Tandoori Masala Best Recipe
Tandoori Masala Best Recipe
Recently Aditi and Nikhil of Confused Bawarchis had posted their Tandoori Masala recipe and few months ago Namrata of My food tapestry had posted her Tandoori masala recipe. Since then, Tandoori Masala Best Recipe had been pinging my mind. I read theirs and read more online and realized that there is no one recipe that people are using. Ingredients sound similar but quantities are per choice. After much research, I came up with mine.
Tandoori Masala Best Recipe
In pre-ready made era, people used fresh ingredients and marinated accordingly. Tandoori is a technique limited not only to the spice mix used, but also based on the oil that is used and how it is cooked…in a tandoor, which is a clay oven. I don’t have a tandoor but I do have an oven and a grill, so that should come handy. And if in the absence of the oven and grill, the oldest pal grill pan comes in handy. It’s all about cooking after all :).
Some other spice blends from my blog are – Fasting Spice Mix , Kadhai Masala , Taco seasoning , Tandoori Tofu/Paneer Chops, Tandoori Veg Taco , Gobhi Tandoori and Paneer Tandoori and more.
Let’s get to the recipe!
I have used my home made garam masala as a base for my Tandoori masala. Since I use quite a lot of spices to make my *garam masala, it was perfect to be used and make a short cut to the Tandoori Masala. So I will re-post the recipe for my garam masala and then Tandoori Masala for everybody’s convenience.
It has 2 components going –
First you make Garam Masala
And then you make Tandoori Masala
This is how to make it.
Tandoori Masala Best Recipe
Ingredients
Garam Masala Ingredients
- Cumin seeds : 2 tbsp
- Coriander seeds : 2 tbsp
- Black peppercorns : 1/2 tbsp
- Cloves whole : 1 tsp
- Dry whole red chili : 2
- Bay leaf : 3 small
- Cinnamon stick : 1″ stick
- Black cardamom : 2
- Star anise : 2
- Nutmeg : 1/2 tsp
Tandoori Masala Ingredients
- Garam Masala : 2 tbsp
- Turmeric : 1/2 tsp
- *Ginger Powder : 1/4 tsp
- *Garlic Powder : 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder : 1&1/2 tbsp. Dry roast 1tbsp coriander seeds and grind. It will yield approximately 1&1/2 tbsp coriander powder
- Fancy Paprika or Kashmiri Mirch powder or Degi Mirch : 1 tbsp . Fancy paprika is powdered form of red bell pepper so it's not as spicy. Kashmiri Mirch is similar in properties to Fancy Paprika. They both add color without increasing the heat quotient of the spice.
- Kasuri Methi : 1/2 tbsp crushed fine
Instructions
Method for Garam Masala
- Roast all the ingredients in a pan on low to medium flame for 2-3 minutes till you smell the aroma, while keep stirring. Take off the gas stove, cool it.
- Put it in the grinder and grind fine.
- Store in air tight container.
Method for Tandoori Masala
- Take your magic wand out, say abra ka dabra, whiz your wand in the powdered spices and voila your Tandoori Masala is ready ;). That's it! Store in air tight container.
Notes : In the absence of powdered garlic powder or ginger powder, use fresh garlic and ginger while marinating. So don't worry, every problem has a solution :).
Marinating with Tandoori Masala
- Use Mustard oil in the marinade for that extra smokey flavor.
- To enhance the color, please don't use the food color.Instead use 1-2 tbsp of tomato paste or organic, no preservatives added tomato ketchup.
- Add a bit of yogurt to thicken.
- My Gobhi Tandoori and Paneer Tandoori, coming up next! Look out for that :).
- Do make this spice mix today and get ready for some grilling fun for the weekend !
Make some Tandoori Noise this weekend at home. I am certainly doing that.
Sonal
tinywhitecottage
Looks beautiful. I’ll mix up a batch for sure. Great tips on using fresh garlic and ginger for marinating, even if you do have garlic and ginger powder! I used Johnny’s garam masala recipe recently…and my understanding is his recipe came from you! See…you have a trail of fans…
simplyvegetarian777
Yes :). Johnny followed my recipe for garam masala and adapted to his own :).
Thanks Seana!
Aditi
Thanks for the shout out,Sonal! Don’t know how we missed this- not been getting ping backs for some strange reason! Sesame seeds in garam masala sounds interesting- never done that.
simplyvegetarian777
The WordPress acts up so many times.
milkandbun
Amazing colors! Thanks for sharing, it’s really useful!
Patty Nguyen
Bookmarked and looking forward to using your spice mix this summer! Thank you, Sonal!
Elaine @ foodbod
Love it!! I’ll be using these recipes for sure :)) x
lapetitepaniere
I love the colors 🙂
Sylvia @superfoodista.com
Yum, Sonal! This mix looks great! This must be my next try when making Indian food! I just made my first dish a few weeks ago and I am in love with the spices – this looks absolutely fabulous and flavorful! Thanks for sharing 😉
Shruti
I still have some in my jar… Let me finish it off this week or so and grind a fresh batch 😉 Loved ur recipe… <3
yesiamvegan
Look at your photos 🙂 I remember how it used to be. You’re a PRO now 🙂 can’t wait for tandoori Gobi
simplyvegetarian777
🙂
The Taste of the World
beautiful Sonal…
simplyvegetarian777
Thanks Sarika 🙂
Mina Joshi
Nothing beats home made spice mixes. Roasting them first is a great tip.
How to Philosophize with Cake
This looks great! I can almost smell the spices through the screen. 🙂 I love making curry at home, I’ll have to try this spice mix soon.
simplyvegetarian777
Thanks :). This is one of the most used spice mix for marinades.
apsara
Awesome post! I have not made any spice mixes for north-Indian style curries. This is very helpful, thanks!
simplyvegetarian777
My pleasure Apsara
Nayna Kanabar (@SIMPLYF00D)
Lovely recipe nothing beats the aroma of home roasted and ground spice mixtures.
simplyvegetarian777
Thanks Nayna 🙂
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried
I can almost smell the goodness… mmm!!!
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So elegant and tasty looking!
simplyvegetarian777
🙂 D
Jueseppi B.
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Lori
Wow Sonal! Look at all those beautiful colors! Glad you posted this!