Seeds of Change Products
During a recent visit to Barzini’s, an Upper Westside grocery with a large selection of kosher and Israeli products, I noticed jars of Seeds of Change certified-organic Indian simmering sauces and was delighted to find an OU on them. I picked up the Madras (pareve) and Korma (dairy) sauces. This evening I took the opportunity to try the Madras sauce with some Indian-spiced chicken meatballs (Kosher Valley ground chicken, corn flake crumbs, one egg, cumin, cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric; baked at 425 for ~20 minutes). After cooking the meatballs in the oven, I took them out and emptied the jar of sauce into the pan. I covered it and simmered it on low for about 15 minutes. The flavors of the sauce, described as “A Red Hot Curry Sauce From the Tip of India’s Tongue,” were very nice: tomato-based, with some other vegetables, and well-spiced. It tasted exactly like a curry you might find at an Indian restaurant. I’ll definitely be trying it again and look forward to using the Korma sauce.
Some more on Seeds of Change: “Seeds of Change® was founded in 1989 with a revolutionary mission: To make organically grown seeds available to gardeners and farmers, while preserving countless heirloom seed varieties in danger of being lost to the ‘advances’ of modern industrial agriculture.” Its mission, according to its website, is “To preserve biodiversity and promote the use of sustainable organic agricultural protects.” Please not that not all Seeds of Change products are certified kosher, so check the label.
Their pasta sauces are also very good, if quite expensive. They’ve been hechshered for a long time – I used to be quite addicted to their roasted garlic sauce.
I too have bought these. Sat in the pantry for months before I realized I could use the Morningstar fake meats for the dairy sauces. I used the fake chicken with the sauces and loved them. (Is it wrong to write about this on Pesach?)
Great idea, Ari! I’ve taken to using the Morningstar Farms chik’n strips with stir fries and others. I imagine one of those “meal starters” would go great with the dairy sauces.
I love using there sauces,they got Hechsher a while ago ( well a long while :-) ) and are not bad at all!
so great they got there Hechsher.. its so tasty. they have so many tastes and varations that i use it with different recipes
I have tried all the sauces, they are all very good. I like to water them down a bit and add a little hot sauce or other spice to allow me to stretch the Jar.
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