Curry Powder - Sri Lankan Style

Curry Powder for Meats
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This a quick and easy method to make curry powder that is used to cook most sri lankan meat curries.
Ingredients
4 oz Red Chillie dried
3 oz corriander (kottamalli/dhania)
1/4 oz sweet cummin (mahaduru)
1 oz cummin (suduru/zeera)
1 oz Fenugreek (uluhal/methi)
6 Cloves (Karadamungu/lavang)
6 Cardamoms (carabu-neti/elaichi)
1/4 inch cinnamon (kurudu/dal chini)
3 inch Rampe (Pandan leaves) optional
2 incn Sera (Lemon grass) Optional
6 sprigs curry leaves (optional)
2 tsp mustard seeds (aba/rai)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Methods
Lightly roast all of the above ingredients except turmeric in a heavy skillet. Add the turmeric to the mix and grind into a powder using either a motar with a pestle or coffee/spice grinder. Store in a tight container. This could be kept for a year.


Curry Powder for Vegetables
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This a quick and easy method to make curry powder that is used to cook most sri lankan vegetable curries.
Ingredients
2 oz corriander (kottamalli/dhania)
1 oz sweet cummin (mahaduru)
1 1/2 oz cummin (suduru/zeera)
1 oz Fenugreek (uluhal/methi)
3 sprigs curry leaves (optional)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder

Methods
Lightly roast all of the above ingredients except turmeric in a heavy skillet. Add the turmeric to the mix and grind into a powder using either a motar with a pestle or coffee/spice grinder. Store in a tight container. This could be kept for a year.