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Garam Masala Recipe | Garam Masala Powder Recipe | How to Make Garam Masala at Home

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Total time
25 min
Serves
1
Cuisine
Indian
Garam Masala Recipe | Garam Masala Powder Recipe | How to Make Garam Masala at Home

Ingredients

Version 1: Shahi Garam Masala

  • ¼ cup Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf
  • 2 tbsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
  • ¼ cup Cinnamon / Pattai
  • 1 tbsp Black Pepper
  • 10 Black Cardamom
  • 20 Green Cardamom
  • 1 tbsp Cloves
  • 5 Mace
  • 4 StarAnise
  • 5 Black Stone Flower / Kal Paasi

Version 2 : Garam Masala Powder

  • ½ cup Coriander Seeds / Mullu Malli
  • ½ cup Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu
  • ½ cup Cinnamon Stick / Pattai (Broken pieces, Filled like a mount)
  • ½ cup Cumin Seeds | Jeerakam
  • 15 Bay Leaf / Punnai Ilai / Brinji Leaf
  • 20 Cardamom | Yelakai
  • 20 Cloves Cloves | Krambu
  • 10 piece Star Anise / Annachi mokku

Steps

Version 1: Shahi Garam Masala

  1. 1

    Take all ingredients in a dry pan and roast on a very low heat 5 to 7 mins.

  2. 2

    Cool it down.

  3. 3

    Take it in a blender and powder fine.

  4. 4

    Store in an air tight container.

Version 2 Garam Masala Powder

  1. 5

    Heat a heavy bottom pan, and add the spices in that.

  2. 6

    Toast it on a low flame till it gets toasted and golden. It will take around 15 - 20 mins.

  3. 7

    Now remove them to a plate and let them cool down.

  4. 8

    Now add this to a good blender and make into a fine powder.

  5. 9

    Transfer this powder to a paper and allow them to cool down.

  6. 10

    Now store them in an air tight container.

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