Aarti's Hot (Not Heavy!) Homemade Garam Masala
Serves: 5
Roxane Raynor
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
56
Spice
45
Sweetness
63
Sourness
47
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
3 tbsps
Whole ClovesDirections:
1
Add the green cardamom seeds, cloves, black cardamom seeds and cinnamon sticks to a spice/coffee grinder and grind until fine
2
Store in an airtight container away from direct sunlight
3
Most garam masalas contain cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and black peppercorns
4
Some folks add cumin and coriander, but I don't like the earthy flavour they add
5
And in fact, if you buy yours at the supermarket, it will not only contain cumin and coriander, it will also contain a bunch of other things
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HOWEVER, it probably won't contain very much cardamom, cloves or cinnamon
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That's because
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Those are the expensive ones! So what you're buying is a lot of stale filler! I have nothing against it in a pinch, or if you're just starting out and don't know if this spice blend is for you
9
But if you can't find it at the supermarket, or if you're ready for the real thing, try my version
10
I don't use black peppercorns, but if you like, you can add a teaspoon or so
11
It doesn't take very long to make a batch; the only thing that's annoying about it is getting all the little black seeds out of the green cardamom pods
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Use a pestle to crush the little beauties open, and discard the husks, or simply buy the seeds