Masala Spice Powder – Malayali Five Spice Powder

Masala spice powder recipe to make this recipes easy to follow.  It is often mistakenly referred to as garam masala in Malayalam,but this spice powder is different.  Unlike garam masala it does not contain pepper.  It is extensively used in Malayalam Muslim cuisine

The use of five spice powder certainly gives a life to a dish.  In some part of Kerala cumin,caraway seeds and cardamoms are also added to the five spices

The powder has similarity to the Arab Mix Baharat though this too uses pepper.  Chinese cuisine has a five spice powder which bears no similarity to the one used in Malayalam cuisine.  Fennel is common to the panch phoron used in Bengali cuisine.  Other than that there is no resemblance.

How to prepare five spice -Masala Spice Powder ?

• Nutmeg (grated or broken into small pieces) – 1
• Fennel seeds -100gm
• Cinnamon sticks broken into pieces (10*5-cm sticks)
• Cloves -10
• Mace – 2 large flakes

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Preparation Method

• Mix all ingredients together and dry roast lightly for 5 minutes over low heat
• Cool,grind to a fine powder an store in an airtight container or bottle

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