Time: 10 minutes prep; 12 minutes in the Thermomix

Yield: 350 millilitres

Basics & Foundation Recipes

Dry Ingredients

2 teaspoons coriander seeds

2 teaspoons cumin seeds

1 cinnamon stick, broken up

½ teaspoon black peppercorns

2 dried bay leaves

2 tablespoons ground sweet paprika

1 tablespoon ground turmeric

1 teaspoon salt

Wet ingredients

2 cloves garlic, peeled

20 grams long red chillies, seeds removed

40 grams fresh ginger

40 grams vegetable oil

200 grams thick natural yoghurt

Method

1. Place the coriander and cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, peppercorns and bay leaf into the Thermomix bowl. Toast 5 minutes/Varoma/speed soft.
2. Add paprika, turmeric and salt then toast again 5 minutes/Varoma/speed soft.
3. Mill 1 minute/speed 9, scrape down the bowl and the lid and repeat.     
4. Then add all the wet ingredients and blend 1 minute/speed 9.