Homemade Biryani Masala

Biryani Masala is easily available in any Indian store, but the flavour and aroma of fresh home-made Biryani Masala are always superior to the store-bought one. It is very easy to prepare and can be store for a month. It can be used to prepare any variety of Biryani.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
• 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon caraway seeds (Shahi Jeera)
• 8/10 green cardamoms
• 1 tablespoon cloves
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of fennel seeds
• 6/8 cinnamon sticks
• 2 black cardamoms
• 1-star anise
• 1 small nutmeg (Jaayphal)
• 2 mace (Javitri)
• 2 dry red chilli or Kashmiri red chilli

Instructions:

• Break the nutmeg and cinnamon sticks into small pieces. Crush the bay leaves.
• Put all the spices into the grinder and grind them to a fine powder.
• Pour the mixture in an airtight glass jar. You can store it for one month.

Note:

• You can use a coffee grinder to grind the spices.
• I usually do not dry roast my spices before grinding. If you want, you can lightly dry roast them.