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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal0
  • fat0g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs0g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre0g
  • protein0g
  • salt0g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Toast the whole spices in a small pan until they are aromatic and have turned a shade or two darker. Don’t be tempted to skip this stage, as it really enhances the flavours.

  • step 2

    Tip into a spice grinder (or use a pestle and mortar), then add the ready-ground spices and dried herbs if required, and crush to a fine powder. Store in a sealed jar for up to six months.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2013

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question

Is the "bay leaf" the indian variety or normal laurel type?

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Various garam masala combinations we tried, and now this is your turn and found it wonderful thanks for sharing and we made use raw spices from Trupery.com that was totally fresh and authentic.

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question

Hi, when you say "cardamom" do you mean green or black? I come across this a lot; people often don't specify in their recipe - is there a general understanding for when it's unspecified?

For instance by just saying cardamom, is it generally assumed you use green?

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Green cardamom is your default, it adds an intense, sweet flavour, and is completley different from black's cool, camphor/minty, smokeyness, so black isn't a substitute for green, and black is used far less often and in much lower proportions to green. You may use both in garam masala, but I…

Grannietrish

question

Hi, can i use all ground spices?

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goodfoodteam

You can but it won't be as aromatic as the whole spice version. If using ground spices there's no need to toast them - they're often toasted before being ground or they may burn and make the garam masala bitter. Thanks Adam 'Goodfood Cookery Team'

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Century Foods

Thank you for the information. Really useful instruction on garam masala. The best spice ever.

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