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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm interested in this as well. I'm Indian-American, and my entire life, no one Indian has ever used "curry powder," as found in the grocery store, in any dish - either here or family in India. I've recently found a number of British Indian recipes, and they all seem to use curry powder. It's really interesting. [/quote]

After colonization the British mixed the different species that they got used to India and called it curry.[/quote]

Yeah, that's true. I was just surprised that all these ethnically Indian British chefs have incorporated it into their recipes. I've used it a couple times in some restaurant-style curries and it does work well. [/quote]

It's convenient. And can taste pretty good.

Even had there been no British Raj introducing curry powder to Britain and thus the rest of the world, the Indians would have eventually introduced curry powders as they modernized and busy families don't have time for extensive cooking every day. All cuisines evolve and learn and borrow from others. [/quote]

Indian people use lots of curry powders, distinct from what is at the grocery store, and have for ages. There just isn't a generic "curry" powder and what is sold as that doesn't taste like what is in Indian kitchens. Obviously, Indian cooking is modernizing, and there are multiple Indian-American fusion cookbooks around that are great. I just did not previously know of any Indian person who used "curry" powder. As I said, it worked well when I tried it. It's just an interesting back and forth - British put together some spices and called it curry powder, but Indian people weren't using it, but now Indian British people are using it in their Indian food, along with more traditional Indian spice blends. [/quote]

This evolution doesn't seem to be that strange to me. Sometimes you make and sometimes you buy. As we all get busier we find ways to enjoy what our families like without as much labour if we are pressed for time. A pre-ground blend of spices seems palatable to me if you find one you like. If you don't have time to do it yourself and make your own blend it's better than salt and pepper.[/quote]

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