Chicken WHAT?
That was our first response, and maybe yours too, to see the name of
this frozen product. Being a resident of
the Washington DC area, what I thought of was BALTI-MORE, however, it turns that
is not what these are named after J. The box tells us that BALTI is a traditional
curry. Because it is a CURRY, I mistakenly
thought INDIAN. But if you read the fine
(pretty font) print on the side of the box you will learn that this was actually
inspired by the “savory pies of the United Kingdom”.
Frozen food section - don't they look yummy? Looks are not deceiving in this case! |
Whew, glad I didn’t read that BEFORE we bought these! Not sure I would have put them in our
cart! David lived in London for a long
time and when we go back and visit I am amazed that a region can have such
blaaaaaaaaand food.
Not these Chicken Balti Pies, ain’t nuttin’ bland about ‘em! They are really good!
First off, they are not like Chicken POT Pies. They are much thicker and sturdier than a
chicken pot pie. They do not need a
little tin to hold them – they are hefty enough to stand on their own. The crust is really nice! Inside is curry, carrots, gold potatoes, and
chicken. We were afraid they might be
very dry inside but they are not, the curry was just right. Yum!
We heated both up (mostly via the microwave because we didn’t even start
prepping dinner until after 11 pm and we were not patient enough to wait an
hour for the oven method). The nutrition
facts on the box say 1 pie per person, but I only ate half of mine (and the baby
bok choy we served with it (reviewed on day 38 of this blog).
All descriptions on this sign are correct. These are, as the sign says, a delight! |
These are a new product at Trader Joe’s and I hope they continue to
carry them. Get some and try them! And if you want to learn more about BALTI, here
is a link (though Wikipedia is hesitant about the validity of some of the info): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balti_(food)
Price - $5.99 (so 3 bucks per pie)
Rating – 4.25
I buy them two boxes at a time now. They're awesome. I found your site trying to find something wonderful to accompany them. I suppose anything that would work with curry would be nice, but just looking for ideas. I'm eating one right now for lunch!
ReplyDeleteTwo at a time, you go!!! :) I have taken to buying two packages of Chicken Soup Dumplings at a time... They are amazing. You can see the review of them here: http://traderjoes365.blogspot.com/2015/11/day-323-chicken-soup-dumplings.html
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