The Taj Mahal Hotel in Bombay has a magnificent ballroom where for serveral decades a lavish lunch used to be served every day, against a backdrop of a live orchestra. As life
moved on from the age of leisure to one of practicality, the daily buffet lunch died a natural death in the late 1980s.The buffet used to have a separate section for vegetarian food, both Indian and Western.Occasionally a version of this curry used to feature in it. It is one of my favourites.I hav adapted the recipe to make it more full- bodied although it is still mild. This is an ideal dish to serve from an important occasion when you want to prepare a vegetarian.curry meal or as a side dish, in which case reduce the amount of water added towards the end. As a main course, serve with yellow or saffron rice.