I am often asked about Indian frozen foods and premade store bought sauces.

I have talked of frozen foods here and hope to try and review some more.

I want to talk about cooking sauces here.  Maya Kaimal makes a few different ones as do other companies like Pataks.

I bought this sauce from Whole Foods and so it is easy to find.

I like using cooking sauces because you have more control over the flavors and can doctor up your dish as opposed to heating up a frozen dinner.

I marinated chicken breast for an hour or so and then heated a little butter and oil – cooked the chicken for about 15 minutes.

I added a little water to create more of a sauce and then some dried Turkish mint which I love.

You can add chilies if you would like to make it spicier and chopped cilantro.

I had it over rice and some raita – it was a satisfying meal for the effort and the price.

The next day I added some chickpeas to the leftover chicken for a variation in flavor and ate it with a Paratha and raita.

In conclusion, I prefer cooking/simmering sauce over frozen foods.

You can add the meats you prefer, the sauces are more economical because you can get at least 4 portions out of them.

Tell me, have you used these sauces?  Do you have a favorite?

Until I cook again!