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The very best wines to drink with Indian meals


Most individuals attain for beer or delicate drinks with Indian meals, however so long as you don’t go overboard on the chilli when cooking, there’s a wine on the market for each dish. Even when you’re cooking with robust flavours, there are wines that may pair with and match these completely, whether or not you are serving heat spices, creamy coconut richness or candy, roasted greens. BBC Good Meals’s wine knowledgeable Henry Jeffreys has chosen a number of examples of sensible wines to pair with Indian meals under (together with some high bottles to attempt with every dish), so you may know what to search for subsequent time you are selecting a bottle.

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Selection of white wine

Wine pairing at a look:

  • Durif goes effectively with: lamb rogan josh
  • Chenin Blanc-Grenache mix goes effectively with: fish curry
  • Pinot Grigio goes effectively with: hen tikka masala
  • German Riesling goes effectively with: butternut squash curry

Greatest wine to serve with lamb rogan josh: Durif

Rogan josh curry in bowl with rice

Durif, also referred to as Petite Syrah, makes intensely fruity, full-bodied wines which are normally with out an excessive amount of tannin, which might style bitter with extremely spiced meals. Subsequently, it’s glorious with a spicy dish like lamb rogan josh.

We advocate pairing our lamb rogan josh with a bottle comparable to:
Black Duck Durif, £12.99, Laithwaites

Greatest wine to pair with fish curry: Chenin Blanc-Grenache mix

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One other wealthy dish that wants a suitably full wine. The Forager is a scrumptious South African mix of Chenin Blanc and Grenache that has sufficient physique in order to not be overwhelmed by the coconut. Plus, it options loads of acidity to maintain issues recent.

We advocate pairing our coconut fish curry with a bottle comparable to:
The Forager, £12.99, Laithwaites

Greatest wine to pair with hen tikka masala: Pinot Grigio

The nation’s favorite dish with, maybe, its hottest wine: Pinot Grigio. Most Italian variations of this grape can be a bit too mild to deal with a creamy, spicy dish like hen tikka masala, however this Hungarian instance has a richness and ginger word that matches the invoice completely.

We advocate pairing our hen tikka masala with a bottle comparable to:
Campanula Pinot Grigio, £9.99, Laithwaites

Greatest wine to pair with butternut squash curry: German Riesling

Indian butternut squash curry in a bowl with rice

A candy, creamy vegetable curry like this one requires a wine with a little bit of sweetness, but additionally loads of acidity to chop by way of the wealthy flavours. This pleasant German Riesling is simply the factor: it’s recent and crisp, with just a bit residual sugar.

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We advocate pairing our butternut squash curry with a bottle comparable to:
My Karp Riesling, £14.49, Laithwaites

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