| | |  | Vegetable Dishes | Home » » » Kitchens of India Ready To Eat Mirch Ka Salan, Mild Chili Pepper Curry Dinner, 10-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6) | | | | | | | Description: | | Kitchens Of India Ready To Eat Mirch Ka Salan is an extravagant delicacy made from succulent whole chillies, delicately cooked in thick gravy of roasted peanuts, almonds and sesame seeds, simmered to perfection to seal the flavour and aroma | | | Features: | |
• Delicious flavors of whole chillies simmered in a thick gravy of roasted peanuts, almonds and sesame seeds
• Vegetarian, All Natural, No Preservatives, Kosher Certified
• Available in 10-ounce boxes (Pack of 6)
• Authentic recipe from India, created by the Master Chefs of the ITC Legacy Restaurants
• Ready to Eat, heat in a microwave or stove top and enjoy
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 60.0 Ounces | | Package Length:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 36 reviews |
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47 of 49 found the following review helpful:
 Tasty, mildly spicy gravy for rice or rotiJun 20, 2010
By Margaret Picky
Mirch (or mirchi) ka salan is a dish from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, in southern India, often served with the local biryani, and it is intended to be a very wet curry.
Overall, this is another winner among the pre-packaged Indian meals: a mildly spicy, beautifully-colored, creamy-textured sauce for rice or bread made with a base of ground peanuts, sesame seeds, and almonds. The flavor is very complex: the onion, tamarind, and coconut give it a slight sweetness; the garlic, ginger, tamarind, and curry leaves add a bit of tangy bite; and the large chunks of chili peppers lend a very mild heat. I like to add cayenne powder to increase the heat a bit. It is also good with a few raisins and almonds sprinkled on top and I have added whole cubanelle peppers steamed in the microwave to bulk it up into a complete meal when served with brown basmati rice.
The quality of this product is similar to what might be found in a standard Indian buffet restaurant here in the U.S. Some people may not like the flavor of some typical Indian spices, especially coriander, which has a soapy taste to certain palates, but fans of Indian food who like coriander should enjoy eating this.
There are no preservatives and the mirch ka salan is vegetarian but not vegan as it contains some ghee. As is typical of these retort-packaged Indian meals, it is high in sodium and fat. As others have noted, it is easy to pour off a spoonful or so of oil before serving.
Nutrition facts:
Note that each packet is 2.5 servings but realistically is the right amount for one or possibly two people depending on what it is served with so adjust accordingly:
PER SERVING:
Calories 220
Calories from fat 160
Total fat 18g 28% RDA
Saturated Fat 4.5g 23% RDA
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 3 mg 1% RDA
Sodium 650mg 27% RDA
Total Carbohydrate 9g 3% RDA
Dietary Fiber 2g 8% RDA
Sugars 3g
Protein 5g
Vitamin A 0% RDA
Calcium 20% RDA
Vitamin C 0% RDA
Iron 15% RDA
In addition to lowering the fat and sodium, it would be nice if Kitchens of India would shift to printing or labeling the foil pouch and not enclosing it in an individual box for these case sales in order to reduce unnecessary waste. The package also shows whole pepppers, and while there are large chunks, they certainly don't look like the illustration.
The sodium and fat reduce the rating to four stars, even though the texture and flavor warrant five stars.
21 of 24 found the following review helpful:
A Mixed BagJul 07, 2010
By District_8
Some of the early reviews for this entree are pretty harsh. I figured it couldn't be THAT bad so I bought a bunch at the blow out price. It would have to be pretty bad to be worth less than a buck a box... unless it was inedible of course, and then I'd have wasted $25 or so. I like Indian food so I took a chance.
The first box had me thinking the worst. I tried it alone, heated of course. It was not a taste I was used to and, as another reviewer noted, it does look gross. More importantly, there was grit in it, like sand. Not a lot but enough to disturb. About every third mouthful I'd crunch on a bit of grit and think "yuck," to myself, "the bad reviews were right."
But I bought a lot so I persevered. The next box I mixed with rice. Definitely an improvement. More like a real meal and -- surprisingly -- no grit. A relief.
A box or two later I decided to add some cooked chicken. Even better, and thankfully still no return of the sandy grit.
I finished off the first tray (a 6-pack) this way plus with toasted hazel nuts mixed into the last 2 boxes. Finally got it tasting just right for my palate.
With add-ins of your choice this entree can be a pretty nice meal, filling and relatively healthy though high in fat and salt. Alone as it comes I would only give it three stars, or "ok" as the star system rates. That assumes no grit. I would rate my modified version higher but that's not the product as sold.
One other thing I noticed as I started in on the 2nd tray of six entrees is that the spicy hot temperature rose steeply. The 2nd tray may well have been from a different batch so quality control may be uneven. At least the sandy grit hasn't made a reappearance.... yet....
It turned out to be a chance worth taking for me but I can easily imagine that others may not find it paying off for them even at a rock-bottom asking price. Your mileage may vary.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
The gravy is similar to butter chicken gravyDec 05, 2009
By Abhishek Mitra
"amitra"
Could do better with a little less oil. I drained out 2 tspn oil from each packet i opened.
Overall it tastes in like with rest of the Kitchens of India products.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 THIS BRAND IS NORMALLY VERY GOOD, BUT....Jan 18, 2011
By CincyGirl
I have curry pastes from this company that are outstanding...but this particular product just isn't good at all. My hubby loves Indian, too, and he is not a picky eater--but even he told me to find a new home for the boxes we bought of this stuff! I don't know how to describe it...it's kinda vinegary and sour and it has big hunks of banana peppers in it. It isn't creamy and the texture is almost grainy. I tried to rescue it with coconut milk and it really didn't help. The "curry" in it is very faint and it's just...well...you might like it but we sure didn't. As I said, we've bought many other items from Amazon in this brand of Indian foods, but this is just the opposite of the other items. It just isn't good.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Taste is not consistent everytime I order a new batch!Sep 25, 2010
By P. Batchu
Its that weird feeling when you try the same thing over again and feel different altogether. The first time I've tried them, they tasted bland. The second time, they tasted amazing. The third time I've ordered them, they didn't taste good.
Its maybe that ITC (original manufacturers of this product, Indian Tobacco Corporation, an Indian giant company) lacks quality controls. But I recommend that if you don't like it, ship it back and order a new batch. You'll not regret it.
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