RECIPE: Vadouvan Curry without Pepper or Alliums

Hmmm...is this an oxymoron?  Are the alliums what make vadouvan vadouvan?  Perhaps, but I have friends who can't eat alliums so I developed this recipe for them.

Original recipe: vadouvan-curry-paste

Vadouvan Curry without Pepper or Alliums

Makes 1/2 cup

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 T. ground cumin
• 2 t. salt
• 2 t. ground coriander
• 2 t. turmeric
• 1 t. ground fenugreek
• 1 t. ground cardamom
• 1 t. sugar
• 1 t. yellow mustard seeds
• 1/2 t. ground fennel seeds
• 1/2 t. ground nutmeg
• 2 cloves, ground
• ghee for frying
• 1/2 t. ginger powder
• 1 T. finely chopped fresh curry leaves , or 1 t. dry powder
  

Toast the dry spices over medium-high heat until fragrant.  Remove them from the pan, mix well, and store in a glass container.

Toasting the spices for allium-free vadouvan curry powder