Gay Outdoor Club Herts @ Stevenage Old Town (plus curry), Stevenage Old Town, Hertfordshire
12 December 2009: Gay Outdoor Club Herts @ Stevenage Old Town (plus curry)
Ladies and Gents are welcome to join the GOC Herts' monthly walk. Today's walk is a short walk around Stevenage Old Town and the rural bit to the north, followed by the group's Christmas lunch: a curry!
What's happening?
A short walk of about 5 miles, including quiet parts of the Old Town and the rural area to the north, followed by a Christmas lunch in a recommended Indian restaurant.
IMPORTANT: pre-booking and a deposit of £5 is required to join the lunch. The menu appears below.
Access to the car park needs care. As you drive into Stevenage Old Town, the car park is behind Waitrose, in between the store and the A602 dual carriageway. Study the streetmap.
What should I bring?
Sturdy trainers or walking boots are recommended for this walk. A change of footwear - for the restaurant - is strongly recommended.
What is Herts GOC?
Herts GOC is a local branch of the Gay Outdoor Club ( http://www.goc.org.uk/ ). It promotes the practice, learning and refining of outdoors activities and skills.
GOC has its own annual subscription fee. Prospective members are welcome to "try before you buy".
What is the menu?
The group has chosen the following deal per head:
* two puppadoms with chutneys
* a starter
* one main course
* half a rice dish
* half a naan dish
* for £15 per head
THE STARTERS
You have a choice of the following starters:
* onion bhajee
* vegetable mix samosa
* chi or lamb tikka in chicken, lamb or prawn
THE MAIN DISH
You have a choice of a sauce with bits thrown into it.
The choice of bits are as follows:
* chicken
* lamb
* lamb tikka
* prawn
* king prawn
* vegetables
The choice of sauces are as follows. Where bits are excluded from the sauce, they are noted below. The numbers refer to the spiciness of the dish, where 1 is mildest and 5 is hottest.
* Tandoori Masalla, blended with cream, almonds, coconut and masalla sauce. Bits available are only: i) chicken; ii) lamb tikka; iii) tandoori chicken; iv) tandoor king prawn.
* Malaya, cooked with pineapple
* Korma, mild and creamy
* Biriyani, 1, stir fried with rice, served with vegetable curry
* Korai, 1, onions, green peppers, spicy sauce
* Curry, 1, the basis for most dishes
* Duipaza, 1, onions and green peppers
* Sag, 1, with spinach
* Bhuna, 2, a curry with chilli
* Rogan Josh, 2, a Bhuna with more tomatoes
* Balti, 3, a tangy tasting sauce. One additional choice of bit for a Balti: i) chicken tikka garlic.
* Madras, 3, fiery with tomatoes
* Patia, 3, hot with coconut
* Dhansak, 3, lentils, cream, chilli, served with pilao rice
* Vindaloo, 4, a curry with potatoes and more chilli
* Phall, 5, hottest dish in the house and "excellent for helping to fight colds"
THE RICE DISH
You have a choice of:
* plain boiled
* brown
* pilao, cooked with butter
* channa, stir fried with chick pea (presumably more than one)
* chicken
* coconut
* egg fried
* keema, with minced lamb
* lemon, boiled then stir fried with lemon zest
* mushroom
* special egg fried, slightly spicy stir fried with egg and peas
* vegetable
* keema chilli, with minced lamb and chilli
* Chef's Special, "prepared by Chef of the Day"
THE NAAN DISH
You have a choice of:
* plain
* aloo, potato
* cheese
* garlic
* keema, with minced lamb
* kulcha, onions and green peppers
* peshwari, coconut and almond
* vegetable
* cheese and chilli
* cheese and garlic
* keema and chilli, with minced lamb and chilli
OUTeverywhere member organiser
This event has been added to the OUTeverywhere calendar by Martin T from St Albans in the Hertfordshire area.
I'm a sorted and mildly normal guy who seeks friendship. Food, wine, walking, current affairs and travel tick my boxes.
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