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Raw, Unroasted Curry Powder (Amu Thuna Paha Kudu)

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Photo of unroasted Sri Lankan curry powder
Photo by Joseph De Leo

Sinhalese unroasted curry powder is called amu thuna paha (literally, raw three-five). The name refers to the three to five spices that unroasted curry powder traditionally contains. The three essential spice seeds include cumin seeds, fennel seeds, and coriander seeds, and additional curry leaves and/or pandanus leaves, and cinnamon bark.

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