Separate masala pastes for fish and chicken/mutton can be prepared in bulk and stored in refrigerator or freezer( for even longer term) .Thus a lot of time can be saved during this precious month of Ramdan
Fish masala :-
Ingredients :
- Dry Red chillies – 15
- Coriander seeds – 2 tablespoon
- garlic cloves – 4
- tamarind – 1 lemon sized ball
- turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
- salt
Method :
Grind them all together to a smooth paste using water as required. You may soak tamarind in warm water to make it softer and thus grinding becomes easier.
Chicken/ Mutton red masala paste :-
Ingredients :
- Dry red chillies – 15
- coriander seeds – 3 tablespoon
- Fennel seeds – 1.5 tablespoon
- turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Method :
Dry roast all the above ingredients (except turmeric powder) until nice aroma of spice releases. Cool it and grind it to a smooth paste using water.