Garam Masala

Ground spices are the perfect way to add depth of flavor and a personal touch to your homemade dishes, plus they can be stored for weeks.

Ingredients

  • ½ Tablespoon nigella seeds
  • ½ Tablespoon cumin seeds
  • ¾ Tablespoon green cardamom pods
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons fennel seed
  • ¼ Tablespoon black peppercorns
  • ½ Tablespoon cloves
  • ¼ Tablespoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 sticks cinnamon

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Run the Spice Grinding Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed.  Blend for 25 seconds, or until desired consistency is reached.

Chef's Notes

  • Homemade spice mixes like this garam masala are a fantastic way to infuse dishes with bold flavor and excitement, all while keeping salt and saturated fat at bay.

Ingredients

  • ½ Tablespoon nigella seeds
  • ½ Tablespoon cumin seeds
  • ¾ Tablespoon green cardamom pods
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons fennel seed
  • ¼ Tablespoon black peppercorns
  • ½ Tablespoon cloves
  • ¼ Tablespoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 sticks cinnamon

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Run the Spice Grinding Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed.  Blend for 25 seconds, or until desired consistency is reached.

Chef's Notes

  • Homemade spice mixes like this garam masala are a fantastic way to infuse dishes with bold flavor and excitement, all while keeping salt and saturated fat at bay.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Run the Spice Grinding Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed.  Blend for 25 seconds, or until desired consistency is reached.

Chef's Notes

  • Homemade spice mixes like this garam masala are a fantastic way to infuse dishes with bold flavor and excitement, all while keeping salt and saturated fat at bay.

Ingredients

  • ½ Tablespoon nigella seeds
  • ½ Tablespoon cumin seeds
  • ¾ Tablespoon green cardamom pods
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons fennel seed
  • ¼ Tablespoon black peppercorns
  • ½ Tablespoon cloves
  • ¼ Tablespoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 sticks cinnamon

Directions

Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
 
Run the Spice Grinding Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed.  Blend for 25 seconds, or until desired consistency is reached.

Chef's Notes

  • Homemade spice mixes like this garam masala are a fantastic way to infuse dishes with bold flavor and excitement, all while keeping salt and saturated fat at bay.

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon nigella seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ¾ teaspoon green cardamom pods
  • 1 ½ teaspoons fennel seed
  • ¼ teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 4 whole cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

  1. Place all the ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the blade base.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed.  
  3. Blend for 20 seconds.

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon nigella seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ¾ teaspoon green cardamom pods
  • 1 ½ teaspoons fennel seed
  • ¼ teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 4 whole cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

  1. Place all the ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the blade base.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed.  
  3. Blend for 20 seconds.

Ingredients

  • ½ Tablespoon nigella seeds
  • ½ Tablespoon cumin seeds
  • ¾ Tablespoon green cardamom pods
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons fennel seed
  • ¼ Tablespoon black peppercorns
  • ½ Tablespoon cloves
  • ¼ Tablespoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 sticks cinnamon

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Run the Spice Grinding Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed.  Blend for 25 seconds, or until desired consistency is reached.

Chef's Notes

  • Homemade spice mixes like this garam masala are a fantastic way to infuse dishes with bold flavor and excitement, all while keeping salt and saturated fat at bay.
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