Review: Sukhi's - Chicken Tikka Masala

Sukhi's Chicken Tikka Masala features "tender white chicken in a creamy tomato curry" served with rice and a piece of naan.

Review: Sukhi's - Chicken Curry

Sukhi's Chicken Curry frozen meal features "tender white chicken cooked in herbs and spices" served with basmati rice and "naan bread" (which is basically like saying "bread bread").

Review: Saffron Road - Chicken Tikka Masala

Saffron Road's Chicken Tikka Masala features "roasted white meat chicken simmered with Tandoori spices in a robust, creamy tomato sauce" served with Basmati rice.

Review: Whole Foods - Tandoori Chicken Samosas

Whole Foods Tandoori Chicken Samosas feature "petite wheat flour pastries filled with savory chicken and onion slowly roasted in a fragrant blend of garlic and Southeast Asian spices and mixed with tangy lemon yogurt.

Review: Saffron Road - Chicken Biryani

Saffron Road's Chicken Biryani features a "classic Hyderabad-inspired recipe with tender dark meat chicken and caramelized onions" served over Basmati rice.

Review: IKEA - Veggie Balls Plate

IKEA Veggie Balls Plate features a helping of 10 veggie balls made with chick peas, green peas, carrots, corn, kale, and red bell peppers, served with a sweet potato sauce in lieu of gravy and a side of steamed vegetables (instead of mashed potatoes).

Around the World: Could Egg be McDonald's Next Value Play?

McDonald's has long struggled to offer two beef patties on their value menu (going from the Double Cheeseburger to the McDouble and now offering the Daily Double for better margins).

Now, with rising beef prices, it looks like a possible solution is eggs.

Out in Malaysia, McDonald's has started offering egg as a beef patty substitute on their value menu with the new Beef & Egg and McEgg Deluxe.

Frozen Friday: Trader Joe's - Butter Chicken

Trader Joe's Butter Chicken is their take on the Indian dish featuring chicken in a tomato and butter sauce. It comes with basmati rice on the side.

$3.49 nets you a 12.5-ounce box.

Frozen Friday: Trader Joe's - Aloo Chaat Kati Pouches

Trader Joe's Aloo Chaat Kati Pouches are a savory crispy pastry filled with potatoes, chick peas, chaat masala, and tamarind chutney.

An 8-ounce box of two pouches were $2.29.

Frozen Friday: Trader Joe's - Channa Masala

Trader Joe's Channa Masala is described as a "moderately spicy dish with chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) at its center. The beans are sautéed with onions, tomatoes, peppers and exotic spices like cumin and fenugreek. It's a dish that’s wildly popular in the Punjab region of Northern India, as well as Gujarat in the West of the country."

You can think of it as a garbanzo bean curry. A 10-ounce box goes for $2.99.

Frozen Friday: Fresh & Easy - Channa Masala

Fresh & Easy's Channa Masala is part of their Eatwell line of foods, which have lower counts of fat, sodium, and calories. It's a vegetarian frozen meal that features garbanzo beans in a spicy curry served over rice with a mix of cauliflowers and spinach on the side.

Fresh & Easy has these for pretty cheap at $1.99 for a 9.25-ounce box.

Frozen Friday: Fresh & Easy - Chicken Tikka Masala

Fresh & Easy is like a Trader Joe's crossed with a 7-Eleven. They only have locations in California, Nevada, and Arizona so you may never had heard of it. One of the neat things they have is cheap frozen Indian cuisine including this Chicken Tikka Masala entree.

It cost me only $1.99 for a 10-ounce box featuring roasted white chicken, a spicy curry masala sauce with a side of basmati rice mixed with spinach and carrots.