Step 3: dry fry peppercorns, cinnamon stick, coriander and cloves to wake up their oils. Don’t let them burn. Part way through, add green cardamom pods, bay leaves and cumin seed. How much? You’re an adult, as much or little as you want.
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Leave them to cooler for a while then into the spice/coffee grinder.
aug 31, 2025, 8:37 pm • 10 0 • view
Step 4 or so: grind your spices. Why the tea strainer? Because you don’t want big chunks. Back into the grinder with them.
aug 31, 2025, 8:55 pm • 4 0 • view
aug 31, 2025, 9:04 pm • 9 0 • view
I really suck at threading. Sorry.
aug 31, 2025, 9:05 pm • 6 0 • view
Here’s our garam masala. I added turmeric and cumin because I am out of cumin seeds. Am I going to use all of this. Yes. Yes I am. This recipe has BIG flavor.
aug 31, 2025, 9:13 pm • 14 0 • view
Take that and mix it into plain yogurt. You can use a 650gram tub or a larger one. Just make sure it’s not low fat (minimum 3.5%) and not Greek yogurt. I went with more because what doesn’t go in the chicken goes in a bowl. Garam masala yogurt should be in the stores.
aug 31, 2025, 9:17 pm • 7 0 • view
Hey look, it’s one hour since the first marinating, so add in your yogurt and spice mix, stir well and leave, refrigerated for at least another hour.
aug 31, 2025, 9:22 pm • 8 0 • view
And we’re back. Next step: ghee. Melt 1/2 cup butter over medium heat in something with a wide base. This is the water component foaming and evaporating. That will leave us with milk fat and milk solids. We want the fat only.
aug 31, 2025, 10:02 pm • 9 0 • view
Let’s start putting this together, shall we? Here’s 1.5 large sweet onions sautéing in our butter. I let the milk solids fry a bit in the fat to give it some richness.
aug 31, 2025, 10:28 pm • 6 0 • view
So far, the only salt in this is from the butter and since I’m using sodium free chicken stock and diced tomatoes, now is the time to add it.
aug 31, 2025, 10:28 pm • 5 0 • view
Holy cow, I forgot the almonds. So, I’m doing them now. They add body
aug 31, 2025, 8:53 pm • 4 0 • view
Good start on a mango chutney.
aug 31, 2025, 11:21 pm • 1 0 • view
I’ve never thought of that. Cool.
aug 31, 2025, 11:23 pm • 1 0 • view
Saw it made once. The fumes from toasting the seeds were memorable.
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