Sri Lankan Curry Powder

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup coriander seed
• 1/2 cup cumin seed
• 1 tablespoon anise seed
• 3 inches cinnamon sticks
• 2 teaspoons whole cloves
• 3 teaspoons cardamom seeds
• 15 curry leaves (optional)
• 3 inches ramps (optional)
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds (whole mustard)
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 2 tablespoons raw rice (can use basmathi rice)

Recipe

• 1 in a dry frying pan, over low heat, roast each ingredient separately till light-medium brown.
• 2 stir constantly[coriander, cumin, ani seeds, rice must be fairly brown, but do not let them burn].
• 3 mix all the roasted ingredients, put into a grinder and grind to a fine powder.
• 4 store in an air tight jar.
• 5 i use this curry powder for fish curry, meat curry.
• 6 [1tbsp for 1 lb of meat or fish] for vegitable curry, use only about 1/2 tsp of curry powder.