Many curry sauces are sold as prepared liquids or pastes you can heat and serve (ready-to-eat or heat-and-serve). Others are offered as powdered mixes, roux blocks, or concentrated ingredient pastes that require additional cooking to finish.
Prepared curry sauces commonly come in resealable or recycled glass jars, while powdered mixes and roux products are typically sold in boxed or block formats (single containers or multi-packs).
Single containers are commonly small (around 3.2 oz) or in the 12–15 oz range. Some products are sold in multi-packs—for example, a 6-pack totaling about 84 oz—so both single-serve and larger family-size options appear in the market.
People commonly use curry sauces to simmer proteins (chicken, beef, fish, shrimp, or plant proteins) or vegetables, serve with rice or bread, toss with pasta, use as a dipping sauce, or even for poaching an egg.
