North Indian cuisine of Redland bay with fine wines

Food is one of the most important   of our lives. When it comes to Indian food, from curry to tandoor, chefs are saying that these are the best ones with wine pairings to try out next time you go to your local Indian restaurant in Brisbane.

Wine and Indian food aren't exactly a combination that most would call very intuitive. In fact, most people tend to pair only water with almost all Indian food. This is primarily because the food tends to be pretty damn spicy for people to handle it. Many food critics would suggest beer, tea apart from water for Indian fare rather than a bottle of wine. Nonetheless, if you listen to the chef’s advice, some of the best wine and Indian food pairings are not worth skipping out on.

Here are some combinations you can try

The rich, tomato-filled red curry works wonders with a lot of wine. After all, wines and tomatoes go together perfectly. Consumers haven’t yet explored this out of the box idea contrary to the traditional ones.

Rose Wine and red curries

There's one big difference with wine and Indian food pairings versus the Italian pairings, and that's the flavour profiles. Since the Indian tomato-based curries tend to be quite spicy, you will need to avoid too much acidity and dryness in the wine.

So, the best option here would be? According to experts, a Rosé wine, preferably a sweet one, is the best wine pairing one can have. This is especially true for particularly spicy dishes like jalfrezis and vindaloos. You can try it while ordering takeaway. There are Indian restaurants in Alexandra hills from where you can order spicy food.  

Riesling and curries

Yellow curries like korma, pasandas, Tikka Masalas that are well-balanced with a hearty glass of Riesling make a great combination.

Saag paneer with Sauvignon Blanc

It is the toughest combination but is tried and tested. The easiest way to get a good pairing is to have a high acidity wine that goes through cheese fairly well. For this, Riesling is good. However, if you want a more of a savoury profile, a richer Sauvignon Blanc wine tends to be the way to go.

There are tandoori chicken with Pinet Noir, Chennin Blanc and rice with lentil, flatbread with chutneys and Riesling, Champagne and rose wine that go with many dishes too. Experiment with Indian Catering of Alexandra hills and see how it goes.