"I'm not sure why other people had trouble with bitterness and sourness. We made this according to the directions (although there is a typo in the recipe because it mentions tamarind going in the sauce and the meatballs. It actually only goes in the meatballs. Tomato paste (which is listed as an ingredient, but not in the directions) goes in the "

"I really don't get why everyone seems to either love or hate this dish except for the fact it doesn't contain any salt. If you're used to overly salty foods, as most people are, then yes you're going to think it's "bland" because, let's be honest, oversalting turns your taste buds to crap. If, on the other hand, you prefer to taste, you know, CH"

"I really don't get why everyone seems to either love or hate this dish except for the fact it doesn't contain any salt. If you're used to overly salty foods (as most people) are then yes you're going to think it's "bland" because, let's be honest, oversalting turns your taste buds to crap. If, on the other hand, you prefer to taste, you know, CH"

"I really don't get why everyone seems to either love or hate this dish except for the fact it doesn't contain any salt. If you're used to overly salty foods (as most people are) then yes you're going to think it's "bland" because, let's be honest, oversalting turns your taste buds to crap. If, on the other hand, you prefer to taste, you know, CH"

"I really don't get why everyone seems to either love or hate this dish except for the fact it doesn't contain any salt. If you're used to overly salty foods (as most people are) then yes you're going to think it's "bland" because, let's be honest, oversalting turns your taste buds to crap. If, on the other hand, you prefer to taste, you know, CH"