To formulate the spice mixture, you need to use the highest quality raw ingredients. Sometimes, for such spicy compositions, they try to use raw materials that, for one reason or another, have come to a state of substandard, for example, lying unpacked, soaked and then dried, etc. This is a sure step towards the fact that the product of your labor will also have rather mediocre consumer properties. Better not to risk it, use only the best spices for the mixtures.
It is necessary
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- Mortar;
- pestle;
- Cast-iron pan;
- butter;
- vegetable oil;
- spice.
Instructions
Step 1
Crush the coriander, cumin, fenugreek, nigella and cumin seeds. Add coarse sea salt. (In this case, it is sea salt that allows you to obtain the desired flavor palette of the spicy mixture.) Transfer the resulting powder to a jar with a tightly ground glass lid. Use to add to grilled lamb, pork, and sprinkle over prepared eggplant and cauliflower dishes. In addition to excellent taste, this mixture has a whole range of medicinal properties - in particular, it significantly improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
Step 2
Heat the butter, let it boil, reduce heat, simmer for about 3-5 minutes, then remove the foam and carefully drain from the sediment. What you get is the classic Ayurvedic "ghee" - ghee, which has a lot of wonderful properties. Heat it in a cast-iron skillet, add a cinnamon stick, a few clove buds, a couple of black cardamom seed pods, which gives the food a light prune flavor. Simmer for 1-2 minutes, then add a small amount of cumin seeds. As a result, you have got one of the varieties of Indian spice mixture - garam massala. Fry pieces of cottage cheese on it - paneer, as well as vegetables, and you will be guaranteed a wonderful vegetarian dinner.
Step 3
In a dry skillet, fry 2 heads of garlic, cut crosswise in the skin. Add a few drops of lemon juice and sea salt. Let cool. Rub through a sieve. Combine with fresh ginger, chopped into a gruel, and a little grated galangal. The resulting mass can be transferred to a glass jar and used as needed for southeastern dishes.
Step 4
Mix in equal proportions sun-dried tomato powder, ground sweet red pepper, garlic powder and a little sea salt. Pour olive oil over the mixture. Store in a dark place for a week. As a result, you will have a very interesting spice. It is delicious to spread it on wheat bread before making toast from it. If desired, crushed basil leaves can be added at the cooking stage - they will give the flavor composition a new, unexpected sound.
