Recipe#10343

Title: Curry Mix 01

Newsgroups: rec.food.veg,rec.food.recipes,rec.food.veg.cooking 
 From: Paul Floyd mbhpfpj@meehpd.ee.man.ac.uk 
 Subject: VEGAN: Curry Mix 
 Message-ID: <5680.9402231810@hpd.ee.man.ac.uk> 
 Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 18:52:10 GMT 
 Archive-Name: vegan/curry-mix 

A few people have asked me about DIY curry powder.
 Here are a couple of recipes.
 This one is of medium strength, and has good all-round taste.
 63g (4oz) coriander seeds
 13g (0.5oz) ground turmeric
 13g (0.5oz) whole black peppercorns
 large pinch ground cardamom
 32g (2oz) blue poppy seeds
 13g (0.5oz) dried red chillies
 25g (1oz) fenugreek seeds
 13g (0.5oz) black mustard seeds
 10g (0.4oz) ground cinnamon
 13g (0.5oz) ground ginger
 For those who like their curries to pack a punch
 63g (4oz) coriander seeds
 44g (1.5oz) ground turmeric
 25g (1oz) ground cinnamon
 125g (4oz) dried red chillies - see the shock on the face of the shop assistant
                                 when you ask for that
 13g (0.5oz) whole black peppercorns
 32g (2oz) cummin seeds
 13g (0.5oz) ground cardamom
 In both cases, you could add 13g (0.5oz) of dried curry leaves. I've had
 difficulty finding them, and they seem quite low in taste.
 To make the powder, I usually use my electric coffee grinder, grinding a small
 part of the seeds at a time, then mixing the ground and preground spices in a
 bowl. Both recipes make enough for a large jar. I suspect the powder loses
 taste over time, but I've never been conscious of it. Clean the coffee grinder
 thoroughly after (grind some stale bread in it or something like that).
 The powder is not as fine as commercial curry powder. You can sieve the powder
 to remove the remaining pieces of husk, but I don't bother.Sometimes I will
 give the powder I'm about to use in a curry a quick grind in a mortar and
 pestle. I would advise against using that for the main grinding though, unless
 you are a masochist. Store in an airtight jar somewhere cool.
 Generally, I would use one large teaspoon of curry powder per serving, less
 if I use fresh chillies in the recipe.
 Enjoy.