I forgot I had these two, and apologies that I can't remember where they are from and who the recipes belong to.
BALTI MASALA SPICE MIX
Yield: 12 servings
4 tb Coriander seeds
2 tb White cumin seeds
2 2-inch pieces Cassia bark
1 ts Fennel seeds
2 ts Black mustard seeds
4 Cloves
1/2 ts Wild onion seeds
1/2 ts Fenugreek seeds
1 ts Dry fenugreek leaves
10 Dry curry leaves
1 ts Green cardamom seeds
1/2 ts Lovage seeds
This is the basic spice mix for making Balti masala paste. It can
also be used dry, while cooking.
Roast, cool and grind the whole spices. Mix with the ground ones, and
store tightly covered (a recycled spice bottle is ideal).
BALTI MASALA PASTE
Yield: 8 servings
1 Recipe Balti masala spice
6 fl Vinegar (spiced or plain, as
-you prefer)
6 fl Vegetable oil (sunflower or
-peanut)
A paste which, like Balti sauce, appears repeatedly in Balti recipes.
Place the ground spices in a bowl. Add vinegar, and water sufficient
to make a paste. Let stand 10-15 minutes.
Heat the oil in a wok. Add the paste. Stir-fry until the water
content is cooked out (about 3-5 minutes) and the paste thickens and
begins to bubble with the same kind of boiling noise that oatmeal
makes. Remove from heat.
Bottle while hot in boiled jars. When in the bottle, add heated oil
to top off, seal, and store.
INGREDIENTS FOR BALTI MASALA
Makes about 200g ( Or enough for 20 single servings)
3 Tablespoons coriander seeds
3 Tablespoons white cumin seeds
1 six inch piece of cinnamon broken into pieces
1 Tablespoon black peppercorns
1 Tablespoon fennel seeds
1 Tablespoon black mustard seeds
The seeds of six black cardamom pods (4 black 3 Green)
1 Tablespoon fenugreek seeds
1 teaspoon onion seeds
10 cloves
1 Tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves
1 Tablespoon dried mint leaves
30 dried curry leaves
7 bay leaves
2 Tablespoons turmeric
2 Tablespoon ground garlic powder
2 Tablespoons ground ginger powder
1 Tablespoon ground red chilli powder
1 Tablespoon Premium Curry Powder
1/2 Tablespoon Tandoori Masala powder
1/2 Tablespoon All Purpose Seasoning
Vinegar and vegetable oil
Method
Place the seeds, cloves, cinnamon and peppercorns in a dry frying pan and dry fry over medium heat until the spices begin to smoke.
Place these spices along with all the leaves in a spice grinder or pestle and mortar and grind to a fine powder.
Add the rest of the ground spices and mix well.
to make a balti masala paste for use in balti curries
Mix one heaping tablespoon of balti masala powder with two tablespoons of vinegar and two tablespoons of vegetable oil to form a paste.
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