the favorite meal in London.

Op you are missing out on a world of tasty food. The most popular dishes that non Indians eat are butter chicken and chicken tika masala. One of those is the

Chicken tikka masala or malai kofta (my preference, also vegetarian).

Perhaps puri bahji, puffed bread with a side of potatoes, chickpeas and onions. If you don’t like the side you still have the oily puffed bread.

Or consider bringing something of your own that you like, the same as a person with food allergies might do. Then ask them to order you a mango lassi to drink and gulab jamun for dessert.

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Anonymous wrote:You just say “not spicy”

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Any halfway decent Indian place that's told "not spicy" isn't going to tone down their recipes to the level of someone who can't handle some black pepper sprinkled on eggs. That is next level sensitive and bland.

Anonymous wrote:Biryanis aren’t hot.

Depends on the biriyani.

Anonymous wrote:You just say “not spicy”

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Anonymous wrote:Eat before you get there.

Or you can get plain yogurt and plain rice. Plain naan on the side if you want.

Mango or plain lassi on the side.

Eat before you get there.

Or you can get plain yogurt and plain rice. Plain naan on the side if you want.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Butter chicken and tandoori are mild but based on OP’s description they will experience both as spicy.

+1 I would stick with daal, rice, and butter naan.

Yes, with raita and a mango lassi, you'd be all set.

In your shoes, I'd just tell the host that you are incredibly sensitive to any spices in food and that you'd hate for them to order something that you aren't able to eat. So you'd love to join, but will just eat bread/rice (or, depending on how close you are to the host, you could offer to bring your own chicken/beans to eat with naan/rice).

As the host, I'd rather hear this than have my guest request a particular dish and then not eat any (or very little) of it. But that really depends on the host and your relationship to them.

Would chicken korma be more bland than butter chicken or prepared tikka masaala?

Are you a super-taster?

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Anonymous wrote:Chicken tikka masaala

+1. Even my kids can eat this.

In my experience it depends on the restaurant. I have had some that was moderately spicy and some that wasn't at all.

Rice

Naan

Maybe raita?