Fragrant, comforting, and easy to serve as a complete meal, biryani masala recipe | how to make homemade biryani masala powder is a vegetarian Indian masala made with kashmiri red chilli, bay leaf / tej patta, and coriander seeds / dhaniya seeds in about 15 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 5 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 box
- Category: masala
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 3 kashmiri red chilli (dried)
- 7 bay leaf / tej patta
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds / dhaniya seeds
- 1 tbsp cumin / jeera
- 1 tbsp caraway seeds / kala jeera / shah jeera
- 3 mace / javitri
- 2 inch cinnamon stick / dalchini
- 1 nutmeg / jaayaphal
- 1 tsp cloves / lavang
- 3 black cardamom / badi elachi
- 3 star anise / chakkar phool
- 10 cardamom / elachi
- 1 tbsp pepper / kali mirch
- 1 tsp fennel / saunf
- ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
Method
- firstly, in a thick bottomed pan dry roast 3 red chilli and 7 bay leaf till they turn crisp. keep aside.
- further dry roast 2 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp cumin and 1 tbsp caraway seeds till they turn aromatic. keep aside.
- also dry roast 3 mace, 2 inch cinnamon stick, 1 nutmeg, 1 tsp cloves, 3 black cardamom, 3 star anise, 10 cardamom, 1 tbsp pepper and 1 tsp fennel / saunf.
- transfer to a blender and allow to cool completely.
- also add in ½ tsp turmeric.
- blend to fine powder and transfer to the airtight container.
- finally, store biryani masala powder in airtight container and use to prepare biryani.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
