About Us

Tired of bland, gloopy "Asian" sauces, Carl dug into recipes from his youth spent hammock-lounging across Asia. Scribbled on till receipts, postcards, and torn Lonely Planet pages, these dishes were coaxed from restaurant owners, chefs, and guesthouse locals.

In his kitchen, Carl found that with spices ground, pastes mixed, and coconut prepped, these curries came together in minutes. The sizzle and aromas whisked him straight back to the back streets of Penang, the beaches of Thailand and jungles of Sumatra.

James was blown away by Carl’s curries—but when he asked for the recipes and saw the ingredients, he thought, blimey, this was a different world: lime leaves, mango powder, galangal… He didn’t know his arse from his galangal. But there was no going back. The flavours had hooked him. In 2012, the pair launched Boom Kitchen from their kitchen table—opening the door to Carl’s world of vibrant, fast, junk-free scratch cooking for anyone who fancied coming along for the ride.

About the kits


Our kits are crafted with natural ingredients—gluten-free, preservative-free, and vegan-friendly. Each contains 3–4 sachets: whole spices, spice blends, dried chillies, and dry stocks. We offer eight recipe kits, seven entirely additive-free. Our Tikka Tarka Masala includes a trace of magnesium carbonate, found in table salt, to keep the beetroot powder—a natural food colouring—from clumping after packing. Just a pinch ensures our tikka spice mix stays perfect.

Our curry kits were voted the best by The Independent newspaper in 2021 (see article)
“For anyone looking to recreate a British Indian curry house experience, this is where we’d direct you.”

We believe scratch cooking feeds the soul and sparks joy, so we’ve crafted fun, easy-to-follow instructions to make every step a delight.