How Easy It Is To Make Garam Masala
Garam masala is a mix of several spices and there are lots of different garam masala recipes.
The Curry Focus website so far has two recipes for garam masala, and you can check them out here and here.
You’ll find that garam masala recipes are all slightly different so how do you know which one is best? It is really a matter of taste. The way to see which one you like best is to try them all out and compare them. You will almost certainly find a recipe that you like.
Making garam masala is really easy. You cook spice for a couple of minutes, in an oven or saucepan, and then turn them into a powder. Then you keep the powder in an airtight container for use when you are making a curry.
There are two ways to grind the garam masala into a powder. You can use a mortar and pestle. Or you can use a spice grinder.
A mortar is a little bowl and a pestle is a little club-like utensil with a round end. You grind the spices in the bowl with the pestle. It is manual process but it doesn’t take too long.
A spice grinder is usually just a coffee grinder that you use only for grinding spices. You must keep your spice grinder separate to your coffee grinder. It doesn’t matter how carefully you clean your spice grinder, there’s always going to be a spice taste lingering in it. If you grind spices and then grind coffee in the same grinder, the coffee is going to get some of the spice taste. As time goes by, the spice taste will get stronger and stronger.
So what is the better way to grind spices? Really, it doesn’t matter. Most people use a spice grinder but some people always use a mortar and pestle. It’s up to you.
The one thing to be aware of is that spices begin to lose their flavor and effectiveness once they have been made into a powder. You shouldn’t make too much garam masala in a batch. I try to make enough for a month at a time. Make sure that you store your garam masala in an airtight container and you will be able to keep it for up to three months.
If you don’t want to make your own garam masala, you can easily buy it at a store or supermarket. But you’d miss out on the fun of making your own, and making your own is so easy.
