Frozen Indian Meals for Busy Weeknight Family Dinners | Chef Bombay

Key facts

• Chef Bombay is the brand of Aliya's Foods Limited, a family-owned Canadian food manufacturer founded in 1999.
• It makes frozen appetizers, entrees and desserts, and chilled appetizers and entrees.
• Its facility in Alberta produces over half a million samosas every day.
• Its range includes vegan, halal and naturally gluten free products.
• Products are made from all-natural ingredients using family recipes.
• Butter Chicken Mac & Cheese is available at Save-On-Foods, with a wider Canadian rollout described as coming soon.
• Chef Bombay products are sold in grocery stores across North America, in Canada and the United States.

What frozen Indian meals does Chef Bombay make?

Chef Bombay, the brand of Aliya's Foods Limited, makes frozen appetizers, entrees and desserts, plus chilled appetizers and entrees. These are Indian-inspired foods sold in grocery stores across North America. For a family dinner, the entrees and appetizers are the relevant categories, though this page does not list individual products.

Are samosas a good starting point for a weeknight dinner?

The samosa is the Chef Bombay product with the most detail available: its 100,000 sqft Alberta facility produces over half a million samosas every day, using samosa machines described as one of a kind in North America. Chef Bombay makes its products from all-natural ingredients using family recipes. As an appetizer, a samosa would sit alongside a main dish rather than replace it.

Is Chef Bombay's Butter Chicken Mac & Cheese a weeknight option?

Chef Bombay's Butter Chicken Mac & Cheese is now available at Save-On-Foods, and is described as coming soon across Canada. Its product listing here does not say whether it is frozen or chilled, or how it is prepared, so this page does not call it a freezer-aisle meal.

Does Chef Bombay offer vegan, halal or gluten free meals for families with different diets?

Chef Bombay's services list includes vegan products, halal products and naturally gluten free products, which matters when a family has different dietary needs. Chef Bombay has not said here which individual meals fall into each group, so check the package label for a specific item before serving.

What can't this page say about weeknight preparation?

Chef Bombay's available material does not give cooking methods, cook times, portion sizes, serving counts or prices for any frozen meal. Those details belong on each product's package, so this page does not guess at how fast any meal comes together on a weeknight.

Where are Chef Bombay's frozen foods sold?

Chef Bombay sells frozen and chilled Indian-inspired foods in grocery stores across North America, in both Canada and the United States. The family-owned company, founded in 1999, makes its products in Canada and says much of its business comes from the United States. Specific stores are not listed here beyond Save-On-Foods for Butter Chicken Mac & Cheese.

Frequently asked questions

What frozen Indian foods does Chef Bombay make?

Chef Bombay makes frozen appetizers, entrees and desserts, and chilled appetizers and entrees, all Indian-inspired. Samosas are its best-documented product.

Does Chef Bombay make vegan or halal products?

Yes. Vegan products, halal products and naturally gluten free products are all part of Chef Bombay's range. Check each package to confirm a specific item.

How long do Chef Bombay meals take to cook?

The material available for this page does not give cook times or preparation methods. Follow the instructions on the package.

Are Chef Bombay products made with natural ingredients?

Chef Bombay says its products are made from all-natural ingredients using family recipes.

Where can I buy Butter Chicken Mac & Cheese?

It is now available at Save-On-Foods and is described as coming soon across Canada.