Topic: Garam Massala from the Zaal,Fleet

[jb]

This is the mixture that's used by Az in his restaurant and the one he showed us on our recent lesson.

three cinammon sticks
one heaped desert spoon green cardomon
one flat level mustard seed
three quarters level onion seed
five or six bay leaves
one level cumin
hald level fennel

Simply roast in the oven,cool then put into a coffe grinder.The smell was amazing,so different to the pre made stuff.Az said it's pretty potent stuff and should be used sparingly,certainly not sprinkled on a dish at the end as some sources suggest.

[loveitspicy]

Hi JB

was that green cardamon still in their pods or the seeds out of the pods

best, Rich

[curryhell]

That was green cardamons still in their pods.  The cinnamon is cassia bark and bay leaves are asian not european.  EDIT These were of an average size, just  a bit bigger than a european leaf and not the monster size that you frequently get.The mustard seeds are black not brown.  The dalchini (cassia) sticks are about 3 inches long.  We added a further stick of cassia and a couple of  asian bay leaves at the grinding stage because Az wasn' t happy with the cardamon being prominent .  The powder was dark, pungent and pleasantly sweet tasting.  I was operating the grinder ;D

[loveitspicy]

Cheers CH
I thought it would have been - but there are many variations on garam masala - taking out of the pods and just using the seeds etc

best, Rich

[jb]

That was green cardamons still in their pods.  The cinnamon is cassia bark and bay leaves are asian not european.  The mustard seeds are black not brown.  The dalchini (cassia) sticks are about 3 inches long.  We added a further stick of cassia and a couple of  asian bay leaves at the grinding stage because Az wasn' t happy with the cardamon being prominent .  The powder was dark, pungent and pleasantly sweet tasting.  I was operating the grinder ;D

Cheers for that,I remember now there was a bit of confusion re cinnamon/cassia being used.

[Les]

A question If I may,
Did AZ use the GM in any of the final dishes he made? (Apart from whats in the spice mix.)

Les

[solarsplace]

A question If I may,
Did AZ use the GM in any of the final dishes he made? (Apart from whats in the spice mix.)

Les

Hi Les

The GM was not added as a separate entity to any of the dishes that we saw.

Thanks

[Les]

Hi Les

The GM was not added as a separate entity to any of the dishes that we saw.

Thanks

Cheers SS, Sounds as if It's only used in the spice mix then,

Les

[curryhell]

A question If I may,
Did AZ use the GM in any of the final dishes he made? (Apart from whats in the spice mix.)

Les

Hi Les

The GM was not added as a separate entity to any of the dishes that we saw.

Thanks

One of us, forgotten who, did ask Az if he used GM in any dishes.  He said no only in the mix powder.

[Les]

One of us, forgotten who, did ask Az if he used GM in any dishes.  He said no only in the mix powder.

Thanks for confirming that CH

Les