The Cumin Club Deserves More Fanfare for Its 5-Minute Meal Kits Made by Indian Chefs

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For a long time, I didn’t think I liked Indian food, but that was only because I’d never had authentic Indian food. The Cumin Club, which creates 5-minute Indian meal kits, deliciously emphasized this fact.

Co-founded by Ragoth Bala and Harish Visweswaran, who immigrated to the US from India, The Cumin Club offers over 30 vegetarian and vegan meals developed by chefs in India and approved by a panel of taste testers. Freeze-dried into pouches, the lentils, rice, curries, simmer sauces and desserts contain no preservatives, GMOs, excess sodium or seed oils.

As one of CNET’s meal kit testers and a vegetarian of 21 years who often cooks and eats vegan meals, I was curious how The Cumin Club’s freeze-dried dishes would compare to the fresh and frozen meal delivery services I’ve tested over the past few years. So I put The Cumin Club’s vegan offerings to the test.

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