Any idea why curry chicken spice is very expensive compared with chicken meat ?

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I went to shengshiong to buy chicken drumsticks for 6 dollars and a tiny packet of curry paste costs $3 dollars?

Actually I need to buy 2 packets of curry paste ($6) to cook $6 chicken meat

Please let me know why curry spice is so expensive ?
 
I went to shengshiong to buy chicken drumsticks for 6 dollars and a tiny packet of curry paste costs $3 dollars?

Actually I need to buy 2 packets of curry paste ($6) to cook $6 chicken meat

Please let me know why curry spice is so expensive ?
If you buy the wet type of paste sure expensive. But the dry one sure cheap.
 
Buy curry powder and make caurry paste urself lah.

Very simple one. blend onions and garlic then add curry powder... ta...da...! Curry paste!
 
I went to shengshiong to buy chicken drumsticks for 6 dollars and a tiny packet of curry paste costs $3 dollars?

Actually I need to buy 2 packets of curry paste ($6) to cook $6 chicken meat

Please let me know why curry spice is so expensive ?

Why buy curry paste? Go to a keling curry spice merchant, they sell freshly made curry powder. They know exactly what curry blend is needed for various kinds of curries.
 
Why buy curry paste? Go to a keling curry spice merchant, they sell freshly masde curry powder. They know exactly what curry blend is needed for various kinds of curries.
Where to buy ? Pls share ? Is it at Tekka ?
 
I went to shengshiong to buy chicken drumsticks for 6 dollars and a tiny packet of curry paste costs $3 dollars?
Actually I need to buy 2 packets of curry paste ($6) to cook $6 chicken meat
Please let me know why curry spice is so expensive ?
Chicken farming is an industrialised and efficient process. Chickens grow quickly, and large-scale poultry operations produce vast quantities of meat at a low cost per unit of weight. On the other hand, many spices like saffron or vanilla are labour-intensive to harvest and process. Even common spices like cardamom or nutmeg require careful drying and preparation. This manual labour drives up their cost.
 
They mix different kind of curry powder for different kind of curry you want.

Chicken, mutton,vegetable
 
They mix different kind of curry powder for different kind of curry you want.
Chicken, mutton,vegetable
I buy fragrant Indian curry paste and spices from KK Market to cook my favourite curries at home to eat with prata from FairPrice.
 
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