Spice Blend and Curry Sauce
Preparation : 10 min
Cooking : 30 min
Total time : 40 min
Rest : 0 min
Equipment
sealed jar
1 pot
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 tbsp cumin seeds
2 sticks cinnamon sticks
10 cardamom pods
10 g mustard seeds
1 tsp black pepper corns
2 dried red chillies
4 star anise
4 leaves dried bay leaves
4 garlic cloves
5 cm ginger
2 large tomatoes
2 green chillies
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
100 ml double cream
1 pinch salt
1 pinch black pepper
0.5 juice of lemon
1 sprig coriander
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RECIPE STEPS
1
To make the spice blend, toast all the spices inn a pan for a few minutes until they have released their aromas.
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 2 sticks cinnamon sticks
- 2 green chillies
- 10 cardamom pods
- 10 g mustard seeds
- 1 tsp black pepper corns
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 star anise
2
Add them into the mill attachment and blend until ground down to a powder.
3
Spoon into a jar and keep in the cupboard for a few months.
4
To start the curry sauce, add the garlic, ginger, tomatoes, chillies and sugar to the glass jug of the blender. Blend until smooth.
- 4 garlic cloves
- 5 cm ginger
- 2 large tomatoes
- 2 green chillies
- 1 tsp sugar
5
Heat the oil in a large pan. Pour in the curry sauce and fry for 15-20minutes.
- 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
6
Add a protein of your choice.
7
Once the curry is done, add the cream and lemon juice. Serve with naan and/rice and top with a generous sprinkling of fresh coriander. Top Tip: This curry base can be frozen.
- 0.5 juice of lemon
- 1 sprig coriander