http://www.vazhayila.com/2011/08/homemade-garam-masala-kerala-style.html
Two Recipes for Homemade Kerala style Garam masala Powder
Total cooking time :- 10 minutes
Yields :- 1 small jar
Ingredients:-
Cardamom - 40 nos( green)
Cloves - 35 nos
Cinnamon Stick - 2 or 3
Star anise - 1
Nutmeg - 1/2 of a whole one ,or you can use one full, if you like.
Optional items
Fennel seeds - 1/4 cup
Black pepper - 2 table spoon
Mace - 2 or 3
Directions:-
Method 1
Arrange all the spices in a baking sheet and sun dry an hour . Grind it to a fine powder in the small jar of your mixie or coffee grinder. Or you can just grind it without keeping in the sun.( just crush the cinnamon in a mortar and pestle before grinding)
Method 2
Heat a small skillet and add all the spices , and fry for 2- minutes . let it come to room temperature and then grind it to a powder. I normally prefer a bit coarse powder . This works best for all nadan meat fry .
For a mild flavor you can follow the method with just cinnamon , cardamom and cloves . This recipe gives you a small jar (as shown in the picture) of garam masala. Its more flavorful when made fresh , since its a tiresome task to do this in the process of making a curry , i stock this small jar always.
