If you know me, you’ll know I love creating my own spice mixes to avoid any unnecessary ingredients, and this Thai mix is no different!

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You could get creative and add other popular ingredients to yours like peanuts, rice, mustard seeds, black peppercorns and/or asafoetida. He loved the recipe more than what he was familiar with but requests me to make it everytime we bought chicken thighs! The flavours of cumin, coriander, paprika and turmeric are in most BIR curries, and mixed powder makes it possible to add these spices all in one go, along with curry powder and garam masala. This popular Portuguese seasoning is really versatile and guaranteed to add a kick to your favourite dishes. Not only does roasting and grinding your own spices make your meals better, there are also other bonuses!

Introducing pre-made spice mixes into your cooking is a great way to experiment with authentic flavours from around the globe.

The mix is different across regions, but overall it’s a more chunky mix that is used to blend with onions and bulgur to flavor foods like Kibbeh. And, while totally essential in recipes like Beef Kafta and Lebanese Stuffed Grape Leaves, it also adds depth to all sorts of grains, and pairs well with dishes like Roasted Butternut Squash Soup. Garam Masala is a little spicier and contains bay leaves and red chilli powder instead of the paprika in Baharat.Obviously, you can adjust the flavour of your curry by adding a little more of the individual spices or masalas to taste, but adding mixed powder is usually enough to get the task of seasoning off to a good and easy start. Hi Dan, took your advice and made mixed curry powder, great addition to the making of curries, also made the base sauce, made enough to fill ten large take away trays and froze them, superb results when thawing them one by one in the fridge so easy to make curries now when all the work preparing them has been carried out weeks earlier. Before you even have a taste, those freshly mixed spices will be filling your kitchen with a unique and exotic aroma. Turning off the personalized advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.