Chinese 5 spice powder

The 5 spice powder is a spice mixture, made from fennel,
cloves, Szechuan peppercorns cinnamon and star anise.

5 spice powder:
2 tsp of Szechuan peppercorns
8 star anise pods
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of fennel

Method:
toast the 2 tsp of pepper till a nice aroma comes.
grind them with the star anise.
now add in the ground cloves, cinnamon and fennel.
grind until the powder is evenly mixed.

you have to use it sparingly as the smell will be very strong.