[Sca-cooks] garam marsala

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

On 29 Aug 2001, at 21:51, Angie Malone wrote:

> In the tandori chicken it says to use garam marsala.  I went to the
> local tops market which has a decent indian aisle and they had a whole
> bunch of other marsalas but not garam marsala.  Does anyone know what
> is usually in garam marsala?
>
> BTW, I get the impression a marsala is a mixture of spices such a
> fenugreek, chiles, cinnamon, nutmeg.  Can't remember what else.

Garam masala is indeed a mixture of spices.  There are many
versions, just as there are many variants on "Cajun spice mix" or
"Italian seasoning".  Here's a web page with a bunch of recipes.

http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/asia/indian/index4.html


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