Quick Garam Masala

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"A quick and easy method for making the classic spice mix. I have often used this when I was in a hurry, and didn't have time to grind my spices."

 

• Ready In: 8mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 2/3 cup

ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 tablespoons ground cardamom
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup ground cloves
• 1⁄4 cup black pepper
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

directions

1. Place ingredients in a small dry skillet.
2. Heat over low heat, stirring, just until aromatic, but do not burn.
3. Cool, and store in an airtight container until needed, no more than 3 months.

Reviews

[BonnieD Oz]

Just what I needed when I realised that I didn't have any in the house and was in the middle of preparing a recipe! The warm spices are perfect because the vegetable puffs (http://www.recipezaar.com/Vegetable-Puffs-8743) are for kids. Thank you very much for posting - you saved me a heap of time because I avoided a trip to the supermarket!

 

[arun_ksub]

Sorry, this didn't end up as garam masala for me - some other spice maybe, but not GM. I see now other recipes in true GM have more cumin and coriander, rather than cloves and cinnamon which seem to be the basis of this recipe

 

[puppitypup]

I used this for making recipe #258419. Since I only needed 1 teaspoon total, I reduced the recipe as such: 1/4 t cardamon, cloves and pepper, 1/8 t cinnamon, tiny pinch of cumin and coriander and a very tiny pinch of nutmeg. It worked beautifully, thanks for posting Sue! Please see my rating system as I rate tougher than most.

 

[garbentrauge]

Very easy and fast. I halved the recipe as others did. I also used ground nutmeg instead of fresh.

 

[Shana C]

All we could taste was cloves. I could have saved myself the time and just added cloves to my curry!