Ingredients

  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, pieces
  • seeds from 5 white cardamom pods
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
  • 1/4 cup coriander seed
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 dried curry leaves, if available
  • 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek

Method

  • Combine everything except funugreek in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook, shaking pan occasionally, until lightly browned and fragrant, just a few minutes; for the last minute of cooking, add the fenugreek.
  • Cool, then grind to a fine powder in a spice or coffee grinder. Store in a tightly covered, opaque container for up to several months.