Menu du jour spice powders : 44 Recipes


  • Recipe How To Make Essential spice powders and pastes
    How To Make Essential spice powders and pastes
    How To Make Essential spice powders and pastes THANKS TO ORIGINAL UPLOADER AND GREAT COOKING EXPERT MONA Dry roasted cumin and coriander seed powders, dry roasted coconut paste, dry roasted groundnut paste are essential[...]
  • Recipe Chinese 5 Spice Powder
    Chinese 5 Spice Powder
    An authentic home-made version of the original blend of spices. Just lke our very own garam masala,every Chinesehousehold has its own delicate balnce of ingredients to make this fragnant powder. Preparation time : 10 Minutes Cooking time: 15[...]
  • Recipe KARAPPODI/GARLIC SPICE POWDER
    KARAPPODI/GARLIC SPICE POWDER
    Karappodi, this is known to every South Indian. The famous South Indian idly is incomplete without karappodi. This spicy powder is a favorite to everyone in my family. It can be served with almost all of the south Indian Tiffin's or even with[...]
  • Recipe Balti Masala (Fennel-Flavored Toasted Spice Blend)
    Balti Masala (Fennel-Flavored Toasted Spice Blend)
    A Hindi/Urdu word for "bucket" is balti and here it's not a vessel for cooking. This is a coined terminology that originated with an enterprising Pakistani restaurant owner in Birmingham, England, and ended up back in restaurants in India. The food[...]
  • Recipe ELLU PODI (SPICE & SALT VERSION) / SESAME SEEDS POWDER
    ELLU PODI (SPICE & SALT VERSION) / SESAME SEEDS POWDER (1 vote)
    This podi(powder) is used for ELLORAI done on maavilakku day. Tastes the best when mixed with hot rice and ghee. I have used black sesame seeds. White sesame seeds can also be used. INGREDIENTS: Black sesame seeds - 1/4 cup Urad[...]
  • Recipe Dhaniyala  Chenaga pappu Karam podi -- Aromatic Coriander seeds and Bengal Gram spice powder
    Dhaniyala Chenaga pappu Karam podi -- Aromatic Coriander seeds and Bengal Gram spice powder (1 vote)
    I can proudly declare my mom makes the second best Dhaniyala Karvepaku karam aka Coriander seeds spice powder after my grandma( moms mom). Mom always makes sure a big packet of this aromatic spice blend to be first in my list of moms homemade[...]
  • Recipe Dhaniya Powder / Daniya Pudi / Podi / Coriander Powder
    Dhaniya Powder / Daniya Pudi / Podi / Coriander Powder (1 vote)
    Dhaniya powder thats used for making Masala Sambar or for Non Veg dishes is a mix of various Spices, roasted and finely powdered. Many of the store bought Dhaniya powder is powder of Raw Dhaniya which used for many dishes would give a raw smell.[...]
  • Recipe Kollu podi /Horse gram Powder
    Kollu podi /Horse gram Powder (3 votes)
    Horsegram is one of those ingredients that I hated without even tasting it, When ever my mom said that it was good for health my answer was : I wouldn't eat horse food. My mom explained to me that it is given to horses only for their nutritional[...]
  • Recipe All Purpose Masala Powder
    All Purpose Masala Powder (1 vote)
    I really thank everyone who has been visiting my blog regularly, and I also am sorry, for I have not been updating the blog for a couple of days now…My son turned one, and I have been really busy with hosting a party, and cleaning up. Its been[...]
  • Recipe How to make ginger garlic paste that stays?
    How to make ginger garlic paste that stays? (1 vote)
    If there is one ubiquitous component of Indian cuisine, used by all the different cuisines in India, I would say it is ginger garlic paste. I frankly don’t see why it is so expensive in the stores. Maybe it is because of the fact that[...]