Basu's HomeStyle Indian Cuisine

Tamarind Chutney Sauce Over Pan Seared Chicken Brests

Presented by Chef Kirk Leins from www.NoTimeToCookDinner.com 

Kirk enhances one of Basu's HomeStyle Indian Cuisine sauces and demonstrates how to pan sear / bake chicken breasts to lock in the juices.

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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

 

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.

Very Flavorful and Aromatic

Thank you for sending these sauces to my husband and I. We were very excited about receiving the package and couldn’t wait to get started on making some tasty meals.  

The first (and my favorite) curry we made was an Aloo Gobi, using the Masala sauce. The spices really stood out and were balanced in flavor. We had it with some saffron rice, vegetable samosas (we had these already) with the tamarind chutney, and wheat tortillas. The only possible way to improve this sauce would be if you offered a spicier version or maybe add mild, medium, etc. to the packaging so people know the level of spiciness.

The second meal we made was a vegetable stew using the Vindaloo w/ Basil sauce. This sauce was very flavorful and aromatic. We accompanied it with a quinoa/brown rice mix and some tortillas. 

We look forward to making more curries with the remaining sauces in the days or weeks to come. Thanks again Basu’s Homestyle.

Joanne & Eddie

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!]

"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!]

Basu's dishes are world class.

Here at Rancho Las Flores, we have a family dinner every week which includes our extended family, various friends, and anyone else we’re entertaining.

Over the course of the last few months, about half of our number have gone vegetarian, with the majority going Vegan. This has, in turn, made cooking for the family a challenge. We've had several vegetarian curries which went down well, so when Basu suggested we try his dishes, everyone was excited.

How to sum up the reaction the family had to Basu's food? Giddy? Excited? Wildly enthusiastic? All of the above!!

The big hits were the peanut masala sauce over roasted potatoes (they vanished almost immediately), the vindaloo sauce (several people said it would make gravel appetizing), and the tamarind chutney was a huge hit (there were lots of comments about its richness and complexity and how well it went with the other sauces). I am particularly fond of the pineapple chutney - without a doubt one of the greatest chutneys I have ever eaten.

What struck everyone was how balanced and deep the flavors were. I've been a fan of curry for more than 30 years, and Basu's dishes are world class. I can unreservedly recommend them. Your stomach and your family will thank you.

- Mark Gibbs

Photos: http://gibbs.com/basu/
Video: http://gibbs.com/basu/video.html

It was perfect.

It was perfect. Loved the vindaloo and the chutneys!!!! Excellent. - Brennen Redeker

Magic!

Tamarind Chutney, maaaaagic! - Quinn Redeker