Amy’s Kitchen Indian Palak Paneer

July 12, 2006 | Reviewer: Abi

After consuming this meal, I’ve decided that I prefer my dal in lentil form. Speaking of lentils, did you ever go to the State Fair when you were a kid and try the lentil chili? We would beg my mom to buy lentil chili mix. Odd kids, I know…

Amy's Kitchen Indian Palak Paneer

Price: $3.49
Serving: 1 tray, 10 oz.
Calories: 240
Fat: 23%, 9g
Cholesterol: 2%, 5mg
Sodium: 28%, 680mg
Protein: 10g
Carbs: 13%, 38g
Fiber: 20%, 5g
WW Points: 5 Points

Amy’s Kitchen says: Smooth, creamy palak paneer, made from organic spinach and soft Indian cheese, is lightly spiced with authentic Indian herbs and spices. Rajmah dal, made from organic red kidney beans in a ginger-garlic sauce and tender organic basmati rice complete this delicious meal.

Abi says: This meal tastes like the leftovers that you take home from a restaurant and reheat the next day. They’re never as good as the original and you’re often left wondering if the food has reacted poorly to the environment of your fridge or if it was the glorious restaurant atmosphere (and carafe of wine) that made the meal great.

In the case of Amy’s Palak Paneer, there were two problems. The first is that it is currently 90 degrees in DC and the A/C at HeatEatReview.com headquarters can’t handle the heat. The second issue is the general blandness and sogginess of the meal. I know, it is creamed spinach. But I couldn’t get over the fact that it has the consistency of baby food. There’s plenty of rice here, too much rice, in fact. It is just rice! I paid a lot for this meal and I get mostly rice. Thanks alot, Amy’s Kitchen. In other news, you’ll get just the teensiest dollop of so-so kidney-bean dal. After consuming this meal, I’ve decided that I prefer my dal in lentil form. Speaking of lentils, did you ever go to the State Fair when you were a kid and try the lentil chili? We would beg my mom to buy lentil chili mix. Odd kids, I know.

Overall, Amy’s Palak Paneer was one big, disappointing ‘blah’. Get the Pesto Tortellini Bowl instead.

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7 Responses to “Amy’s Kitchen Indian Palak Paneer”

tg on July 13th, 2006

this is a hilarious review. i know that’s a bland comment. but the review is so cleverly written that it’s like a vortex, sapping all the cleverness out of the comments. this one, anyway
Colleen on August 15th, 2006

Awwe, I like this meal, and I don’t think its blah. I love the texture of the basmati rice, and if you really try you can taste a little bit of a flavor that I really like in that rice. I think its from those little seed-looking things in it, I’m not sure what they’re called though. And I like how spicy the red beans are, and the creamy spinach. I’m on board for anything with cheesy spinach.
Lori on December 27th, 2006

Not a horrible meal, but I tend to agree that it’s blah. I might be more apt to eat it if the put more paneer it it.
Mariya on April 17th, 2007

This started out well, but by the last bite, I was regretting the whole meal. The water from the spinach flooded my rice, and spinach itself had no texture.
sanjog on May 9th, 2007

You should try Sukhi’s Palak Paneer.. just showing up at local stores like Whole Foods and Wild Oats.

Sukhi’s provides Naan instead of rice and their entree is perfectly spiced. They also have other varieties such as Chicken Curry, Dal Makhani and Channa Masala. The entire line is All Natural
kat on March 30th, 2008

this meal is bland, but can be doctored up nicely. Throw in chopped onion or tomato to cut the baby food thing, and add a bit of curry, tumeric, ground mustard, chili, fennel, garlic… pick one or two, and its pretty alright.
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