Random Dinner Photo - Kofta Curry

Posted July 30, 2008

In my continuing saga to show people what cooking-impaired vegans like me eat, here is one of my favorite frozen meals. I have cut way back on frozen meals, mostly in an effort to cut out sodium, but this one stays in my rotation. Tandoor Chef’s (a sub-brand of Green Guru) Kofta Curry is a lovely dish of vegetable “dumplings” in a spicy curry sauce. The whole box is 200 all-natural calories — no artificial colors or preservatives (but 800mg sodium!). The ingredients are: Onions (how can you not LOVE a dish where the first ingredient is onions?!), tomatoes, canola oil, spices, garlic, squash, sea salt, tumeric, chickpea flour, wheat flour, wheat farina, milled cane sugar, fenugreek leaves, oleoresin (?) of paprika, green peppers, baking soda, and bay leaves.

There is plenty of extra sauce around the dumplings, so I usually have it with a half of a baked potato (as in the photo) or half a sweet potato (plays off the hot curry nicely!), or brown rice. I also like a bit of sliced onions in vinegar on the side.

Heat warning: I think of this dish as “nicely spicy”, but then, I regularly eat habanero peppers. Other family members have described it alternately as “hot as hell” and “OH MY GOD it’s BUUUUURRRRNING arrgrggrhhhhhh!”. So consider yourself warned.

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7 Comments so far

  1. tiny2b on July 30th, 2008

    That looks crazy good.

  2. eileen2blean on July 30th, 2008

    I just love that you post pictures! Most of the time I just don’t think to do that but I really enjoy it in your blog.

    OMG I can’t do hot! I used to say, “Oh I have a cast-iron stomach” but not anymore!

    It looks good from here though. :oD

  3. oslogirl on July 31st, 2008

    That looks really yum! I love a good vegetable curry and this one looks great and is so low in calories!

  4. grabthebull on July 31st, 2008

    i’ve never thought to pair sweet potato and curry… great idea. it’s not even 8a, and i’m hungry for lunch! thx a lot.

    kt

  5. heather on July 31st, 2008

    oh oh oh I saw this in the store - SWEET! You should do a vegan cooking-impaired blog! You know, how to assemble burritos, what soups and tv dinners are good…
    oleoresin - oil and resin from plants, normally pine or balsam fir

  6. tylerdurden on July 31st, 2008

    I think my blog actually already qualifies as a vegan cooking impaired blog, lol.

  7. pintobean on August 1st, 2008

    I like this brand :D I usually get their Veggie Burger. I prefer that over Boca sometimes… almost same calories. Hmm…I have to try this one out :)
    Yup sodium was one of the things I reduced on frozen dinners. I still do it sometimes but I try to avoid it if i can.

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