The good Indian friend is always up for “curry”. 
She will take you to a faraway Indian restaurant in East London for “curry”, even though she wanted dosas. She is a veritable mine of recommendations for the best Indian restaurants in Brick Lane, or Chapel Market, or indeed, wherever one happens to be. The good Indian friend ignores, on such occasions, her own cravings for grocery-store hummus. The good Indian friend knows all about the…