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Curry Powder
Curry powder is a mixture of spices of widely varying composition based on
Pakistani cuisine. Curry powder, and the contemporary English use of the word
curry are Western inventions and do not reflect any specific Pakistan food. The
word curry is widely believed to be derived from the French cuire. In the Western
world Curry Powder mixtures tend to have a fairly standardized taste, though a
great variety of spice mixtures are used in Pakistani and South Asian cuisine.
Ingredients
Most recipes and producers of curry powder usually include coriander, turmeric,
cumin, and fenugreek in their blends. Depending on the recipe, additional
ingredients such as ginger, garlic, fennel seed, cinnamon, clove, mustard seed,
green cardamom, black cardamom, mace, nutmeg, red pepper, long pepper,
and black pepper may also be added.
Curry powder is a mixture of spices of widely varying composition based on
Pakistani cuisine. Curry powder, and the contemporary English use of the word
curry are Western inventions and do not reflect any specific Pakistan food. The
word curry is widely believed to be derived from the French cuire. In the Western
world Curry Powder mixtures tend to have a fairly standardized taste, though a
great variety of spice mixtures are used in Pakistani and South Asian cuisine.
Ingredients
Most recipes and producers of curry powder usually include coriander, turmeric,
cumin, and fenugreek in their blends. Depending on the recipe, additional
ingredients such as ginger, garlic, fennel seed, cinnamon, clove, mustard seed,
green cardamom, black cardamom, mace, nutmeg, red pepper, long pepper,
and black pepper may also be added.
