Pulao masala

Pulao masala gives different aroma to the dish. We can easily make this masala at home. To make simple pulao we can make use of this masala. Various masala are used in Indian cuisine for cooking. It is always good to have different spice powder that too prepared at home.

Ingredients:

Coriander seeds - 3 tablespoon
Black pepper - 1/2 tablespoon
Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1 tablespoon
Fennel seeds (perunjeeragam)- 3 tablespoon
Bay leaf (brinji ilai) - 5 nos
Cinnamon sticks (pattai) - 3 nos
Cloves (lavangam) - 12 nos
Cardamom - 15 nos
Red chilli - 4 nos
Mace (Jathi poo) - 1 tablespoon
Nutmeg (Jathikai) - 1 no

Method:

1.Dry roast all the above ingredients in a pan and adding one by one.



2. Allow them to cool off before blending.



3. In a mixture, blend the above dried ingredients into fine powder.

Tips:

1. This powder can be used for pulao and briyani as well.