CURRY POWDER & SPICES

 WHAT IS CURRY POWDER?
Curry Powder was originated in INDIA centuries ago, and currently widely recoganised all over the world. Because of varied physical form, aroma and flavour, there are different individual flavour of curry powder.  Spices are mixed in certain definite proportions to produce curry powder. Some of the important ingredients in curry powder are coriander, cardamom, turmeric, fenugreek, chillies, cumin, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cassia, nutmeg, clove etc.

Typical Spice Description
Cardamon Spice - Indian Cardamom is one of the most exotic and highly prized spices. Warm humid climate, loamy soil rich in organic matter, distributed rainfall and special cultivation and processing methods all combine to make Indian Cardamom truly unique in aroma, flavour, size and colour tempting parrot-green. Coriander Seed Spice - Coriander is the dried ripe fruit of an annual herb with several branches and serrated leaves. A fragrant spice, coriander is today valued as much for its medicinal properties as for its use as a condiment. Saffron Spice - Saffron is the slender, dried, reddish-brown, flattened stign\ma of a small crocus of the iris family. It has a characteristic aromatic odour and a peculiar, exotic, bitter taste. Often called "The Golden Spice", saffron has a history rooted in antiquity. It has always held a very special place for its extraordinary l and flavouring properties as well as for being a striking yellow dye.
Turmeric Spice - Turmeric is also sometimes called as "Indian saffron". Thanks to its brilliant yellow colour. Indian turmeric has been known to the world since anient times. Tamarind - Tamarind is an indispensible spice in most south Indian kitchens. It also comes in the forms of pulp and juice concentrates which maily go into the preparation of cool drinks, seafoods and a range of sophisticated cruisine.