spicing up a curry post cooking..

[Sleepwhenidie]

So I made Mughlai curry last night in preparation for friends coming for dinner tonight. Just tried it and although I know its meant to be quite mild I think it could do with a bit more oomph - can anyone advise the best way to do this at this stage please? Just adding more dried chilli doesn't seem right somehow ...

If you're missing heat add 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper. If you're missing flavour, try 1/2 teaspoon each ground cumin and coriander. Salt often helps too.

Thank you!

lemon juice is often suggested as an alternative to salt.

When I make chicken korma which I know the kids will eat, I always stir in a couple of teaspoons of chilli pickle into mine and dh's. Or a dollop of madras curry paste.

Ok I don't have curry paste or cayenne pepper...but I do have harissa - ingredients include cayenne, cumin, coriander, salt and lemon juice, should work??

Sounds just the ticket.

Harissa will give it a chilli kick more than anything, but that might be what you want! If I'm adding any spices after cooking I always dry roast whole spices in a frying pan for a couple of minutes, then grind them before adding.