Five Homemade Masalas for Most Common Indian Cuisines!!!

Indian masalas are always rich in fresh herbs and spices that add mouthwatering flavor to the Indian cuisine. Especially when prepared at home, the complex and perfect combination of ingredients brings a real feast when added to the curries or stir-fries. Homemade masalas completely change the appearance and taste of the food.

Therefore, here we present five best masala recipes for the most common Indian delicacies.

Garam Masala

Ingredients: 150-grams cumin seeds, 50-gram black cardamom seeds, 25-gram cinnamon, 25-gram cloves, 25-gram peppercorns, and 4 bay leaves.

Method: Sundry or lightly roast all the ingredients to get rid of moisture content. Then grind all the spices to a powder in a mixer. Remove the garam masala and store in an airtight container.

Chole Masala

Ingredients: 1/3 cup powdered amchoor, 1/4 cup powdered anardana, 1 cup garam masala, 3/4 cup powdered coriander seeds, 2 Tbsp powdered red chillies, 1/2 cup powdered sonth and 1 3/4 cup salt

Method: Mix all ingredients well and store in an airtight jar.

Biryani Masala

Ingredients: 60 corns allspice, 4 whole star anise, 16 green cardamoms, 4 whole flowers of mace and 1 whole nutmeg

Method: Dry roast all ingredients and keep them aside to cool down.  Then grind them to powder and store in an airtight jar.

Chaat Masala

Ingredients: 1 cup coriander seeds, 1 1/4 cups cumin seeds, 1/2 cup thymol seeds/ ajwain, 1/2 cup mango powder, 2 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1 1/4 cups powdered black rock salt, 4 tsp powdered black pepper, 2 tsp citric acid, 1/2 cup dried and powdered mint leaves

Method: Roast the coriander, cumin and ajwain in a heavy-based pan until it becomes dark brown. Then remove from pan and leave it to cool. Take all the ingredients together in a grinder and powder fine. Store in an airtight container.

Tandoori Masala

Ingredients: 1/4 cup dried, powdered ginger, 1/4 cup dried, powdered garlic, 2 Tbsp black pepper, 2 Tbsp chaat masala, 1/4 cup garam masala, 1/4 cup powdered red pepper, 1/4 cup kasoori methi, 3/4 cup salt, 1/4 cup dried, powdered onion and 1 tsp powdered red color (optional).

Method: Mix all the ingredients, blend in a blender and store in an airtight container.

Happy Cooking 🙂

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