Topic: Pataks Korma sauce

[George]

In a word - AWFUL

Last night, I realised I needed to buy something to eat, as in eating to stay alive rather than for a gastro experience. I went to a supermarket with an open mind, happy to consider anything, whether it be a pizza, a chilled pasta dish or anything.

On the way in, I noticed a stack of jars of Pataks ready made sauces at half price (88p), in quite a range of dish names such as Jalfrezi, Madras and Bhuna. I selected Korma, and bought some fresh chicken to go with it.

I followed the instructions - fry chicken, add sauce and simmer for about 25 mins. The cooked item looked the part but it tasted bland and devoid of much flavour at all. How can it be so difficult to prepare a BIR type korma, and pour it into a glass jar? Perhaps the nutritional declarations would come as a bit of a shock.

It's another nail in the coffin for the low quality of Pataks products, as far as I'm concerned.

[Whandsy]

Doesn't surprise me George, my 8 yr old daughter loves my chicken korma but recently she had to settle for a sharwoods jar the missus picked up. It was awful just like the pataks sounds, I was hoping she wouldn't notice too much being young, but she did and most went in the bin.
      Maybe there's an opening in the market for BIR korma in a jar, as that, for me, is one dish you can rely on time and time again!

W

[Stephen Lindsay]

I agree, Sharwoods leaves a lot to be desired. In terms of these jars then, that leaves Lloyd Grossman and ASDAs own brand as being ones I recall trying in the past. Both better as I recall but I can knock out a Korma in less than 25 minutes and kick them all into touch.

[goncalo]

Couldn't agree anymore. I had this a few times (2-3 most) and it was horrible every single time. I tried looking up a recipe that didn't require this paste and I ended up reproducing the exact same flavor of pataks korma. What are the odds?

[Malc.]

George you've lost me, how did you ever expect to get a BIR experience out of a Pataks jar? :

[George]

George you've lost me, how did you ever expect to get a BIR experience out of a Pataks jar? :

I didn't! But I still think it's reasonable to expect that food experts working for such a large firm would somehow be able to pack much better flavours (of something) into a jar, even if it's a bit different to a BIR korma.

[Malc.]

To be honest George, i'm still quite taken back by the fact you are still eating korma and from recent posts, haven't yet cooked a madras. The one thing that I have taken onboard is that a dedicated heart into all things curry, is quite a journey of taste exploration. Maybe you should take a leap of faith, like I did.

[Ramirez]

Did you expect the results to be any different to what you experienced? All store-bought/pre-made curry sauces are crap, even the ones that should deliver more (e.g. Madhuban).

[George]

Did you expect the results to be any different to what you experienced? All store-bought/pre-made curry sauces are crap, even the ones that should deliver more (e.g. Madhuban).

I've tasted sauces from jars that were a lot better than the Patak's version, so there's really no  excuse.

As for chilled food curries, I know many people on here write them off but I continue to enjoy selected examples. It's not fair to generalise. Some are excellent and almost certainly taste better than many of the home made curries featured on this site, however good the photos look.

Why suggest to anyone that they shouldn't enjoy something like korma, if that's what they like, together with hundreds of other food types? The last thing I was working on was shepherd's pie, made with lamb. Is it OK, and socially acceptable, to like the taste of shepherd's pie?

[Les]

Is it OK, and socially acceptable, to like the taste of shepherd's pie?

Most definitely George,
Also one of the better tasting bought curry's is a Chicken Bhuna from Morrisons, (own make) believe it or not.

Les