Curry Powder

"This mixture is from the late and very missed Barbara Tropp. This is the curry powder I use for everything from curried tuna-fish sandwiches to Indian curries. Very easy, and the difference in flavor that it has from store-bought is miles..."
 
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Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
1/2 cup
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ingredients

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directions

  • Mix the whole spices and toast in a small dry skillet over low heat, stirring, shaking, and adjusting the heat so that the spices toast without scorching.
  • Stir until the spices are very fragrant and the fenugreek seeds and lighter colored spices are lightly browned, about 4-5 minutes.
  • Stir in the ground spices.
  • Transfer to a clean coffee grinder and grind the mixture very fine.
  • Store in a tightly lidded jar.

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Reviews

  1. Very good mix. Fenugreek is a must and as suggested, it could even be increased, possibly.
     
  2. Amazing! I love the difference toasting the whole spices make. I used this powder to make a curry last night and it was wonderful. Thank you for posting the recipe. I'll be using this from now on.
     
  3. Much better than store-bought indeed. I made an important change to the recipe, though : used 1 tbs fenugreek seeds, not 1 ts, since it like them a lot and it's the first ingredient mentioned on my old jar of curry powder, which I had used for a few years to make my own blend, guessing the amount for each ingredient, but I won't do it anymore 'cause I like this recipe better (with more fenugreek)! Thanks!
     
  4. Although I've used this often, I just realized I'd never reviewed. Excellent curry powder.
     
  5. I scaled this recipe down to make enough for one meal. After toasting and grinding the spices I didn't really think the curry powder smelled very good. I expected a stronger cumin smell. Regardless, I proceeded to make a chicken curry, and was happily surprised by the appetising aroma coming from the saucepan. Yes, this made a very good curry, indeed. Thank you for sharing the recipe. BTW, I inquired about the fennel mentioned in step 2, which is not listed with the ingredients, and received the answer that there should be no fennel in this curry powder.
     
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