NALLI NIHARI MASALA POWDER

We can easily buy all these spice powders from the stores but nothing better than freshly ground home made masalas. They give extra flavour to the curries unlike the packed and preserved ones. Here is a spice mix for making Nalli Nihari Gosht / Murgh . You can even try out some veggies with it.. This quantity is sufficient for one kilo of meat to make a spicy curry. If you like it less spicy you can reduce the quantity as per your preference.

Ingredients:

Dry red chillies .... 5-6

Cumin seeds ....... 1 tbsp

Coriander seeds ... 1 tbsp

Fennel seeds / saunf .. 1 tbsp

Cloves .......  8 - 10

Green Cardamoms ... 6

Black cardamoms ... 1-2

Black pepper corns .. 1 tbsp

Bay leaves ............. 2-3

Mace ..................... 1 piece

Cinnamon ........... 2 sticks of 1 inch 

Ginger powder ... 1 tbsp

Garlic powder or dried flakes .. 1 tbsp

Nutmeg powder .... 1/2 tsp

Roasted chana gram ... 2 tbsps

Method:

1. Lightly roast all the whole spices skipping the other ingredients.

2. Grind them to a fine powder.

3. Store in a sterilized dry jar until use.

You can make more quantity and store it for later use too.

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