Basu's HomeStyle Indian Cuisine

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

 

Basu's Homestyle Indian Cuisine (IS THE BOMB!)

"I should make it clear as I overemphasize how amazing it SMELLS, that I do not mean to underemphasize how amazing it TASTES, which is AMAZING. Like, the tastiest thing to come out of my kitchen in a long time, vegan or non." -VeganSaurus

Read the entire review here: http://ow.ly/pxMh.

One of the easiest and tastiest meals I’ve ever made.

Once we received our Sampler Pack from Basu’s, my fiancé and I were excited to get cooking…well, I did the cooking, he really just ate. 

The first meal I made with Basu’s Sampler Pack was:

Saffron Rice (which I just had to warm up)
Roasted Red Potatoes in Masala Sauce
Baked Seitan, Sautéed Mushrooms and Spinach with Peanut Masala Sauce

The Saffron Rice was amazing, perfectly seasoned and surprisingly tasty for something I only had to warm up in the microwave. The rice was awesome on its own, but with a little of the Masala sauce mixed in, it was heavenly. I roasted some red potatoes with a few spices, and then just dumped them into the already warmed Masala sauce; these were my absolute favorite part of this meal. I also made little Seitan bites with wheat gluten and spices, which I baked and then added sautéed muhrooms and spinach, then poured the Peanut Masala sauce over the whole thing. Both Masala sauces were delicious. The flavors were so savory and rich, but not overpowering; each Masala perfectly complemented the foods they were mixed into. My fiancé’s favorite was the Peanut Masala: he drowned his seitan and veggies in it as soon as the pictures were done being taken. 

The next night, we decided we wanted to try and make some flatbread pizzas:

Flatbread Pizzas with Basu’s Vindaloo Sauce with Basil Toppings: Daiya vegan cheese, red onions, mushrooms, basil, spinach

I wasn’t sure how these would turn out, since I wasn’t using the usual pizza ingredients, but they were so good. I warmed the Vindaloo sauce before putting it on the flatbreads. I used two flatbreads for each pizza, since they’re thin; I spread some Vindaloo sauce on the first flatbread before placing the second on top and piling on the toppings. I baked these for about ten minutes – one of the easiest and tastiest meals I’ve ever made. The Vindaloo was so incredibly good as a pizza sauce – it had a delicious savory flavor and was so aromatic, it really enhanced the other toppings on these pizzas. 

I cannot express my thanks enough for this delightful pack of sauces and I cannot wait to try some more recipes incorporating them. You and everyone else at Basu’s forever have my (and my fiancé’s) gratitude for creating such delectable (and VEGAN) sauces and rice.  =)

Margaret

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.

[SEE THE REST OF THIS HEART FELT ARTICLE - You'll Melt!]

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.

[READ THE FULL ARTICLE- It's Amazing!]

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.

When I first tried the peanut masala sauce, I did a little happy dance!

Alyce
Vegan Expert

We tried some of your food today for lunch. It was fantastic! I made the peanut masala with potatoes and rice. I put them in the pan with some water and, when they were parboiled, I added some oil and lightly fried them. I added the peanut masala to them at that point just to coat. I went in my garden and picked some fresh peas and put those on top for presentation. I served the pototatoes over the saffron rice.

My first impression of the peanut masala sauce was that it reminded me of Thai food. Regardless of what memories it brought back, it was really, really good. The spice was just right. I added just a little water to it, because I thought it was too thick for the potatoes, but the water did not water down the flavor at all. I did not season the potatoes, except for the little oil I added.

This was the best Indian meal I "made" at home! It was really delicious. When I first tried the peanut masala sauce, I did a little happy dance and the baby (inside my belly) kicked for joy.