Meat Masala

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Meat masala is a spice mix used in Keralan cuisine, typically as a marinade for various types of meat, especially mutton.

Meat masala can either be rubbed onto pieces of meat as a dry powder mix, or combined with oil to make a paste that more easily coats the meat. Once coated, the meat should be left to marinate for at least 20 minutes, but preferably up to 2 hours, before cooking.

Ingredients

• 50g whole dried chillies
• 100g coriander seed
• 2 Tbs black peppercorn
• 1 tsp cumin seed
• 1 tsp mustard seed
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 12 cloves
• ¼ tsp cardamom seed
• 2 short pieces of cinnamon

Procedure

1. Roast the chillies, coriander, peppercorn, cumin, and mustard in a frying pan.
2. Grind all ingredients to a powder.
3. Store in a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid.