Fragrant Curry Powder

Name: Fragrant Curry Powder
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes about ¼ cup
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Seeds from 5 white cardamom pods; ¼ teaspoon nutmeg pieces; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek; ¼ cup coriander seeds; 2 tablespoons cumin seeds; 2 dried curry leaves, if available; 2 bay leaves

Preparation info

Makes about
¼ cup

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

This is a sweet, mild, but very complex curry powder; you can add a bit of cayenne if you want some heat.

You can chip pieces off a whole nutmeg with the blunt edge of a heavy knife or crack the whole thing by pressing on it with a heavy skillet.

Ingredients

¼ teaspoon nutmeg pieces
Seeds from 5 white cardamom pods
3 cloves

Asia
India
Condiment
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Combine all the ingredients except the fenugreek in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until lightly browned and fragrant, just a few minutes; for the last minute of cooking, add the fenugreek.
Cool, then grind to a fine powder in a spice or coffee grinder. Store in a tightly covered opaque container for up to several months.