April 28, 2018
Ever since discovering the Curry Tiger Burrito I’ve had Sweet Earth on my mind. However, unlike the Tiger, this Chana Masala lacks some teeth. This is a tamed Indian-styled entrée.
For my tastes. this is the result of not enough and the wrong combination of spices. The tomato sauce surrounding the chana (chickpeas) tastes like, tomato sauce. For a good Indian dish, the sauce should be a fireworks display for the mouth – hot rockets exploding into bursts of different flavors with an almost overwhelming feel. This turned out to be a few sparklers at best.
This is a single compartment container so there’s really no way to keep the rice separate from the rest. I mention that because I like to eat the normally companioned basmati rice separately from the sauce. But I needn’t have worried about that because the rice here appears to be just unflavored long grain white rice with a funny yellow color.
While disappointing as an Indian entrée, this is a fairly nice chickpea stew in tomato sauce. Unlike the recently reviewed Sweet Earth Basil Pesto Lasagna, this one is clearly labeled vegetarian.
Calories 320 per container (1 serving, 256g)
Price around $4.19, $3.50 on sale
Tags: calories, chana masala, food, indian, nutrition, price, review, reviews, sweet earth, target, vegetarian
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05/02/2018 at 16:05 |
Why is there dairy in this?? Weird. Sounds like a total PASS, although i do love that this brand uses organic ingredients.
Trader joe’s vegan channa masala is my most favorite- and it certainly packs some spice!
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05/02/2018 at 17:05 |
The Sweet Earth one is just labeled vegetarian, not vegan. I don’t know why they chose to add heavy cream to the sauce instead of a non-dairy product. I’ll have to pick up the TJ version next time. In general TJ has some pretty decent Indian products.
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