What are the curries like in India?
I'm of to Goa next month.
What kind of question is that?
WIll be interesting in Goa next month - holiday I presume? It is the middle of the monsoon season so be prepared for buckets of rain, perhaps days together. Swimming in the sea is not recommended at this time of year so find a place with a nice pool. It is the lowest of the low season so there are very few people about and many restaurants are closed. Nonetheless, it is a beautiful time of year, lush green and cool (temperature in the 20s to mid 30s) and when the sun comes through, you get a beautiful light. Rent a motorbike and bike around, even in the rain - but go slow.
Goa has its own cuisine and is the home of the vindaloo, which is not just a very spicy curry but has its own distinctive taste. It is made with vinegar and tamarind and is sour and delicious. The pork version is the definitive one. Otherwise, you get excellent fish and prawn curries and you should also try chicken xacuti, which is the classic local/Portuguese fusion dish (fused a few hundred years ago).
Another thing to check out is the Goa sausage, which is a "chorizo, meet Indian spices" scenario. It is usually served cooked with tomatoes and onions and goes surprisingly well with scrambled eggs for a turbocharged brunch.
Pickled prawns or fish - prawn balchow is excellent. The word comes from "bacalao, which is Portuguese for salt cod, I believe
For a break from spices, just order grilled fish or have prawns or squid "butter pepper garlic", another signature dish of those parts.
If you are up north, you must go to Brito's at the north end of Baga beach. It has become a bit touristy but should be OK at this time of year. Also, for classic Indian-Portuguese food, check out O Cocquero.
http://www.alcongoa.com/hotel/coqueiro.htmJust don't go to Goa and eat the standard North India chicken tikka masala.