Look out for: a light colouring, smooth consistency and a flavour that’s not just sugar and cream.
Guest panellist: Cyrus Todiwala, owner of Café Spice Namasté
Sharwood’s Korma, 420g, £1.39
The coconut hasn’t been fully blended so you have to chew a bit, but there’s a rounded flavour and a dash of tomato.
Pataks’s Korma, 540g, £1.52
There’s a gluteny gloss to it, but in terms of what the public probably expect from a korma, this isn’t too disappointing.
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Asda Korma Sauce, 570g, 85p
Nice colour and texture, but tastes of undercooked onion and chemical stabilisers.
Uncle Ben’s Korma, 490g, £1.43
If he were my uncle, I wouldn’t go round to his house for a korma. This tastes just like a sweet and sour sauce.
Sainsbury’s Korma Cooking Sauce, 500g, 79p
This could almost be Bisto… but Bisto isn’t loaded with raw spices that coat the back of your throat. Disgusting.
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Loyd Grossman Korma, 425g, £1.99
A disaster – it’s so sweet you could make a dessert sauce from it.
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