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== Preparation in India == Restaurants in [[Goa]] offering the traditional recipe prepare vindalho with [[pork]]. Christians from [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]] prepare it using pork or, less commonly, beef. The dish was popularized by Goan cooks (whom the British favoured, because they had no objections in kitchens and bars with handling beef, pork or alcohol) in British establishments and on [[Ocean liner|ocean-going liners]]. Restaurants in other parts of India prepare vindaloo with other meats including beef, chicken, [[goat meat]], [[Lamb and mutton|lamb]] and seafood; local taboos against pork popularized the addition of other meats. Cubed potatoes are sometimes added to reduce preparation costs. Even though the word ''aloo'' (आलू) means ''potato'' in [[Hindi]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Hindi/English/Tamil Glossary | url=http://tiffinbox.wordpress.com/glossary/ | work=Pravasidesi's Tiffin box | date=25 September 2007 | access-date=26 October 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017145516/http://tiffinbox.wordpress.com/glossary/ | archive-date=17 October 2012 }}</ref> traditional Goan vindalho does not include potatoes; the name is from [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] with no Hindi etymology. Some Indian versions do include potatoes due to the confusion with the Hindi ''aloo'',<ref name="manon-cntraveller">{{cite news|last=Manon|first=Smitha|date=June 23, 2020|title=How did the Goan vindaloo get to you?|magazine=[[Condé Nast Traveler]]|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/goan-vindaloo-meaning-get-portugual-mums-kitchen-panaji|access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> and vindaloo dishes outside India often include potatoes. [[File:PrawnVindahloo.jpg|thumb|right|Prawn vindaloo served with plain rice]]
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