Indian Spice Mixes To Keep Handy

By Rittwik Naskar

Indian Cuisine is known for its various play of spices. Here are 5 spice blends that you should keep handy in your pantry.

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This blend of warming spices comprises of bay leaves, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, mace, and black pepper.

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Garam Masala Powder

A lip-smacking spice blend that enhances flavour of chaats sees amchoor, cumin, coriander, dried ginger, black salt, black pepper, asafoetida, and chilli powder.

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Chaat Masala

A spice blend from the eastern states of India, it consists of fenugreek seeds, kalonji, cumin, black mustard and fennel seeds in equal parts.

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Paanch Phoron

South Indian coarse textured spice mix includes coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, black peppercorns, dry red chillies, fenugreek seeds, cinnamon, dry coconut with chana dal.

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Sambhar Masala

Made up of coriander seeds, Kashmiri chilli powder, turmeric, nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, and black pepper, this is a marination spice.

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Tikka Masala