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[quote=Anonymous]Not MARSALA. Its MASALA.

MASALA = Spice in Hindi

I am Indian and I cook most meals from scratch, but I also use store bought spice mix, bottled sauce etc. Some good advice is given here.,

1)  Patak's Vindaloo paste (jarred bottles) is awesome. Follow the recipe. Most Indian recipes will talk about browning the onions. This is a tricky thing for non-Indians. You have to continually stir to brown it without burning the onions.  Very easy to either burn the onions or leave it raw.  In either case, the taste is completely ruined.   I have also tried other sauces by Patak, but the Vindaloo Paste was the best.

2) Another PP mentioned MDH brand spice mix. I second that. Follow the recipe on the box faithfully and you get the most authentic and delicious tasting dishes.  MDH (Mahanshia Di Hatti , literally meaning the "shop of the gentleman" ) is a very old and renowned name and the spice blends are always of a good quality.

3) "Deep" brand sauces and chutneys are also pretty good and fresh.

I am not a fan of frozen Indian meals because they are always some how off.  Watch a few youtube videos to learn how to cook Indian food. By far, for a chiefly vegetarian menu, Indian food is quite expensive.  The reason is that some times it seems to be very labor intensive.

I have tried many Indian dishes at Costco. The rotis are pretty bad and so are other dishes. However,  "Tasty Bites" Madras Daal is quite decent and of course NOGA yogurt is nice. Costco also sells Paneer and Rasmalai at times. Nanak is a good brand for dairy product and sweets.

In the Indian store, the best brand for Ghee and Cheddar Cheese is "AMUL". [/quote]

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