Tandoori Masala Powder

Now that we are sharing the Tandoori Masala recipe here, you can make the perfect masala that makes delicious marinades so that your dishes turn out lip-smacking.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 20 Mar 2025 in Recipes Powders

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Main ingredients	Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds, Fennel seeds, Green cardamoms, Cinnamon, Black cardamoms, Mace, Black peppercorns, Cloves, Dried Kashmiri red chillies, Fenugreek seeds, Stone flower, Dried fenugreek leaves, Dried ginger powder, Dried mango powder, Ratanjoth, Turmeric powder, Black salt
Cuisine	Indian
Course	Powder
Prep time	15-20 minutes
Cook time	5-10 minutes
Serve
Taste	Spicy
Level of cooking	Easy
Others	Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 tablespoons coriander seeds
2 tablespoons cumin seeds
2 teaspoons fennel seeds (saunf)
10-12 green cardamoms
4 inch cinnamon, broken
4-5 black cardamoms
4-5 mace blades
2 teaspoons black peppercorns
15-20 cloves
16-20 dried Kashmiri red chillies
1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (methi dana)
1 teaspoon stone flower (dagad phool)
1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
1 tablespoon dried ginger powder (saunth)
2 teaspoons dried mango powder (amchur)
1 tablespoon ratanjoth
2 teaspoons turmeric powder
1½ teaspoons black salt

Method

Heat a non-stick pan, add coriander seeds, cumin seeds and fennel seeds, mix and dry roast for 1 minute. Transfer into a large plate and allow to cool.
Add green cardamoms, cinnamon, black cardamoms, mace, black peppercorns and cloves in the same pan, mix and dry roast for 1-2 minutes. Transfer into the same plate. Allow to cool.
Similarly dry roast dried red chillies in the same pan for 1-2 minutes. Transfer into the same plate. Allow to cool.
Dry roast fenugreek seeds in the same pan for 30 seconds. Transfer into the same plate.
Dry roast stone flower and dried fenugreek leaves in the same pan for 30 seconds. Transfer into the same plate and allow to cool completely.
Once the roasted spices are completely cooled, transfer them into a grinder jar. Add dried ginger powder, dried mango powder, rattanjoth, turmeric powder and black salt and grind to a fine powder. This is tandoori masala powder.
When the masala powder has cooled completely, store it in an air-tight container and use as required.

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