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Masala Spice Recipe - Add Traditional
Flavours to Your Asian Food

This homemade masala spice is a fairly hot, potent mix of ingredients. Quick and easy-to-make, this tasty blend is ideal for all your meaty Indian and Asian dishes. (See the bottom of the page for other recipes)

What You'll Need: (makes about 7-8 tablespoons)

3 tbsp coriander seeds
2 tbsp cumin seeds
8-10 black cardamom pods
1 tbsp black peppercorns
1 tbsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp ajwain seeds
1 tsp whole cloves
1 x 3 inch piece of cinnamon

tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon

Directions:

• Crack open the cardamom pods and remove the seeds. Discard the husks

• Break up the cinnamon stick

• Grind the cinnamon pieces and cardamom seeds along with the peppercorns, cloves, coriander, ajwain, cumin and fennel seeds
  

• Once ground sieve into a bowl

• Finally, add the chili powder to the bowl and stir thoroughly
  
  

Store your masala powder in an airtight container in a cool place. Use within 3 months.

Note: You can dry toast the cloves, peppercorns and coriander and cumin seeds, before cooling and grinding. This will add even more flavours to your finished recipe and therefore your food.

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Ingredient Note: For the best flavours, I often use whole spices when making a my Indian blends. If you only have the pre-ground powders available you can still use these for a tasty mix if you reduce the quantities in the recipe by half. So, if it says 2 tablespoons of cumin seeds you would use 1 tablespoon of pre-ground cumin. Reduce any others you don't have whole by half as well and stir in with the other powders when making.

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