Recipe - Home Made Garam Masala (Spice)

4 tablespoon Coriander seeds
2 tablespoon Cummin seeds
1 tablespoon Black whole peppercorns
2 teaspoon Cardamom seeds (without
pods)
4 3" cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon Whole cloves
1 Whole nutmeg

In a small pan, roast separately the coriander, cummin, peppercorns,
cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. As each one starts to smell fragrant turn on
to cool. After roasting, peel the cardamoms, discard pods and use only the
seeds. Put all into an electric blender and blend to a smooth powder.
Finely grate nutmeg and mix in. Store in a glass jar with airtight lid.

To give the Garam Masala some 'kick', you can add extra peppercorns

Posted to EATL Digest 16 November 96

Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 09:21:03 +1000

From: "I. Chaudhary" imranc@ONTHENET.COM.AU