Easy Homemade Curry Powder Recipes

BASIC HOMEMADE CURRY RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a little oil in a pan then add the chopped onion.
• Fry gently for 5 minutes till softened but not browned. Add the ginger, garlic and chilli pepper. Cook for a minute.
• Add the cumin, coriander and garam masala. Stir and cook gently for a minute and then add the diced chicken.
• Cook for a couple of minutes and then add a tin of chopped tomatoes. Bring to the boil and then lower the heat and simmer gently for 20 minutes.
• Serve with rice or naan.

BEST CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat and roast the whole spices and curry/bay leaves for a few minutes until very fragrant. Be careful not to scorch the spices or they will be bitter. Let the spices cool completely. Place the whole spices in a spice/coffee grinder along with the remaining ingredients and grind until you get a fine powder. Store the curry powder in an airtight jar in a dark, cool place. Will keep for several months but for best flavor use within a few weeks. Makes approx. 1/2 cup of curry powder.
• To Make Curry Paste: Combine 1 tablespoon of curry powder with 1 tablespoon of water and 1 tablespoon of oil and mix together. You can also add some finely minced garlic and ginger. (You can use larger quantities of the paste ingredients and puree everything together in a blender.) For a Thai curry paste replace the water with fish sauce and add a squirt of lime juice.

EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft and golden brown. Slowly stir in curry powder. Once ingredients are blended together, add chicken breasts. Cover skillet and simmer over medium low heat for about 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside.
• Remove cover from skillet and cook for an additional 15 minutes, until sauce reduces. (Note: Make sure that you stir and that dish does not burn, as curry powder burns very easily!)

EASY HOMEMADE THAI CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place all of the ingredients in a dry frying pan over medium-high heat. Stir continuously for 1 minute, or until pan is very hot. Then reduce heat to medium and continue stirring 6 to 10 minutes. This will lightly toast the spices, leaving them even more fragrant and tasty.
• Remove pan from heat and tip the spices into a bowl to cool. Meanwhile, prepare your grinder. If using a coffee grinder , you will need to wipe it out very well with a damp cloth or paper towel to remove all traces of coffee.
• Place the toasted spices in the grinder and grind well to make your curry powder.
• Use to season your favorite dish and enjoy!
• Stir together all of the ground spices-omitting the bay leaf until you cook your curry. Toast in a pan using the same method-for several minutes over medium heat, or until fragrant but not burnt.
• When cooking with this curry powder, be sure to add 1 to 2 bay leaves to your curry pot.
• Enjoy!

EASY HOMEMADE CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container.
• The important thing here is that all ingredients are present in equal parts - feel free to make as much or little of this as you need; don't be limited by the measurements given above!

HOMEMADE CURRY POWDER SPICE MIX

Steps:

• Combine all the spices in a small spice jar. Give it a good mix.
• Store at room temperature for up to 3 months.
• Add the whole paprika in a frying pan and toast them over med-low heat for a minute.
• Then add the whole spices and toast them for a minute more until fragrant.
• You will start to get the beautiful aroma of spices
• Take it off the heat and let cool until barely warm.
• Place all the whole and powder spices in a spice blender and blend until smooth
• Pulse it a few times until finely ground.
• Store in an airtight spice jar for up to three months.

WORTH-IT HOMEMADE CURRY POWDER

Steps:

• Mix all together, and place in a small jar/bottle & store in a cool, dark place for up to 2 months.