While I normally go for vegetarian Indian food - it doesn't mean I don't eat their meat dishes if it's from South India. One place in India called Hyderabad is known for its chicken curry. Non vegetarian Indian restaurants would seldom feature chicken dishes cooked, Hyderabadi style. Hyderabad is the capital of the Indian state of Telegana located in the South. It's also the home of many upscale restaurants in shops. One of Hyderabad's trademark is how they make their famous chicken dishes. That's why you get Indian chicken dishes named after Hyderabad such as calling it Hyderabadi-style chicken. Even a restaurant in Cebu City calls itself Hyderabad Dine In due to its pride in Hyderabadi-style cooking.
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Another variation (though unhealthy as it gets due to the butter) is called butter chicken curry. Though, you may want to use ghee (which is clarified butter) to avoid less fat. The tip is to always eat this in moderation like you eat high cholesterol dishes on occasion and get yourself to burn calories after that. It's creamier but also deadlier when eaten in huge amounts. It would also do good to serve it with the fabulous South Indian dosa.
Though my favorite Hyderabadi chicken dish would be butter chicken biryani. It would sometimes be a headache to prepare butter chicken and a rice dish separately. Why not just mix the rice (preferably basmati though regular rice from the Philippines will do) and make some butter chicken biryani? I prefer to have it red with tomatoes to add the glow food factor. Though it wouldn't hurt to add some vegetables used in vegetarian dishes. I would like to add some green peas, mushrooms, maybe some fried potatoes, spinach, and lettuce so I wouldn't have to have a vegetable side dish while having butter chicken biryani. I think having butter chicken biryani with some preferred vegetables is one good complete meal that gives you the three basic food groups in just one dish.
I was also thinking that it's good that Indian restaurants are open in the Philippines' Bicol region too. Just think Filipinos in Bicol have an obsession with spicy food. I like spicy food but I'll never join a chili eating contest. I also dislike the tamarind candy from Bicol and Thailand due to how it has a spicy taste mixed with sweet. I also don't like mixing chili and chocolate. Some Indian foods do use coconut milk as an ingredient. I also heard Hyderabadis also use coconut milk as a staple ingredient in many of their dishes. Coconut milk is a staple in Bicol too. I was thinking about how Bicolanos may take the heat better of learning Hyderabadi-style Indian cooking than the rest of the Philippines. Though, I think people in Muslim Mindanao may have an advantage too due to a similar influence. Sometimes, it would be very difficult to differentiate Persian from Indian cooking due to the similarities. Though Indian is usually spicier than Persian and Bicolano food may be the spiciest Filipino food one can offer.
The best way to try this dish is to do some research about Indian restaurants near your area. Make sure that it's a South Indian restaurant. The North Indian restaurants are usually better at cooking vegetables than meat. A good tip is to order it mild since even the least spicy Indian food is still spicy. Though, I think Bicolanos would probably ignore that advice since they love spicy food that much. Non-Bicolanos though would want to think twice before ordering spicy because even mild is spicy.
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