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Korma Spice Mix

Restaurant-quality korma spice mix using the BIR method — deep flavour from base sauce, cooked to order in minutes.

20 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
Easy
Difficulty
14
Ingredients
4
Steps
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Requires G1The authentic choice — rich, deep flavour

G1 Base Sauce

2400 ml (8 portions) · 2+ hours · Involved

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Key ingredients

100 ml oil · 750 gm onions (prepared weight) · 1 tspn salt · 1 tbspn turmeric · 1 tspn ground coriander · ½ tspn ground cumin · +8 more

Ingredients

Servings
  • Approx 6 tspn (30 ml)
  • 1 tspn ground cumin
  • ½ tspn fennel seeds
  • 1 tspn ground ginger
  • ¼ tspn cayenne pepper
  • ¾ tspn onion granules or powder
  • ¼ tspn ground cinnamon
  • ¾ tspn ground coriander
  • ¼ tspn sugar
  • ½ tspn turmeric
  • ¼ tspn salt
  • ½ tspn cardamom seeds
  • 2 cloves
  • ½ tspn garlic granules or powder

Method

  1. 1

    Deseed enough cardamom pods to produce ½ tspn of seeds.

  2. 2

    Grind the cardamom seeds, fennel seeds and cloves to a fine powder in a pestle and mortar.

  3. 3

    Thouroughly mix all the remaining ingredients together.

  4. 4

    Store in an airtight container and keep in a cool and dark place.

My Notes

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