Chicago, May 2026 — Indian As Apple Pie, a Chicago-based food and lifestyle brand, steps into grocery freezer aisles with ready-to-eat Indian frozen entrees cooked and packaged in the Midwest. The first to offer the meals is long-time partner Niemann Harvest Market in two Illinois locations and one in Indiana. Customers can now enjoy healthy, ready-to-eat meals from Anupy Singla, best known for her commitment to real ingredients and authentic Indian flavor.
The line includes American fan favorites Butter Chicken, Chana Masala, Dal Makhani, and Palak Paneer, all served with a side of basmati rice. Each meal is fully cooked — just heat and eat — offering consumers an easy way to enjoy classic Indian dishes at home. The line is made with the same ethos as Singla’s spices and sauces, using clean ingredients prepared and packaged in America to optimize freshness.
“By offering ready-to-eat meals, we meet people where they are — busy, hungry, and looking for something they can feel good about eating and serving,” said Singla, founder of Indian as Apple Pie. “I always take it a step further to make sure the ingredients are simple, wholesome, and understandable to anyone.”
Grocery store chain Niemann Harvest Market is the first to pick up the new line at its Springfield, IL, location and quickly added it to their other locations in Champaign, IL, and Carmel, IN. The response from customers has been overwhelmingly positive.
“Congrats on the new launch. We are currently eating it and loving it! I am eating the Dal Makhani, and Becky is eating the Butter Chicken. We’re both saying yummm… and Becky loves how clean the ingredients are. She has already said that we are definitely picking this up again. So well done.” —Aaron and Becky from Springfield, IL
Indian As Apple Pie plans to also offer samosas, a delicious pastry stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas. To order, retailers can connect directly with Fortune Fish & Gourmet, distributor for Indian As Apple Pie’s products, including Singla’s proprietary Indian spice blends and plant-based Tikka Masala simmering sauce.
Singla is also making waves in television and streaming with the debut of her new cooking show, Indian As Apple Pie, where she instructs viewers on how to prepare homestyle Indian recipes in their own kitchens. The eight-episode show premiered on PBS stations nationwide on May 2, 2026, and has since been picked up in 92.05% of U.S. markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Denver, and Boston — a rare occurrence for season one of a show. The show is presented by Chicago PBS station WTTW and distributed nationally by American Public Television (APT), with an expected reach of more than 136 million people. Viewers can check their local listings and Create®TV for airtimes or stream the show via wttw.com, the PBS app, or pbs.org.
“As a little girl who learned English from watching Sesame Street on public television, it’s the best place for me to call home,” said Singla. “I believe every child’s legacy should be good food, and I love empowering people, especially kids, with knowledge and confidence in the kitchen.”
Anupy Singla is the host of Indian As Apple Pie on WTTW and PBS member stations, as well as a food blogger, entrepreneur, former journalist, and the author of four cookbooks: The Indian Slow Cooker, Vegan Indian Cooking, Indian for Everyone, and Instant Pot Indian. She was the morning face for Chicago Tribune-owned CLTV for years. She has also reported for Bloomberg News and WGN-TV. Singla’s food-related work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, The Wall Street Journal, and various other newspapers. She has been a commentator on NPR and has taught Indian cooking at Williams-Sonoma, Sur La Table, Whole Foods Market, and other specialty cooking stores. She has appeared on WGN-TV, CBS Chicago, WLS, NBC 5 Chicago, NBC10! Philly, and many other television stations across the U.S. and Canada. She and her growing lifestyle brand, Indian As Apple Pie, have been featured in Food & Wine Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Parade, Crain's Chicago, Kiwi Magazine, Eater, Block Club Chicago, and more. Singla was also featured in the Smithsonian’s Beyond Bollywood exhibit, which showcased the impact of Indian-Americans on U.S. history. She is a proud member of the prestigious Les Dames d’Escoffier, a global philanthropic organization of women leaders in the culinary and hospitality industry. Singla lives in Chicago with her husband, two daughters, and a crazy Australian Shepherd named Oliver who knows how to open doors and loves Indian food! For more on Singla, visit www.indianasapplepie.com and connect with her on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
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