As I was browsing the shelves of the Hop Sack, in Rathmines, as per usual, I fell upon a few of Anila’s Curry Sauces. I was surprised that I had not seen them before (maybe it was the new swish packaging that caught my eye) as they have been around for a number of years(??!) Anyway, It is a rare occasion that I find a ready-made food allergy friendly sauce (especially a curry of any description!) which is free from Garlic, Onion, added Sugar, Vinegar AND Dairy! On top of all that, Anila’s sauces are also free from Gluten and are suitable for Vegans! Happy Day say I!
Anila is Hindu, thus explaining the Garlic and Onion Free quality of her sauces and apart from that I will put down the wonderful 'Free From' & 'Un-preserved' qualities down to pure loveliness! ;) So the only thing to do now was try it out!!
Due to my current avoidance of tomato I went with Anila’s award winning Goan Green Curry. Fact be known, most of the curry sauces are award winning but this one came free of the wicked canker sore (mouth ulcer) producing tomato so I skipped home to cook up a storm!
The curry is concentrated so the directions say to add ‘up to’ 1 jar of water to the sauce and put in your vegetables, or meat (chicken or seafood is recommended) and cook for 15-10 minutes for veg or 30 min for meat.
I fried some baby potatos and cauliflower in a pan and then tossed them into a pot with some courgette and a tin of chickpeas and added the sauce plus one jar of water and presto! 20 minutes later I had a Goan Green Feast!
Served with brown basmati (white would obviously be nicer, but it’s not as good for you!) and some poppadoms (usually Gluten Free by nature) and I had an awesome dinner!
Anila’s Curry Sauces are:
*Gluten Free
*Wheat Free
*Dairy Free / Milk Free
*Lactose Free
*Nut Free
*Corn Free
*Egg Free
*Soya Free
*No Added Sugar
*Potato Free
*Vinegar Free
*Vegan
*Vegetarian
*Preservative Free
Goan Green Curry
Ingredients: Fennel, Spinach, Coconut Milk, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Gram Flour, Coriander, Mint, Peppers, Green Mango, Ginger, Green Chillies, Sesame Seeds, Spices, Salt, Lemon Juice
Two Star Gold – Great Taste Awards Winner 2010
Best Vegan Product 2011 – Cook Vegetarian Magazine
Fruity Mild Curry Sauce
Ingredients: Tomatoes, Fennel, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Coconut Milk, Tomato Puree, Mangoes, Red Peppers, Ginger, Green Chillies, Spices, Salt.
Spicy Mild Curry Sauce
Ingredients: Tomatoes, Cabbage, Carrots, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Puree, Mango Slices, Ginger, Green Chillies, Spices, Salt
Three Star Gold Award Winner in the Great Taste Awards 2007
The Best Speciality Reserve Award 2007.
Mild Curry Korma Sauce
Ingredients: Tomatoes, Fennel, Chickpeas, Creamed Coconut, Coconut Milk, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Puree, Ginger, Green Chillies, Spices, Salt, Tamarind
Great Taste Awards Winner
Spicy Korma Sauce
Ingredients: Tomatoes, Fennel, Creamed Coconut, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Puree, Coconut Milk, Green Chillies, Ginger, Spices, Salt
Three Star Gold Award Winner in the Great Taste Awards 2007
FREE-FROM Food Award Winner in 2009
Spicy Medium Curry Sauce
Ingredients: Tomatoes, Fennel, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Puree, Ground Cashews, Green Chillies, Ginger, Spices, Salt
Great Taste Award Winner
Spicy Hot Curry Sauce
Ingredients: Tomatoes, Celery, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Puree, Ground Almonds, Green Peppers, Green Chillies, Ginger, Spices, Salt.
Great Taste Award Winner
Hot Methi Curry Sauce
Ingredients: Tomatoes, Fennel, Celery, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Puree, Gram Flour, Fenugreek (Methi) Leaves 1%, Green Chillies, Ginger, Spices, Salt, Tamarind
Also in Anila’s repertoire (Note: The free from attributes differ from above):
Chutney’s
Pickles
Dips
Snacks
Spices
Available at the Hopsack, The Swan Centre, Rathmines, Dublin 6
web: www.anilassauces.com
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