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I like both Shalimar and Raji Rani, but I think I've only been to about four or five Indian restaurants, total, and all within the last ten years. In general I think the portions at Indian restaurants are more in line with what's healthy and reasonable than what you'll get served at say, Outback. If you order a meat dish you get a little meat (maybe 4 or five small pieces) in a moderate amount of sauce. At first I too thought of the sauce more as spicy gravy but now I like the way it's much thinner than that. It's not something you serve on top of rice but rather a highly seasoned liquid that is absorbed by the accompanying rice. There is a difference. Too, the service is often slower at Indian restaurants. I've come to appreciate that as forcing you to dine over time as opposed to flushing it down. I'm also charmed by the somewhat less friendly waitstaff. It's not outright rude but it's not, "Hi, guys. I'm Bambie and I'll be serving you tonight." Indian waitstaff aren't Bambies. I was exposed to Indian food by my son, who found it while attending MSU. So I consider the cuisine an unanticipated dividend, if you will, of a $60,000 growth and development fund. ;-)
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