Plus Gareth, its a bit strange it says 350g on the front of the package but 326g per serving! Is the packaging part of the total weight or am I been a bit dim!
70 grams of chicken and 280 grams of "sauce" for £2. I know M&S is more expensive but I had one last night... Vindaloo 400 grams total, 200 grams (50%) chicken breast for £4.51 (reduced). Still worth giving this one a go and I'm out shopping soon...it's on my list 😉 Thanks for another excellent review Gareth
Had this last night Gareth, wow! It's pretty damn good. I increased the heat with two teaspoons of Mr Naga and adjusted the sweetness with a teaspoon of Geetas mango Chutney. Added two slices of tomato and one of cucumber - it was exceptional, so thanks mate another review you've got SPOT ON!
The best supermarket curry I ever had were the Vindaloos from Asda but they long changed their recipe probably 10-12years ago, almost on par with what you’d get at a curry house. It’s a shame they’re gone as they were fantastic and really flavourful for such a hot dish, by the end I’d be pretty much numb, shaking and sweating. I love mega hot food but I prefer to deal with it at home rather than in public 😂
Morrison’s used to do the “Volcanic Vindaloo” which was pretty serious, what with a whole Naga chilli in it. About my limit, though they always gave me hiccups.
Nice review Foodie, not had Indian food for a long time but the last one was in a restaurant and the Phall had Naga chilli's as an extra and trust me that was smoking my stomach and Butt 🥵
Nice review as always, or should I say 'spot on' 😉 For meals like this I steam them rather than micowave/oven cook. Just feel it removes any chance of them drying out. Nothing scientific about the timing, just 45 mins to an hour, depending on the size
I can cope with most Phall's here so ordered a hall strength Pathia on holiday in Spain this year knowing how mild the Indian restaurant curry's are usually over there, my god it blew my head off😂😂! The Chef came out and asked if I was ok I told him I was dying and he laughed, he said he uses proper Indian Spice and not like what we get in the UK😮😮
Tried several 'hot' frozen curries like you Gareth and my favourite is the Chicken Madras from Home Bargains. I'll have to come across to Barrow to shop at Heron Foods to try out this Phall. Thanks for the video.
HI Gareth, Gareth here, I went shopping yesterday to farm foods, fancied a curry, picked up farmfoods signature chicken Jalfezi, £3.99, gave it a go. Gareth, you have to buy it, it's as good as restaurant curry, lots of chicken, spicy, plenty of sauce to dip up. Was that good I went back today and got a butter chicken one, blown away by that too, creamy and loads of chicken and sauce! Get down there!!!
I batch-cooked a Phall with 4kg of chicken thighs using my own home-grown Carolina Reaper pods (3 medium-sized ones). The first taste was vicious, followed by hiccoughs and raw guts. The rest was frozen and the last of it was eaten about 3 months later by our son. He came to me with tears in his eyes. I'll have to seek this brand out to give it a try.
Hi Gareth, these size curries like in Iceland are 375 grams. 350 grams is ones like in Heron foods, recently Lidl’s and now Morrison’s. That curry looked good to me but heat is about a low end Vindaloo 👍
Do not have a heron foods where I am but looks lovely. But as I watch all your videos I have been buying the Morrisons lamb curry you liked and it was lovely, had it with chips and naan bread. I take a lot from your reviews you are on the ball x
I usually let these frozen curries thaw out for a few hours to let the chicken marinate in the sauce as it usually improves the curry, then microwave or cook it on the hob and the meat gets hotter quicker ;)
If this is the case I would be adding some more chicken to the curry. Some pre-cooked chicken, eg. a thigh from a supermarket deli. Let it marinate for an hour and then heat it up. Always think that runny curries are best served with naan or chapattis to soak up the sauce.
Genuinely going to be looking for this next time I visit Heron! Haven’t been for a long time but for a ready meal that’s a great price. Awesome detailed review as always!
The hottest curry I had was from a restaurant in Grantham. Paid for it the next day though. Was out shopping with the mrs and got the urge. Luckily they had toilets. I was in there so long my wife got a member of staff to check I was OK!
Just had one of these last night, absolutely blew my head off haha!! First few spoonfuls were fine but the more I ate the more the heat intensified, it was worse on my throat then on my mouth though, still not as hot as a phall from an Indian restaurant but definitely still packs a lot of heat!
I regularly eat the Vindaloo Heron one which is gorgeous and my kinda spice. I have the Phall one in the freezer and will have it tonight which will be spicier than Vindaloo! Can’t wait to try it! X
Been having these for over a year now they are nice! I don't go to indian take aways anymore too expensive and portions get smaller hate being ripped off! We enjoy these for our treat night! Haven't had the phall though 😮🔥
Nowt better than a ruby of a Friday night. Like yourself, the hotter the better! I'm also a 1/2 chips, 1/2 rice heathen. 🤣 Runny sauce = naan dippage! _Dippage_ is a technical term used by 3 Michelin Star chefs. Honest! 👍
glad you enjoyed your curry, thanks for sharing, the hottest curry i can deal with is from my local Indian is a lamb rogan josh, or a sheesh kebab Turkish with Komal Patia sauce
Gaz , I tried this after your review and it was well nice, although I found it hot as ..... I'm a wuss with spicy food but I enjoyed , heron at the moment are doing deals with this range ; 2 mains amd 2 side dishes, I got a chicken phall , chicken biriani, bombay potato's and pilau rice all for a Jackson £5, bargain
I love your videos man I can't seem to find that phall in heron tried Oldham and today tried Rhyl but in Rhyl they did have a vindaloo and it was amazing £2 bargain I could live off these, keep up the good work 👍
I must say, that looked good. Great for dipping with Naan bread. A little sour cream always goes well with hot and spicy food. £2!! Oh well. I wouldn’t have bought it, but you never know, in future maybe. Thanks for the vid.
It looked very nice! 👍👍Our local curry house does not have a phall on their menu I asked why and the manager guy said because it's too hot!! but he would cook for us.
i used to buy curries at work with no rice , but buy the ambient temperature naans , and just tear up the naan in chunks and mix it in the sauce , better than rice IMO :)
They do a curry deal, two sides rice, Bombay potatoes and two main curries for £5 in B&M good value, there are quite a few different ones but i like the Phall, Bhuna and Vindaloo, lots of onions in the Vindaloo one though.
Man, I love a curry, normally a jalfrezi, madras or rogan with rice and/or chips. Eating out and even takeaways are so relatively expensive these days that I'm just not having them anymore. I need to see what iceland has to offer or cook up a big batch with pataks madras paste and freeze portions.
Hi Gareth from Spain where it is definitely heading towards winter. Price-wise it's not bad but, as you know, I like to know what's really in summat like that so I prefer to make my own. Today I made a swineherd's pie (we had left over pork loin meat.) Tomorrow, I'm having sweet and sour chicken since i have some sauce left over from last time.
tesco do a microwave chicken curry with white rice for 85p for the price its really really good quite mild one and you get plenty hearty food co chicken curry and also diggers chicken balls £2.25 for 8 if on offer £3 if not 12 mins in air fryer on 210 brilliant best ones i have tried
Since Iceland have discontinued their scarily spicy range, this is up my ally. One of the main reasons i went into Iceland was for the pizza and the carolina reaper curry in that range. Hottest curry i ever had.
I got one the other week. Had a garlic naan with it. Not bad at all, hot, but nowhere near as hot as a real Phall from an Indian Restaurant. More of a between a Madras and Vindaloo sort of heat for me. Tasty enough though. And for £2 you can't fall off.
Got to say the best curry I have had in a long time was Asdas main for two chicken balti, really lovely with big tender pieces of chicken, cost £4.00 but it is a good amount of product.
I had their chicken tikka masala in their meal pack for 2 last week (on offer at £7) and that was really good, including the sides. They seem to be changing their Indian meals for 2 at the moment. Their chicken vindaloo packed a punch yet still had flavour.
@@stephenmurray2851Tesco's tinned curries are superb - great standby and at about £2.50 a good deal. We like to add Sultanas, 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder and a packet of "Growers?" 35p rice - then uwave.
Hi Gareth, £2 from Heron food's, bargain you can't leave it there for that price. And you enjoyed it ,that's the main thing ,I know what I will be buying next time I'm in Wrexham I'm calling in Heron food's. Great video Take care😋👍
Cant go wrong for £2! Have you tried the new Bom Bahia range of Indian food from Asda? They are really good and not your typical tasting supermarket Indian and side dishes, they actually taste like what you get from a restaurant but for half the price.
I've seen them added to the new range. Obviously they are more expensive than their regular Indian foods so would love a heads up in advance as to which ones to try.
I like a hot curry, but I draw the line at 'Phall's'! I live in Manchester where famous 'curry mile' is from (not so famous now tbf cos a lot of the restaurants have been closed down🤣) and back in the 90's I tried a Phall at one of the more renowned places called 'The Shere Khan' and basically regretted it for the next 24hrs! Painful is not the word! Made the decision that a Jalfrezi and Madras were my heat limit from then on. 😉
I used to eat Phaal in in restaurants donkeys years ago when i was insane really really hot.A madras is hot enough for me nowadays i'm going to give that one a go looks good great review mate.👍
I like the tinned Asda chicken vindaloo, it's lovely, plenty of chicken, and a nice kick, it keeps creeping up in price but , for £2.25 but , it's worth it.
I tried one on your recommendation and have to agree with you...its really good. Coming in a tin it's always worthwile to keep a couple in the back of the cupboard. Cheers.
You could could put it in a saucepan and heat with the simmer setting for a while, that way the sauce will reduce. Microwave produces a lot of steam in side the container. Looked okay though.
These currys were also in Farmfoods but were discontinued - they are also in B&M Express who have taken over a lot of Heron food locations, they are in different branding, but the tray inside is the giveaway. Its the Authentic food company. I wish theyd do the curry sauce frozen only and let us add the meat, as I think they are struggling on that for £2. The problem with the jars is they taste vingery because of the preservatives.
There's nothing whatsoever stopping you adding some chicken (or anything else for that matter) to the tweak the meal then heating it is there? We do that all the time when we want to add to dishes we love but find are short of meat etc. It comes down to cost. More chicken turns a £2 dish in £2.50...
Used to work at a milk bottling plant at that Manchester address. Worst job I ever had..The plastic bottles used to explode if they bunched up and the handles cut your hands to shreds. We had to throw 3 each hand into them supermarket cages! Yeah, Sharston...Thanks for the reminder ;(
HERON foods? Hmm...Do they do a lamb or veggie one; not keen on chicken. I'd have to have 2 with a nice chilli naan bread, rice, lime pickle chutney, & cucumber raitha to soothe my stomach & tastebuds. M22 although a 'Manchester' pc is not actually in Mancheste. ICELAND C Reaper curries?! I'm going to try them; hope there's more choice than chicken 😡 Approaching mid-scale on the Scoville units; 30,000-50 units? Luckily there's two places within the county of Beds, that I should be able to get it. The town I live has a large S/E Asian community with lots of green grocery shops, but when I've asked they were clueless about the C Reaper chilli pepper. Maybe they're not masochists! GOOD suggestion!; half rice/half chips! These days eating out is becoming more & more expensive: 2 portions, just over 1 1/2 lbs /700g for £4 is a good deal.
Got this in my freezer. Just had the hot chicken bhuna. Tbh the heron curries are all much of a muchness. The chicken bhuna i had could have easily been a madras. This phall im assuming will be exactly the same but with added chilli powder so basically hotter. But at the same time they're decent value for money. Two curries and two sides for a fiver. Aslong as you dont expect too much they're decent enough. The bhuna went down well with some pittas.
Pretty sure it were the Bhuna I had the other day, were banging and tbh spicer than I thought it’d be, reckon this Phall would be torture though for my gallbladder😆 can’t eat spice like I used to.
I do mine in a saucepan with my little balti wok covering the pan. No chips or rice though . I like my chapattis or tortilla wraps. After a few beers what's not to like.
Gareth £2 good value too hot for me chicken tikka my go to.i noticed asda do 2 for a fiver Indian meals only draw back 200grams per box so effectively your paying £5 for one portion if you're a growing lad.
Good tip Gareth ... when stirring, chop up large chunks of chicken with kitchen scissors and immerse in hot sauce flavouring ... makes the meal stretch further ... and enhances flavour experience! If loads of sauce and little meat/veg ... stir fry extra of both and throw in the mix ready cooked.
Even though my ethnicity is Indian, I don't like my meals to be EXTREMELY hot chilli wise, as the heat from the chillies becomes so overwhelming that you can't appreciate the other ingredients. Vindaloo is about as hot as I like. Mind you with a price tag of £2 I am very suspicious of the quality of the Chicken pieces. I am aware that I have on one or two occasions criticised British savoury meals, however there are a few British savoury meals that I rate highly, ie I absolutely love Sunday Roasts, and the Brits have done a great job with inventing the best method of making roast potatoes. Another great British savoury meal I love is Shepherd's Pie; though it would have been great if the original recipe included Bell Peppers and Sundried Tomatoes, which is how I make Shepherd's Pies. But for the most part British desserts and confectioneries score higher than British savoury meals.
My Irish friend in the US put peppers in her Shepards’s pie,and it is indeed an improvement on the original pie from home,hers is the only Shepherd’s pie I have ever liked.Only like Yorkshire pudding with jam,I also don’t like baked beans,though I do like beans in soups,and chili,I know I’m a strange English person food wise.
Gareth, next time you do a curry review, try the Sharwood microwave poppadums. I was dubious but was pleasantly surprised. Follow the instructions carefully and they turn out quite well.
Hi mate love watching your vlogs..so much information and honest opinion..have tried so many different foods..from Herons to Iceland to Aldi..etc..now can't wait to try the Phall from Herons..but will be adding chilli flakes to mine..love a good hot curry..That you my friend can't wait for the next live..
I love my curry`s and I grow my own Chilli`s but I tried Carolina Reapers and although eating them wasn`t too traumatic, getting rid of them the next day certainly was 🤣🤣👍👍
It looks more like off phail straight out the abattoir haha your a funny guy been binge watching your vids a hope your spot on am from morecambe what 6 mile as the crow flies and we have such different accents wow 😮
Top lad. Being a bit similar with the old shrinking packages, poundland batteries. Used to be £2 for 22 aa batteries, now 18. I sound so boring. Keep it going mate.
I don't think we have a Heron near us except the one that visits the local Koi pond so I will sadly miss out on this one. Iceland's vindaloo isn't too bad mind at the same price. That said I had one the other day and one bit of chicken escaped being fully heated and my guts have been choppy for a day or two, so now they get double zapped 🤣.
Some of the meals a great they just lack a proper portion size in my opinion but that depends on the food the curry for example would be okay if you had options like rice, and other sides
*Spectacular- for trying this Super Spicy well known for it,Curry 🥵🥵🥵🙌🔥* Got a story… My 3 nephews.or three brothers. In my late teens,for a while all three pitted themselves against the fal lol I could never eat it. The three used to ask for it to be made spicier at the local Indian. All three liked a spicy curry. I laugh because I’d seen them several times around the table eating. One in a cracked voice was insistent he was fine and loving the curry- he was dripping in sweat . And I mean,just out the shower,absolutely sweating it large. I laughed then and I still laugh thinking about it now.
Hi all, apologies said 6 chilli rating on the box. Missed it, only human. Have a good weekend 😊😋😋
You to you mate!!
An apology is not enough.
Plus Gareth, its a bit strange it says 350g on the front of the package but 326g per serving! Is the packaging part of the total weight or am I been a bit dim!
Still looks nice shame I wasn't able to get one
Did the box tell you where the chicken was from?
70 grams of chicken and 280 grams of "sauce" for £2. I know M&S is more expensive but I had one last night... Vindaloo 400 grams total, 200 grams (50%) chicken breast for £4.51 (reduced). Still worth giving this one a go and I'm out shopping soon...it's on my list 😉
Thanks for another excellent review Gareth
Why the quotation marks? Isn't it _really_ sauce?
@@eadweard. Yes with added pieces of veg
You're welcome 😊
Had this last night Gareth, wow! It's pretty damn good. I increased the heat with two teaspoons of Mr Naga and adjusted the sweetness with a teaspoon of Geetas mango Chutney. Added two slices of tomato and one of cucumber - it was exceptional, so thanks mate another review you've got SPOT ON!
Yes pretty good isn't it
That chicken has probably been flown around three continents 🤣
It has.
Chickens can't fly far! 😂😂😂
Probably identified as a cow too...
More holidays than me.
Nah, it came strait from Vietnam, on the same plane as my dogs Hi Life dog food.
The best supermarket curry I ever had were the Vindaloos from Asda but they long changed their recipe probably 10-12years ago, almost on par with what you’d get at a curry house. It’s a shame they’re gone as they were fantastic and really flavourful for such a hot dish, by the end I’d be pretty much numb, shaking and sweating. I love mega hot food but I prefer to deal with it at home rather than in public 😂
Morrison’s used to do the “Volcanic Vindaloo” which was pretty serious, what with a whole Naga chilli in it. About my limit, though they always gave me hiccups.
Nice review Foodie, not had Indian food for a long time but the last one was in a restaurant and the Phall had Naga chilli's as an extra and trust me that was smoking my stomach and Butt 🥵
Nice review as always, or should I say 'spot on' 😉
For meals like this I steam them rather than micowave/oven cook. Just feel it removes any chance of them drying out. Nothing scientific about the timing, just 45 mins to an hour, depending on the size
Put the loo roll in the fridge
The Phall is the hidden curry on most decent Indian restaurants menus. It is to be embraced and not feared.
No thanks! 😅 2 chilli 🌶️ ratings is enough for me lol
Takes a bit of pre planning, eg toilet roll in the freezer
If you know you know
I can cope with most Phall's here so ordered a hall strength Pathia on holiday in Spain this year knowing how mild the Indian restaurant curry's are usually over there, my god
it blew my head off😂😂! The Chef came out and asked if I was ok I told him I was dying and he laughed, he said he uses proper Indian Spice and not like what we get in the UK😮😮
The phal is the hot one for the men. Dry heat. Beats the Naga lamb in my local.
Tried several 'hot' frozen curries like you Gareth and my favourite is the Chicken Madras from Home Bargains. I'll have to come across to Barrow to shop at Heron Foods to try out this Phall. Thanks for the video.
HI Gareth, Gareth here, I went shopping yesterday to farm foods, fancied a curry, picked up farmfoods signature chicken Jalfezi, £3.99, gave it a go. Gareth, you have to buy it, it's as good as restaurant curry, lots of chicken, spicy, plenty of sauce to dip up. Was that good I went back today and got a butter chicken one, blown away by that too, creamy and loads of chicken and sauce! Get down there!!!
I batch-cooked a Phall with 4kg of chicken thighs using my own home-grown Carolina Reaper pods (3 medium-sized ones). The first taste was vicious, followed by hiccoughs and raw guts. The rest was frozen and the last of it was eaten about 3 months later by our son. He came to me with tears in his eyes. I'll have to seek this brand out to give it a try.
Hi Gareth, these size curries like in Iceland are 375 grams. 350 grams is ones like in Heron foods, recently Lidl’s and now Morrison’s. That curry looked good to me but heat is about a low end Vindaloo 👍
Sounds great!
Do not have a heron foods where I am but looks lovely. But as I watch all your videos I have been buying the Morrisons lamb curry you liked and it was lovely, had it with chips and naan bread. I take a lot from your reviews you are on the ball x
I usually let these frozen curries thaw out for a few hours to let the chicken marinate in the sauce as it usually improves the curry, then microwave or cook it on the hob and the meat gets hotter quicker ;)
If this is the case I would be adding some more chicken to the curry. Some pre-cooked chicken, eg. a thigh from a supermarket deli. Let it marinate for an hour and then heat it up. Always think that runny curries are best served with naan or chapattis to soak up the sauce.
Sounds great!
Genuinely going to be looking for this next time I visit Heron! Haven’t been for a long time but for a ready meal that’s a great price. Awesome detailed review as always!
Hope you enjoy
The hottest curry I had was from a restaurant in Grantham. Paid for it the next day though. Was out shopping with the mrs and got the urge. Luckily they had toilets. I was in there so long my wife got a member of staff to check I was OK!
Getting the staff to check up on you 😂
Id probably still be there now
The worst thing about that shituation is the groans of pain and the sploshing noise
You must have had an arse like a dragons nostril after that one! lol
Perfect for these cold wet days and nights ❤️
Just had one of these last night, absolutely blew my head off haha!! First few spoonfuls were fine but the more I ate the more the heat intensified, it was worse on my throat then on my mouth though, still not as hot as a phall from an Indian restaurant but definitely still packs a lot of heat!
I regularly eat the Vindaloo Heron one which is gorgeous and my kinda spice. I have the Phall one in the freezer and will have it tonight which will be spicier than Vindaloo! Can’t wait to try it! X
Thanks for sharing!
Been having these for over a year now they are nice! I don't go to indian take aways anymore too expensive and portions get smaller hate being ripped off! We enjoy these for our treat night! Haven't had the phall though 😮🔥
These are new out mate, must of been something else in their range
Nowt better than a ruby of a Friday night.
Like yourself, the hotter the better! I'm also a 1/2 chips, 1/2 rice heathen. 🤣
Runny sauce = naan dippage!
_Dippage_ is a technical term used by 3 Michelin Star chefs. Honest! 👍
Haha cheers pal
Never thought i would find someone counting pieces of chicken so entertaining 😂 love the content!!
Glad you enjoyed!
One of the nicest/edible Phalls I've ever had is in Pevkos, Rhodes. Not silly hot, but tasty. The Shahi.
glad you enjoyed your curry, thanks for sharing, the hottest curry i can deal with is from my local Indian is a lamb rogan josh, or a sheesh kebab Turkish with Komal Patia sauce
I really love a good phall or vindaloo for breakfast with nan (peshwari ideally) or rice.
Then again I love chippy curry, peas & chips too.
Gaz , I tried this after your review and it was well nice, although I found it hot as ..... I'm a wuss with spicy food but I enjoyed , heron at the moment are doing deals with this range ; 2 mains amd 2 side dishes, I got a chicken phall , chicken biriani, bombay potato's and pilau rice all for a Jackson £5, bargain
I love your videos man I can't seem to find that phall in heron tried Oldham and today tried Rhyl but in Rhyl they did have a vindaloo and it was amazing £2 bargain I could live off these, keep up the good work 👍
I must say, that looked good. Great for dipping with Naan bread. A little sour cream always goes well with hot and spicy food. £2!! Oh well. I wouldn’t have bought it, but you never know, in future maybe. Thanks for the vid.
It looked very nice! 👍👍Our local curry house does not have a phall on their menu I asked why and the manager guy said because it's too hot!! but he would cook for us.
I had two of these with Bombay potatoes really nice best left for a few minutes for the sauce to thicken up though.
I tried a phall in an Indian restaurant years ago i thought i was going to die 😂😂 I'd be scared to try this 😅
Go for it
Oh that looks gorgeous. Rice and chips n some garlic Nan bread. Banging meal for £2.00. Costs more for a bottle of pop over here. 🙄
i used to buy curries at work with no rice , but buy the ambient temperature naans , and just tear up the naan in chunks and mix it in the sauce , better than rice IMO :)
They do a curry deal, two sides rice, Bombay potatoes and two main curries for £5 in B&M good value, there are quite a few different ones but i like the Phall, Bhuna and Vindaloo, lots of onions in the Vindaloo one though.
Man, I love a curry, normally a jalfrezi, madras or rogan with rice and/or chips. Eating out and even takeaways are so relatively expensive these days that I'm just not having them anymore. I need to see what iceland has to offer or cook up a big batch with pataks madras paste and freeze portions.
I love indian food and eat it alot,but phall? Na i choose life lol
Hi Gareth from Spain where it is definitely heading towards winter. Price-wise it's not bad but, as you know, I like to know what's really in summat like that so I prefer to make my own. Today I made a swineherd's pie (we had left over pork loin meat.) Tomorrow, I'm having sweet and sour chicken since i have some sauce left over from last time.
??? It tells you what's in it, on the box.
Cheers pal
tesco do a microwave chicken curry with white rice for 85p for the price its really really good quite mild one and you get plenty hearty food co chicken curry and also diggers chicken balls £2.25 for 8 if on offer £3 if not 12 mins in air fryer on 210 brilliant best ones i have tried
Nice editing with the shot of it bubbling there, you are always getting better at this :)
Needed to boil some rice with that Gaz. Unfortunate but no Heron Foods near me.
That is cheap £2 curry nice meal for winter worm you up good video 🔥
Wouldn’t even dare, hubby would 😂. Had 5 days in a barn conversion in Pennnigton last week, popped into Ulverston for lunch at The Farmers ☺️ xx
Oh how I wish I was young and daft enough to try one of these. Sadly my body would not tolerate it. Looks delicious though but. Cheers Gareth
Since Iceland have discontinued their scarily spicy range, this is up my ally. One of the main reasons i went into Iceland was for the pizza and the carolina reaper curry in that range. Hottest curry i ever had.
I got one the other week.
Had a garlic naan with it.
Not bad at all, hot, but nowhere near as hot as a real Phall from an Indian Restaurant.
More of a between a Madras and Vindaloo sort of heat for me.
Tasty enough though.
And for £2 you can't fall off.
Salivating away watching this one! Sometimes nothing will hit the spot like a cheeky hot curry. Love it. I need to track this one down…
Got to say the best curry I have had in a long time was Asdas main for two chicken balti, really lovely with big tender pieces of chicken, cost £4.00 but it is a good amount of product.
I had their chicken tikka masala in their meal pack for 2 last week (on offer at £7) and that was really good, including the sides. They seem to be changing their Indian meals for 2 at the moment. Their chicken vindaloo packed a punch yet still had flavour.
@@jwsuicides8095just stay away from tescos. Had two the other day and we're garbage. No meat in it
@@stephenmurray2851Tesco's tinned curries are superb - great standby and at about £2.50 a good deal. We like to add Sultanas, 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder and a packet of "Growers?" 35p rice - then uwave.
@@beamer.electronics you should try Icelands bhuna. Lovely.
Fantastic review Gareth! I will definitely be trying this I love hot curries! I like them with chapattis and crucials yogurt and mint sauce.
Cheers
Hi Gareth, £2 from Heron food's, bargain you can't leave it there for that price. And you enjoyed it ,that's the main thing ,I know what I will be buying next time I'm in Wrexham I'm calling in Heron food's. Great video Take care😋👍
Have had the Currys from herons foods they are nice and do 2 Currys and 2 sides some times for a fiver,they are the best my opinion in frozen curry
Phaal is my No.1 curry ever! 🔥🌶️🍛 Great video! and perfect with a Cobra 🍺
Thanks
Perfect combo,
Always grab a cobra with a curry
@@JaSon-wc4pn Offfft yass 🙌🍺
Cant go wrong for £2! Have you tried the new Bom Bahia range of Indian food from Asda? They are really good and not your typical tasting supermarket Indian and side dishes, they actually taste like what you get from a restaurant but for half the price.
I've seen them added to the new range. Obviously they are more expensive than their regular Indian foods so would love a heads up in advance as to which ones to try.
I think Gareth reviewed one yesterday & is going to review more from the range.
@@andywrong3247 Oooo missed that vid! Nice one.
I have just watched that challenge you did with the peanuts again with your brother came up on my feed, so you took that last peanut very well
I like a hot curry, but I draw the line at 'Phall's'! I live in Manchester where famous 'curry mile' is from (not so famous now tbf cos a lot of the restaurants have been closed down🤣) and back in the 90's I tried a Phall at one of the more renowned places called 'The Shere Khan' and basically regretted it for the next 24hrs! Painful is not the word! Made the decision that a Jalfrezi and Madras were my heat limit from then on. 😉
Heron had an offer on for two mains and two sides for a fiver. Sides being bombay potatoes and pilau rice.
I used to eat Phaal in in restaurants donkeys years ago when i was insane really really hot.A madras is hot enough for me nowadays i'm going to give that one a go looks good great review mate.👍
Love a decent madras!😋
Thanks for the review, wouldn’t have known about this otherwise, I’ll have to find a heron shop by me 👍🏻
U didnt say where u bought it from m8?. Looks lovely,ps great tuber, i watch your videos every day👌
I like the tinned Asda chicken vindaloo, it's lovely, plenty of chicken, and a nice kick, it keeps creeping up in price but , for £2.25 but , it's worth it.
I tried one on your recommendation and have to agree with you...its really good. Coming in a tin it's always worthwile to keep a couple in the back of the cupboard. Cheers.
Thanks for sharing
You could could put it in a saucepan and heat with the simmer setting for a while, that way the sauce will reduce. Microwave produces a lot of steam in side the container. Looked okay though.
I don't think that I'm brave enough to try one of those but thanks for another honest review 💜💜💜
No problem 😊
Good video
Wow it’s bubbling like a volcano🌋😂👍
These currys were also in Farmfoods but were discontinued - they are also in B&M Express who have taken over a lot of Heron food locations, they are in different branding, but the tray inside is the giveaway. Its the Authentic food company. I wish theyd do the curry sauce frozen only and let us add the meat, as I think they are struggling on that for £2. The problem with the jars is they taste vingery because of the preservatives.
There's nothing whatsoever stopping you adding some chicken (or anything else for that matter) to the tweak the meal then heating it is there? We do that all the time when we want to add to dishes we love but find are short of meat etc. It comes down to cost. More chicken turns a £2 dish in £2.50...
Yup I buy the 2 pound for 1kg chicken thighs from the coop value range and just add the phal
I shop at herons and have tried most of these and they are great good value great review Gary
I have the tesco chicken vindaloo and rice for breakfast every day its its really nice tho bit sparse on the chicken
Looks good but think these ready meals should come with rice, sure they used to do xx
These are on offer in Heron. Two curries and two sides for £5. Good value.
There's a really nice Welsh Curry called Tan Y Ddraig The Dragons Fire.It's a Handmade Welsh Curry.I know Sainsburys and Tesco sell it.It's £2.95
Hero mate, hope your well 👍
@BaldFoodieGuy I'm good thanks Gaz.Had a lot of flooding in places here in North Wales due to torrential rain.Hope You and Family are all well Mate 👍
Used to work at a milk bottling plant at that Manchester address. Worst job I ever had..The plastic bottles used to explode if they bunched up and the handles cut your hands to shreds. We had to throw 3 each hand into them supermarket cages! Yeah, Sharston...Thanks for the reminder ;(
You're welcome
@@BaldFoodieGuy sufferin' sukatash!
For me its the ASDA chicken bhuna that's fiiiiiine, really amazing schlock curry. Eat several a year. Delicious
HERON foods? Hmm...Do they do a lamb or veggie one; not keen on chicken. I'd have to have 2 with a nice chilli naan bread, rice, lime pickle chutney, & cucumber raitha to soothe my stomach & tastebuds. M22 although a 'Manchester' pc is not actually in Mancheste. ICELAND C Reaper curries?! I'm going to try them; hope there's more choice than chicken 😡 Approaching mid-scale on the Scoville units; 30,000-50 units? Luckily there's two places within the county of Beds, that I should be able to get it. The town I live has a large S/E Asian community with lots of green grocery shops, but when I've asked they were clueless about the C Reaper chilli pepper. Maybe they're not masochists! GOOD suggestion!; half rice/half chips! These days eating out is becoming more & more expensive: 2 portions, just over 1 1/2 lbs /700g for £4 is a good deal.
Cheers pal
Got this in my freezer. Just had the hot chicken bhuna. Tbh the heron curries are all much of a muchness. The chicken bhuna i had could have easily been a madras. This phall im assuming will be exactly the same but with added chilli powder so basically hotter. But at the same time they're decent value for money. Two curries and two sides for a fiver. Aslong as you dont expect too much they're decent enough. The bhuna went down well with some pittas.
Pretty sure it were the Bhuna I had the other day, were banging and tbh spicer than I thought it’d be, reckon this Phall would be torture though for my gallbladder😆 can’t eat spice like I used to.
@@angrypandagames1792 the bhuna for me wasnt that spicy but it was nice and sweet. Had flavour.
@@markytuk1 definitely had a kick 😆 when it makes your head wet you know it's got a bang, really enjoyed it though, for £2 you can't go wrong.
Got the same product from lidl in my freezer il ave try them good review 👍
I do mine in a saucepan with my little balti wok covering the pan.
No chips or rice though . I like my chapattis or tortilla wraps.
After a few beers what's not to like.
Gareth £2 good value too hot for me chicken tikka my go to.i noticed asda do 2 for a fiver Indian meals only draw back 200grams per box so effectively your paying £5 for one portion if you're a growing lad.
A up mate,have you tried mayflower beef curry from heron , it's spot on
Thought I would try it last night was really hot and some spinach with nan Broad was a good review but a little sweet for me
Hi Gareth like you mate love the spicey foods thanks for the video the reaper curry did me no favours either
had this tonight, impressed by the flavour and found it proper hot but managed to finish it, prefer the vindaloo in this range
Wow I want to try one now yum yum
Good tip Gareth ... when stirring, chop up large chunks of chicken with kitchen scissors and immerse in hot sauce flavouring ... makes the meal stretch further ... and enhances flavour experience!
If loads of sauce and little meat/veg ... stir fry extra of both and throw in the mix ready cooked.
Even though my ethnicity is Indian, I don't like my meals to be EXTREMELY hot chilli wise, as the heat from the chillies becomes so overwhelming that you can't appreciate the other ingredients. Vindaloo is about as hot as I like. Mind you with a price tag of £2 I am very suspicious of the quality of the Chicken pieces.
I am aware that I have on one or two occasions criticised British savoury meals, however there are a few British savoury meals that I rate highly, ie I absolutely love Sunday Roasts, and the Brits have done a great job with inventing the best method of making roast potatoes. Another great British savoury meal I love is Shepherd's Pie; though it would have been great if the original recipe included Bell Peppers and Sundried Tomatoes, which is how I make Shepherd's Pies. But for the most part British desserts and confectioneries score higher than British savoury meals.
Cheers pal
My Irish friend in the US put peppers in her Shepards’s pie,and it is indeed an improvement on the original pie from home,hers is the only Shepherd’s pie I have ever liked.Only like Yorkshire pudding with jam,I also don’t like baked beans,though I do like beans in soups,and chili,I know I’m a strange English person food wise.
Gareth, next time you do a curry review, try the Sharwood microwave poppadums. I was dubious but was pleasantly surprised. Follow the instructions carefully and they turn out quite well.
Cheers Peter
Where fid u buy this gareth ? Love thr videos keep it up
Hi mate love watching your vlogs..so much information and honest opinion..have tried so many different foods..from Herons to Iceland to Aldi..etc..now can't wait to try the Phall from Herons..but will be adding chilli flakes to mine..love a good hot curry..That you my friend can't wait for the next live..
Good to hear
I wouldn't normally try Phall but might give that one a go!!!
I tried the Iceland scarily spicy chicken curry, it was brutal. I’m used to eating ghost chilli and Trinidad scorpion but that hurt 😂
I love my curry`s and I grow my own Chilli`s but I tried Carolina Reapers and although eating them wasn`t too traumatic, getting rid of them the next day certainly was 🤣🤣👍👍
I cant hadle spice like I used too😔Still love a good curry but chinese hot n sour soup is my fav these days and to make
It looks more like off phail straight out the abattoir haha your a funny guy been binge watching your vids a hope your spot on am from morecambe what 6 mile as the crow flies and we have such different accents wow 😮
Top lad. Being a bit similar with the old shrinking packages, poundland batteries. Used to be £2 for 22 aa batteries, now 18. I sound so boring. Keep it going mate.
Thanks for sharing
Is it too early for a pint then, to go with your curry!!
It's 6 o'clock somewhere 👍
I don't think we have a Heron near us except the one that visits the local Koi pond so I will sadly miss out on this one. Iceland's vindaloo isn't too bad mind at the same price. That said I had one the other day and one bit of chicken escaped being fully heated and my guts have been choppy for a day or two, so now they get double zapped 🤣.
You know you're posh when you use the word "decant" for transferring your microwave meal from the container to a bowl. (Just joshing.)
(Rogan joshing....oh hell, I'm answering myself. Help!)
Some of the meals a great they just lack a proper portion size in my opinion but that depends on the food the curry for example would be okay if you had options like rice, and other sides
All these different names for curries .. Could you do a mark out of 10 for how hot they are
Papparoni's just reviewed this, Gaz. Not that hot, apparently🤷♂️
Used to love the phalls and a tindaloo , back in the days before my bowel intolerances took that enjoyment away. 😐
*Spectacular- for trying this Super Spicy well known for it,Curry 🥵🥵🥵🙌🔥*
Got a story…
My 3 nephews.or three brothers.
In my late teens,for a while all three pitted themselves against the fal lol
I could never eat it. The three used to ask for it to be made spicier at the local Indian. All three liked a spicy curry.
I laugh because I’d seen them several times around the table eating. One in a cracked voice was insistent he was fine and loving the curry- he was dripping in sweat . And I mean,just out the shower,absolutely sweating it large. I laughed then and I still laugh thinking about it now.
Cheers Glenda
Our local Indian takeaway where we lived before was called the Fiery Ring :)