chai masala

Chai ka Masala

http://www.tarladalal.com/Chai-ka-Masala-4217r

by Tarla Dalal

Ingredients

1/4 cup cinnamon (dalchini) , cut into small pieces

1/8 cup cloves (laung / lavang)

1/4 cup black peppercorns (kalimirch)

1/4 cup cardamom (elaichi)

6 black cardamoms (badi elaichi)

1/4 cup mace (javantri), broken into pieces

1/2 nutmeg (jaiphal), grated

1/4 cup dried ginger powder (soonth)

Ingredients divided by 6

2 tsp cinnamon (dalchini), cut into small pieces

1 tsp cloves (laung / lavang)

2 tsp black peppercorns (kalimirch)

2 tsp cardamom (elaichi)

1 black cardamoms (badi elaichi)

2 tsp mace (javantri), broken into pieces

1/2 tsp nutmeg (jaiphal), grated

2 tsp dried ginger powder (soonth)

Method

Dry roast the cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, cardamom, and black cardamom for 7 to 8

minutes. Cool completely.

Add the mace, nutmeg and ginger powder and grind to make a fine powder.

Cool completely and store in an air-tight container.