7/11/12

Home Made Spice Powders


Any cuisine will have certain spices that have an important role to play in enhancing the flavor for the dishes. For Indian Cuisine, the basic spice powders are Red Chili Powder, Coriander Powder and Turmeric Powder. Take any cuisine in India, Punjabi, Andhra, Bengali , Kerala, Tamil Nadu or Gujarati every cuisine will make use of these powders. You get many varieties of these powders under various brands. I somehow feel that the home made ones have the perfect flavor and color for our dishes. My post for Day 2 of Blogging Marathon #18 is about these powders.

Turmeric Powder:

Ingredients:
Turmeric - 1 kg

Method:
  • Dry the turmeric in the sun for a day s time. 
  • Grind them in flour mill
  • Do not store them when it is hot
  • Spread the powder on a paper and wait till it cools down 
  • When the powder is cooled down, store it in an airtight container
  • If you store it in a air tight container, when the powder is hot, there are chances that the powder will get burnt
  • Remove the required quantity for a week s time in a smaller container and use
  • This will help you retain the flavor of the Turmeric powder
  • This powder can be used for both cooking and cosmetic purposes
Price of Ready made Turmeric Powder: 100 gm - Rs 18/-
Price of Home Made Turmeric Powder: 1 kg - raw turmeric- Rs 80/ to Rs 100/- , grinding - Rs 10/-

Red Chili Powder:

Ingredients:

Red Chili - 1 kg

Method:
  • Dry the red chili in the sun for a day s time. 
  • Grind them in flour mill
  • Do not store them when it is hot
  • Spread the powder on a paper and wait till it cools down 
  • When the powder is cooled down, store it in an airtight container
  • If you store it in a air tight container, when the powder is hot, there are chances that the powder will get burnt
  • Remove the required quantity for a week s time in a smaller container and use
  • This will help you retain the flavor of the red chili powder
Price of Ready made Red Chili Powder: 100 gm -  Rs 25/-
Price of Home Made Red Chili  Powder: 1kg of red chili - Rs 60/ to Rs 90/- ; Grinding charges - Rs 15/-

Coriander Powder:

Ingredients:
Coriander Seeds - 1/2 kg

Method:
  • Dry the coriander seeds in the sun for a day s time. 
  • Grind them in flour mill
  • Do not store them when it is hot
  • Spread the powder on a paper and wait till it cools down 
  • When the powder is cooled down, store it in an airtight container
  • If you store it in a air tight container, when the powder is hot, there are chances that the powder will get burnt
  • Remove the required quantity for a week s time in a smaller container and use
  • This will help you retain the flavor of the coriander powder
  • 1/2 kg of coriander seeds will yield a lot of quantity of coriander powder, that will last for a long time
Price of Ready made Coriander Powder: 100 gm -  Rs 25/-
Price of Home Made Coriander Powder: 1kg of coriander- Rs 60/ to Rs 90/- ; Grinding charges - Rs 15/-

  





16 comments:

Priya Suresh said...

Apart from homemade chilly powder and coriander powder, i usually go for storebought turmeric powder. Interesting post.

vaishali sabnani said...

OMG!...NO I dont think i can ever do this..we need them in a bulk...though surely home made ones r fresh and aromatic.

preeti garg said...

awesome....we also used homemade spice powder

The Pumpkin Farm said...

thankfully am provided for these by MIL and Mother so far...but it is time i start doing it myself...thanks

divyagcp said...

It has been years since started using store bought ones. When we were kids would accompany the nearby big kids to nearby mill to grind the spice powders..

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Gayathri Kumar said...

Home made spice powders are the best!

Jayanthi said...

I buy them can't imagine doing them at home ....but I'm sure home made ones are much more aromatic.

Usha said...

Homemade spices are definitely lot more aromatic. I always bring homemade chili powder from India but when it comes to turmeric & coriander powder, I use store bought.

Nalini's Kitchen said...

Nothing beats the taste of home made powders....awesome.

Cool Lassi(e) said...

Very essential for an Indian Kitchen! Great post!

Harini R said...

my MIL makes turmeric powder at home and the freshness is just amazing.

Kalyani said...

chilli powder is usually store bought - I stick to a brand, others I make on a fresh basis.


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Unknown said...

these masala powder s are the colors of our Indian cuisine good info..

Srivalli said...

We too make it at home and can never think of buying it..The taste surely changes when we get them ready made..good post..

Unknown said...

I also prepared good and healthy spices powder. Its used for all spicy dish. very tasty!..
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Darshan said...

Dear Madam/Sir, I would like to know what is yield for 1 kg chili powder & turmeric powder. i.e from 1 kg Chili & Turmeric how much powder I will get after grinding domestic/commercial.

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