Chinnu Curry Powder

In Thrissur, food is everything. We have been making our curry powder here for quite some time now. Our mailing address is Po. Box 6814, but the real work happens where the grinders are. You can smell the roasted chilies and coriander from down the street most mornings. It makes everyone sneeze, but we are used to it by now. We started Chinnu Curry Powder because we felt the stuff in the big stores didn't taste like what our grandmothers made. We buy the spices from local markets, dry them out, and grind them. There are no fancy chemicals or anything like that in our bags. Sometimes the color of the powder changes a bit from batch to batch because the peppers aren't always the same shade, but that’s just how nature works. We don't have a huge factory with robots. It’s mostly people handling the scoops and sealing the packets. We spend a lot of time making sure the moisture is out of the spices so they don't spoil. It is a dusty job and by the end of the day, we are all covered in a fine layer of yellow turmeric. We sell mostly to the local shops around Thrissur and some neighboring districts. We aren't trying to take over the world. We just want to make sure the local fish curry tastes right. That’s enough for us to keep going.