Curry Powder

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1/8 cup whole cardamom pod ( or green)
• 1/2 tablespoon whole brown mustard seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon fenugreek seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon fennel seed
• 1/2 teaspoon whole caraway seed
• 1 tablespoon whole coriander seed
• 1 tablespoon whole cumin seed
• 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1/2 tablespoon dried red chili pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 de-husk the cardamom seeds. discard the shells and gather enough of the little seeds that are inside to fill a half tablespoon.
• 3 place the cardamom, brown mustard, fenugreek, fennel, caraway, coriander and cumin seeds in a cake pan and bake the spices 5 to 7 minutes or until the aroma fills your kitchen! take care not to burn them as they will turn bitter!
• 4 cool these down completely.
• 5 next, place the cooled toasted spices in the grinder and add the ground turmeric, ginger and red chili pepper flakes.
• 6 pulverize until powder.
• 7 pour through a funnel into a clean dry spice bottle and store in your pantry away from direct sunlight.
• 8 use in recipes that call for curry powder.