Garam Masala Powder
An authentic homemade garam masala powder made by roasted fresh spices.
Equipment
- Blender or Coffee grinder
- Medium Pan
Ingredients
- 50 gms Coriander Seeds
- 10 gms Black Cardamom
- 10 gms Green Cardamom
- 10 gms Black Peppercorns
- 10 gms Cloves
- 10 gms Cinnamon
- 10 gms Cumin
- 15 no Bay leaves 12 large leaves or 16 small
- 6 gms Mace/Javitri
- 3 gms Nutmeg scape/crush ½ nutmeg
Instructions
- Crush Nutmeg using motor and pestal or use a knife to scape to powder.
- Crush Cinnamon sticks to small pieces
- In a medium pan dry roast coriander seeds in low heat for 4- 5 minutes. Add cumin seeds during the last minute. Set aside to let cool.
- In the same pan add rest of the spices for 5 minutes stirring evenly, except bay leaves and crushed nutmeg. Add bay leaves and nutmeg during the last minute.
- Remove aside and let cool completely.
- Grind to a smooth powder in a blender or coffee grinder.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Note:
Do not add whole nutmeg as this will break the blades of the grinder.
Break/Crush larger spices as Cinnamon , Bay leaves , Black Cardamom to smaller size to avoid damaging the blender/coffee grinder.