Potli masala literaly means bag of spices. It consists of more than 10 spices and herbs. These herbs are medicinal and aromatic. These are put in a bag or cloth, then put into slow simmering dishes or liquids. So, that the flavors are infused into them gradualy over a period of time. Potli masala is used to flavour dishes such as Nihari, Paya, Haleem etc. These are considered healthy broths.
Potli Masala
An assortment of aromatic herbs and spices.
Equipment
- Muslin cloth or Nut milk sac
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp clove
- 1/2 tbsp cubeb pepper
- 1/2 tbsp black peppercorn
- 1/2 tbsp fennel seed
- 2 bayleaf large
- 1/2 gram nutmeg
- 1 tbsp black cumin
- 2 black cardomomn crushed
- 12 green cardomomn crushed
- 2 tsp dry rose petal
- 2 blade mace
- 5 gram camel grass
- 1 tbsp dry hybiscus Petal
- 2 Star anise
- 3 stick cinamon 1 inch each
- 8 gram spike ginger lily
- 6 gram Alpinia galanga wild (paan jad, kulanjan)
- 1/2 gram sandal wood powder
Instructions
- Put all the ingridients in a muslin cloth or nutmilk sac.
- Use this as teabag to infuse flavors into your dish