Get the Curry India!

I do apologise first and foremost for my lame post titles and recipe names.  Although they do cause me amusement at the time, it is short lived, as upon rereading them, i often regret my decisions.
So i mentioned in my last post that i was going to upload a curry recipe, made from scratch (i.e. without curry pastes which often have animal products).
Spices:
Cumin seeds
Mustard seeds
Coriander seeds
Cloves, about 7 whole ones at least
Curry leaves (only as leaves)
Cardamon pods, about 5
Chilli flakes
Cinnamon or all spice (powdered)
Ok so the seed versions of these spices are preferable, but, if you only have access to or prefer powdered, then they will still do the job. 
Use the spices liberally to your taste, I put about 1tsp of each in, for a recipe that made about four serves.  However, for example, if you like lots of chilli, put more chilli in!
So toast all the seeds together in the oven (if you are using seeds) until fragrant - until your kitchen fills with delicious smells!  Then wack 'em in a mortar and pestle the shit out of 'em.  If you dont have a mortar and pestle go out and get one.  Just kidding.  Use a meat hammer or even dad's hammer to grind them up (maybe put the seeds in a sandwhich bag first and then bang them while on a chopping board).
This wont be your only flavours in the curry however.  Fry some onion in a fry pan (using a good oil - refer to last post) and then after browned, add finely diced garlic and ginger.  Again add to your taste.  Another tip is that garlic burns easily, and then when it does, it loses a lot of its flavour.  When cooking garlic add only after the onion is already browned and then just before most of the other ingredients go in so as to reduce the risk of burning.
Add all of the ground up spices to the mix.
Then add one can of coconut milk, juice of one lime and around 2tbs of tomato paste.  then add all of your veggies and lentils! Or, if you eat meat, add the pre-cooked meat to the mix!
Serve with rice and fresh diced coriander.

I will also just note that there is always confusion about what rice to use.  Again totally up to you.  One cup of brown rice does have a higher GI and energy content than the same amount of white rice.  However, this is because it is whole - the grain is still intact and it has not been refined.  It has more carbohydrate and also a lot more vitamins and minerals.  When I eat, I eat by the quality of the food, not by how many kilojoules it has.  If you are worried about excess energy intake, then modify the size of the dish accordingly i.e. have 1/2 cup of brown rice (cooked) instead of a cup of white rice (cooked).  And if you do this, hunger should not be an issue - brown rice is also a lot more filling.  And the GI of the rice will be reduced if you eat with a topping that is low GI - i.e. has lots of protein and (good) fats.  So eating the brown rice with the curry above for example will lower the GI of the meal.

Happy lovely rainy day everyone!