Mild Fragrant Curry Powder Food

BEST CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat and roast the whole spices and curry/bay leaves for a few minutes until very fragrant. Be careful not to scorch the spices or they will be bitter. Let the spices cool completely. Place the whole spices in a spice/coffee grinder along with the remaining ingredients and grind until you get a fine powder. Store the curry powder in an airtight jar in a dark, cool place. Will keep for several months but for best flavor use within a few weeks. Makes approx. 1/2 cup of curry powder.
• To Make Curry Paste: Combine 1 tablespoon of curry powder with 1 tablespoon of water and 1 tablespoon of oil and mix together. You can also add some finely minced garlic and ginger. (You can use larger quantities of the paste ingredients and puree everything together in a blender.) For a Thai curry paste replace the water with fish sauce and add a squirt of lime juice.

MILD CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine cumin, coriander, turmeric, red pepper flakes, mustard seed, and ginger. Process to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container.

MILD, FRAGRANT CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Combine everything except funugreek in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook, shaking 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.

AFRICAN CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Mix all the spices well.
• Use in any recipe a curry powder is called for.

CARIBBEAN CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Add the cumin, coriander, poppy and mustard seeds to a nonstick pan, toast them over medium heat until the mustard seeds start to jump about.
• Add the cloves and pepper and mix.
• Remove from heat and grind the mixture either with a mortar or a food processor/blender.
• When finely ground, mix well with the tumeric and ginger.
• Put the mixture through a fine sieve and store in a covered glass jar.

MILD CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Store in an airtight container in a dark, cool place for up to 2 months.

HOMEMADE CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• In a blender container, place all.
• Cover and grind for 1 to 2 minutes or till mixture is a fine powder.
• Store spice mixture in airtight container in cool dry place.

BLACK CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Remove seeds from cardamom pods.
• Grind seeds along with cumin and coriander seeds.
• Combine with other ingredients.