The Spice Tailor curry kits are currently half price at Woolworths.
½ Price Spice Tailor Meal Kits 225g-300g $2.75 @ Woolworths
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Aldi has a product in packaging that is about 95% the same as these, also made in India.
But when these are half price I always stock up!
The Aldi ones are not as good. In my opinion, 95% inferior to the spice tailor. If the Aldi ones were $1 each, I still wouldnt buy them.
These are actually great (Im an Indian). They come with all the necessary spices and herbs required to make a dish. You simply have to add them all together. My wife uses these when we are short on time with our little one and the taste is surprisingly good.
Oh yeah it wasn't actually a criticism of the taste of the specific product. Was more a general comment of my expectation on how our curries here compare to the genuine article.
Not normally a fan of prepackaged curry (prefer to make from scratch) but these are okay.
Probably the best i've tasted for a prepackaged. You can make it better by adding in extra ingridients that go into making it from scratch, a few of the essentials (not all otherwise, just make it?)
Definitely pick of the bunch for pre-packaged curry
Definitely the best pre packaged curries out there. Can easily double the protein too.
Oh awesome. Time to restock. The kormas and the Goan curries are so good
These are absolutely amazing, probably the only packet mix I'll ever use. Quick easy meals and taste great.
How do you make them?
Sorry new chef here.
I've mostly made the korma and you just heat the spices, brown the protein, stir in the base sauce, stir in the other sauce, simmer for a bit. Quite quick and easy to make and only need to buy the protein/rice for it. Might not be too authentic, but decent flavours.
In addition to what @Miss B said in our house we also double the protein i.e. the packet says add 250g of meat but we find there is enough sauce for up to 500g, so we can get one packet to stretch over more serves. We also usually only do meat in the sauce then cook a seperate side of veggies like green beans or salad greens.
If you’re super beginner there’s some instructional videos on YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwidach6Nqw (quick version) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=prT5PI2k0NU (long somewhat entertaining version)
250g chicken mince with the spicy Goan is my go-to.
How much does that add to the price of the meal roughly?
@AlienC: If you have your own chickens and meat mincer, then free.
Otherwise Coles or Woolies sell chicken mince.
I would have never thought of using mince - I’ve just done either chicken breast or thigh.
I've tried a few of these and without fail they were terrible. No one that I know is Indian will touch them. Their taste is pretty terrible and not at all authentic.
Lol, quite a few people saying the exact opposite. Probably better off making your own I guess.
Compared to jars I find them far superior.
And compared to Indian restaurants they are not to shabbyAre the jars really bad?
Also how do you prepare them?
Is it just add hot water to the powder or do you do something else?
My local butter chicken and other curry is $17 so this might be a better cheaper option than eating out.
Personal preference, but for curry in a jar I prefer the pastes to the ready-to-go stir through sauces.
Jars are very quick but average in taste.
These packets generally have a 3 step cooking process.
A spice mix you add first with oil.
Then a marinade you might sit the meat in before hand and then brown up.
And a final sauce you finish the cooking process off with by simmering.
The end result is a much better meal. And the extra effort isn't that much extra.And the butter chicken option is pretty good.
I will sit the chicken in the marinade for a bit first.
Then char grill it to get a bit of extra flavour.
Then simmer and all good.
I even did the 3rd simmer stage in a slow cooker once for a party and it tasted great later on.
Are you from India?
I dont think clubhonda deserves a neg. Its just his opinion on the taste, or his lack of taste. He is also misinformed about Indians not touching them.
Then why does my Indian friends family use this? Maybe you didn't do it well?
Im Indian and these are great when short on time as they come with all the necessary spices and sauces. They are absolutely great tasting too.
These are tasty and the firey Goan is legit fire
Thanks. I always have these in the pantry, quickly cook up an indian meal, which although is not as good as making from scratch, is better than the jar stuff. (the aldi ones are not as good. )
I love Nats’ videos, and this recipe was great to make if anyone wants to have a go
Quick, easy and amazing
Had these before when they were offered as a free Flybuys gift. Truly awful.
these are definitely better than many of the premade curries. But I found that if we dont fry it enough in the pan, there is a chemical taste/smell which has put me off some of the curries. Still the daal tarka and the goan fiery curry are the best flavours in my opinion.
Goan curry is great with white fish
Time to give this a try, anybody tried any vegeratian versions and found it tasty? Thanks.
They're all vegetarian versions technically
Ya right, what was I thinking :D
It would definitely work vegetarian. Could add chickpeas, spinach, tofu whatever you’re into.
I have tried quite a few of these 'packets with separate spices' from Spice Tailor, Pataks to what I think are the best being 'Taste of India' (the one with the pouring nozzle and spices stuck on the back). All are better than the jars I have tried but Taste of India seems to have the least 'vinegar' preservative taste to me and makes the smoothest and deepest flavor.
The Pataks jars were not good. Anybody who has tasted Indian food would probably not buy them again.
I can't remember Pataks, but all sauces in jars I've tried are overwhemlingly, terribly vinegary and I've never understood whether I'm too sensitive or others prefer crap.
I haven't tried others though. Didn't get the courage.
Alright alright, if anyone is wondering, most self-respecting Indians will go for brands such as Haldirams, or MTR, not these pseudo-Indian mixes. That's what my Indian friends tell me.
most self-respecting Indians will
Yeah, you mean your friends, we heard that.
Yes, and they are Indians. Actual Indians who hail from India who only goes for authentic Indian food.
How do each of them Rank bhais?
"made in India". Why do I have a vague image of a bunch of Indian people in a warehouse pissing themselves laughing going "those Aussies put what in a curry!?"