Pilau Masala Powder

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Pilau Masala Powder

Pilau Masala Powder is a traditional East African recipe for a classic blend of curry-style spices that's traditionally used to flavour curries and rice-based dishes. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic East African version of: Pilau Masala Powder.

prep time

5 minutes

cook time

5 minutes

Total Time:

10 minutes

Makes:

4 tbsp

Rating:

Tags : Curry Spice Recipes East-africa Recipes

This is a recipe for the pilau masala powder that's used almost ubiquitously as a flavouring in Tanzania and Kenya to flavour curries and rice.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp cardamom seeds
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp whole cloves
1 tsp dried piri-piri chillies (optional)

Method:

Heat a dry frying pan over moderate heat and add the cumin seeds. Dry fry for a minute then add the cardamom seeds and cloves.

Continue dry frying until the spices become aromatic then tip the spices into a spice or coffee grinder (along with the remaining ingredients). Grind to a fine powder and store in an air-tight jar.

This will keep for several months.