A Fancy Curry Powder

Serves:

Ingredients:

2 1/2 ts Fenugreek
1 ts (about 20 pods) cardamom
Seeds (cracked with a
Cleaver to release seeds)
3 tb Coriander seeds
1 tb Cumin seeds
1 tb Mustard seeds
6 Cloves, whole
1 3 in cinnamon stick, thin
And broken into pieces
1/4 ts Ground mace
1/4 ts Nutmeg, grated
1 Big pinch cayenne
2 tb Turmeric, ground
Hot pepper, toasted and
Dried (to taste)

Method:

Preheat oven to 225 degree F.
In a small pan, combine fenugreek, cardamom, coriander, cumin and mustard seeds, cloves, and broken cinnamon stick.
Bake for 15 minutes, shaking the pan a few times.
Let cool.
In bowl, combine the toasted spices with the mace, nutmeg, cayenne, tumeric and peppers.
Place in a spice mill and grind to a powder.
Store in an airtight container.
Makes a 1/2 cup of curry powder.