Spice Mixes & Curry Pastes: Homemade Blends for Authentic Flavour in Every Dish (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798278196631)

Create fresher, stronger and more authentic flavours with your own spice mixes and curry pastes.

Spice Mixes & Curry Pastes - Homemade Blends for Authentic Flavour is a practical, no-nonsense guide to making your own seasoning blends and curry pastes at home using simple supermarket ingredients. Once you start making these recipes yourself, you'll never go back to bland, shop-bought powders again.

This book shows you how to create essential Indian spice mixes, regional blends, everyday global seasonings and a full range of quick and authentic curry pastes - from Indian masala pastes to Thai, Sri Lankan and Indonesian classics.

• Essential Indian spice mixes - garam masala, curry powders, tandoori masala, madras powder, vindaloo mix, BIR mix powder.


• Regional Indian blends - Punjabi masala, Goan masala, Kashmiri masala, Chettinad mix, Bengali panch phoron, Sri Lankan curry mix.


• Everyday global seasonings - Cajun seasoning, taco seasoning, Chinese five spice, baharat, ras el hanout and more.


• Quick everyday curry pastes - basic curry paste, masala paste, madras paste, korma paste, balti paste, tikka paste.


• Authentic regional pastes - Thai red, Thai green, Massaman, Sri Lankan, Indonesian rendang, Kashmiri rogan josh.


• How to use your blends and pastes - instant curries, marinades, tray bakes, soups, rice dishes, roasting vegetables and more.


• Storage, shelf life & batch prep - how to keep your blends fresh, safe and full of flavour for weeks or months.

What you'll learn:

• Why homemade spice mixes always taste better.


• How to toast, grind and blend spices correctly.


• How to create fast weeknight meals using pastes.


• How to adjust blends to suit your heat level and taste.


• How to store pastes safely in the fridge or freezer.

You do not need specialist equipment - just a pan, a blender or spice grinder, and a few jars. Every recipe is written clearly and simply, with no complicated steps or hard-to-find ingredients.

About the author

Carl Williams (Author Carl) writes practical, trustworthy cooking guides focused on flavour, simplicity and clear, reliable methods. This book is designed to give you confidence with spices and help you transform everyday meals quickly and easily.

If you want stronger flavour, more authenticity and total control over your cooking, this book will become your new kitchen essential.