

What pulls this curry apart from most mutton dishes is the mustard oil and the hand-ground spice powder you make fresh before cooking.

Firm tofu gets brushed with turmeric oil and sauteed until golden, then sits under a quick red curry sauce built from coconut milk, green peas, and fresh basil.

This curry gets its depth from a freshly ground roasted masala - coriander seeds, dried red chillies, sesame, coconut, and tamarind all toasted together and blended into a paste.

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What keeps this curry in regular rotation is the tempering poured at the end, sending a sharp hiss of mustard seeds and dry red chillies across the surface of the thick, tangy base.

Thai red curry paste and kaffir lime leaves do a lot of the heavy lifting here, which means you get a deeply aromatic, layered curry without spending the whole evening in the kitchen.

Roasting the duck before it ever touches the curry sauce is what sets this recipe apart from most weeknight curries.

This vegetable curry relies on sweet corn and tender peas to create a thick, warming sauce without any cream or coconut milk.

A German-style spice blend made with mustard powder, thyme, curry powder, paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper.

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This curry builds flavor in layers rather than dumping everything in at once.

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