So you may be wandering why does this spice paste called melodeath spice paste. Well melodeath is sub genre of heavy metal music. which combines the agression of dealth metal with the melodies of NWBHM. This spice paste is as such, it is spicy as well as slightly sweet and mellow. This spice paste is combination of all the influences i took while learning. This paste can be used to make meat based curries.
Melodeath Masala
A melow yet spicy blend of spices, herbs, aromatics, nuts and seeds
Equipment
- Blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 20 grams coriander seed
- 20 grams cumin seed
- 5 grams blackpeppercorn
- 5-6 grams Allspice berries
- 5-6 grams clove
- 3 black cardomomn seeds only
- 15 green cardomomn seeds only
- 4 stick cinamon 3 inch each
- 5 Kashmir chilly
- 2-3 tbsp seasame seeds
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 1 tbsp rosemary
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 10 almonds blanched and skinned
- 10 chashewnut
- 15 coriander stem
- 1 tbsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp yellow chilly powder optional
- 2 and 1/2 tbsp raakshas special garam masala see blog post
- 5 tbsp coconut grated
- 3 blades mace
- 1/4 nutmeg
- 3 bayleaf large
- 1 tsp chilly powder
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 35 clove garlic
- 1 ginger 2 inch
- 3 onion medium
- 3 green chlly
- 1 capsicum small
- 2 tomato medium
- 12 tbsp oil
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 tbsp vinegar
Instructions
- Dry roast every whole spice and herbs till aromatic.
- Dry roast the coconut, nuts and seeds.
- Dry roast the onion, garlic, ginger, coriander stem, green chillies and capsicum till golden.
- Dry roast the dry red chillies.
- Dry roast the powdered spices till aromatic.
- Put the dry roasted ingridients, vinegar, brown sugar, oil, salt, soy sauce, lemon juice into a blender and blend untill you get a fine paste.
