Roasted Cumin (Jeera) powder/ Red Chilli powder

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For roasted cumin powder-

Ingredients –

  1. Whole cumin seeds – 1 cup

Method-

  • Heat a pan on medium flame, add cumin seeds, roast till it turns light brown in color.
  • Keep stirring, otherwise cumin seeds will get burnt.
  • Let it cool down completely.
  • Transfer the roasted cumins in a mixer jar and grind it to fine powder.
  • Keep the powder in the air tight container and use as required.

For red chilli powder-

Ingredients –

  1. Whole dried  red chilli (you can take any kind of chilli) – 1 cup

Method –

  • Remove the stem of the chillies.
  • Heat a pan, roast the chillies for 3-4 minutes on low flame.
  • Let it cool down  completely, transfer the roasted red chilli in a mixer jar and grind it to fine powder.
  • Wait for 5 minutes before you open the mixer jar cover.
  • Red chilli powder is ready, keep the powder in the air tight container and use as required.

Black Pepper(Kaali Mirch) powder or Cardamom(Elaichi) powder

Today I am going to share with you, how to make cardamom powder and black pepper powder. Both are favorite ingredients used in Indian recipes.

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Ingredients –

For Black pepper powder –

  1. Whole black pepper –1 cup

Method –

  • Transfer the whole black pepper in a mixer jar and grind it to fine powder.
  • Keep the powder in the air tight container and use as required.

For Cardamom powder –

Ingredients –

  1. Whole green cardamom

Method –

  • Peel the skin of the cardamoms.
  • Put the seeds in the small jar of mixer grinder, grind it till you get a fine powder.
  • Store the cardamom powder in air tight container and use as required.

Masala Tea Powder / Indian Style

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Ingredients –

  1. Black pepper powder – 2 tsp
  2. Dry Ginger powder – 2-3 tsp
  3. Nutmeg / jaiphal  powder –1 tsp
  4. Cinnamon powder  – 1 tsp
  5. Cloves powder  – 1 tsp
  6. Fennel seeds powder – 1 tsp

Method –

  • Take a bowl add all the ingredients mix well.
  • Keep the masala powder in the air tight container and use when required.