Curry actually isn’t just one thing. British colonizers in India took hundreds of wildly different South Asian dishes: karis, qormas, dals, sabzis, kadhis and lumped them all under one simple, generic name: curry.

In the 18th century, the British commercialised what they called "Madras curry powder," despite the fact that this blend had no real connection to Madras and nothing quite like it existed in India at the time. It caught on across the British empire and eventually became a pantry staple far beyond where it started!

Most grocery store curry powders are one-note and based on a simplified, colonial-era recipe that completely flattens out flavor. Our Curry Powder is made with fresh, single-origin spices and is earthy from turmeric, cumin, and ginger, bright from coriander and fennel and deeply umami from garlic. This isn’t a shortcut blend, but a modern-day, flavor-packed upgrade.

Curry powder has been our most requested blend ever since we launched. As an Indian who grew up in India, our founder had a complicated relationship with the term but after asking our amazing community about their own connections to curry powder, it became clear that the spice blend tells a bigger story about migration, adaptation, and identity. Several diaspora communities across the world, from Japan to Jamaica, have made curry powder their own over the years. Our Curry Powder acknowledges that history instead of erasing it.

Diaspora Spice Co.'s Curry Powder includes coriander, turmeric, cumin, fennel, garlic, chilli powder, ginger, black pepper, salt, fenugreek, and curry leaves.

Curry Powder is so versatile! Great for curries, stews, roasted vegetables, marinades, and soups. You can use it in recipes where you want a deep, well-rounded warmth without starting from scratch with individual spices.

A good starting point is about 1 tsp of Curry Powder, though the exact amount really depends on the recipe you're making and how bold you want the flavor to come through. Feel free to adjust to taste as you go!

Our Curry Powder includes chilli powder and black pepper for warmth but it's built to be flavor-forward rather than heat-forward! There's more umami than fire.

The salt content in our curry powder is about 0.03g per serving, keeping this blend fairly light on sodium while still leaving room to season further to taste, depending on the dish!

Store your Curry Powder in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, ideally in an airtight container, to preserve its freshness and flavor over time. No refrigeration needed.

Store them in an airtight container in a dark, dry place. Do not store spices in direct sunlight, as this will shorten their shelf life.

We do! You can search for our wholesalers using our store locator here. And if you are a wholesaler and don’t see yourself on the locator, please email wholesale@diasporaco.live and we will add you to this ASAP! Thank you!

Most of the spices are good 2 years from the mill date, which is listed on the harvest label sticker on the jar or bag. That being said, our spices are extremely potent and fresh as we take incredible care to source yearly and aim for quality, so 2 years is our most conservative guideline, compared to most spices in the grocery store which are often 5-10 years old upon purchase.