Great for making any curry; flavoured also for Chinese cooking. Ferns' hot curry paste has a fiery kick whilst still being packed with flavour. A spoonful of this hot curry paste is an easy, versatile way to begin a curry dish. A spoonful of this hot curry paste is an easy, versatile way to begin a curry dish. Mrs Fernandes started making curry pastes and pickles in Pune, India. Her authentic produce quickly found favour with the soldiers garrisoned locally, who couldn't stop to grind their own spices or preserve pickles.