Curry Powder Trio Take Yer Pick


Three curry powder mixtures. British manufacturers developed curry powders in an attempt to provide a ready-made spice mixture equivalent to the kari podi (podi means “powder”) that british colonists became accustomed to in southern india. Essential to the fiery cooking of southern india, sambar podi is the combination of spices that evolved into british-style curry powder. Poudre de colombo came to the french west indies with sri lankans who were taken there to work on the sugar plantations. Japanese curry powder, under the s&b brand, has been produced since 1923, when minejiro yamazaki began blending a well-balanced and sweetly aromatic curry powder especially suited to japanese tastes. For all curry powders, starting with whole spices and lightly toasting them before grinding yields a more fragrant, fresher mixture. *** note *** columbo is a french version of curry powder, which originated with the sri lankan indentured workers in the fwi. It does not carry the heat of many of t

Steps


To make sambar podi -- combine 3 tablespoons ground coriander.
3 tablespoons besan flour.
1 tablespoon ground cumin.
1 1 / 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper.
1 teaspoon each salt , ground fenugreek seeds , amchur powder , dry mustard , and hot red chile powder.
1 / 2 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and turmeric.
8 crumbled dried curry leaves.
And 1 / 4 teaspoon asafetida.
Makes about 2 / 3 cup.
To make a basic curry powder -- combine 5 tablespoons ground coriander seeds , 2 tablespoons ground cumin seeds , 1 tablespoon ground turmeric , 2 teaspoons ground ginger , 2 teaspoons dry mustard , 2 teaspoons ground fenugreek seeds , 1 1 / 2 teaspoons ground black pepper , 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon , 1 / 2 teaspoon ground cloves , 1 / 2 teaspoon ground cardamom , and 1 / 2 teaspoon ground chile peppers.
Makes about 3 / 4 cup.
To make poudre de colombo -- toast 1 / 4 cup white rice in a dry skillet over medium heat , shaking frequently , until light brown , about 5 minutes.
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Ingredients


ground coriander, besan flour, ground cumin, fresh coarse ground black pepper, salt, ground fenugreek, amchur powder, dry mustard, red chili powder, ground cinnamon, turmeric, dried curry leaves, asafoetida powder, ground turmeric, ground ginger, ground black pepper, ground cloves, ground cardamom, chili pepper, white rice, cumin seed, coriander seed, black mustard seeds, black peppercorns, fenugreek seeds, whole cloves