Biryani Powder - homemade masala

Recently, I was looking to cook Hyderabadi Biryani. Usually I use the readymade masalas. This time I wanted to prepare the masala powder at home. I came across so many blogs which had different methods. Didn't know which one to follow and suddenly I thought I could prepare it with my own ideas. I decided not to make something similar to the garam masala. Finally, came out with the below recipe and tried the powder in the biryani. It came out so well with a new flavour and my husband loved it so much. I'm sharing it with you all so that you can also try it.

All you need is:

Red chilli - 5

Ginger - 2 inch

Garlic - 10 to 12 cloves

Dried onion - 5 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 3 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander seeds - 3 tsp

Cardamom - 10

Black pepper - 2 tsp 

Cinnamon - 2 to 3 inch

Cloves - 7

How is it prepared?

Dry roast all the ingredients until it turns brown in a medium flame and grind it in a mixer grinder or a blender. Transfer it to an air tight container and store it for six months.

Kootu Podi

My mom makes her own podi/powder for kootu and she stores it for 6 months. It is so handy if you have kootu podi ready at home and the curry is made very easy. I always follow what my mom does. So I use the below ingredients to make this podi.

All I used is:

Coriander - 1/2 cup

 Idly rice -3 tablespoon

Cumin - 1/4 cup

Black Pepper balls - 2 tablespoon

Fennel seeds - 2 tablespoon

Cinnamon - 1/2 inch

Cloves- 5 nos

Poppy seeds - 1 tablespoon

Chana dal - 3 tablespoon

Urad dal - 1 tablespoon

Minute made podi: 

Dry roast all the above ingredients in medium flame until they turn golden brown. Leave the mixture for a while to cool down. Then blend them into fine powder.