How to Use vindaloo in a Sentence

vindaloo

noun
  • Buns are filled with vegetable stew, pork vindaloo or a green chile omelet.
    — Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Some vindaloo, some of that amazing buttery rice, some garlic naan and I am set.
    — cleveland.com, 11 May 2018
  • Add to this coconut, black pepper, cinnamon and red chiles, and vindaloo was born.
    — Anita Jaisinghani, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Even hotter than vindaloo, this dish will absolutely light your mouth up.
    — Terry Ward, CNN, 27 Oct. 2022
  • By a talking fish, in a delirium, after some bad chicken vindaloo.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 May 2017
  • Shrimp vindaloo, though a bit underflavored, packed a pleasing punch of chili pepper.
    — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • There’s also lamb vindaloo, served as meatballs zapped with ginger, garlic and garam masala and arranged on fluffy brown rice.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
  • What should sting — vindaloo, for instance — does, although the heat tends to be revealed in little waves rather than bugle blasts.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • The beef vindaloo was tasty and my companion was pleasing to the eye, although hardly loquacious.
    — Ronan O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2020
  • Storebought vindaloo curry paste pulls double duty here, flavoring both the meatballs and the creamy spinach sauce.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Both the methi chicken ($16) and the pork belly vindaloo ($14) are on the petite size.
    — Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • India’s vindaloo curry descends from vinha d’alhos, a wine-and-garlic marinade.
    — Paul Ames, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Some of the other dishes on the menu include half or whole chicken tandoori, lamb shahi korma, vegetable biryani, goat masala and spicy shrimp vindaloo.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The entrees are split between Chinese- and Desi-style dishes, with meats that can be cooked in sauces like chili garlic or vindaloo.
    — Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • For the carnivores, the rich chicken tikka masala and fiery vindaloos are perpetual favorites.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The breads, and favorites like the vindaloo, three-chile chicken and Eggs Kejriwal are staying put.
    — Priya Krishna, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The rest of the menu is a mix of eclectic dishes and flavors, including Thai mussels, cioppino, and roasted chicken vindaloo.
    — Erinne Magee, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022
  • In addition to the delightfully varied beer menu, the taprooms serve up tasty fare like Jägerschnitzel and vindaloo curry.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026
  • The hops feature more in the aroma, which yields to a pleasant, balanced sweetness and a smooth finish that, like all Rupee beers, is designed to pair well with spicy vindaloo and chana masala.
    — Tony Rehagen, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The hot, vinegary sauce in a dish of pork vindaloo is not far from the one that moistens a whole-hog barbecue sandwich in Eastern North Carolina.
    — Kim Severson, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Sweet 27 has since expanded to include a sit-down restaurant serving Indian specialties like lamb vindaloo.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Gulf dynamite shrimp spiced with serranos, and sweet and fiery mango habanero salmon, alongside traditional dishes like chicken tikka masala and lamb vindaloo.
    — Megha McSwain, Chron, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Steel pans are the decorations that matter most, though — steel pans filled with lamb vindaloo that needed no special instructions to bring the heat, roiling with chile heat over tender cubes of lamb that soaked up the buttery sauce.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 12 July 2018
  • Chef Hemant Mathur will soberly offer a wide range of traditional dishes including duck vindaloo.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to classics like chicken tikka masala and lamb vindaloo, look for several vegan and vegetarian options, like killer dal and paneer entrees.
    — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 19 June 2019
  • Curry options include tikka masala, korma (cashew, almond and pistachio cream sauce), saag, coconut and vindaloo which can be had with chicken, lamb, shrimp, vegetables, or paneer.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2020
  • In some quite macabre experiments, researchers have shown that women are much more sensitive to electric shocks, muscle pain, hot and cold, and chemical pain, such as the discomfort of eating a vindaloo curry.
    — Michael Brooks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2015
  • Silver Coin Indian Grill, another Hoover fixture, has vibrant vindaloos and kormas that are best sopped up with homemade naan bread.
    — Bob Carlton, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Goat curry and shahi paneer in Reseda Indian by Nature is open in Reseda, serving tandoori sheekh kabob, goat curry, shrimp vindaloo and shahi paneer.
    — Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Highlights include lamb roganjosh with tomato sauce with yogurt, onion, ginger, garlic, and spices; tandori lamb chops; a selection of fresh and delicious seafood dishes like fish vindaloo; and classics like butter chicken and biryani rice dishes.
    — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021

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