
Eurasians living in Singapore and Malacca would probably consider Vindaloo curry as a comfort food. As most of us know, the origin of this Goan curry is from Portugal -carne de vinho e alhos which became vindalho de porco in Goa, India. Vindaloo is a very dry curry cooked with vinegar and spice paste (spice such as kashmiri chillies, cinnamon, cloves and cardamon). If you want to go authentic, use palm vinegar instead of wine vinegar. Pork is first marinated in this mixture for at least half a day and then cooked in high heat until the gravy is thick. The dish is more like a pickle than a curry so it is more like a preserved food taken along long journeys. But when the British invaded Goa in the late 18th century, they were extremely pleased with Goan cooking. Therefore, vindaloo is also considered as an Anglo-Indian (Raj) cooking. As for Eurasian cooking, Vindaloo is said to be brought by the Portuguese around 16th century when Malacca became a Portuguese colony. Vindaloo became part of Eurasian cooking and the food past on to generations. Not only Vindaloo but curry debal and curry capitan are also famous Eurasian curries.
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