Food Earth Indian Simmer Sauce – Butter Chicken – Organic, Vegan, Gluten-Free, GMO-Free – Microwavable Cooking Sauce – 12 Pouches (5.29 oz Each)

Now; I understand that it might be a challenge to add dairy products to the packets--and I really don't want it turning rancid (nor do I want the manufacturer to change a thing), but I thought it was hilarious that it's being billed as "vegan." (Spice mixes are all vegan until you start cooking with them).It's missing the buttery component that makes butter chicken BUTTER CHICKEN. I also have trouble believing that this simmer sauce would work anywhere near as well with tofu or fake meat products as with actual chicken.But I'm still giving it five stars: the flavor is good if it's used properly, and the simmer sauce portions are adequate to the task and give a nice flavor. The quality of the ingredients (and the small, but very nice list of what's in the mix) really impressed me, as well as the ease of use.Cooking suggestion: this sauce works well for cooking in a crockpot.Be advised that the sauce, used properly, is mild as to spiciness, but also has a somewhat bitter (but not wholly unpleasant) flavor/aftertaste from the spices. Use yogurt or ghee to mellow that out, and your preferred amount of chicken (I stretched this for a bag of boneless skinless frozen chicken breasts), and I think you'll like it a lot.I also added some Sriracha sauce for more zip. It smelled awesome while it was cooking, and tasted amazing when it was done.

This made a very tasty dinner with packet rice and meat on a trip to the Boundry Waters. A bit on the heavy side for backpacking/canoeing but well worth it for the taste.

Loved all of them but my favorite was coconut curry. Definitely buying again!