Garam Masala

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    50 g

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar and Naved Nasir

Published 2019

  • About

We use garam masala in almost every savoury dish we make. We give two methods for this spice mix: a quick recipe using a pan, and a longer recipe using the oven. The longer one will yield a richer, fuller flavour.

As with all masalas, freshly grinding your spices produces the best results. For an especially rich garam masala, add a large pinch each of saffron and grated nutmeg along with the poppy seeds and rose petals.

The garam masala will keep an airtight container in a c