Every British kitchen had one. Usually at the back of the cupboard, usually older than anyone would admit, and always the thing that turned leftover chicken into Tuesday's tea.
Sharwood's Medium Curry Powder is that one. A spoonful in the pan with a fried onion and you are halfway to the curry you grew up on, the one made long before anybody owned a spice rack.
Medium, so it warms things up without starting an argument at the table. Coronation chicken, curried eggs, a pot of something on a cold night: it does the lot, and nobody asks for the recipe because everybody already knows it.
Frequently asked questions about Sharwood's Medium Curry Powder
Q: Is this the British version?
A: Yes, it is the UK Sharwood's Medium Curry Powder, the same one on British supermarket shelves, and we ship it from within Canada.
Q: How hot is medium?
A: Warm rather than fierce. Enough to know it is there, gentle enough that the whole table can eat it. Add more if you are feeling brave.
Q: How long does a 102g pot last?
A: Longer than you would think, since most recipes only call for a spoonful or two. It is the sort of pot that sees you through a good few curries.
Q: What do people use it for?
A: Homemade curries, coronation chicken, curried eggs and a quick curry sauce for chips are the usual suspects. Some people just shake it into the mince and call it tradition.
More about Sharwood's Medium Curry Powder
Curry has been part of British home cooking for generations, and the yellow-labelled Sharwood's name has sat on supermarket shelves through most of it. For plenty of families, this was what curry meant: not a takeaway, but a Saturday pot on the hob.
People in Canada go looking for it by name because the old recipes do. The handwritten card from your nan says Sharwood's, the coronation chicken from every summer party tastes of it, and the blend you know is the one you want.
The pot holds 102g of powder, and since most dishes only need a teaspoon or two, it goes a long way. Keep the lid on tight and store it somewhere cool and dry in the cupboard. Stir it into mince, a sauce, a marinade or a mayonnaise, and adjust to taste as you go.
Sharwood's is best known in Britain for its curry sauces, mango chutney and poppadoms, and the powder tends to travel home in the same basket. A jar of chutney on the side and you have the full British curry night, the slightly chaotic kind.
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