Kashmiri Garam Masala

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
• 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
• 1 tablespoon cardamom seed (measure after removing from pods)
• 1 teaspoon nigella seeds (kalonji seeds)
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
• 2 cinnamon sticks (5cm pieces)
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 nutmeg, grated

Recipe

• 1 heat a small, heavy-based frying pan over medium-hot heat.
• 2 separately dry roast each spice, except nutmeg, until each one starts to give out a beautiful, fragrant aroma. remove from pan and leave to cool.
• 3 combine all roasted spices (not nutmeg) in a blender and grind to a fine powder.
• 4 add nutmeg and store in an airtight container.