Every country has its own signature spice blend, whether it is garam masala( Indian spice blend) or Chinese five spices, Thai curry mix, American barbeque sauce or Cajun spice. Most of these spices are based on the regions age old traditions. I am a masala/spice blend fanatic, who loves to try all the various kinds. I was not like that when I was in India; at that time cooking was an alien thing to me. I started cooking as a necessity, which then it becomes my passion.
Earlier I had made Kerala garam masala for my vada kootu curry recipe. Here is the link and detailed recipe. This time I wanted to try Punjabi Garam masala. I adapted it from Raghavan Iyer’s 660 curries. In that book he has given spice blend of different type of garam masala’s. I think Rajasthani garam masala is spicier than other counterparts, with the most aromatic being the one from Kerala, followed by Kashmiri garam masala. However in the book there is no recipe for Kerala garam masala, it is from my recipe collection.
Here the pictures showing making of Punjabi Garam masala
Final product
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Preparation time: 5 minutes Verdict: Yummy Will you make it again: Yes I will
I am linking this to Hearth and soul blog hop #61 hosted here
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
El Oteador de los Mercados says
Thank you very much for the information.
JishasKitchen says
very useful post dear...bookmarked it....:)..
Meena Kannan says
wow...useful resource...useful table...where this page is bookmarked.....think...gonna visit this page often for sure....i asked myself "is there many types of garam masala recipes?!!!" n now ur post says "yes there r, here it is!!!".. thnx for sharing such a aromatic post ....Meena's Kitchen
Uma says
looks so aromatic. Nice recipe.
Adam and Theresa says
Thanks Swathi for this table. Very useful. I usually make the Punjabi garam masala as it seems the most generally used one to have on hand, but I'm always intrigues by the maharashtran one with the peanuts.Maybe I just have to make them all ..!
Ila says
wonderful spice 🙂
Felt the aroma here 🙂
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Joanne says
Wow! This is definitely an awesomely informative post! Bookmarked.
SouthIndianHome says
Wow.Nice informative post.Definitely a keeper
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The 21st Century Housewife© says
This is SO interesting! I had no idea there were so many different blends of Garam Masala, or that it varied from region to region. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing post with the Hearth and Soul hop!
Santosh Bangar says
very usefup post thanks for sharing
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Miriam says
Where you are from must be very beautiful. Lovely spice recipe :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Reeni says
Thanks for the extensive chart Swathi! Making spice mixes yourself is so much better than store bought!
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
wow Swathi, that chart is going to come in so handy, love you for making it and sharing it 🙂
Sunshine And Smile says
Homemade masala always tastes better and love that chart you gave... just says how many different variety we have in India
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Az says
WOW... very informative post... love the clicks
Sensible Vegetarian says
Nice post Swathi, masala looks so flavorful.
Rumana Rawat says
Very good post:)
Mary says
I am so glad to finally have a recipe for this. I brought a wonderful mix backfrom India but it is nearly gone and not available locally. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
Suja says
Informative post dear..thanks for sharing
Treat and Trick says
Very useful and informative post! Now I can make my own using yours...
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Peggy says
I love how you included all of the different ways to make garam masala! One of my favorite spices =)
srividhya Ravikumar says
very useful chart dear... spice powder also looks lovely..
Vimitha Anand says
Wow thats one informative post... Even I make my own masala powders. Thanks for sharing
divya says
wow...wonderful post dear...thanks for sharing...
Ramya says
What an awesome post swathi!!! information overflow i must say:-)U have inspired me to make my own masala powder!!
? says
Very useful post! Thanks Swathi.
Priti says
That table is quite useful ....nothing like homemade masala 🙂
Padhu says
Very informative post.Great job
Anu says
At last my search has come to stop..i got what i was searching...Thanks for sharing this Swathi...bookmarked this..
Priya says
Wow wonderful job Swathi, love the way u have listed out the different garam masalas, thanks for sharing..
gohost says
you are done great job. I enjoyed to read this blog. It's great stuff.
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Kaveri says
great job on the table of different garam masalas..bookmarking this page..
Renata says
Thank you for the GREAT tutorial! I'm so looking forward to learning Indian Cuisine now that I was pushed into making my very first Indian dish with the Daring Cooks 🙂
Babli says
Wonderful and informative post. Homemade garam masala is always best. Thanks a lot for this wonderful recipe.
Sharmilee! :) says
wow sucha informative post and homemade garam masala is always flavourful n best!
RAKS KITCHEN says
I know how much these home made powders can bring difference to t=our cooking,great!
Premalatha Aravindhan says
wow swathi,this gr8 post dear...very detailed post.thanks.
Chitra says
informative post...bookmarking it:)
Shanavi says
Wow.. am truly impressed...Sure, this will be looked up when I need any reference,.. 🙂
Alea Milham says
What a valuable resource! Thank you so much for sharing how to make this delicious spice mix and for providing many options.
Reshmi Mahesh says
Hey a very informative post....loved the way you have explained everything including the table.bookmarked this page for future reference...Thanks dear..:)
tadkapasta says
What a great look-up table! Thanks so much for making this..bookmarking and we'll definitely be coming back to this page often.