Topic: non TA shop bought curry

[spiceyokooko]

My most humble apologies to all the food snobs/officianados for this thread...NOT

Huh?

Why are you getting all snitty because people have not answered your question with the answers you'd hoped for? As far as I can tell people have answered your question honestly and the reality still remains (however much you dislike it) that most people feel that supermarket bought curries simply aren't worth the money paid for them in terms of quality, taste and value for money. No amount of name calling is likely to change that and if that makes me a food snob, sobeit, that's exactly what I am.

Unfortunately some people cannot cook a curry every time we feel like having one.

Very true, so why not freeze some of the ones you do make so you don't have to be dependent on buying rubbish supermarket ones? Or is that too hard for you to do?

Also, some people simply cannot afford to visit the TA every other day/weekend due to cash constraints.

We are in the middle of a triple dip recession after all...

Also true, but what part of my reply did you not understand where I said clearly in the last sentence ...it works out cheaper? I've just enjoyed a home cooked chicken and potato curry, saag bhaji and pilau rice which I find far more enjoyable than any supermarket bought curry that as a meal works out cheaper than the 2 pounds single dish you're quoting from Asda.

So why are you stressing the point that you can't afford BIR takeways and appear to offer the opinion that a supermarket curry is a reasonably cheap alternative?

The purpose of this thread was to gauge what people thought was a cheaper tasty alternative to both TA and home cooked curry to achieve their "curry fix"

Cheaper and tastier are not two words I'd associate with supermarket bought curries. It's cheaper and tastier to make them at home. I've said it before and I'll say it again, the curries I cook at home are just as good as your average BIR takeaway, why do I want to waste my money on more expensive, inferior tasting supermarket curries that don't even come close to your average BIR takeway despite the fact that they appear cheaper?

[PaulP]

I didn't reply because I cannot honestly think of a single supermarket curry that I have enjoyed. Nothing to do with being a snob, I just don't like that type of food and find it a million miles from BIR type food.

Paul

[mr.mojorisin]

mrs spicy,

please do not be so antagonistic in your replies. it is most unwelcome.

FYI it is not so hard for me to cook several curries and freeze them, which I do regularly when I find a "keeper"

You don't personally know me so how can you possibly imagine that I don't already have a freezer full of pre-cooked curries and sauces???

As stated before, this thread was to see if there are any hidden gems in the shop bought curry market.

If you feel that this thread is not for you please refrain from posting on it

Many thanks to the contributors..

Last Post.............

[Peripatetic Phil]

Sainsbury's onion bhajis.

You're welcome.

Reveille .............

[spiceyokooko]

please do not be so antagonistic in your replies. it is most unwelcome.

I'll stop being antagonistic when you stop making daft claims like ...it's too expensive ...when I don't have time to cook ...it's cheaper etc. etc and then coming out with an equally daft comment that those who disagree are somehow food snobs.

In short, don't make daft comments and then call people names when they disagree with your assertions.

[mr.mojorisin]

mrs spicy,

you tell me where exactly I called you a food snob...correct..you can't

also tell me where I said that those who disagree with my OP are food snobs...you can't

The sole reason I inserted the words "food snob" and "afficianado" was because I KNOW that these people exist and if it ain't home made or bought from Marks & Spencers for instance, then it cannot be any good.

as stated previously, you do not personally know me so how can you judge how much time and money I have to spend on cooking a curry....just because YOU can does not mean I (or others for that matter) can.

have a look here...   wwww.paranoid_wannabe_currychef.com

[Tommy Timebomb]

Let me try and make a simple and stupid remark but in some way may be a comparison (can't think of another way of putting it)...

Now I happen to love chips. Potatoes are cheap and so is oil. It is not too hard to prepare and cook them but now and again for some strange reason I resort to an oven chip or two. They all taste b***dy nasty in comparison to proper chips but I still wander up and down the aisle for a good five mins or so trying to get my head around the best on offer.
It is a strange phenomenon I know, sometimes I even hang about to spy on what other people are selecting.. I'm just that type of guy? 

All I can say is that was a brave question MM. And the question indirectly being "what is the best you prefer out of a bad bunch". (Well maybe not)

If you don't prefer or eat any of them then you have no answer to this and maybe should refrain from joining in on this thread as you have no answer.
Maybe the only issue I can find is that it should of been in the non curry section of the forum if you want to be padantic as it is not BIR.
In case anyone is the least bit intrested lately I go for "McCain Homefries"! 

[mr.mojorisin]

to put my case to bed , so to speak, here were MY circumstances...

I was off work seriously ill for 3 weeks for which I didn't get paid. In other words...SKINT

couldn't afford a TA. couldn't really afford much to be honest as my mortgage/family comes first

Spotted this Beef Madras from Icelands chiller cabinet and thought....."I'll have that!"

Subsequently took curry home and added a couple of things as my OP...BANG..... a great tasting 2 quid curry was born

made some rice, home made chapattis and have been eating the same combination every weekend for the last month....

[DalPuri]

I Do love a bargain and used to do the rounds of all the supermarkets in town an hour before closing time to see what was reduced.
A good percentage of the reduced items would be curries from the chiller cabinets. I've tried so many over the years and have only ever found one good one. They all taste very bland and I would tell myself over and over again after eating one, NEVER AGAIN,resist, resist!!    its just not worth it even at half the price.
Now i could reduce it down further and add some salt, maybe some spices but that defeats the purpose for me. I buy (used to, on the wagon now  ) supermarket curries for convenience so i can chuck em in the microwave.
I had high hopes for the Morrisons Bistro range but again, bland and no better than the rest.
About 20 odd years ago when they became quite trendy, i tried them ALL!
I would mark them out of 5 and pin the packet to a board. I did score one 4/5 but cant remember what it was or which shop it came from. But at a guess it would've been a veg curry.
I have found some frozen curries sold in local shops up north (Great Harwood and Brierfield) which were pretty good. The owners making a little extra on the side. Not quite BIR but still better than any supermarket offering. Lamb and Cauliflower was the last one i tried. Very nice. 
You might have a local asian shop selling something similar Mr M? Worth hunting them out as they're a much better alternative for value and convenience.


Frank. 

[haldi]

My wife, and one of my sons are vegetarian
So a lot of our food tends to be veggie fare
Last year my wife bought one of the Sainsbury's Cheapo BASIC range
She got a curry sauce
It was an impulse buy for about 70 pence
It sat in our cellar looking very unattractive for months
Then the other day, she bit the bullet and made a meal with it
She added some red lentils and quorn mince
Both days I had it, I actually paused to appreciate it's simple genius
I have had curries from a takeaway far worse than this

You know when you buy four curries, and there is one that's the least favourite?
Well that would be this fella
Not recommended but way better than you'd think