Madras Curry Powder
- 2 tablespoons whole coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon whole cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- 3- to 4-inch piece of cassia bark
- 10 to 15 whole green cardamom pods
- 1 teaspoon whole black pepper
- 5 to 6 long, mild Kashmiri chiles, dried
- 20 to 30 small curry leaves
- 2 tablespoons ground turmeric
- Toast the first 7 spices, one at a time, in a hot, heavy pan until fragrant. This can take anywhere from 30 seconds to 1 minute per spice. Place each in the same bowl and let them cool completely.
- To toast curry leaves, place in the same hot pan. Shake the pan to crisp up and toast the leaves, about 1 minute. When they are fragrant, brown around the edges, and crumbly, remove them from the pan and let cool in the bowl.
- Place the toasted spices, curry leaves, and ground turmeric in a spice grinder or powerful blender and grind to a fine powder. Sieve if necessary.
- To store, place it in an airtight tin in a cool, dark place. It should keep for at least 6 months, though the fresher the better.
coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, cassia bark, green cardamom pods, black pepper, long, curry, ground turmeric
Taken from food52.com/recipes/33303-madras-curry-powder (may not work)