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The veggie dishes in Chennai Dosa in Southampton are to DIE for, especially the chilli paneer. Absolutely incredible. My absolute favourite dish is Saag lamb in a Punjabi place here called Sanjha. Nice amount of heat and they slow cook the lamb so it's melt in the mouth, rather than the chewy...

You are quite correct. I didn't get duped with the Hindi -aloo/potato thing, as I knew it's originally a Portuguese dish. I did think that the Portuguese did put spuds in it though. Anyhoo, the best vindaloos I've had have contained potato, rather than the basic gravy ripped to the tits with...

Balti means bucket too.

I'd agree with you on this. Madras and vindaloo are usually just the stock 'gravy' with added chilli powder. If the gravy's bland, then so will the Madras be.

I love a Vindaloo, but it's a byword for something that's trying to blow your cock off with chilli powder. A top notch vindaloo is a thing of beauty - hot enough to pack a serious punch, but also delicately flavoured with ginger and spices and different textures with the potato.