Trader Joe’s Fiery Chicken Curry is a frozen meal that heats up in just a few minutes and, according to the packaging, is based on an authentic Indian recipe. The dish features large chunks of chicken breasts, simmered in a fiery curry sauce, which are served over a bed of turmeric rice.
I ended up loving the chicken curry as it was able to combine amazing flavors with some serious spiciness!
Nutrition and Ingredients
Let’s take a closer look at what you get with this frozen meal.
Nutrition Facts
You get one tray of chicken curry per 9.5 ounce package. The full tray is considered a single serving.
The nutrition facts for a single serving of this curry are:
- Calories: 360
- Fat: 13g (17% DV)
- Cholesterol: 50mg (17% DV)
- Sodium: 620mg (27% DV)
- Carbohydrates: 40g (15% DV)
- Protein: 23g
From a nutrition standpoint the dish is moderately healthy. This is a full sized lunch that is under 400 calories and relatively low in carbs, fat and cholesterol. The sodium content is a bit high.
Ingredient List
The chicken curry has the following ingredients:
- Chicken breast
- Onions
- Water
- Tomatoes
- Coconut milk
- Vinegar
- Canola oil
- “Spices”
- Tomato puree
- Garlic
- Salt
- Ghee
- Tamarind paste
- Potato starch
- Gum Arabic
- Turmeric
- Paprika
- Green Chilies
- Bay leaves
- Turmeric seasoned basmati rice
I was pretty nervous when I read the ingredient list as they were almost identical the what is listed for Trader Joe’s Lamb Vindaloo which has very little spiciness.
Heating and Serving
Here is how I heated the dish before it became my lunch 🙂
Heating Instructions
The heating instructions for this product are:
- Remove the tray from the box.
- Puncture both sides (Curry and Rice) of the film with multiple holes for venting.
- Microwave on High for three minutes.
- Let the meal stand for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove the film.
- Serve.
Taste!
I was really worried about the spice level of this dish.
After my massive disappointment with Trader Joe’s Lamb Vindaloo I figured that this “Fiery Curry” would be just as lame.
I was happy to discover that I was wrong!
There is wonderful heat in this curry. On my first bite I wasn’t impressed but by the time I ate the last bite I had to blow my nose and my scalp was covered in sweat. That is what I expect from a fiery curry!
This dish does not light you up and leave you numb but it does has just enough spice to smack you around a little.
There is more to this curry than just heat though. There are plenty of visible onions and spices. The other flavors are bright and compliment the heat well.
My only complaint about the dish was that the pieces of chicken breast were a little tough.
For those of you keeping score, this meal was not as good as Trader Joe’s Chicken Tikka Masala or Yellow Tadka Dal but is as good or better than the Madras Lentils.
This meal only cost $3.79 and was worth every penny. I will absolutely buy this again.
