How to Make your Own Pilau Masala Spice at Home Without a Grinder| Best Pilau Masala Recipe
Here is an easy homemade pilau masala spice recipe without a grinder. This pilau masala powder recipe has all the ingredients you need to make a delightful masala spice blend that you will enjoy in your recipes. Find an easy-to-follow video guide showing you how to make this pilau masala at home at the end of this post.
Equipment
- 1 Mortar and Pestle
- 1 suitable pan (for lightly roasting the spices)
- 1 Wooden Spoon
Ingredients
- 2& ½ tbsps whole cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 1& ½ tbsps whole cardamom pods
- 1 tsp whole cloves
- 1 whole cinnamon stick (About 5 inches)
Instructions
- Begin by shelling the cardamom. I usually take a piece at a time and split it apart using my fingers. I'll then get the inside part out. We will use that part to make our pilau masala spice.*I don't discard the outer shells of my cardamom. I like to add them to my milk tea. I often do this just before the tea gets ready. I'll then stir them in and when the tea is ready, I'll let it simmer for a few more minutes for the tea to absorb the aromatic taste of cardamom that's still in the pods. I'll then sieve them out. The aromatic taste of cardamom makes the tea delightful.
- Next, Cut the cinnamon sticks into small pieces. Cutting them into small pieces works much better especially when grinding them in your mortar and pestle as we will do.
- Heat the pan you will use to slightly roast the spices. It should be a fairly heavy pan.Once the pan is hot, add all the ingredients (spices) to the pan.*If you’re working with the store-bought whole pilau masala mix, it's already been mixed for you. add to the pan the amount you will need.
- Stir them continuously until all the spices get hot. They'll not only crush more readily, but they'll also begin to release the aromatic aroma that's typical of pilau masala spice blend.Roast them for about 3 minutes on fairly high heat. Do not let them burn.
- Now transfer the hot pilau mix spices to your mortar.
- Begin crushing the hot spices with your pestle. Keep at this until the spices are finely ground.Your ground pilau masala spice powder is ready.
- You’ll have the best results with recipes when you work with freshly ground pilau masala. The spicy fragrance of the combined spices is strongest when the pilau masala is fresh.
- If some of the pilau masala spice is left over, store in an airtight suitable jar or container for future use.One of the delightful recipes where you use your homemade pilau masala spice blend is No-meat Pilau. If you'd like to know how to make no-meat pilau with homemade pilau masala spice, you can find our popular affordable No-meat Pilau recipe here.Enhance your hospitality for the glory of God.
