Curry powder

I liked the curry powder I made up yesterday, and I'm liking it again in the cold leftovers, so I thought I'd share.

Put the following in a small pan on a hot stove and toast until the mustard seeds start to pop, and then quickly remove from heat:

6 cardamom pods, or rather the insides once you've smashed the pods
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes

Grind in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder. Add the following (I would've used whole fenugreek and coriander if I'd had them):

1/4 tsp ground fenugreek
1 T ground coriander
2 tsp turmeric powder


That's it. It's a basic yellow-curry-powder kind of taste, but a little fresher for having come from the whole spices.