Cooking Indian food can’t get any easier. Making this Punjabi masala is a little time consuming at first, but then you realize what a time saver it is in the long run. Amazing! You’ll wonder why you have not done this for years…but, it’s never too late to start. Watch this video recipe and enjoy our “Shortcut to Indian Cooking 101″.
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May 21st, 2010 at 1:46 am
Hi,
Instead of cup can I use ice cube trays ?. waiting for your reply.
Thanks
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hetal Reply:
May 21st, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Hi Sona,
We used the cup just to give the ziploc bags some support while we were filling them. You can use ice cube trays but you’d have to have a lot of trays and they take up a lot of space in the freezer. The flattened ziploc bags work great and you can break off as much masala as you need and put the rest back.
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sona Reply:
May 23rd, 2010 at 2:22 am
Thanks very much for your reply. I’m going to use ziploc. Thanks.
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July 17th, 2011 at 8:59 pm
I made a batch of the masala some time ago. Would you please post a list of your recipes I can use this in? I don’t know what to use it in now that I made it. Thanks and we really enjoy your videos and recipes.
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hetal Reply:
July 20th, 2011 at 5:56 pm
Hi Brenda,
You can use the masala for so many things… Please see our “Daals” and “Curries” section. If you want a quick meal, you can add any kind of boiled (cooked) daal to this masala and just add spices to taste. With vegetables, you can heat the masala in your pan and add raw vegetables, then cook. Here is one recipe you can try: http://showmethecurry.com/curries/how-to-make-aloo-matar-potatoes-with-peas-indian-cuisine.html
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July 20th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Hi Hetal & Anuja,
I don’t want to use canned tomatoes. How many tomatoes are needed to make the same quantity of masala? Will appreciate if you can tell the type too (roma, vine or other)
Thanks
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hetal Reply:
July 20th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
We have never used fresh tomatoes when making this masala in bulk but in general, we usually use 2 large tomatoes (Roma) per 1 medium onion. You can really use any type of tomato that is available to you.
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Anonymous Reply:
July 20th, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Hetal,
Thanks a lot for the reply. I appreciate it!!!
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