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Tandoori Masala Recipe
Flavors of India
Total time: less than 15 minutes
Preparation time: few minutes
Cooking time : 0
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note
This spice mix is named after the traditional terra cotta oven : the Tandoor.
Very colorful, this mix combined about ten different spices to perfume and spice your dishes and give a lovely coppery color to your food.
Each family had their own spice mix which would give his preparations a particular flavor. Some add salt, chili peppers, oregano, mustard, laurel…
Use in cooking: marinade made with yogurt and lemon
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Garlic (Lasun) Powder
- 1 tsp ground Ginger (Adrak)
- 1 tsp Cloves (Lavang) Powder
- 1/2 tsp grated Nutmeg (Jaiphal)
- 1 tsp Mace Powder (Javitri)
- 11/2 tbsp Cumin (Jeera) Powder
- 2 tbsp ground Corriander (Dhania)
- 1 tsp Fenugreek (Methi) Powder
- 1 tsp ground Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini)
- 1 tsp fresh ground Black Pepper (Kalimirchi)
- 1 tsp ground brown Cardamom (Elaichi) Seeds
Method
- Mix all the above ingredients; push them through a fine sieve.
- Store in an airtight container.
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