7 cupboard essentials to make epic curries in minutes

Want to get richly spiced, bold curries on the table any day of the week? Stock up on curry pastes, seasonings and our brand-new Curry Kits to whip up beautifully spiced curry dishes in no time at all.

How to make curry in a hurry

Crafting deeply flavoured spice blends and pastes from scratch isn’t always realistic after a long day. That’s where our beautifully-balanced seasonings, bold curry pastes, and brand-new Curry Kits can help.

Our Curry Kits range from Jalfrezi to Butter Chicken to Tikka Masala and include everything you need to fast-track the flavour. Each kit includes an authentic spice blend, made using whole spices milled on site for the freshest taste, and a curry paste crafted in small batches for the best quality and a flavour punch.

If you've got your spices sorted, stock up your cupboards with instant-flavour cooking pastes, like mild Korma Paste or Japanese-style Katsu Paste – they're brilliant for adding quick flavour to all sorts of other dishes, like our whole roasted cauliflower, or salmon kedgeree.

Make these curry recipes

Quick curry meal ideas

After an autumnal pumpkin rendang or an aromatic green prawn curry? Stock up on a few cupboard essentials to whip them up in minutes.

1. Speedy beef and pea curry

Made using our Jalfrezi Curry Kit.

Ready in 15 minutes, this recipe uses our Jalfrezi Curry Kit, containing everything you need to create a hot, aromatic jalfrezi sauce. Paired with lean beef mince and garden peas, it's a speedy midweek meal with epic flavour.

Speedy beef and pea curry recipe

2. Butter chicken and squash traybake

Made using our Butter Chicken Curry Kit.

All made in one tray, this twist on an Indian butter chicken curry is ready in just 35 minutes. Use our Butter Chicken Curry Kit to add a balanced blend of freshly milled spices and rich ghee, for rich depth of flavour. Finish with a perfect blend of roasted garam masala spices sprinkled on top.

Make this butter chicken recipe

3. Pumpkin and kale rendang curry

Made with our Rendang Curry Paste.

Popular across Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, rendang curry is traditionally made by slowly cooking meat in spiced coconut milk. This vegetarian version uses autumnal pumpkin, roasted in our spicy Rendang Curry Paste, then cooked slowly in coconut milk into a medium-spiced, slightly sweet, fragrant curry, packed with lemongrass, tamarind and ground-spice flavours.

Pumpkin and kale rendang curry

4. Aromatic green prawn curry

Made with our Thai Green Curry Paste.

A riff on a Thai green curry, this prawn curry is jam-packed with an aromatic combination of lemongrass, green chillies, toasted coconut and coriander thanks to our Thai Green Curry Paste. Ready in just 15 minutes, this dish celebrates plump prawns, red peppers and noodles in a fragrant green curry sauce.

Cook this green prawn curry

5. Spicy curry leaf red prawn curry

Add flavour with our Korma Paste.

Fresh curry leaves impart a signature fresh flavour in this red prawn curry, enriched with mild and coconutty Korma Paste. Add the paste to the pan with a generous knob of butter and our Collection Argentinian Red Prawns and cook into a beautifully silky, rich sauce, ready for mopping up with warm naans.

Make this prawn red curry

6. Chicken katsu curry

Add a dollop of Katsu Paste.

Make this twist on a Japanese comfort classic. Our Katsu Paste, with soy sauce, mirin rice wine and a blend of aromatic spices, creates a spiced, slightly sweet sauce that pairs brilliantly with chicken.

Make this chicken katsu

7. Halloumi and spinach curry

Shake in some Tikka Masala Seasoning.

Like paneer, halloumi is a mild, fresh cheese that pairs fantastically with big-flavoured ingredients, like our robust Tikka Masala Seasoning, containing a blend of spices, from cumin to coriander seeds, nutmeg to cardamom, and dried mango. Add a drizzle of double cream for even more richness.

Halloumi and spinach curry recipe

Published 9.19.2025