Sri Lankan Curry Powder Recipe

This is a very flavorful curry powder from Sri Lanka. It has all the typical ingredients in garam masala and curry powders: cinnamon, cloves, fennel, mustard seeds, cumin seeds etc. I thought rice was an unusual addition to the curry powder, but all in all this is a multi purpose masala that can be used in make curries or spice up rice.

 

Ingredients:

Cinnamon Stick - 3" piece

Cloves - 12

Curry Leaves - 10

Corainder seeds - 2tsp

Fennel seeds - 1tsp

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Raw Rice - 1tbsp (I used jasmine rice)

Fenugreek seeds - ½tsp
Cardamom pods - 2
Peppercorns - ½tsp
Dry red chilies - 3
Mustard seeds - ½tsp
Turmeric - ½tsp

Method:

• Dry roast the rice until golden color, remove onto a plate.
• Add the other spices one after the other and roast until fragrant and the seeds turn 1~2 shades darker -- make sure not to brun them.
• Cool the spices and grind them to a smooth powder along with roasted rice and turmeric.
• Store in a airtight container and use as needed.