Curry Powder

Commercial curry powder was a British invention and is rarely used in Indian cookery (they make their own). It can be found in a range of flavors and intensities from sweet to hot. All are mixtures of roasted, ground spices, generally including turmeric (the source of the yellow color), coriander, cumin, fenugreek, ginger, nutmeg, fennel, cinnamon, cardamom, various peppers and, of course, curry leaves.