Curry powder

It’s so easy to pick up a pre-made curry powder of some sort in the supermarket but if you have a look at the spices you’ve already got and have a play around with them, you’ll be amazed at what you can come up with yourself.

Makes 2–3 tbsp

Ingredients

• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 1 tsp cardamom seeds (from the pods)
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• ½–1 tsp chilli powder, depending on how much heat you want

Method

1. Put the cumin, coriander, mustard, fenugreek and cardamom seeds into a heavy-based dry frying pan and warm over a low heat for 1 minute. You should start to notice a wonderful, fragrant smell.

2. Remove from the heat and leave to cool, then transfer the seeds to a spice grinder and blitz to a powder. Add the ground ginger, turmeric and chilli powder to taste and blitz once more until combined. Store in a Lucy Bee jar.

From Coconut Oil: Recipes for Real Life. Recipe text © 2016 Lucy Bee Limited.