Homemade curry powder , crafted from a selection of aromatic spices that promise to elevate the flavour of your dishes.
Ingredients
50 grams of coriander seeds
25 grams of cumin seeds
25 grams of pepper corn
10 grams of fennel seeds
10 grams of cinnamon stick
5 grams of cardamom
5 grams of cloves
5 grams of mace flower
5 grams of star anise
3 bay leaves
2 pieces of black stone flower/dagad phool
5 grams of Fenugreek seeds
5 grams of nutmeg
5 grams of mustard seeds
Method
Dry roast all the mentioned spices above
And then once cool , powder the spices in a dry grinder and sift.
Total weight : 160 grams
Used for curries, vegetables and for marination.
1
For the red masala
500 grams of chicken
Add 3 dry Red kashmiri Chillies, 1 onion , 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and 1 and 1/2 tsp of the curry spice powder for chicken curries . And 1 tablespoon of spice powder for mutton, beef or pork.
Use enough water to grind to a paste.
For 500 grams of mutton, pork or beef : 4 to 5 dry red kashmiri Chillies or depending on the type of red chillies used.
2
For chicken green masala just replace it with 3 green chillies and 100 grams of coriander leaves or coriander leaves and a small amount of mint leaves and add 1 and 1/2 tsp curry powder.
3
Can also be used by itself, just add chilli powder according to taste
