Homemade Garam Masala Powder Food

GARAM MASALA RECIPE

Steps:

• Cleaning spices is an important step as it increases the shelf life of your garam masala. So Clean the bay leaf and inner part of cinnamon stick with a dry or damp cloth to remove dirt.
• Break open the nutmeg and check for worms.
• Pick and discard stones and debris from all the spices.
• Heat a pan & add cardamoms, bay leaf, star anise, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, cloves and pepper.
• Roast them on a low to medium heat without burning until they begin to smell good. Transfer to a plate.
• Then add coriander seeds and roast until they smell good. Transfer this as well to the plate.
• Then add fennel seeds, roast for 30 seconds then add cumin. Repeat roasting until cumin begins to smell good.
• Transfer to the same plate and cool completely.
• Add all of these spices to a spice grinder jar. Powder finely.
• Sieve and powder the coarse spices again. Then repeat the sieve.
• Store this garam masala powder in an air tight dry glass jar. You can use up the coarse bits of spices to make your masala tea.

EASY GARAM MASALA

Steps:

• Mix cumin, coriander, cardamom, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a bowl. Place mix in an airtight container, and store in a cool, dry place.

GARAM MASALA

Steps:

• In a food processor, preferably the nut and coffee grinder kind, grind cardamom seeds for about 15 - 20 seconds, it should be in a powder form by then.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, EXCEPT cinnamon, to the processor, and processor for a further 15 - 20 seconds.
• Put all the processed ingredients in to a small frying pan, with NO OIL, and fry over a very low heat for 5 or 6 minutes, it should smell warm, but not burnt.
• Take off the stove, and add the cinnamon.
• Leave in a dry place for the spices to cool off for a few minutes.
• Put in an air tight container and use as needed!
• Enjoy!

GARAM MASALA CURRY

Steps:

• Method Heat the oil and fry the onion, garlic, ginger, chilli and pepper until just soft. Add the garam masala and curry powder and cook, stirring, for a few minutes. Add the tomato purée, coconut milk, stock and sugar and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes to reduce it slightly. Add your leftover cooked meat and vegetables and the sultanas. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring every now and then. Tasting the sauce every so often gives you an idea of whether it is going to be a hot one! Scatter with coriander, if using, and serve with basmati rice. Poppadoms, naan bread and mango chutney are good accompaniments, too.

GARAM MASALA

Steps:

• Dry roast the spices, except mace, stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until it extrudes a spicy aroma and turns several shades darker. Let cool completely and then grind with mace to a fine powder. Store in an air tight container up to 3 months.;

HOMEMADE GARAM MASALA POWDER

Steps:

• Take all your spices, pick and clean it.
• Take a non-stick pan and all spices inches.
• Toast all Grind them all together by stirring it continuously. Don't brown it.
• Remove from the stove and keep on stirring until the heat of the pan is reduced and the spices are cool.
• Once it completely cools down to room temperature, transfer it to a mixer bowl and add salt too.
• Grind it to make a fine powder.
• Store the ground mixture to a plate and let it cool down. Once it is completely cool, transfer it to an air tight container.