Babas Meat Curry Powder 250g

Description

BABA’S MEAT CURRY POWDER

The Curry Powder That Means Business

There are curry powders and there are curry powders. The ones that smell faintly of something and disappear into the background of a dish, and the ones that announce themselves the moment the jar opens and carry the whole pot from start to finish. Baba’s Meat Curry Powder is firmly and unapologetically the second kind. A Malaysian institution with a heritage stretching back decades, Baba’s has been the trusted name in home curry kitchens across Southeast Asia and the Malaysian diaspora for generations, and this blend is the one that anchors their range. Thirteen spices including coriander, cumin, chilli, fennel, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, and star anise, ground and blended into a deeply aromatic, robustly flavoured powder that is specifically calibrated for meat-based curries and delivers exactly what it promises every single time. Grandma’s Pantry carries it because some spice blends are simply the standard by which all others are measured, and this is one of them.

Flavour Profile

Warm, complex, and deeply aromatic with the earthy, citrusy backbone of coriander and cumin leading the blend, supported by the gentle heat of chilli and white and black pepper, and lifted by the sweet, fragrant warmth of cinnamon, cardamom, and star anise. Fennel adds a subtle anise-like sweetness, turmeric brings its characteristic earthy depth and beautiful golden colour, and nutmeg, clove, and bay leaf weave a rich, slightly floral complexity through the whole blend that deepens and rounds as it cooks. This is a curry powder with genuine layers that unfold slowly in the pot rather than hitting all at once and fading. Rich, fragrant, and built for the long cook.

How to Use It

Bloom the powder in a little oil or ghee in a hot pan before adding aromatics, onion, garlic, and ginger, allowing the heat to activate the spices and deepen their character before any liquid or protein is added. This single step makes an enormous difference to the depth of the finished curry. Use generously with beef, lamb, goat, and chicken for the classic meat curry applications this blend was designed for. It also works beautifully in dry rubs for grilled meats, stirred through yoghurt as a marinade base, used as the spice base for a curry puff filling, or added to a slow cooker with braising meat and coconut milk for a no-fuss curry that develops all day while you do other things.

Recipes Where Baba’s Meat Curry Powder Shines

A Malaysian Style Beef Rendang built on this blend, slowly reduced with coconut milk, lemongrass, and kaffir lime until the sauce tightens and caramelises around the meat, is one of the most deeply satisfying curry results imaginable and Baba’s is the spice that anchors the whole pot. A Simple Lamb Curry with potato, tomato, and coconut cream made mid-week in under an hour still delivers the kind of depth that tastes like it simmered all day. Chicken Curry Puffs using this powder in the filling with potato and onion, wrapped in pastry and baked or fried, are the party bite that disappears faster than anything else on the table. A Slow Cooker Goat Curry with this blend, diced tomato, yoghurt, and fried onions produces a fork-tender result that rewards patience. And stirred through a simple Curried Sausage or Curried Egg filling it makes a pie or sandwich that carries far more flavour than the humble format suggests.

Good to Know

A trusted Malaysian heritage spice brand with decades of kitchen history across Southeast Asia and beyond. As this is an imported product, best before dates will vary. Please only purchase what you will use within three to six months, or contact Grandma’s Pantry before ordering to confirm current best before dates. Please refer to product packaging for full allergen and dietary information.

Ingredients: Coriander, Chilli, Cumin, Fennel, Turmeric, White Pepper, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Star Anise, Nutmeg, Bay Leaf, Clove.

Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight.

Bulk amounts will need to be ordered in. Allow 7 business days for your order to arrive at Grandma’s Pantry Online.

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