How to make Chat Masala at your Home?

If you cook, you can tell the difference between a readymade Chat Masala and a homemade preparation. Many Spice manufacturing companies like Sterling Groceries produce quality spices but homemade preparations have a distinct taste and fragrance.

Making Chat Masala at home is easy than you think. We tell you the basics ingredients and method for home preparation of the spice powder.

Ingredients (make for 3-4 cups) (courtesy: ecurry.com)

·         4 tablespoon Coriander Seeds

·         4 teaspoon roasted cumin powder

·         1.5 teaspoon carom seeds

·         2.5-3 tablespoon black salt/Kala Namak/rock salt

·         5 red dried chilies, stems removed

·         3 teaspoon dried mango powder/Amchur

·         A very generous pinch of Hing/Asafoetida (about 1/4 teaspoon)

·         1/2 teaspoon dried ginger powder

·         1.5 teaspoon ground black pepper

·         1 teaspoon dried mint (optional)

·         2-3 teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder/paprika (optional, for a nice bright color)

Method

Step 1: Roasting

For a start, roast the cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and carom seeds at low flame. After few minutes, check out for an aromatic fragrance and darker shade of the seeds.

Step 2: Cooling

If you feel, the seeds are warm enough, remove them from the flame and let cool. Make sure, you do not cool the mixture below room temperature.

Step 3: Grinding

Grind them collectively till they are densely powdered.

Some more things to remember

·         Preparation time: 5-10 minutes

·         Cooking Time: 5-10 minutes

·         Serves: Make for 3-4 cups

·         Shelf Life: For (freshness and fragrance) Use within a month or otherwise, they can be edible for months.

Variations of taste

Individual’s tastes vary, so it is suggested that quantity of the ingredients must be chosen according to one’s taste.

Spice Up Your Cuisine with Herbs & Spices

Indian cuisine perhaps uses more spices than any other cuisine in the world. Most commonly used spices such as curry powder, chilli powder, coriander seed, and turmeric powder have gained an important place in Indian kitchen over a time. Notwithstanding the growing prices of Indian spices in intercontinental food markets, the demand is constantly mounting with time. Indian spices have savory taste, bright color, sensational aroma, and different flavor that add richness to the north as well as south Indian recipes masala.

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3. Chilli Powder: Chilli is a body slimmer. It is best healthy seasoning, with sufficient amounts of varied beneficial nutrients. Also, research shows that capsaicin that is hugely found in chilli peppers, has an anti-inflammatory effect that helps ease arthritic swelling and pain.

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