Name: Floyd’s green masala
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: a finger-sized piece of root ginger, peeled; a handful of fresh green chillies, coarsely chopped; ½ tablespoon cloves; a little sugar; 1 small sprig of fresh mint; a few cloves of garlic, peeled; white wine vinegar, rice vinegar or water; ½ tablespoon cumin seeds; 1 bunch of fresh coriander leaves; 1 tablespoon ground turmeric; 1 tablespoon coriander seeds; 1 cinnamon stick; salt; 1 cup of chopped red shallots

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's India

By Keith Floyd

Published 2001

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 tablespoon ground turmeric
½

Method

Dry roast all the dried spices in a frying pan over a low heat, stirring, until they crackle.
Put all the ingredients into a food processor with a little vinegar or water and grind to a smooth paste. Pop the mixture into an airtight bottle or plastic food box and store in either the fridge or freezer.
To use the masala, heat some oil in a karai

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