Curry is a fantastic invention, blended from all the delicious spices the British brought back from India during the colonial period. There are countless variations. I have made my own recipe, which I have tested with the students in the home economics classroom.
Open the cardamom pods, remove the seeds, and discard the pods.
Toast the whole, dried spices in a dry pan over low heat until they begin to smell fragrant, crush them in a mortar or grind them in a spice/coffee grinder, and mix them with the other spices.