Curry Paste

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ingredients

Korma Paste

2 cloves of garlic
A thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp sea salt
2tbsp groundnut oil
1tbsp tomato puree
2 fresh green chillies
A small bunch of fresh coriander
SPICES FOR TOASTING:
2tsp cumin seeds
1tsp coriander seeds

Jalfezi Paste

2 cloves of garlic
A thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger
1tsp turmeric
1/2tsp sea salt
2tbsp groundnut oil
2tbsp tomato puree
1 fresh green chilli
A small bunch of fresh coriander
SPICES FOR TOASTING:
2tsp cumin seeds
1tsp brown mustard seeds
1tsp fenugreek seeds
1tsp coriander seeds

Rogan Josh Paste

2 cloves of garlic
A thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger
75g roasted peppers from a jar
1tbsp paprika
1tbsp smoked paprika
2tsp garam masala
1tsp turmeric
1/2tsp sea salt
2tbsp groundnut oil
2tbsp tomato puree
1 fresh red chilli
A small bunch of fresh coriander
SPICES FOR TOASTING:
2tsp cumin seeds
2tsp coriander seeds
1tsp black peppercorns

Vindaloo Paste

2 cloves of garlic
A thumbsized piece of fresh root ginger
4 dried red chillies
1tsp turmeric
1/2tsp sea salt
3tbsp groundnut oil
2tbsp tomato puree
2 fresh red chillies
A small bunch of fresh coriander
SPICES FOR TOASTING:
4 cloves
1tsp black peppercorns
2tsp coriander seeds
2tsp fennel seeds
1tsp fenugreek seeds

Tikka Masala Paste

2 cloves of garlic
A thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger
1tsp cayenne pepper
1tbsp smoked paprika
2tsp garam masala
1/2tsp sea salt
2tbsp groundnut oil
2tbsp tomato puree
2 fresh red chillies
A small bunch of fresh coriander
1tbsp desiccated coconut
2tbsp ground almonds
SPICES FOR TOASTING
1tsp cumin seeds
1tsp coriander seeds

directions

First peel the garlic and ginger. Put a frying pan on a medium to high heat and add the spices for toasting to the dry pan. Lightly toast them for a few minutes until golden brown and smelling delicious, then remove the pan from the heat. Add the toasted spices to a pestle and mortar and grind until fine, or put them into a food processor and whizz to a powder. Either way, when you’ve ground them, whizz the toasted spices in a food processor with the rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth paste.