CURRY POWDER

It’s so easy to pick up a pre-made curry powder of some sort in the supermarket but if you have a look at the spices you’ve already got and have a play around with them, you’ll be amazed at what you can come up with yourself.

MAKES 2–3 TBSP

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp coriander seeds

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp fenugreek seeds

1 tsp cardamom seeds (from the pods)

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp Lucy Bee turmeric powder

½–1 tsp chilli powder, depending on how much heat you want

Put the cumin, coriander, mustard, fenugreek and cardamom seeds into a heavy-based dry frying pan and warm over a low heat for 1 minute. You should start to notice a wonderful, fragrant smell.

Remove from the heat and leave to cool, then transfer the seeds to a spice grinder and blitz to a powder. Add the ground ginger, turmeric and chilli powder to taste and blitz once more until combined. Store in a Lucy Bee jar.