Japanese Curry Powder from Scratch

Name: Japanese Curry Powder from Scratch
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 cinnamon stick (approx 1 ½ inch long (or ½ tsp ground cinnamon)); 1 star anise; 1 bay leaf; 1 dried red chili pepper ((or ½ tsp chili powder)); 4 green cardamom pods ((or ¾ tsp cardamom powder)); 4 clove pods ((or ¼ tsp ground cloves)); 1 tbsp turmeric powder; ½ tbsp coriander powder; ½ tbsp cumin powder; ½ tbsp fenugreek powder; 1 tsp fennel powder; 1 tsp ginger powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp ground black pepper; ½ tsp nutmeg powder; ½ tsp allspice powder; ¼ tsp cardamom powder; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper powder