Garam Masala Powder Malabar / Kerala Style

Garam Masala Malabar / Kerala Style

         Kerala garam masala is one of the amazing aromatic spice mix powders that are prepared in home freshly roasted and ground cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, mace, fennel seeds, nutmeg, cumin, black cumin and star anise. Let's see how we can prepare it..........

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Ingredients:

1.       Green Cardamom pods – 1/4 cup

2.        Fennel Seeds – 2tbspn.

3.       Cloves – 2tabspn.

4.       Star Anise – 2nos.

5.       Cinnamon sticks- 3 nos( 2" piece)

6.       Cumin -1 tbspn.

7.       Black cumin- 1tbspn.

8.       Nutmeg – 1 no.

9.       Mace – 2 nos. 

Method of preparation:

1. Dry roast green Cardamom pods, Cloves, Star Anise, Cinnamon sticks, Cumin, Black cumin, Nutmeg and mace in a pan.

2. Allow to cool completely.

3. Add the roasted spices to a grinder and grind to a fine powder.

4. Allow to cool completely and store in airtight containers. This keeps well for months!.