Garam Masala
How to make your own Garam Masala spice mix
MED
Energy Density
3.4kcal/g
3.4kcal/g
MED
Fat
0.7g / serving
0.7g / serving
MED
Saturates
0.2g / serving
0.2g / serving
LOW
Sugars
0.1g / serving
0.1g / serving
LOW
Salt
0g / serving
0g / serving
HIGH
Fibre
1.1g / serving
1.1g / serving
Suitable for:HalalKetogenicKosherLong-lifeVeganVegetarian
Simple dry spice mix that will keep for months in a well sealed jar. This recipe makes enough to fill a standard size jam or honey jar.
Preparation
- Cut the whole nutmeg into a few pieces and cut up the bay leaves into smaller pieces
- Keep the other ingredients whole
- When needed toast and grind only what is needed. The spices keep their flavour much better when left whole
الملاحظات
- A typical amount would be 2tsp per person in a curry, which is around 8-10g which is the value used to calculate the portions and nutrition
Ingredients
- 3tbsp coriander seeds
- 2 whole stick cinnamon (~7.5cm each)
- 3tbsp cumin seeds
- 1tbsp black peppercorns
- 2tsp cloves
- 2tsp green cardamom
- 1 star anise (broken into pieces)
- 2 Indian bay leaves (cut into a few pieces)
- 2 black cardamom (broken into several pieces)
- 2 strands mace (cut into pieces)
- 1 tbsp fennel seed
- 1 whole nutmeg
Equipment
- Knife to cut the nutmeg into pieces
- Spice grinder
- Storage jar
Nutritional Facts
- Serving size: 4.1g
- (1% / 1%) Calories: 14kcal
- (1%)Total fat: 0.7g
- (1%) Saturated fat: 0.2g
- (1%) Unsaturated fat: 0.4g
- Mono: 0.3g
- Poly: 0.1g
- (0%) Cholesterol: 0mg
- Trans Fat: 0g
- (1%)Total carbohydrates: 2.3g
- Starch: 0g
- (0%) Sugars: 0.1g
- Sucrose: 0g
- Glucose: 0g
- Maltose: 0g
- Lactose: 0g
- Fructose: 0g
- Galactose: 0g
- (4%) Fibre: 1.1g
- (1%)Protein: 0.5g
- Salts
- (0%) Sodium: 3.4mg
- (1%) Potassium: 52mg
- Minerals
- Calcium: 3%
- Iron: 11%
- Zinc: 2%
- Magnesium: 3%
- Phosphorus: 2%
- Copper: 0%
- Manganese: 5%
- Selenium: 3%
- Fluoride: 0%
- Cryptoxanthin: 1mg
- Lycopene: 0%
- Lutein: 7mg
- Vitamins
- Vitamin A: 1µg
- Thiamin (B1): 0%
- Riboflavin (B2): 0%
- Niacin (B3): 1%
- Vitamin B5: 0%
- Vitamin B6: 0%
- Folate (B9): 0%
- Vitamin B12: 0%
- Choline: 0%
- Vitamin C: 1%
- Vitamin D: 0%
- Vitamin E: 1%
- Vitamin K: 1%
- Arginine: 5mg
- Aspartic Acid: 15mg
- Glutamate: 19mg
- Glycine: 7mg
- Proline: 11mg
- Serine: 6mg
- Tyrosine: 4mg
- Alanine: 6mg
- Cystine: 2mg
- Amino Acids
- Histidine: 2mg
- Isoleucine: 5mg
- Leucine: 9mg
- Methionine: 2mg
- Phenylalanine: 5mg
- Threonine: 4mg
- Tryptophan: 1mg
- Valine: 7mg
- Lysine: 5mg
- Betaine: 0mg
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