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Garam masala

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Add fragrance to your Indian cooking with Brigit Erath's simple recipe for home-made garam masala

Garam masala

Method

1. Heat a heavy-based frying pan until very hot.

2. Take off the direct heat and add the seeds from the black and green cardamom pods, the cinnamon stick, cloves, cumin, black cumin, fennel, coriander and nutmeg. Return to the hob and dry-fry, stirring, for 1 minute.

3. Remove the spices from the pan and crush to a powder in a pestle and mortar. Stir in the ginger powder, if using.

4. Add the garam masala to your dish just ten minutes before the dish has completed cooking.

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Serves: makes around 12 tbsp

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 2 min

Ingredients
2 tbsp black cardamom pods
1 tbsp green cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick (ideally Asian)
5 Cloves
3 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp black cumin seeds
1 tsp Fennel seeds
2 tsp Coriander seeds
pinch grated Nutmeg
2 tsp ginger powder (optional)