Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chai masala. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chai Masala is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Chai Masala is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chai masala using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chai Masala:
- Prepare 5 tablespoons ginger dry powder
- Take 4 tablespoons cardamom green
- Take 3 tablespoons black peppercorn
- Take 1 tablespoon cloves
- Take 2 cinnamon sticks (roughly broken)
- Make ready 1/4 nutmeg (crushed)
- Take 1 cup lemon grass (chopped)
- Make ready 1/ 2 cup tulsi leaves
Steps to make Chai Masala:
- In a pan, on a low flame, individually dry roast green cardamom, black peppercorn, cloves, cinnamon sticks and crushed nutmeg till fragrant. Cool to room temperature.
- Lastly, on a very low flame, dry roast lemon grass and tulsi till it changes colour and partially dry. Leave it in the pan till it cools, as it will become crisp.
- Blitz the roasted ingredients once or twice in a blender.
- In a mixing bowl, take the blended spices and add dry ginger powder and mix well with a dry spoon.
- Store it in a airtight glass jar.
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