Recipe help?

[johnpalmer]

I have this dish I make. (No, kightp, this isn't the famous "Tuna Salad With Shredded 'Angel Hair' Cabbage" that really needs a more descriptive name, so people aren't surprised when they eat it and find out what it's really like.)

I take some oil - olive oil, or maybe clarified butter - and saute some onion. Then I throw some kale in the pan, then once it starts to wilt, I add lentils and then water, and boil it until most of the water is gone, then add garlic and let it cook, then add coconut milk, and curry powder.

And that last step, that's the problem. "Curry powder" means "we put these together, and called them curry powder." Can anyone help me figure out a good starting point for separate spices that make up curry powder in approximate ratios?

Comments

[irismoonlight.livejournal.com]

Here you go. Make your own curry powder. Proportions near the bottom.

Also, Recipes for curry powder (indian)

One of my fav sites, cooking for engineers, has a aery useful description of ingredients in many different kinds of curry powders, but no proportions.

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you! These look good, and I think I'm understanding why there's so much "curry powder" out there - that's a *lot* of separate seasonings!