Home-made Curry Powder

Photo above: Curry powder ingredients.

Recipe:

4-6 dried red chilies or chili flakes

8 Tbls. coriander seeds

4 Tbls. cumin seeds

2 tsp. fenugreek seeds

2 tsp. black mustard seeds

2 tsp. black peppercorns

1 Tbls. ground turmeric

1 tsp. ground ginger

Remove the stalks and seeds from the chilies. In a dry cast iron frying pan add all the spices except turmeric and ginger (see photo below). Roast over medium high heat until the spices give off a rich aroma. Stir the spices constantly so they don’t burn. Grind the spices in a coffee grinder (see photo below) or with a mortar and pestle. Add the turmeric and ginger. Keep in an airtight container.

This curry powder is used in this stir fry , Coconut Chicken soup, Mulligatawny and you can sprinkle it into rice to add some flavor.

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Lorraine

Photo above: Roasting spices in cast iron pan.

Photo above: Curry after it has been ground in a coffee grinder.