Garam Masala Powder Recipe | How to make Garam Masala

Garam Masala Powder Recipe – Know how to make Garam Masala that is aromatic and flavorsome with just 4 ingredients. This homemade Garam Masala Powder is basically a blend of whole spices that we traditionally use in our regular cooking.

Garam Masala powder is used in very small quantities in Indian cuisine to enhance the flavour of the dish. We use this blend of spices towards the end of the cooking so that it retains its aroma.

The Garam Masala powder in this post is my family recipe and we use it to infuse flavours to our stews and other veg and non-veg meals. The spice blend is so mild yet aromatic that it does not overpower the flavour of the dish.

Make this Garam Masala powder from scratch at home and you will never want to buy it from a store again.

Ingredients of Garam Masala Powder

Only 4 spice ingredients of Garam Masala come together and blend themselves to make this magical Garam Masala Powder Recipe.

CINNAMON – Fragrant cinnamon sticks like the Ceylon cinnamon is one of the spices that gives a wonderful aroma to the blended powder.

Like all Indian spices, cinnamon also has great health benefits like aids in reducing diabetes and hypertension. Cinnamon is also loaded with antioxidants and is an anti-inflammatory spice.

We use twice the quantity of cinnamon to make this garam masala powder. You could also alter the quantity to suit your taste.

CLOVES – Cloves are high in antioxidants and helps in boosting our immunity.

CARDAMOM – This spice has anti-bacterial properties and also aids in digestion. We use the whole cardamom pods while blending the garam masala powder. Do not discard the skins of cardamom as it also has medicinal properties and fragrance.

PEPPERCORNS – We are all aware of the numerous health benefits of pepper. Pepper aids in digestion and also helps in detoxifying our body.

How to make Garam Masala in the comfort of your Home

You can make Garam Masala Powder in just 10 minutes. Moreover, as this has only a few spices, they are generally readily available in our home.

Moreover, homemade Garam masala is high in flavour and quality than the store-bought one. Hence it is always preferred to make garam masala in your home, it’s economical too.

Measure all the spice ingredients, as indicated and you will not even need a kitchen scale for this. I have also given the measurements that are easy to follow so you can’t go wrong with this.

Only make a small quantity of the Garam Masala in your home and then store it in a glass bottle. Thus the Garam Masala Powder retains its aroma and freshness. Also, the quantities of whole spices that I am using in this recipe is just enough to last you for a week.

Now bring together the following spices, lightly roast them, and then blend together to make a fine powder

Once you have got all the spices together, put them into a hot pan, and roast for only 30 seconds on low flame. You could also blend the spices right away without roasting.

But I prefer roasting, as this releases the oils from the spices thus making it more flavourful. Also, roasting helps in removing the moisture from the spices completely thus results in fine blending.

However, do not over roast the spices, or else they may burn and you will end up with a bitter garam masala powder. Remember to roast the whole spices on a very low flame only.

How to grind whole spices

After you have lightly roasted all the spices then put them into a spice blender or a coffee blender. Now grind the whole spices to get a fine powder. It is also fine, if the spice powder is slightly coarse, you will not loose on the aroma and flavour.

If you don’t have a spice blender then simply add the spices to your mixer jar. Use the jar that you generally use for dry grinding. Cover the jar and pulse the mixer a couple of times and then turn it on high speed and grind the whole spices to a fine powder.

Sieve the spice powder into a fine sieve if you need a finer powder. Grind the coarse powder once again and then store it in an airtight bottle.

Mughlai Garam Masala Recipe

Now you know how to make Garam Masala Powder for your regular cooking and are probably planning to try out this recipe. I’ll give you a Bonus recipe – Mughlai Garam Masala Recipe.

You can use this Mughlai Garam Masala powder for all your Mughlai recipes. This is an awesome Garam Masala Powder recipe and you need just a little of this to spice up your recipes.

How to prepare Garam Masala Powder (Mughlai Garam Masala powder)

This Mughlai Garam Masala recipe will yield 75 grams of powder and will last you for almost 6 to 7 months. Store it in a dry place and use only a little for your recipes.

Recipes using Garam Masala Powder

CHICKEN MOILE

CHICKEN CURRY WITH MANGO

MUTTON STEW

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