Garam Masala

Author: AP/Camellia Panjabi, author of "50 Great Curries of India"
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Ingredients

Start to finish: 5 minutes
Makes: 2 tablespoons

1 whole cardamom pod
1 dried bay leaf
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 teaspoon fennel powder


Directions

In a clean coffee mill or mortar and pestle, grind together the cardamom and bay leaf until finely ground. Add the cinnamon, cloves, black pepper and fennel powder.

(Note: Some people prefer to dedicate a coffee mill to spice grinding to avoid the possibility of lingering aromas.)