Taking up Indian Cooking

I have decided to take up Indian cooking! Jesse and I both love Indian food, but don't get to have it much. After watching Aarti win on The Next Food Network Star, I got inspired.

I was super motivated to start last weekend.... and then realized that I don't have any of the spices needed to make Indian cuisine. So.... I got on the internet today and ordered all the things I need to get started:

Whole Star Anise
Garam Masala
Smoked Paprika
Coriander Seeds
Ground Tumeric
Black Cardamom Pods
Green Cardamom Pods
Fenugreek Seeds
Fennel Powder
Fennel Seeds
Ground Brown Mustard Seed
Ground Coriander

I got all this stuff on www.myspicesage.com They had really good deals and it ended up being much less expensive then searching for this stuff in a store.

Anyone have experience with using these spices?

Hopefully soon I will be making dishes like this: