How to Make Garam Masala Powder

Ingredients

• • Coriander seeds - ½ cup
• • Cumin seeds - ¼ cup
• • Green cardamoms - 2 tablespoons
• • Black cardamoms - 4
• • Cloves - 2 tablespoons
• • Pepper corns - 1 tablespoon
• • Cinnamon sticks (2 inch) - 6
• • Bay leaves - 4
• • Nutmeg - 1
• • Star anise - 1
• • Strands of mace - 3
• • Fennel seeds - 1 tablespoon

Method

• 1. Clean the bay leaf and inner part of cinnamon stick with a dry or damp cloth to remove dirt and larvae.
• 2. Break open the nutmeg and check for worms.
• 3. Pick and discard stones and debris from all the spices.
• 4. Sun dry them in hot sun for a day or dry roast them one after the other without burning till you get a nice aroma.
• 5. Transfer to a wide plate and cool thoroughly.
• 6. Powder finely in a blender.
• 7. Sieve and powder the coarse spices again and repeat the sieve. Discard or add the coarse particles of spices to your tea powder.
• 8. Store this garam masala powder in an air tight, sun dried glass jar.