Frozen meals from Indian grocers

[Shelby2]

Does anyone here buy frozen entrees from the Indian grocery stores? Is there a brand you can recommend?

I think the Indian food at Trader Joe's is actually quite good, and I recently read that it's just a rebranding/repackaging of a popular brand at Indian grocery stores, so I thought I could find something similar around here, possibly with more options than Trader Joe's has.

[carrefour_ny]

Yes, I have in the past. I think I've tried Shah's line of products, and they are fine.

[KGDHP]

Does anyone here buy frozen entrees from the Indian grocery stores? Is there a brand you can recommend?

I think the Indian food at Trader Joe's is actually quite good, and I recently read that it's just a rebranding/repackaging of a popular brand at Indian grocery stores, so I thought I could find something similar around here, possibly with more options than Trader Joe's has.

Yes! Patel has a great variety and selection of items in their frozen section. I've had really great luck there!

[dssjh]

Udupi is my favorite (strictly vegetarian) and Swad is really good as well.

[itsit]

 Thanks for this as we buy a lot of the TJs Indian food and would rather go to the source if possible
Can I ask what you recommend from Swad?

[Lilybell]

Just be forewarned most of them are pretty spicy! Even the ones that you wouldn't expect, like Chicken Makhani. Especially the Swad brand.

[Shelby2]

This is what I ended up getting. I'm not even sure I saw the brands listed above, but could be because the aisle was huge and I got distracted by the first two sections.

The only one I've tried so far is the tikka masala. I would just note that it's pricey compared to Trader Joe's. A single serving is $4.99 and TJ's is $3.69 and I didn't taste a quality difference.

[dssjh]

i normally get vegetarian stuff, and that can be as low as $1.99 for a serving, though they're usually $2.99. hope you enjoy(ed) what you got!

[Shelby2]

i normally get vegetarian stuff, and that can be as low as $1.99 for a serving, though they're usually $2.99. hope you enjoy(ed) what you got!

Thanks! I got all chicken dishes and the one I tried so far was excellent.

[Liz]

I like the samosas and dosas often take them to parties.  I usually buy Swad but I've liked everything I've found at Patel and I like going there and trying new items.  There is a little more spice than Traders products.