supermarket curries ready meals cheapest way to get chicken soft.

Apodemus

jvjack said:

I find these ready made curries from the big supermarkets take almost an hour at highest gas mark 9  260 centigrade.
to get the chicken to be softish.  Still bit tough even after that heating and by then dry.
Instructions say oven gas mark 5 for 25 mins. No way
My microwave is 700w and instructions say 6 mins  and even after 10 mins cant get it softened.
They do sell lots so just wondering if there is a way and i'm not seeing something.
The microwave would save loads , any tips?

Forget the microwave...invest in new teeth!  

Emmia

Honestly I've never found the curry.+ rice in one options good, the two things need to be cooked in different ways, so if I do a ready meal curry, I do rice in a saucepan separately, and have a ready meal which is just curry. 

If you're cooking for 1 then the "sides" options you get are a great size, but I appreciate they're not usually a tikka masala, jalfrezi, korma etc. Personally, I am quite partial to the M&S 8 hour dal (a side for 2, which makes a meal for 1) which is lentil based (but has dairy in, so not vegan) and is better oven cooked (it comes in a foil tray, so you'd need to decant it, if microwaving)

My other tip, is buying the mini ready made longlife naans, freezing them and then cooking them from frozen in the toaster (or a hot dry frying pan works too)

jvjack

The rice was ok, I added some water before and stirred it couple of times. But yes punnet/tray was warped all over and cracked at top.
Will use the advice given here next week.
And i do need some more teeth , am waiting for the price of implants to come down.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

Air Fryers seem all the rage just now, try that.

Robin9

@jvjack


Go to your local take away or have one delivered

What other cooking are you trying to do?

jvjack

All the normal stuff , boiled potatoes meat and veg.
Last curry takeaway 8 months ago was delicious. But costs.

Robin9

jvjack said:

All the normal stuff , boiled potatoes meat and veg.
Last curry takeaway 8 months ago was delicious. But costs.

£6.80 locally but its all well cooked

[Deleted User]

Hi,

jvjack said:
Last curry takeaway 8 months ago was delicious. But costs.

how was the chicken hard/soft/edible?

jvjack

Was absoluteley succulent and soft. Their number is stored on phone. Min order though £10 for delivery which is fine for a treat.  
Edit  was going to pop in there after i got it and ask them how the hell do you do it, It was so good.

Krakkkers

They don't cook it at 260C for an hour.