Bengali Garam Masala
Bengali garam masala. An aromatic spice mixture. Add a pinch of this garam masala with a teaspoon of ghee or clarified butter in your curries at the end to enhance the flavour and taste.
Equipment
- 1 Pan
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Mixer grinder
Ingredients
- 20 Green cardamom
- 16 Cloves
- 3 stick Cinnamon
Instructions
- Dry roast the spices on a skillet for one minute only. You can also grind without dry roasting. But lightly dry roasted spices will grind easily.
- Grind when cool. Store in an airtight container for later use. Add a pinch in your curries with ghee or clarified butter at the end to enhance the taste and flavour.
Notes
1. You can also grind this spice mixture without dry roasting if you have a powerful grinder.
2. You can add bay leaf and little javitri with cardamom, cloves and cinnamon if you want to make your spices more aromatic. But in Bengali garam masala we use only green cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.