Homemade Mutton Masala Spice Powder

Homemade Mutton Masala Spice Powder  and….

Spice Culture:  A bit about Spice Mixes in general 

This Homemade Mutton Masala Spice Powder adds flavor and the aromas of  Indian Mutton preparations, not only to your mutton and meat dishes but also works really well for Vegetarian dishes. I love to use it in recipes like my Green Peas Masala and Mushroom Masala Gravy. To regular Mutton dishes, just add a tsp or so in place of Garam Masala, along with your usual blend of Coriander, Chilli Pepper, or Fennel powder.

I have shared another spice mix ‘ Homemade Meat Masala Powder’ earlier here on RAS, which is quite popular. It is used for meat, chicken, and egg dishes. The ‘body’ is made more robust and distinctive, with additional impactful spices like mustard seeds, fenugreek, star anise, and nutmeg.

This recipe for  Mutton Masala Spice Powder is more fragile and blends well to suit dishes, where you don’t want spices to stand out as much or overpower the dish. In any case, both are useful 🙂 I have always found that a good ‘ put-together’ spice blend will always add that magical touch and take you far in your culinary repertoire. Remember to always compliment the spice mixes with base spices like coriander and chili. Every type of curry or dish has its own suited spice according to the flavor profile.

How to design a Curry Powder?

Every curry powder/spice mix has a distinct base and body as well as ‘definers and enhancers‘ . The base usually consists of Coriander and Chilli powder which makes up almost 40% of the powder. The body consists of spices like cumin, fennel, and turmeric, these determine not only a distinctive change in spice aromatics but also define the color. None of these must be used in high ratios. The definers are spices like Nutmeg and Mace and enhancers are spices like star anise, and fenugreek. These are all used in small proportions.

Now if you are wondering what the difference between Garam Masala and Curry powder is..

What Is Garam Masala?

Garam masala is a spice blend widely used in Indian cuisine widely used in Biryanis, Curries, Lentils etc.. It can vary from region to region and furthermore from home to home. As the name suggests, ‘Garam’ – meaning HOT – refers to the sense of warmth that the spices create, and not the spice level. In fact, Garam Masala is not usually ‘Spicy’. Garam masala may or may not contain ‘base & body’ spices like coriander seeds, but do not contain chili powder or turmeric.

The five basic tastes that define a spice and the supporting flavors.

Spices can exhibit the essence of the five basic flavors.  Bitter, Salty, Sour, Sweet, and Umami. Supporting flavors include Earthy, Floral, Fruity, Herbaceous, Woody, Cooling, Hot, Spicy, Nutty, and Pungent.

Some important spices and their flavor profiles, to consider when preparing spice mixes. Adding herbs to the list soon too.

 

 

Spice	Taste	Aroma	Pairings
Fennel seeds/ Aniseed	Sweet and licorice-like,cooling	Licorice	caraway, dill weed, coriander, tarragon, turmeric
Green Cardamom	Warm, sweet, lemony undertone,cooling	Pungent, Warm	cinnamon, clove, allspice, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg
Cayenne Chilli/ Chilli powder	Pungent, Spicy, Biting heat	Earthy, Spicy	Coriander, Turmeric, Garlic, Onion
Cinnamon	Warm, earthy, and subtly sweet	Earthy, Sweet	allspice, nutmeg, ginger, coriander, turmeric
Cloves	Earthy, Spicy-Sweet, Rich	Sweet, Warm, Pungent	cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, ginger, nutmeg
Coriander seeds	Warm, Earthy, and subtly Lemony	Earthy, Lemony	cumin, paprika, chili powder
Cumin	Earthy, Spicy-Sweet, Rich, Umami, cooling	Earthy, Warm	Moderately Hot
Garlic	Sharp, Savory, subtly Sweet	Pungent	Chilli, Coriander, Herbs,
Ginger	Warm, Zesty, Subtly sweet, subtle heat	Pungent, Spicy	allspice, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg
Mustard(yellow-brown-black)	ranges from mild to zingy-spicy	Nutty, popcorny	bay leaves, chili powder, fennel, coriander
Nutmeg	warm,  slightly bitter-sweet, zesty, earthy&nutty undertones	Sweet, Nutty	cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, ginger, coriander, mace, cloves
Pepper (white, black, green, pink)	ranges from mild to strong and pungent, fruity-peppery	Potent,Fruity	cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, ginger, coriander, mace, cloves
Star Anise	Bitter -Sweet and licorice-like	Licorice	cinnamon, fennel, coriander, cloves,green cardamom
Turmeric	warm,earthy, bitter-peppery	Earthy- mustard like	cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, ginger, coriander, mace, cloves
Fenugreek	bitter-sweet, earthy&nutty undertones	Nutty, Maple-like	Mustard, Chilli, Turmeric, Garlic
Asafoetida	Savory,onion and garlic undertones, Umami	pungent	Chilli, Cumin, Turmeric, Ginger, Mustard,Fenugreek, Coriander
Black Cardamom	warm,  smoky,minty, resin and camphor undertones, Umamo	Pungent, Smoky, Minty	cumin seeds, star anise, cinnamon, allspice, and even black pepper
Mace	mild, warm, slightly citrus, cinnamon,nutmeg,blackpepper undertones	Woody , Warm, Sweet	cloves, allspice, ginger, vanilla, saffron, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, caraway, and fennel
Saffron	floral-sweet with bitter undertones	Floral, grassy	cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, ginger, coriander, mace, cloves
Allspice	Spicy-Sweet, Pungent, Warming	Sweet, Warm, Woody, Spicy	cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, peppercorn, cloves, rosemary
Cubeb pepper	peppery, allspice-camphor-nutmeg undertones	Woody	cardamom, turmeric, cinnamon, black peppercorns, curry leaves.
HERBS
Curry Leaves	bitter-sweet, anise-earthy&fruitycitrus undertones	Nutty-citrus	Mustard, Cumin,Fenugreek, Garlic,Turmeric,Chilli.
Fenugreek Leaves	subtly bitter, maple undertones	Herbaceous	Ginger, Chilli, Coriander, cumin, turmeric, Garlic

 

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Homemade Mutton Masala Spice Powder

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Recipe Name: Homemade Mutton Masala Spice Powder Recipe Type: Spice Mix/ Indian Author: Shana @ RecipesareSimple Prep time:   5 min Cook time: 5 min Total time:  10 min Yield: (180 gms approx )

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How to make Homemade Mutton Masala Spice Powder – Recipe at a glance:

• Toast whole spices along with fresh garlic and curry leaves.
• Cool off, then spice powders and salt.
• Grind to fine spice powder.
• Cool off completely and store airtight.

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Ingredients:

• 5 Tbsp Coriander seeds
• 2 1/2 Tbsp Cumin seeds
• 2 Tbsp Fennel seeds
• 2 tsp Black Peppercorns
• 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon sticks,broken
• 15 Green Cardamom pods
• 15 Cloves
• 2 Tbsp Chana dal (split chick peas)
• 4 large cloves garlic, sliced thinly
• 2 Sprigs Curry leaves
• 1 Tbsp Salt

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Key Ingredients: Spices (whole and powdered), Garlic,  Curry leaves, Salt.

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