Curry Paste

• Curry paste is most often used in Thai food. It is a moist mixture of ground herbs and spices and usually is made fresh when certain herbs are in season.

Varieties of Curry Paste

• There are several varieties of curry paste, including red, green, yellow, massaman and panaeng. The names depend on the ingredients used.

Curry Paste Ingredients

• Red curry paste includes red chili peppers, while green chilies are used in green curry paste. Yellow curry paste gets its color from turmeric, which is in the ginger family and used in curry powder. Panaeng curry paste is milder than the others, and massaman curry paste includes dry spices as well as fresh ingredients.

Curry Powder

• Curry powder comes in sweet and hot varieties, and both generally include turmeric, coriander and fenugreek, a bitter herb used in a number of cuisines, including Egyptian and Lebanese dishes.

Additional Curry Powder Ingredients

• Curry powder blends also can include cumin, ginger, garlic, cardamom, fennel, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and black pepper.