Masala Product

Masala is a term from the Indian subcontinent for a spice mix in certain proportions (From Urdu Masalah, via Arabic Masalih).^[1][2] A masala can be either a combination of dried (and usually dry-roasted) spices, or

a paste (such as vindaloo masala) made from a mixture of spices and other ingredients—often garlic, ginger, onions, chilli paste and tomato. Masalas are used extensively in Indian cuisine to add spice and flavour,^[3] most familiarly in chicken tikka masala and chicken curry.

Spice mixes are blended spices or herbs. When a certain combination of herbs or spices is called for in many different recipes (or in one recipe that is used frequently), it is convenient to blend these ingredients beforehand. Blends such as chili powder, curry powder, herbes de Provence, garlic salt, and other seasoned salts are traditionally sold pre-made by grocers, and sometimes baking blends such as pumpkin pie spice are also available. These spice mixes are also easily made by the home cook for later use.

A spice or Masala is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. Many spices have antimicrobial properties ^[1]. This may explain why spices are more commonly used in warmer climates, which have more infectious diseases, and why the use of spices is prominent in meat, which is particularly susceptible to spoiling.^[2] Spices are sometimes used in medicine, religious rituals, cosmetics or perfume production

Indian spices include a variety of spices grown across the Indian subcontinent. With different climates in different parts of the country, India produces a variety of spices, many of which are native to the subcontinent, while others were imported from similar climates and have since been cultivated locally for centuries.

Spices are used in different forms: whole, chopped, ground, roasted, sautéed, fried, and as topping. They blend food to extract the nutrients and bind them in a palatable form. Some spices are added at the end as a flavouring and are typically heated in a pan with ghee or cooking oil before being added to a dish. Lighter spices are added last, and spices with strong flavour should be added first. “Curry” refers to any dish in Indian cuisine that contains several spices blended together, whether dry or with a gravy base. However, it also refers to Curry leaves, commonly used in South India

 

A masala box (or masala dabbi, dabbe, or dabba) is a popular spice storage container widely used in Indian kitchens.

A typical masaladabbi has a number of small cups, often seven, placed inside a round or square box.^[1] The modern boxes have transparent lids and display the contents inside.Usually a small spoon (approximately 1/2 teaspoon size) accompanies the box.^[1] The most popular and daily usage spices like mustard, chili, garam masala, cumin, fenugreek, variety of masalas, ajwain (bishop’s weed) etc. are stored in this box.

Some antique masala dabbis are heirloom art objects, and are passed on in a family from generation to generation.

Below is a list of spices and other flavouring substances commonly used in India.^[1]

Image	Standard English	Hindi	Notes
	Green Cardamom	इलायची (elachi)	Intensely Aromatic- Digestive, Anti inflammatory, Anti oxidant propertiesMain Producers: Idukki in Kerala
	Alkanet Root	रातीं जोट rātīṃ (rātīn) joṭ
	Fennel seed[2]	सौंफ/सुव्वा/शोप saunf/suvvā/śop
	Asafoetida	हींग hiṃg (hing)	Intensely aromatic – related to Truffle and Garlic
	Red Chilli	लाल मिर्च lāl mirch
	Black cardamom	काली इलायची kāli ilāyachī	Very earthy and darkly aromatic. A much used in North Indian curries.
	White Pepper	सफ़ेद मिर्च saphed mirch
	Black Pepper	काली मिर्च kālī mirch	Largest producer is the southern Indian state of Kerala.
	Peppercorns	काली मिर्च kālī mirch
	Black Cumin	शाही जीरा śāhī jīrā	Sweet, floral and smokey cumin and anise-like flavour. Smaller in size than regular cumin. Often mistaken as Caraway seed. Though English translation is black cumin, the term black cumin is also used as English translation of Nigella sativa, kalonji
	Capers	कचरा/कब्र/करेर kacharā/kabr/karer
	Capsicum	शिमला मिर्च śimalā mirch
	Celery / Radhuni Seed	अज्मुद/अज्मोदा ajmud/ajmodā
	Charoli	चिरोंजी chiroṃjī (chironjī)	a type of nut particularly used in making desserts
	Indian Bay Leaf, Bay Leaf	तेज पत्ता tej pattā	Both Indian bay leaf and bay leaf are similar and called as Tej Patta in Hindi. However, they are from two different species and have differences in taste
	Cinnamon Buds	नाग केशर nāg keśar
	Cinnamon	दालचीनी dālachīnī	Grown commercially in Kerala in southern India. Two types, cassia (common) and royal.
	Citric Acid	निंबू फूल niṃbū phūl
	Cloves	लवंग/लौंग lavaṃg (lavang) / lauṃg (laung)	Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are largest producers in India.
	Coriander Powder	धनिया पाउडर / पिसा धनिया dhaniyā pāuḍar / pisā dhaniyā
	Coriander Seed	धनिया dhaniyā
	Cubeb	कबाब चीनी kabāb chīnī	Tastes of Clove + Persistent Mild Numbing + Bitterness
	Cumin Seed ground into balls	ज़ीरा गोली zīrā (jīrā) golī
	Cumin Seed	ज़ीरा zīrā (jīrā)	See Kali Jeera.
	Curry Tree or Sweet Neem Leaf	करीपत्ता / कढ़ीपत्ता karīpattā/kaḍhīpattā	Cannot retain flavour when dried. Only use fresh.
	Fennel Seed	सौंफ / संचल sauṃph (saunph)/saṃchal (sanchal)
	Fenugreek Leaf	कसूरी मेथी kasūrī methī
	Fenugreek Leaf	मेथी पत्ता methī pattā
	Fenugreek Seed	मेथी दाना methī dānā
	Four Seeds	तरबूज खरबूज ककडी पैंठे के बीज tarabūj kharabūj kakaḍī pauṃṭhe ke bīj	Seeds of Water melon, musk melon, cucumber and pumpkin
	Garcinia gummi-gutta		Used in fish preparations of Kerala
	Garam masala	गरम मसाला garam masālā	Blend of 8+ spices. Each family has their own secret recipe.
	Garcinia indica	कोकम kokam
	Garlic	लहसुन lahasun
	Ginger	अदरक adarak
	Dried Ginger	सोंठ soṃṭh (sonṭh)	mostly powdered
	Green cardamom	छोटी इलाइची chhoṭī ilāichī	Malabar variety is native to Kerala.
	Indian Bedellium Tree	गुगल/गु्ग्गल gugal/guggal	Very earthy aromatic mostly used in religious
	Indian Gooseberry	आँवला āṃvalā
	Jakhya	जख्या	Tasteless and odorless when uncooked; Earthly and crunchy when crackled in oil.
	Kalpasi	पत्थर के फूल patthar ke phūl	Also known as black stone flower
	Licorice Powder	जेठीमध jeṭhīmadh
	Long Pepper	पिप्पलि pippali
	Mango Extract	कामिकी kāmikī
	Sour Dried Mango Powder	आमचूर / अमचुर āmachūr/amachur
	Mint	पुदीना ‘pudīnā
	Mustard Seed	सरसों sarasoṃ
	Brown mustard Seed	राई rāī
	Nigella Seed	कलोंजी kaloṃjī (kalomjī)
	Nutmeg	जैफल / जायफल jaiphal/jāyaphal	Whole nuts last forever. Powder, only a month.
	Mace	जावित्री jāvitrī	Mace is outer covering to nutmeg nut. Similar aroma.
	Holy Basil	तुलसी tulasī
	Panch Phoron	पञ्च फोरन pañch phoran	This is a Bengali spice mix that combines fennel seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and nigella seeds.
	Pomegranate Seed	अनारदाना anārdānā	Dried not fresh. Is ground in Middle East.
	Poppy Seed	खस-खस khas-khas	very popular in West Bengal known Posto, with no of Bengali cuisine, most popular Allu Posto
	Fresh Hemp Cannabis	भांग Bhang
	Saffron Pulp	केसर मिरी मिरी kesar mirī mirī	Actually, safflower concentrate
	Saffron	केसर / जाफरान kesar/jāpharān	World’s most expensive spice. Flavouring for rice.
	Sesame Seed	तिल til
	Star Anise	चक्र फूल / बदल फुल chakra phūl/badal phul	Exotic, Chinese-influenced flavours
	Tamarind	इमली imalī	Provides tartness in South Indian curries
	Carom/thymol seed	अज़वाइन azvāin
	Turmeric	हल्दी haldī	Source of yellow color in many curries.
	Fresh basil	तुलसी tulasī
	Fresh Coriander	हरा धनिया harā dhaniyā	Fresh green leaves. AKA Cilantro.
	Green Chili Pepper	हरी मिर्च harī mirch
	Gum Tragacanth	कटीरा गोंद kaṭīrā goṃd (gond)	A thickener and coating for desserts
	Inknut Terminalia chebula	हरद harad
	Dried Red Chili Pepper	लाल मिर्च lāl mirch

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