Monday, October 23, 2006

The cuisine of India: curry powder


Colors of Taste
Originally uploaded by RS_Photography.
Curry powder is a typical and well-known part of India’s cuisine. Curry contains, typically, a dozen spices. Among them:
cumin
coriander
fenugreek
ginger
dill seed
black pepper
red pepper
turmeric
cardamom
mace
cloves

We sniffed the characteristic sweet & hot aroma of curry in the classroom from a Spice Islands bottle of curry powder.