Eh just a lot of stuff here either has milk or something processed in it. I think he is talking about curry powders, rather than curry paste you buy in a jar. curry paste is basically just this anyway: Heat a little oil in a pan/pot, A clove or two of garlic and half onion chopped up fine, Mix a few teaspoons of curry spices in a bowl such as muchidna mentioned, cumin, tumeric, even with generic curry powder which is almost always vegan. Throw the onions and garlic into the hot oil give it a quick stir Chuck in the spices, another quick stir, Pour in a little boiling water from the kettle Then dump in your lentils, split peas, filthy week old rotten squash, whatever you like Fill it up with some more hot water and let it curry on doown.