You can order your spice blends based on the recipes from my cookbooks here!
The Curry Guy Masala Spice Blends... Making my curries and tandoori recipes just got a lot easier!
I am happy to announce that I have teamed up with top quality masala spice supplier Spice Kitchen to bring you the most popular spice blends needed to make the recipes in my cookbooks.
Many of you have made and tried the different spice blends using the recipes in my cookbooks. Using fresh, excellent quality spices in your curries and tandoori dishes is essential to making them taste amazing.
In the past I made all of my spice masalas myself but now I can use these delicious blends, saving a lot of time. I have always been one who doesn't like to take shortcuts when cooking but this is a shortcut I like.
Spice Kitchen uses only the best quality spices in their spice masalas. And they also roast and grind them in house for optimum flavour.
I was super happy with the blends they sent me using my recipes and I now have more time to cook without the need to produce my own blends.
The Curry Guy spice blends are available in 30g bags for only £2.50. Larger pack sizes available on request.
You can order The Curry Guy spice blends online here.
One of the things I get asked so often is whether you have to make the mixed powder to cook great curry house style curries. In the past my answer was always yes!
Now Spice Kitchen have produced The Curry Guy Mixed Powder, I can offer that option too. Mixed powder is a special blend of curry powder, garam masala, paprika, cumin, ground coriander and turmeric.
It is great to have on hand. You could also use Spice Kitchen's Curry Guy garam masala and Madras curry powder to make your own mixed powder. They supply the other ingredients needed for mixed powder too.
I always have mixed powder on hand for my curry house style curries.
You can order The Curry Guy spice blends online here.
Madras curry powder is very similar to garam masala with one big difference. Garam masala is a blend of warming spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, ground coriander, cloves and black pepper.
Curry powder is different in that it has those garam masala spices as a base but then other ingredients such as dried onion flakes, chilli powder, fenugreek powder, ginger powder and dried garlic are added.
The first curry powder was developed at the end of the British Raj. Those returning to the UK missed the incredible food they ate in India. Fresh ingredients like garlic, onions, ginger, fresh chillies and fenugreek weren't that easy to come by at UK shops back then.
So a special blend of spices and dried ingredients was produced. This Madras curry powder could easily be stirred into stews to give them a nice Indian touch. It is also a key ingredient in many of my recipes.
I should point out that my Madras curry powder blend isn't fiery hot. It does have a bit to it but it is still on the mild side.
You could of course add more chilli powder to your dishes if you want them to be spicier.
You can order The Curry Guy spice blends online here.
Tandoori masala is a delicious blend of spice and one key ingredient which is amchoor powder. This gives the blend a delicious tart flavour that is recognisable in many tandoori recipes.
It is kind of like a curry powder but with a sharper, somewhat sour flavour.
Tandoori masala is also stirred into a lot of different curries like chicken tikka masala and chicken chilli garlic.
You could also make it into a tandoori paste by frying it in a little oil. This is what you get when you purchase tandoori masala paste.
Using this freshly roasted and ground blend, your tandoori masala paste will be much better than what you can purchase at the supermarket.
Often, tandoori masala is red because food colouring is added. No food colouring is added to The Curry Guy tandoori masala blend.
Also the tart flavour of many shop bought tandoori masalas is achieved with citric acid powder instead of the natural amchoor.
If you are looking for the best tandoori masala I know of, this is the one!
You can order The Curry Guy spice blends online here.
Whether you are making my curry house style curries or you want to make more authentic Indian recipes, garam masala is a must.
My blend of warming spices will get you the flavour you're looking for.
You can order The Curry Guy spice blends online here.
Steve says
Disappointed in you Dan
Sold out
The joy is in learning how to combine the spices
Have loved making your recipes as I hated using branded mixes
Just as you used to
Your becoming just another brand now
And how much advertising on your website now
Its all about the money now such a shame
Dan Toombs says
Hi Steve
Sorry you feel that way. To be honest, I usually roast and grind all my own spices and would encourage everyone to do the same. I love to cook and want people to learn how to do it from my blog. The thing is, many people don't have the time nor the will to do that on the same scale. They want to cook one recipe but not actually take it as far as I do. In my opinion, that's fair enough. I have spent over ten years writing my blog without any adverts on there. I paid for my site to be online and also spent a lot of money on ingredients and spent many hours writing recipes that people could read and use for free. I will continue doing that.
Thanks,
Dan
Sanjay says
Hi Dan,
Don't worry about what others have to say. You are selling a product that will help many timid home cooks learn to cook with spice blends for the first time, that is an amazing feat!
I just found your blog and YouTube Channel can confidently say you have a new fan in Los Angeles California!
Keep up the good work! Cheers.
Dan Toombs says
Thanks for the great feedback and encouragement!
Dan
Jason Leadley says
Great to see these spices are available, thank you. Where I get confused though, is, for example, would you suggest using these mixed spices for making BIR gravy / base? Or using the individual spices, per your article here: https://greatcurryrecipes.net/2013/12/31/make-indian-restaurant-style-curry-sauce-large-batch/
Dan Toombs says
Hi Jason
As long as you follow my recipes exactly, you will always get the best results if you roast and grind your own spices. That applies to the base gravy or any curry for that matter. That said, most people either don't have the the time or the will to do that. The Curry Guy spice blends will get you excellent results. Although I should, I don't always roast and grind individual spices like cumin or coriander. There again, you will get best results if you do that but very few people have the time to do that. I hope this helps and that I've answered your question. Please get back in touch if not. 🙂
Thanks,
Dan
Jon says
There`s no shame nor "selling out" in catering for all levels Dan.... I would use both the ready mixed for convinience along side grinding my own, mix, which I have been able to do during lockdown.... not so much now though ,while being the house cook and pot scrubber, running a business and a full time job.
Your efforts are much appreciated, Thank you.
Jon
Dan Toombs says
Hi Jon
That's what I do. I sometimes have to use the ready mixed due to time constraints.
Thanks
Dan
Dave Brown says
I'm lucky in that I'm surrounded by ethnic shops and have access to probably every Indian/Pakistani/Asian ingredient possible. I love making up spice mixes and often give them away as presents to our foodie friends. I'm lucky that I can source the ingredients to do this but if I didn't, I wouldn't hesitate to use ready made mixes. Selling out my foot! Keep up the good work Dan.
Dan Toombs says
Hi Dave
Thanks for your message, great to hear.
Dan
Lallie Pillay says
Hi Dan
I was always excited to read your recipes and try them
You cook with Love and passion.
I admire how to give precise instructions
It helps us use different methods to make delicious n tasty food especially curries.
I don't think take negative comments and comments seriously
You don't have to explain yourself!
Some people are just unhappy
God Bless
Lallie
South Africa
Dan Toombs says
Thanks very much for your nice words.
Dan
Paul says
Any news on the base gravy powder please? Just had one of our freezers breakdown And lost all my base gravies (as well as a load of home made gyozas ) such a waste 😩 not going to have time to make any for a while so hoping you’ll be selling the powder soon
Dan Toombs says
Hi Paul
There will be an update about the base sauce in the next few weeks when I am hoping it will be available to buy.
Thanks
Dan
Paul says
Thanks Dan, looking forward to trying it 😊👍
Mick Eastley says
Used your base sauce to get me started, was a great success, have progressed to doing it as described in The Bible, same great result! Will keep a packet in reserve but really enjoyed doing it the "Bible" way, great sense of achievement and lots to freeze down. Well done and thank you.
Dan Toombs says
Thanks very much great to hear.
Dan