By Bornika Das
December 8, 2023
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Indian cuisine is incomplete without masalas. Without masala, your food will most likely turn bland and nobody likes bland food, especially Indians who love the bold flavours. You can always buy masalas from store but making them at home will give you complete control over the ingredients, keeping them fresh. Here are 7 easy-to-make Indian masalas that you should definitely give a try:
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It is one of the most popular and used masala blends in Indian cuisine and can find this masala at any store you walk in. It is made using quite a few number of ingredients.
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Dhaniya powder is a blend of coriander, cumin seeds, cloves and cinnamon. This blend imparts a lovely aroma and pleasant savoury flavour to the dishes.
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Tandoori masala is created by a blend of spices such as coriander seeds, cumin, amchur powder, garlic powder, red food colour and more. It is used in making tandoori chicken, paneer, aloo and others.
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To make sure you get your biryani right, there's a separate masala blend just for biryani alone which helps you recreate the same aromatic and delicious restaurant-style biryani at home.
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Originating from Uttar Pradesh, this masala blend lights up the Indian street food menu being used in many popular snacks such as chaat, bhel puri, pani puri and more.
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A unique entry to the list, panch phoran is a great spice blend originating from Bengal. It is traditionally used in tempering and is made by using just five spices.
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