Punjabi Garam Masala Recipe
Punjabi Garam Masala is a flavorful and aromatic Indian spice powder made by dry roasting and grinding a few of the whole Indian spices. This popular spice mix is an essential seasoning to have in any pantry if you love Indian food.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Coriander Seeds / Sabut Dhaniya
- 1 cup Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 4 tbsp Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
- 5 Black Cardamom / Badi Elaichi
- 4 tbsp Peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch
- 4 Whole red chilies
- 3 inch Cinnamon /daalchini
- 2 tbsp Cloves / Lavang
- 1/4 piece Nutmeg/Jaiphal
- 4 blades Mace/ Javitri
- 3 Bay Leaves / Tej Patta
- 1/3 cup Dried rose petals
Instructions
- Lightly roast all the spices on slow flame for 1 minute till nice aroma start coming from the masala,but don’t over do it.
- You can also keep this masala in hot sunlight for a 2 days to remove moisture from the spices(if you want to skip the roasting process)
- Add rose petals and Then let it cool down completely
- Grind in the mixer and make a powder(grinding it fine or coarse is personal preference)
- Store in an airtight jar,and use as required
