rice reviews

Levi Roots Jamaican Coconut Chicken Curry with rice and peas

Published on June 28th, 2013 Levi Roots

The sauce has a peculiar yoghurt taste. Very very mild… quite bland. I found only 2 pieces of mango and a single piece of avocado, so it’s not exactly packed with flavoursome ingredients. The chicken didn’t taste right- I felt like I had poor cuts of meat. That said, the quantity is quite generous. Even… [Read More]

2 out of 5

Morrisons Chicken Biryani

Published on June 14th, 2013

£3.29 is at the high end of the ready meals market. I love the presentation of the food and the clear use of fresh ingredients. The fact that this is one of your five a day comes as a pleasant surprise. The plentiful quantities of chicken is gorgeous- a nice tandoori flavour with a smoky,… [Read More]

3 out of 5

Uncle Ben’s Express Wholegrain and Mediterranean Vegetable Rice

Published on April 19th, 2013 Uncle Ben's

Very rich, heavy flavour- you wouldn’t want much of this. This is reasonably tasty, but too full-of-tomato, dark and pungent for my taste. Eat this with chilli chicken or Mexican style mince. Would be gorgeous if accompanied with chorizo or chargrilled prawns.

3 out of 5

Iceland Lamb Biryani

Published on March 23rd, 2013

Has some odd, unidentifiable bits that look like stuffing. Hardly any lamb, but ultimately quite tasty. More of a rice dish, very dry, not a main course as such. Feels like you should have a curry with it. The peas make it a little more colourful and lively. Nice hint of chilli. This review comes… [Read More]

3 out of 5

Uncle Ben’s Savoury Chicken Flavour Rice

Published on February 6th, 2013 Uncle Ben's

Not perfect EVERY time, contrary to the packaging… Rice is slightly overcooked and gloopy. Cannot taste any chicken. This is just gloopy rice with sweetcorn. Not unpleasant, this would complement some chicken fillet and steamed broccoli quite nicely. On its own, it’s nothing special.

3 out of 5

Sharwood’s Lamb Biryani

Published on January 8th, 2013 Sharwood's

Hardly any lamb to speak of- just a few bits of mince. Nice and obvious use of fresh ingredients (you will find yourself crunching on the odd clove). Tasty flavours. Despite its lack of meat, the meal doesn’t feel lacking.

4 out of 5

Campbell’s Savoury Rice Mild Curry Flavour

Published on September 17th, 2012 Campbell's

I followed the hob instructions- beware, rice sticks to the bottom. The rice is still a little on the hard side, even after cooking. Tasty, and of a decent quantity, though at 20 minutes it’s quite a long waiting time. Sweet and juicy.

3 out of 5

Sainsbury’s Special Fried Rice

Published on April 3rd, 2012

Sticky texture, rice is a little overcooked. The ham is grey and look very unappetising. Particularly unpleasant taste of perfume with some mouthfuls. Unable to decipher the ingredient, but it completely spoils the dish. Would not have this again.

2 out of 5