spice_mixes.md (5644B)
1 title:Spice Mixes 2 3 ## Spice Mixes 4 5 #### Chaat Masala 6 7 Image: 8 [Chaat Masala](images/chaat_masala.jpg) 9 10 - Ingredients 11 + 1 Tbsp cumin seeds 12 + 1 tsp coriander seeds 13 + 1/2 tsp fennel seeds 14 + 1/2 tsp dried mint 15 + 2 tsp black salt (kala namak) 16 + 1 Tbsp mango (amchoor) powder 17 + 1/2 tsp black pepper, preferably whole 18 + 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder 19 + 1/2 tsp ginger powder 20 - Instructions 21 + Roast cumin, coriander, and fennel one after another in a pan until they turn slightly more brown 22 + Combine roasted seeds with other spices and grind to a fine powder in a spice grinder or something similar 23 + Notes 24 * This recipe is supposed to include asafoetida powder, but I didn't have any, so I may update it 25 at a later date 26 * Roasting the seeds is always better, but it will work with pre-ground spices as well 27 28 #### Lebkuchen Spice 29 30 Image: 31 [Lebkuchen Spice](images/lebkuchen_spice.jpg) 32 33 - Ingredients 34 + 8 tsp (15g) cinnamon 35 + 2 tsp (2g) cloves 36 + 1 tsp (1g) allspice 37 + 1 tsp (1g) coriander 38 + 1/2 tsp (1g) cardamom (only the seeds, don't include the shells) 39 + 1 tsp (1g) ginger powder 40 FIXME: tsp is wrong for nutmeg! 41 + 1/4 tsp (1/2g) ground nutmeg (possibly increase if using pre-ground since that isn't nearly as strong) 42 + 1/4 tsp (1/2g) mace powder 43 + ~2 1/2 pieces (2g) star anise (whole "star", not just seeds) 44 + 1/2 tsp (1g) dried orange zest 45 + 1/2 tsp (1g) dried lemon zest 46 + 1 tsp (1g) fennel seeds 47 - Instructions 48 + Simply grind all spices together using a spice grinder or something similar 49 + Notes 50 * Everything always tastes better when whole seeds are used, but you should be able to 51 replace the spices with pre-ground versions as well (I actually used pre-ground 52 coriander when I made this). Pre-ground cardamom is utterly horrible, though. 53 * There has been some confusion regarding the teaspoon measurements, since they can be 54 done using the seeds or pre-ground spices, resulting in differing amounts of actual 55 spice. If I remember correctly, I originally measured cloves, allspice, cardamom, 56 and fennel using the whole seeds. Note that the measurements aren't very exact, 57 for instance, since the allspice seeds are fairly large, I just filled the teaspoon 58 and had them go a bit over the top. I measured cinnamon, ginger, orange zest, lemon 59 zest, coriander, nutmeg, and mace as powder, although there shouldn't be much of a 60 difference for the coriander. One important detail is that I used freshly ground 61 nutmeg, which is much stronger than the pre-ground versions. I mainly did it this way 62 because those are the formats I had each of the spices in. Ideally, whole seeds should 63 be used as much as possible, as already mentioned in the last note. 64 * It probably is better to just add orange and/or lemon zest when making the Lebkuchen, 65 but it's easier to put it directly into the spice. Honestly, this spice can be 66 changed a lot and still called Lebkuchen spice - back in the day, everyone had their 67 own special mixture. Just follow your heart. 68 * On second thought, don't, that's what killed Romeo and Juliet. 69 70 #### Seasoning Salt for French Fries or Fried Potatoes 71 72 Image: 73 [Seasoning Salt](images/seasoning_salt.jpg) 74 75 - Ingredients 76 + 1 medium onion (~80g, but it doesn't have to be exact) 77 + 4 Tbsp salt 78 + 3 Tbsp paprika 79 + 1/4 tsp black pepper 80 + ~1 tsp (2g) mace 81 * I only have whole, dried mace, so I don't know exactly how 82 much volume it would have as powder. I just used a teaspoon 83 filled with small pieces of mace, but it probably doesn't 84 matter too much anyways. 85 ([Image](images/seasoning_salt_mace.jpg)) 86 - Instructions 87 + Cut onion into small pieces and place in frying pan without oil. 88 ([Image](images/seasoning_salt_onions_raw.jpg)) 89 + Fry onion on medium heat for 15-20 minutes, occasionally turning 90 the pieces, then leave on the hot (but turned off) stove until 91 cool in order to dry the onion pieces. If a gas stove is used, 92 it may be necessary to keep a very small flame on since no 93 further heat comes after it is turned off. 94 ([Image](images/seasoning_salt_onions_dried.jpg)) 95 * It may be necessary to increase the time depending on 96 various factors. 97 * The onion pieces may get fairly dark brown, but they 98 shouldn't actually get burnt unless the heat is too high 99 (in the image, they may have gotten a bit too dark 100 because I accidentally had the stove too hot). 101 * It's probably possible to dry the onions using an oven as 102 well, but I just did it with a frying pan and haven't 103 experimented with other methods. 104 + Grind dried onion pieces, paprika, pepper, and mace together in 105 a spice or coffee grinder. 106 * It might be a good idea to grind the onions alone and leave 107 the powder to dry for a while since the onion pieces often 108 will not be perfectly dry. I haven't experimented with this 109 yet, though. 110 + Add salt and grind for a few more seconds to mix it properly and 111 make the salt a bit more fine-grained (the salt I get here is 112 relatively fine-grained, but I still found it to be a bit coarse 113 for my taste). 114 + Note: Even though this seasoning salt is "officially" meant for 115 french fries, you can dump it on a lot of other things as well.