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Home Made Fish Masala Spice Recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Cuisine Pakistani
Calories 14 kcal

Ingredients
  

Whole Spices:

  • 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds
  • 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 tsp Black Peppercorns
  • 8 Cloves

Powdered spices:

  • 1 tbsp Red Chili Powder
  • ½ tsp Garlic Powder
  • ½ tsp Ginger Powder
  • ½ tsp Cinnamon Powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder

Instructions
 

Dry roasting whole spices:

  • Add the coriander, fennel, cumin, black peppercorns and cloves to a small pan dry clean pan and dry roast on medium heat until it smells fragrant.
  • Remove from the heat when you see the first wisps of smoke at about 2-3 minutes and continue to stir it off the heat in the pan to continue frying the spices.
  • Let the roasted whole spices cool before grinding.

Spice Mix:

  • If using a pestle and mortar, grind the spices until it is a fine powder, or as fine as you can.
  • If using an electric spice grinder, pulse the spices until it is a fine powder. Try not to let the motor run for so long that the spices start to heat up, as it ruins the flavor.
  • Add the chili powder, garlic powder, ginger powder, cinnamon powder and turmeric powder to a bowl and mix in the freshly ground spices.
  • Use immediately or decant into a container with an airtight lid and store until required.

NOTE:

  • Use a clean dry pan to dry roast the spices.