat it is a specific dish that was introduced about 200 years ago and now it’s pretty different, so they get to call it whatever they want. Even toast.

 

[silentstriker]

butter chicken?

Technically it’s chicken makhani right?

 

[Teja.]

Technically it’s chicken makhani right?

The restaurant which 'invented' and popularized it from the 1940s has always primarily referred to it as 'butter chicken' and not 'murgh makhani' afaik.

 

[silentstriker]

Clearly those guys are better at making food than naming it.

 

[marc71178]

As something of an English scholar, they're both right and it doesn't matter. nothing matters, Rules don't matter. as long as someone else understands what you mean then its fine

So if someone tried to call it Chicken Gravy you'd expect a roast chicken, roast potatoes, parsnip, veg etc.

 

[Teja.]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundan_Lal_Gujral

Kundan Lal Gujral (c.1902 - 1997) was an Indian chef and restaurateur. He has invented several Indian dishes which have since become popular worldwide, including butter chicken[2], tandoori chicken and dal makhani.[3][4][5][6] He was the founder of the restaurant chain Moti Mahal Delux.[7]

WAG.

 

[sledger]

dead chicken in brown sludge

 

[Teja.]

What is this chicken gravy stuff? The liquid/sauce part of a wet dish is the gravy. The dish in itself is not a gravy.

However, 'curry' need not necessarily be liquidy or have a sauce. For instance, bhindhi fry qualifies to be a curry.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

 

[trundler]

Butter is an adjective in that sentence and therefore comes before the noun. Technically it should be buttered chicken. In the case of curry, the word chicken qualifies it instead.

 

[duffer]

My wife is a vegetarian so haven't been able to enjoy any chicken dish, no matter what you call it, for 3 months now

Would kill one, pluck it and cook it if given the opportunity.

 

[Teja.]

Butter is an adjective in that sentence and therefore comes before the noun. Technically it should be buttered chicken. In the case of curry, the word chicken qualifies it instead.

Logic doesn't necessarily check out. Chicken in butter oriented sauce is a more accurate description of butter chicken than the chicken being 'buttered'. For instance, cashew nut chicken is not cashwewed chicken.

 

[harsh.ag]

What is this chicken gravy stuff? The liquid/sauce part of a wet dish is the gravy. The dish in itself is not a gravy.

However, 'curry' need not necessarily be liquidy or have a sauce. For instance, bhindhi fry qualifies to be a curry.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Yes, all true

 

[trundler]

It's reasonably close. I've solved the problem because I'm very smart.

 

[Teja.]

My wife is a vegetarian so haven't been able to enjoy any chicken dish, no matter what you call it, for 3 months now

Would kill one, pluck it and cook it if given the opportunity.

Girlfriend is vegan lol. I really miss her and wish I was stuck with her in B'lore for the lockdown but certainly happier with the food I have now.

 

[duffer]

Girlfriend is vegan lol. I really miss her and wish I was stuck with her in B'lore for the lockdown but certainly happier with the food I have now.

I, like, need a shawarma

 

[silentstriker]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundan_Lal_Gujral



WAG.

Except he is very inconsistent in his naming, thus he must be shamed. Dal makhani and butter chicken? Either it should be Butter Lentils and Butter Chicken, or Dal Makhani and Murg Makhani.

Also, clearly, instead of tandoori chicken, he should have called it toasted chicken.