Roasted Curry Powder Recipes

Steps:

• **WARNING**: Be sure to work in a well-ventilated cooking area when preparing this spice mix, especially if you have any type of respiratory problems.
• In a large cast iron skillet that is free of oil and moisture mix together all the spices.
• On medium heat, dry roast the spices until fragrant about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Be careful not to burn the mixture, reducing heat if necessary.
• Set aside to cool completly. Once cooled, grind the mixture in a clean, dry spice mill or mini-chopper. *Important*: break the cinnamon stick up into smaller pieces first before processing.
• Store the curry powder in a covered container in a cool, dry place.

Steps:

• Rinse the beef and pat dry. Crush the garlic cloves into a paste and combine it with the crushed ginger. Add the vinegar, salt, pepper, roasted curry powder, and cayenne. Mix in the beef cubes and toss to coat. Set aside for 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the curry leaves and pandan strips. Stir in the onions. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in the beef cubes and cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Stir in the cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, and cloves. Add the tomato paste and water and mix well.
• Simmer, covered, on low heat for 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender. Check the curry every half hour; you may need to add more water (up to 1 cup) if the curry is too dry and is sticking to the pan.
• Add the coconut milk and heat through. Taste and adjust the seasonings before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Combine olive oil, curry powder, lemon juice, salt, and ground black pepper in a bowl. Add cauliflower and toss until well coated. Place in a single layer in the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and crispy, about 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Set your burner on low heat, place a wok, or a pan and let it heat for about 2 minutes.
• Roast coriander, fennel, cumin separately.
• Stir with a wooden spatula as you roast them.
• This helps the seeds to roast evenly.
• Do not let them burn, when the seeds turn slightly brown (takes about 5-6 minutes), transfer them to a bowl.
• Roast chillie, peppercorn, cardamom, cloves and turmeric for about 2 minutes.
• Add the rest of the roasted spices into the wok and roast for 1 minute while mixing all the ingredients well.
• Turn off the burner and let the spices cool for about 5 minutes.
• Grind the spices in small batches in a coffee grinder.
• (I usually have two coffee grinders, one for grinding spice, and the other for coffee. You can use the same if you would like to have spicy curry coffee) The amount of grinding depends of how fine or coarse you want the powder to be.
• If you want it to be a fine powder grind it longer.
• Transfer the curry powder to an air tight container.
• If you would like to make smaller batches use smaller ratios for the coriander, fennel, cumin.
• Try to stick to the 4:2:2 ratio.
• Adjust the rest of the ingredients to fit to the amount of spice you need.
• Enjoy!