Topic: LIDL curry bargains

[Malc.]

CTM Pizza? What ever next.

I once knew a chap that had his chips with vinegar, brown sauce, mayonnaise and gravy! He swore by it, I asked him if he was pregnant!  ;D

[George]

supermarket curries are made up of.........Well lots of stuff you wouldnt want in a curry put it this way. So each to their own i guess. ;D

I disagree. Here's the ingredients list for another tasty LIDL curry - their Chicken Tikka Masala. I think Mr Noon would be most put out by your accusation. What is there in this list of ingredients to cause any concern? They also state that no colours or additives are used. Again, for GBP1.49, an absolute bargain.




 

[Secret Santa]

CTM Pizza? What ever next.

I once knew a chap that had his chips with vinegar, brown sauce, mayonnaise and gravy!

Seems like he didn't know whether he was from up North, down South, or from Belgium! Crazy fella.

[string28]

I said each to their own.
It doesnt state the amount of salt or sugar. (which in the news last week said was way over the levels we should be eating)
So again i wouldnt touch supermarket curries.

supermarket curries are made up of.........Well lots of stuff you wouldnt want in a curry put it this way. So each to their own i guess. ;D

I disagree. Here's the ingredients list for another tasty LIDL curry - their Chicken Tikka Masala. I think Mr Noon would be most put out by your accusation. What is there in this list of ingredients to cause any concern? They also state that no colours or additives are used. Again, for GBP1.49, an absolute bargain.

[Malc.]

The ingredients list is greatest to smallest is it not? Salt does seem to be quite plentiful in both lists.

[George]

The ingredients list is greatest to smallest is it not? Salt does seem to be quite plentiful in both lists.

Yes, the ingredients list is from largest to smallest. On another section of the pack they state salt for the entire 450g pack as 1.6g (sodium 0.63g). Sure, you could make home cooked food with less salt but I expect BIR food has more salt - after all they don't need to declare it. And anyone who is trying to emulate BIR food will need to put in lots of salt too.  For anyone who doesn't, perhaps that's one reason for the taste shortfall.

[Malc.]

Your spot on there. That has been sitting in the back of my mind whilst reading the comments about salt content.

[string28]

Again each to their own.
I never put that much salt in my base and dont put any when making the curries.
I guess i like to use the spices more so bigger flavour.
With  rules changing the way salt is put into food you will see salt being used less in the future.
Plus i keep saying IMO supermarket curries are bland and they are mass produced.
Anyway moving on  :

[Cory Ander]

As far as I'm concerned, this forum is about replicating BIR curries, not about what tasty curries you can buy at the supermarket.  If you're going to do that, why bother at all?  Just go to your favourite local BIR and buy one.  For the less ambitious (and penny pinching) amongst us, I suppose we can always go to Morrisons or Lidl....

[string28]

I was starting to wonder like.  ;D
I must admit a strange topic in a curry recpie forum.