Looks French-Indian? Did you make it or were you able to buy it? Some recipes I’m finding have really long ingredients lists. Others more manageable. Sounds interesting.

I only know it fresh. Well, duh, spice mixes exist but I make my own. I should and will try a dry mix as I have all the ingredients. Most freeze dried.

I use it in mixed grain with mostly garbanzo beans/mixed grain.

Fresh meaning minced shallot, garlic, leek, turmeric, fennel...

And toasted spice...the usual for the blend. Freezes really well in 1/4 pints.

I've never seen the compost version. I take it that means it's damp?

Yes. Its damp. I got it direct from India. That's why I said it looks like compost. It's not a ground up dried spice.

Onion

Garlic

Cumin seeds

Mustard seeds

Fenugreek seeds

Cumin

Curry leaves

Grey lentils

Sesame oil

What does that look like?! Damp like compost ? Well yes I can imagine. in a sealed bag or tin? And with lentils...interesting.

I think it's the oil. ;) Sounds delicious. It's been a long time since I cooked Indian recipes. That's a bit different from what I'd made before, but similar. No lentils. I want to get curry plants. I can usually only find the leaves dried.

How do you store it, how long does it keep?

Looks slightly similar to the mix at this site. About 20 ingredients. Not sure I’ve ever seen curry leaves anywhere, but we do have Indian markets nearby that I could try.

https://wildgreensandsardines.com/2015/01/homemade-vadouvan-spice-blend-2.html

Ha, foas, that is the recipe I use but have never taken it to the dehydrating state...I just froze the batch in 1/4 pints once cooked down. I looked up a bunch of different curries last spring and made a few different ones for the freezer.

I have dried curry leaves from MountainRoseHerb but fresh would be better I would think. Though if eventually dehydrated I could just add at the end.

Lentils would be a good addition to my garbanzos.

I use this site for ideas and some recipe ideas, then go from there and search for more ideas...HERE

I'll store it in the fridge. I expect I'll use it quite quickly.

I cooked some salmon filets and served them with potatoes and spinach.

I made a sauce by adding garlic and pinenuts to a little olive oil, adding the spice mix, then adding Greek style yogurt. It was really good and low fat!

The Indian market I go to has fresh curry leaves, but it's been a while since I've bought them. I have not seen the plants - I guess I would need to grow it from seed.