Here's how to use this iconic Indian spice blend and a simple recipe to start with. Matt Taylor-Gross Garam masala is an iconic Indian spice blend that is used in a wide variety of dishes including ...

A staple in Indian kitchens, garam masala adds warmth and flavour to dishes. Making it at home ensures freshness and allows you to control spice levels. Here's how to make it: Remove the spices from ...

I am going to let you in on a secret: Most of those bottled spice blends you are buying from your grocery store are nothing more than lightly fragranced sawdust, as far as I'm concerned. By the time ...

The timing of adding garam masala to your dish can make a huge difference in flavor. If you add it too early while cooking, ...

After finding ethylene oxide (ETO) levels exceeding permissible limits, Singapore and Hong Kong have banned certain MDH and Everest spices recently. Following the recent incident, the Spices Board of ...

Cooking is incomplete without the use of spices. A spice is any seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance used for flavouring or colouring food. Spices can completely transform a dish and it ...

Pumpkin pie spice is nice, if overexposed. But there’s another blend out there that deserves your attention. Allow me to introduce you to garam masala: It has all the things you love about the ...

If you’re looking for an easy and authentic garam masala recipe, we’ve got you covered. You can make this blend with a handful of Indian spices and herbs, like coriander, cumin and green cardamom.

First lesson of Indian cooking — not all brown powders are curry powder. Second lesson — don't confuse heat and warmth. Especially in Indian cuisine, they are wildly different concepts. Third lesson — ...

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