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The Cumin Club flies under the radar as a meal kit service, but its dishes are delicious and take only 5 minutes to prepare. Zain Awais/Anna Gragert/CNET
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.
How The Cumin Club works
The Cumin Club currently ships to the US and UK. When you go to “build your box” on its homepage, whether you’re placing a one-time order or signing up for a monthly subscription, you choose between five, 10 and 20 meals. The more meals you order, the lower the price per serving. Plus, if you opt for a subscription, servings get even more cost-effective.
The Cumin Club’s meals are also available on Amazon and at Walmart.
The Cumin Club's meals are freeze-dried in pouches, so no refrigeration or freezing is required. Anna Gragert/CNET
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