The most popular Indian spice blend is the garam masala. This fresh, fragrant, authentic and simple recipe is made from slow roasting the whole spices and grinding them.
Garam Masala is a common Indian spice blend, that’s perfumed and pungent, a combination of warming spices used to season many Indian dishes. Every household in India has a different recipe for this masala spice powder. It varies greatly across India, depending on the region, household and personal preference. And that’s why Garam Masalais so special and nuanced.
Garam masala is darker in color, spicy and not hot, and nothing in comparison to the other blends. A completely different flavor profile.https://youtu.be/v8uESTv1SMw
To Make Garam Masala
Use less or more of the quantities and combinations. If you are not particularly a fan of a certain spice, leave it or use less of it.
Use small quantities of the whole spices to make the garam masala, since it loses it’s potency as it sits on the shelf. They are typically roasted as a whole, separately and ground up together to a fine powder. The smell is so good.
Key spices in garam masala
The most common spices that go into Garam Masala are:
- Coriander seeds
- Cumin
- Green Cardamom,
- Cinnamon
- Cloves
- Bay leaves
- Peppercorns
- Fennel
- Mace
- star anise
You can use this garam masala powder in every dish that the spices are called for. If you are making garam masala only for meat dishes and biryani, try adding nutmeg, black cardamom and shah jeera.
- ⅓ cup Coriander seds
- ¼ cumin seeds
- 2 tsp pepper
- 3 tbsp cardamom
- 3 tbsp cloves
- 4 inch cinnamon
- 1 tsp fennel
- 3 mace
- 5 bay leaves
- Fry each spice separately in a cast iron pan on medium heat until you smell the spices and it smells slightly toasty.
- Take it out on a plate and let cool completely.
- Grind it to a fine powder, store it in an airtight container and keep in a cool dry place.
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