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The discussion centers around opinions on shop-bought curries, with the original poster praising Iceland's Beef Madras as a tasty and affordable option. However, many respondents express strong dissatisfaction with supermarket curries, labeling them as bland and low-quality, preferring to cook their own meals instead. While a few participants mention specific products they found acceptable, the overall consensus leans towards a negative view of supermarket curries, emphasizing the superiority of homemade alternatives.

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Offline mr.mojorisin

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non TA shop bought curry
« on: March 15, 2013, 08:39 PM »
OK..what's the best non TA shop bought curry you've tried.

for instance..Asda chicken bhoona...Morrisons Tikka Masala..you get the drift :)

I've been buying Icelands Beef Madras (not the frozen variety. the one from the chiller cabinet in a pouch) and for only ?2 its brilliant. I usually add some methi,chilli flakes and coriander to make it more my taste but it really is not so bad without my additions.

nice pleasant taste, nice beef (hopefully beef), and at only 2 quid a pop, you can't go wrong really.

Right fellow curry freaks...what's yours ??
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Offline RubyDoo

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Re: non TA shop bought curry
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2013, 08:51 PM »
Arghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!  :(
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Offline spiceyokooko

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Re: non TA shop bought curry
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2013, 09:04 PM »
I don't like any of them I'm afraid and over the years I've tried most offerings from various high street supermarkets. They just all taste the same - bland, tomato-ey yuckiness.

I just don't like supermarket processed food and I don't buy any anymore, it's overpriced, too salty and uses poor quality ingredients. I prefer to cook my own with fresh ingredients, I know what's going in it, I can control the salt/fat levels, it tastes better, is more nutritious, works out cheaper and I enjoy cooking it.

It's a no brainer for me really.
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Re: non TA shop bought curry
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2013, 09:53 PM »
My folks sometimes buy Tesco's pilau rice when I'm back in the U.K and that's about as good as it gets on the curry front I'm afraid. The rest is better than it used to be but pretty poor on the whole.
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Offline Geezah

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Re: non TA shop bought curry
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2013, 10:55 PM »
Morrisons Saag Aloo & Bombay potato are acceptable and enjoyed in this household, but i'm yet to try and make those dishes myself.
I'm sure once I have tried a few times I wouldnt buy another based upon my success so far.
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Re: non TA shop bought curry
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2013, 11:13 PM »
I have to say that I too find them awful. We did once enjoy a sweet potato and red pepper dish from ASDA  from their deli, but other than that, well you get the picture. I have never enjoyed a curry dish from a supermarket jar or otherwise, I find them offensive at best.  Pity really. :-\
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Offline spiceyokooko

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Re: non TA shop bought curry
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2013, 12:00 AM »
Quote from: fried on March 15, 2013, 09:53 PM
My folks sometimes buy Tesco's pilau rice when I'm back in the U.K...

Which is a shame in itself as Pilau rice is so easy to make once you get a recipe and technique locked down and made fresh is so much better and more fragrant than the stuff you can buy in the supermarket. I can understand why out of time factors and convenience people might want to buy this at the supermarket but if you have the ingredients to hand at home, it's very easy to make and just as good as you'll get in a takeaway.

Once you understand the basic technique you can vary it with other ingredients, my last batch had a handful of lentils soaked and cooked with the rice which made a nice change.

Mine takes about an hour from start to finish and that includes 30 mins rice soaking time, 10 mins cooking time and 15 mins resting time and this can all be done whilst you cook/prepare ingredients for other dishes. 300 grams of rice usually does for 4-6 portions.

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Offline Tommy Timebomb

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Re: non TA shop bought curry
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2013, 04:34 PM »
Seeing Icelands has become my prime resource for food recently for convenience and other unfortunate reasons I may well give your reccommendation a try MM.

I must say their mini coriander and garlic Nanns of which go for 6 for
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Offline mr.mojorisin

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Re: non TA shop bought curry
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2013, 06:27 PM »
Tommy,

Try it, you won't be disappointed for 2 bucks :)

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

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

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...

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"
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Re: non TA shop bought curry
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2013, 06:43 PM »
The Asda chilled indian takeaway section beef madras in the individual trays/meal bags (the ones with pilau rice, naan etc) is nice.  For curry sauce jars the only one that really hit the spot for me is the Sharwoods Bhut Jolokia, and before that the Pataks Madras sauce in the small tins.
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