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Default Spice Island Curry Powders

cshenk > wrote:
> John Kuthe wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 7:44:20 PM UTC-6, Joy Beeson wrote:
>>> On Fri, 4 Jan 2019 21:47:26 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> As if €ścurry powderďż˝‚¬? makes a curry....and only curry.
>>>
>>> I've never made a curry in my life, and don't recall ever so much as
>>> seeing a picture of one -- but I've used up quite a few cans of
>>> curry powder.
>>>
>>> A subliminal pinch of curry powder in chicken gravy makes it taste
>>> more like chicken, for example. The last time I opened the can, I
>>> put it into devilled eggs. (I liked the horseradish eggs better.)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Joy Beeson
>>> joy beeson at comcast dot net
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>>
>> I have a small curry plant growing in a pot on my front west-facing
>> window.
>>
>> John Kuthe...

>
> Curry is a blend, but many leaves can be used. What you refer to is
> only a little of it all.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_tree
>


To the best of my knowledge, curry leaves are not dried and added to any
curry powder. They are only used whole (like bay leaf is), usually fresh,
occasionally dried, but I dont know a single €śreal€ť Indian that would ever
use dried ones despite their availability.