Genuinely authentic': supermarket curry kits, tasted and rated

"Takeaways are so eye-wateringly expensive these days, they're often even more costly than eating out. Delivery companies charge restaurants obscenely high rates, destroying profit margins, and add even more charges and cost to the consumer. Yes, they're convenient (itself part of the problem), but I'd rather cook dinner myself and save my cash to eat out once in a while."

"One way I stopped ordering so many takeaways post-pandemic, during which I ordered far too many was to tell myself that it's quicker and cheaper to cook something simple, rather than order in. Sometimes, however, we all want something we haven't cooked ourselves, right? And that's where curry kits come in. They're very quick to make up with the simple addition of a few veggies, a can of beans and/or some prawns or chicken from the freezer."

Takeaways have become very expensive, often more costly than eating out, because delivery companies charge high rates that squeeze restaurant margins and increase consumer costs. Convenience encourages frequent ordering, especially post-pandemic. Curry kits provide a quick, affordable alternative that requires only a few added ingredients like vegetables, beans, prawns, or chicken. Kits come in varieties such as tikka masala, balti, and butter chicken and can be adapted to vegetarian or seafood versions. Some kits ask for extra or oddly measured ingredients, reducing value. Many products omit ingredient origin and sustainability information.

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