Garam masala (northern india)
1 Batch
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cardamom pods | |
| ½ | cup | Whole black pepper |
| ⅓ | cup | Whole cumin |
| 3 | 3\" sticks cinnamon | |
| ¼ | cup | Whole coriander |
| 8 | Whole cloves | |
Directions
Remove the small black seeds from the cardamom pods and discard the husks.
Combine cardamom seeds and remaining ingredients in a spice grinder and blend until powdery (or crush them in small batches in a mortar and pestle). Store in a small glass jar with a tight-fitting lid. Keeps 2 months; longer in the freezer.
Recipe from Louisville pediatric cardiologist Surgeet Singh. In Food Editor Sarah Fritschner's 01/28/90"Home Cooking Indian Style" article in "The (Louisville, KY) Courier-Journal 'Magazine.'" Pg. 25. Posted by Cathy Harned. From: Cathy Harned Date: 19 Apr 94 Posted to FOODWINE Digest 09 Jan 97 From: Joell Abbott <abbott@...> Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 20:04:28 +0000