This review comes from our foreign correspondent, Amy. She’s currently in South Korea working for an unscrupulous test preparation company taking a vacation before she starts her new job as a teacher. We miss her a lot.

Price: 4300 won=$4.50
(probably cheaper in the states)
Servings per container: 3
Information below is per serving
Calories: 170
Total Fat: 18%, 12g
Sodium: 25%, 600mg
Carbs: 3%, 10g
Protein: 5g

Ready to Eat says: Chunks of cottage cheese in a mouth-watering gravy, cooked in true Mughal tradition

Amy says: I picked this little number up at my local Foreign Food Mart, although said Foreign Food Mart is in Seoul, I have reason to believe that this product may be available elsewhere (i.e.the U.S) due to the fact that everything on the package is in English with a dash of sanskrit. The picture on the box was rather enticing and it is made with 100% natural ingredients . . . bless those Indians and their naturalness. Additionally, everything on the list of ingredients was easily identifiable. This is important because living in a foreign country means eating a lot of indescribable items. Although the box says there is not cooking required I instinctively knew that the contents would be tastier if heated, so heat I did.

Upon emptying the pouch I noticed a disparity between the picture on the box and what lay inside. The paneer was rather gray and meager. The cubes of this delicious cheese were approximately the size of the cubes that comprise the Rubik’s cube and there were maybe 10 of them, maybe. That said, the paneer did taste decent, but it was inferior to the paneer that you can get in the Trader Joe’s indian boxes. Fortunately, the sauce packed a nice zing. I am always pleased with the zest inherent to pre-packaged Indian food.

The serving size was enough for myself and my ravenous boyfriend, though we did have lots of naan to soak it up (sorry guys, I made the naan myself, but I do recommend the Trader Joe’s naan. It is tasty and a lot less work). I think this dish could be improved by adding some lentils to give it a bit more substance The sauce was a bit runny, but other than that and the scanty paneer portion it was a delightful meal.

P.S. Sorry if I plugged Trader Joe’s too much in this review, I have been without my beloved trader for almost a year and I miss him dearly.