Homemade Curry Powder

Ingredients:  [Yields about 45g curry powder]

(A)
20g coriander seeds
15g cumin seeds
15g fennel seeds
15g or more dried chillies, remove seeds
1 clove
1 star anise

(B)
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp tumeric powder

• Put all the ingredients (A) into a sieve and rinse with water.  Drain thoroughly.  
• Then place the spices into a frying pan (without oil) and toast the spices on low heat, tossing constantly until fragrant.  Leave to cool in the pan.
• In a grinder or blender, grind the toasted spices into fine powder.  Add in ingredients (B) and continue to blitz until combined.  
• Sift the ground spices through a fine mesh-sieve, and return the coarser remains in the sieve to the grinder and grind again.  Discard any residue that cannot pass through the sieve.
• Store in an airtight glass jar.