Experimenting with Indian Food.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (240588)
Walnut Creek, California
September 15, 2026 10:32am CST
As many of you know, I like Indian food. I haven't been to my local Indian "all you can eat" lunch buffet in over a year, but I get some good frozen Indian food from Trader Joe's every few weeks.
Recently, I was doing business in a largely Asian shopping center when I spied an Indian market. I checked it out and wound up buying a couple of frozen Indian dinners. One was lamb vindaloo and the other was the chicken dish shown.
The cost of my favorite Indian dishes at Trader Joe's is about $5/meal. At the Indian place it was closer to $8/meal.
To cut to the chase, I prefer the taste of Trader Joe's Indian dishes to what I found at the Indian place. I may head to Trader Joe's later in the day.
Do you ever experiment with new dishes from your local grocery stores or restaurants?
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@snowy22315 (212797)
• United States
5h
Yes, pretty often,,,especially if the price is right. Lidl a low cost grocery store has a variety of Indian frozen dinners.
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@FourWalls (87716)
• United States
7h
I do. There were some Mediterranean frozen meals on sale at Kroger and I tried one. Spent a week regretting it.
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@TheHorse (240588)
• Walnut Creek, California
4h
@FourWalls I like spicy. But that is why god invented yogurt.
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@Wrexxo (7399)
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5h
trader joe's indian food is honestly underrated, glad it held up against the actual market stuff. funny how sometimes the cheaper option just tastes better, go figure. i do try new stuff from the grocery store sometimes, usually random and hoping for the best lol
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@celticeagle (193827)
• Boise, Idaho
3h
yes, I sure do. I consider myself a foody and if I were a rich old lady I've have a cook on staff trying out new dishes on me. I'd like to try some dishes from other countries but I'm not sure Indian would be among them. I hope you found some good ones to try from Trader Joe's. I've never been there or Cosco's.
@RasmaSandra (100898)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1h
I keep a close tab on all I spend so no experimentation but looking into my full freezer I start wondering when I lost interest in food in general,
