12 Essential Spices for Indian Cooking

12 Essential Spices for Indian Cooking

Collect 12 Essential Spices for Indian Cooking you should have in your pantry at all times. Make your Indian spice blend for everyday use for your Indian dishes such as curry, dahl, or biryani.

Course Sauces and Spices

Cuisine Indian

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings Tablespoons

Calories 17kcal

Author Zuzana Paar

Equipment

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Ground Turmeric
1 Tablespoon Ground Cumin
1 Tablespoon Ground Coriander
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
1/2 Tablespoon Ground Ginger
1 Teaspoon Cardamon
1 Teaspoon Nutmeg
1 Teaspoon Fenugreek
1 teaspoon Clove
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground black/white pepper

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Instructions

Prepare all of the spices mentioned. Using a mortar and pestle, grind all of the ingredients into powder.
As we are using turmeric the most, this is the spice I have started to build our seasoning. To it add garlic powder, cumin, and coriander.
Next comes the flavorful ginger, cardamom, ground nutmeg, and fenugreek.
Ground clove, cinnamon, Himalayan salt, and white and black pepper come last into the mixture.
If you have made it into a gift spice container, leave all the layered spices and close the lid. If it is for your own use, blend all the spices until they all form a unified seasoning.

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Notes

Whole spices - grind all the spices before preparing the mixture whenever possible.
Quantities - try to use the exact amount for each spice as stated in the recipe for the overall blend to be perfect.
Paste - you can also make a perfect curry paste, combining all the spices with hot oil.

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