> > I don't feel any strong need to try Indian food. I enjoy Mexican, Chinese, and Italian. I already know my way around those menus. Learning a new one might involve too many nasty surprises. I had hot and sour soup yesterday and it took me years to learn to like that. Another problem with Indian is that I like beef, and I have a feeling there isn't much beef on the Indian menu.
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> No there isn't. There's plenty of lamb, chicken and fish, but next to none beef. However, Chinese cuisine includes a lot of beef.

I think it depends on whereabouts in India the recipe comes from. In the predominantly Hindu areas, obviously they don't cook a lot of beef. The North East of the country, however, is heavily muslim, and probably eats more beef than pork.

Having said that, in most Indian restaurants in England (and the couple I've tried in America), they tend to bow to the local culinary styles and often offer beef dishes.