Basu's HomeStyle Indian Cuisine

Part 2 - Chana Dal w/ Cauliflower & Garbanzo Beans: Jon Ham & Julieanna Hever in The Kitchen

This is the second video in the series of Jon Ham and Julieanna Hever cooking healthy meals in just minutes using Basu’s Homestyle sauces.  In this video, we used Basu’s Chana Dal sauce and sautéed cauliflower in vegetable broth, added garbanzo beans, the Chana Dal Sauce, and then added it to a bed of salad to get some greens in.  The food was fantastic, healthy, and hardly took any time to create.

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Each sauce is authentic, fresh, and made with lots of love.

Here's an excerpt from The Vegetarian Travel Blog:

"Wowie….we were mighty impressed with Basu and his Homestyle Indian Cuisine once we had prepared this mighty meal. This wasn’t no Tasty Bite pre-packaged Indian mush. This was the real freakin’ deal. Basu’s recipes are superb, packed with flavor, and best yet: are totally vegan. Each sauce is authentic, fresh, and made with lots of love. He really has done a fantastic job of bringing his homestyle flair to the mainstream public without sacrificing traditional flavor. The other best part about Basu’s Indian grub is you don’t even have to make it yourself because Whole Foods will make it all for you. Like I mentioned earlier, Whole Foods offer’s Basu’s Homestyle Indian Cuisine in their hot bar in 4 states, mostly in California. They’ll lovingly prepare Basu’s delicious creations and all you have to do is show up, scoop whatever you choose onto your plate, make your purchase and enjoy! Basu’s Homestyle Indian Cusine gets my “Yummylicious Stamp of Approval.” Fo sho. Thanks Basu for letting us play with your tasty creations! We very much enjoyed the experience!"

Read more here: http://www.vegetariantravelblog.com/?p=492

 

Appreciated to the Max!!!

I was finally able to post a review of my taste-test! Thanks again for the opportunity to taste your awesome products. Can’t wait to taste them again when they eventually get up here to Northern California! You really do have a great product that can be appreciated to the max by both vegans AND non-vegans alike. Have fun and good luck! - Skyloader

Click here to see Skyloader's review: http://bit.ly/2TSVhR.

Quite Possibly the Most Delicious Meal of My Life!

Thanks again for giving me the opportunity to taste test your delicious recipes. I meant every word I wrote. Cheers! VeggieGail

Basu and Robin Ghosh of Basu's Homestyle Indian Cuisine are a father-and-son team, whose passion for creating great-tasting West Bengali Indian dishes is evident in every delectable bite. Inspired by his family’s recipes and authentic cooking methods, Basu skillfully applies his engineering discipline to his culinary skills, refining each recipe again and again until it's just right. His epicurean precision is flawless, and it's no wonder he is thought of by many as the Beethoven of Indian cooking.

His latest challenge was to bust the popular myth that vegan food cannot be great-tasting. (A myth I'm fond of busting myself!) So when I was contacted to become a taste tester for Basu's, I couldn't have been more excited.

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It's definitely one of the best "care packages" I've ever received!

I received your package today and it contained all the products that you mentioned. Tonight, I made the vindaloo with mushrooms, onions, peas, and seitan. It was delicious! I served it over the saffron rice, alongside the chana dal. I originally planned to make two curries, but one turned out to be more than enough (we're a small family and one of us is not a big eater)! I put the two masalas in the freezer for later use. I will send you updates as I use them. I'm going to try to come up with some of my own recipes for the remaining two curries.

I've attached a couple of pictures that I took of tonight's dinner. The rice is really flavorful and easy to prepare. I put mine in the microwave for a couple of minutes and it heated up wonderfully without clumping together. I would definitely buy this product. It is a huge improvement over the boring basmati rice that I usually make at home!

My Grandmother especially liked the chana dal. She said that it reminded her of pumpkin pie! This is probably due to the cloves in the recipe (right?). We all liked the vindaloo sauce. It's different from other curries that I've tasted; I don't think that I've ever had a vinegar based curry. So, it was a welcome break from the typical soy-milk based curries that I'm used to. It was a bit mild for my Husband and I, though. In the future, I will incorporate a jalapeno or serrano chili for more heat. I think that you guys should mention this on your packaging (if you aren't already planning to), so that the consumer knows to add more heat if they prefer.

Thanks again for the wonderful samples. It's definitely one of the best "care packages" I've ever received!

Sincerely,
Maria

"Indian feast fit for a queen!"

To Live and Eat In L.A. - "Basu's HomeStyle: Indian feast fit for a queen"

-Excerpt-

This latest cooking adventure took place because of a wonderful offer I took advantage of courtesy of Basu’s Homestyle, a new Indian food service here in Los Angeles. Basu’s make delicious traditional masala’s (sauces) that you can use to create an amazing Indian meal in very little time. As of this writing, Los Angelenos can try Basu’s yummy offerings at the Whole Foods hot bar on Santa Monica & Fairfax (and they plan to expand to more locations in the near future). Mr. Meaner over at Quarrygirl.com did an excellent write up of the prepped Indian goodies by Basu’s that you can now get at Whole Foods, including: basil vindaloo with peas and mushrooms, tofu apple masala, vegan curried beef with basil vindaloo, channa dal and peanut masala with roasted red potatoes. Oh man, it all looks so good, check it out here.

While I haven’t tried the ready-made options at Whole Foods yet, I was lucky enough to take Basu’s Homestyle up on their generous free taste-test of their masalas and other goodies. At first figured I’d just serve the sauces over rice but they gave me so much great stuff (Masala Sauce, Peanut Masala Sauce, Chana Dal, Tamarind Chutney and Saffron Rice) that I was immediately inspired to cook a real meal with it.

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OMG, I loved it.

The Chana Dal was absolutely divine. Vindaloo Sauce - OMG, I loved it. Masala Sauce - the best one I have ever had.  Peanut Masala - maybe my favorite. No, I liked the cauliflower dish the best. I really, really loved it. Thank YOU again! - Glaen Redeker

VIDEO: It's the best Indian food I've ever had.

Eco-Vegan Gal
Vegan Expert

**Incredibly full and satisfied!*** Eco-Vegan Gal talks about Basu's famous mountain of leftovers, some new products, and how these amazing and incredible sauces bring a whole new meaning to vegan food.

VIDEO: Their food is really delicious and easy to make.

Eco-Vegan Gal
Vegan Expert

**Another Enthusiastic Response!*** Eco-Vegan Gal just posted a delightful video cooking with Basu's HomeStyle Indian Cuisine's easy-to-serve Vindaloo with Basil sauce, Saffron Rice and Tamarind Chutney.

Good Food and Great Company!

Mr. Meaner of QuarryGirl
Vegan Expert

Many thanks indeed for inviting us to your inaugural tasting at Whole Foods. We had a super time with great food and great company! We wish you success in your venture and look forward to introducing plenty of hungry vegans to your creations. All the very best.