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I hate being trendy part 2 or "Bombay Potatoes"

    


    Although no one asked for it, I thought it might be fun to do another food review (my blog, my rules).  I figure that eventually we American's are going to have to adapt to a more plant based diet and if I do nothing more than convince two people to try something new...then they can convince two people to try something new...I've done my job as concerned and decent human being.

   In some ways we are already moving that way as the sale of plant based food items recently reached a peak.   I think it has dipped currently due to a lot of different reasons, but the market will only rebound in the future.  

    So yesterday I decided that it was a good day to try and go meatless for the entire day.  I've been trying to incorporate a few more meals per week into my "Meatless regime" and thought I would make some Tasty Bite Bombay Potatoes as a quick late lunch/early dinner.  

   

    I found these before in my local grocery store and this is actually the third or fourth time I've enjoyed them.  The come already cooked in a pouch that takes about 60 seconds to microwave or you can warm them in a pot in under 5 minutes.    A pouch is supposedly going to feed two people but I've found that entire pouch makes for a satisfying meal just on its own.      

    It really is a tasty mix of potato, chickpea, tomato and onion along with various spices.   It's got some heat but is not overwhelming, the way some Indian food can be.  In addition to it being vegan, it's also gluten free and kosher.  In some ways it reminds me of a chili in consistency and heat.

    If I have one complaint it's that the sauce has a brown color to it, meaning that when it first comes out of the pouch it does not look that appetizing, nor does it have any particular aroma to it until once it starts to warm up.  Once warmed the coriander and chili spices light up the room however.     

    I have bought this several times now and served it over rice, mixed in with ramen noodles (creating a weird Vegan Indian version of "Cincinnati Chili") and simply eaten it by itself.  It can be incorporated into other foods like a "Frankie;" which is the Indian version of a burrito.  I even found a recipe for a  Shepherd's pie.  I've found it to be a quick and easy lunch or dinner item when my lovely wife is at work.

    There does seem to be a lot of recipes online for "Bombay Potatoes" and they seem rather easy to make at home.  However I am not a cook and am a big fan of convenience, processed food however can be less healthy than making something yourself.  I suppose as I'll have to learn more about cooking in the future.

    Since I ate the whole package yesterday (basically 1.50 cups of food) I'm going to go over some of the nutritional information.   Like a lot of processed goods, the salt content is high, in this case up to 910 mg which is about 40% of your salt intake based on a 2000 calorie diet.   Thankfully there are only 270 calories in the entire package.

    It also is low in saturated fat - that's the "bad fat" - and high in fiber thanks to the potatoes and chickpeas. It's also high in iron   The label does not mention protein at all, nor can I imagine this dish having much.  It would serve as a tasty side dish however.

From the company's website.


     Overall it's a good dish and can be used as a base for a few different things, always a plus in my book.   Plus the company has a very nice selection of other products, such as their Madris Lentils which I have also tried, and is nice and clear about how the process their foods.

    So if it sounds like I'm a fan, that's because I am.  Try them, you will be to.

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