{"id":1581,"slug":"homemade-garam-masala","title":"Homemade Garam Masala","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["15 grams dried bay leaves","75 grams black cardamom seeds","40 grams green cardamom seeds","20 sticks cinnamon, about 2.5 cm in length","20 grams whole cloves","35 grams coriander seeds","20 grams cumin seeds","25 grams fennel seeds","20 grams mace","70 grams black peppercorns","15 grams rose leaves","15 grams ginger powder"],"ingredients_norm":["dried bay leaf","black cardamom seed","green cardamom seed","cinnamon about cm in length","whole clove","coriander seed","cumin seed","fennel seed","mace","black peppercorn","rose leaf","ginger powder"],"steps":["Individually toast all the whole spices and herbs in a dry skillet over low heat, shaking, until a shade darker and aromatic. Make sure not to burn.","Remove from the heat, transfer to a cool container, and let cool.","Using a grinder, blender, or mortar, grind/pound all the herbs and spices together to make an even powder."],"categories":["Spice mix recipes","Recipes using cinnamon","Recipes for spice mixes","Recipes using bay leaf","Recipes using cardamom","Recipes using coriander","Recipes using whole cumin","Recipes using fennel seed","Recipes using ground ginger"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":"460 grams (~1 pound)","difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Homemade_Garam_Masala","source_ref":"4516602","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Homemade_Garam_Masala&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"201032ed669c92327c704edea8a34c3ddb94e2ea357359a42221f7a8e661eb17","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:04Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:04Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/homemade-garam-masala"}