Hello, I’m traveling in orissa right now and I’m looking for premixed curries i can buy to throw in a pot with water and make dinner with.

I’ve met plenty of locals and asked a few about instant or pre-mixed curries, but they all say that there’s no such thing as premixed curries in india.

The strikes me as odd since instant curry is very common in every country with any sort of curry tradition I’ve been to and it seems like some company would have taken advantage of the market.

am I asking the wrong question?

I’m either not recognizing or haven’t found any curry mixes yet.

are they not called curry?

should I be looking for something else?

thanks

  • UraniumBlazer@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    10 days ago

    I never heard of the term “premixed curry” before. You’ll get premixed curry powders everywhere. No premixed curry though. I really doubt their taste would be remotely close to that of non-dehydrated tomato, onion, ginger, garlic, and curry leaves.

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksOP
      1·
      10 days ago

      thanks, I must be using the wrong term.

      in most curry countries I’ve been to countries, they have premixed curry blocks or sauce pouches that you can put directly into water that become curry.

      you’re saying in India they only have powders?

      so if i got a curry powder, i would just put that in water and then it would become a curry?

      and it isn’t labeled curry, right?

      what kind of curry powders should I be looking for, how are they labeled?

      • UraniumBlazer@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        10 days ago

        so if i got a curry powder, i would just put that in water and then it would become a curry?

        Nononononono. I was referring to premixed spices and stuff. Stuff like rajma masala, pavbhaji masala, chole masala and stuff. It’s just common spices mixed in different proportions that you can buy in packets from the store.

        What you are looking for is something that I’ve never seen in Indian supermarkets. But again, as the other commentators suggested, big basket or some online grocer could work for you.

        • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksOP
          1·
          10 days ago

          okay, got it, thanks for the clarification.

          I have a few different masalas, but I understand them to be seasoning powders rather than soup or curry mixes.

          That’s pretty interesting, I wonder why packaged curries aren’t that popular here.

          I will continue my hunt.

          maybe curry isn’t as popular in orissa itself, because all the restaurants I go to here have stir fry and fried food, biryani, but I don’t see any curry options.