Preparation and Variations
Restaurants often serve this dish with chicken or lamb sometimes mixed with potatoes. Traditional vindaloos do not include potatoes, the discrepancy arising because the word आलू "aloo" means "potato" in Hindi.
Probably Konkani (an Indian language) Vindaloo, from Portuguese vin d'alho = vinho or vin : wine (from Latin vīnum) + de : of (from Latin dē; see de-) + alho : garlic (from Latin ālium) = Vindaloo.
Vindaloo is a popular dish in many parts of India. In eastern states of India viz. Orissa and West Bengal, the same dish (not referred as Vindaloo) is prepared for celebratory events as well as for home dinners, though this is hotter and has more potatoes in those regions. There are two possible explanations for the addition of potatoes: lamb is three times more expensive in India and the cook wanted filler in the dish or the potatoes counteract the salt often added to the sauce.
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