Quick replies needed please! - Essential things for curry cooking

[Essexmummy88]

I have left it very last minute and need to go out to get a gift for my dad. I am going to do a sort of hamper thing with lots of different things that would be used when cooking a curry as he loves making curries. He has all the basic stuff I'm sure but want to include these too.

Not fresh things just pastes, spices. Can anyone provide a list? Thank you if anyone can! I have googled but only basic things are coming up.

Just to say, Indian or Thai curries are what he usually cooks

Kaffir lime leaves
Curry pastes (beyond the basic Tikka)
Bombay potato mix www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/259420342
Maybe some popadoms
Creamed coconut block
Tamarind paste
Jasmine rice

Fish sauce
Galangal www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/speciality-ingredients/sainsburys-galangal-paste-90g

Bhaji mix groceries.morrisons.com/products/sharwood-s-onion-bhaji-mix-537546011

Ground coriander
Ground cumin
Turmeric
Kashmiri chilli powder
Degi Mirch (chilli powder)
Asafoetida
Black cardamoms
Green cardamoms
Whole cumin seeds
Black mustard seeds
Nigella seeds
Panch Poran
Garam masala
Ajwain seeds
Tamarind paste

HTH!

Ginger paste and Garlic paste are the base for loads of curries.
Cardamon pods?

Do you have an asian grocery near you? I'd get all this stuff from there. Much cheaper and they do nice naan breads etc. I'm in Manchester so I can think of 3 places within a 5 minute drive plus the specialist aisle of all the major supermarkets around here.

It might be nice to choose some recipes and get the ingredients for those. I'm thinking stuff like gram flour or those crispy onions, need a specific recipe but if he's a Dan of Indian cookery then he will use them.

Coconut milk could be a good one so it's not just spices. And some lime pickle.

Thank you all so much! There is an asian supermarket at the end of my road where I am going to go now and get stuff before I meet him at 3.

Lazy chilli/ garlic/ ginger
Cardamoms
Turmeric
Garam masala
Mustard seeds
Coriander seeds
Fennel seeds
Creamed coconut

Kingfisher or Cobra beer?

A chapati pan and wooden chapati press?