Ceylon Curry Powder

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons coriander seeds
• 4 tablespoons cumin
• 8 whole black peppercorns
• 8 whole dried red chile peppers
• 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds
• 8 dried curry leaves
• 3 whole bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons ground turmeric

Method

• 1. Heat a wok over a low heat.
• 2. Add the coriander and cumin seeds, peppercorns, chile, mustard and fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and bay leaves.
• 3. Dry roast the spices until fragrant. Allow to cool. Grind to a fine powder in a coffee or spice grinder. Mix in the ground turmeric and store in an airtight container.
• This will last for 2-3 weeks.

Notes

• SERVINGS: 1
• SOURCE: Sandeep Chatterjee from The Spice Trail