Pav bhaji masala

Coming to you with another masala recipe, one of my favourite things about Indian cooking! This is for pav bhaji, a classic street food from Mumbai. This recipe makes around 75-100g. As its so strong, this is plenty to last a while. Find the pav bhaji recipe here

Ingredients

1 tbsp cumin seeds

5-7 cloves

1/2 tbsp fennel seeds

1 tbsp coriander seeds

1 cinnamon stick

2 dried red chillies

5-7 cardamom pods

Few peppercorns (optional)

Method

• Dry roast all the spices apart on a medium heat for around 3-5 minutes. Once roasted, remove from the heat and let cool completely.
  
  
• Grind all the spices in a pestle and mortar or whizz in a spice grinder until finely ground.
  
  
• Store in an airtight container or jar.