RECIPE: DRY Vadouvan Curry Powder

If you saw this post on Carrots with Vadouvan Spice and Yogurt you know I've been looking for a homemade recipe for the vadouvan spice blend.  This article at Serious Eats lists several places where you can purchase it, but I wanted to mix my own with organic ingredients. 

There were several recipes for the spice mixture that appealed to me - with my criteria being a good number of different spices which I thought would result in a more complex flavor.  There were two I decided to make, one a DRY powder, the other a WET paste.  This recipe is for the DRY one.

Simple Dry VADOUVAN curry powder

Makes about 1/2 cup 

Original recipe:  DRY Vadouvan Curry Powder

• 1 t. fenugreek seeds 
• 2 t. cumin seeds
• 1 T. coriander seeds
• 1 t. ground turmeric
• 20 FRESH curry leaves
• 1 T. brown mustard seeds
• 2 t. dried chili flakes (I used Kashmiri)
• 1 t. salt flakes
• 1/2 t. black peppercorns

Toast all ingredients until fragrant, cool, then grind to a powder in a spice grinder.  Store in a sealed glass container.   

I used this mix to make Vadouvan Carrot and Yogurt Dip and it was FANTASTIC!