Homemade Biryani Masala Powder is one of those must have spice powder recipe and without this, Biryani is incomplete. This Biryani masala powder is flavorful, aromatic and super easy to make. This is a perfect blend of spices.
If you are following this space on regular basis, You guys already know that I always prefer to use homemade spice powders if possible. The process of making spice powders requires pre-planning but you can always make yourself sure about the quality of ingredients used.
I have shared a variety of pulao recipes on the blog before and the ingredients used in biryani is pretty similar to pulao recipes. However what makes the Biryani unique is the cooking method of making biryani and the use of unique spice blend called “biryani masala”.
Ingredients for biryani masala
You will required a good quality of fresh whole indian spices to make this biryani masala. I used bay leaves, mace, cloves, fennel, cumin, green cardamom, black cardamom, cinnamon, black peppercorn, dry red chilies and whole coriander seeds including nutmeg powder and turmeric powder.
Those who are new to Indian cooking, Kindly visit our Common Indian Spices guide for detailed pictorial information.
Quick tips to make your very own biryani masala
- Always use fresh spices as it increases the shelf-life of masala.
- Make sure there are no hidden fungi or mold on them. If you find any, discard them.
- Always sun dry or dry roast the spices before use to remove the moisture completely.
how to make homemade biryani masala powder?
Take a pan and transfer all the spices including, bay leaves, mace, cloves, fennel, cumin, green cardamom, black cardamom, cinnamon, black peppercorn, dry red chilies and whole coriander seeds.
Dry roast them until it leaves aroma (it usually takes 4 to 5 mins on medium flame). keep aside and cool it down.
now add all the whole spices in the dry grinder jar.
Also add turmeric powder and nutmeg powder in the grinder too.
grind to a smooth powder.
if you want, you can seive the powder.cool down completely.
cover tightly and keep in a cool dry place. you can also keep the biryani pulav masala powder in the fridge or freezer.
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Biryani Masala Powder
Equipment
- nonstick pan
Ingredients
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 mace flowers
- ¼ tsp black pepper corn
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp fennel
- 8-10 green cardamom
- ½ tsp cloves
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds
- 4-5 dry red chilies
- 2 inch cinnamon stick
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp nutmeg powder
Instructions
- Take a pan and transfer all the spices including, bay leaves, mace, cloves, fennel, cumin, green cardamom, black cardamom, cinnamon, black peppercorn, dry red chilies and whole coriander seeds.
- Dry roast them until it leaves aroma (it usually takes 4 to 5 mins on medium flame). keep aside and cool it down.
- now add all the whole spices in the dry grinder jar.
- grind to a smooth powder.
- if you want, you can seive the powder. allow it to cool down.
- cover tightly and keep in a cool dry place. you can also keep the biryani masala powder in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
- If you are new to Indian cooking, please check our Common Indian Spice guide.
This recipe is adapted from veg recipes of india.
Making your own fresh spice blends is so much better than store bought. We have everything on hand except mace flowers, so I guess will have to sort that out at the Indian Provisions store. Wishing you a super week ahead.
Ohhh, try without them first. have a great week ahead too.
Priya, I love this biryani masala blend! Fresh and homemade is always the best. The boxed mixes are so convenient but I always taste something funny that prevents me from using them. Can’t wait to try this!
thank you kelly 🙂
What an aromatic spice mix!
What we call mace here is the powdered covering of the nutmeg. If this is what you are talking about, how much of the powdered mace should be used since we do not have the whole?
Thank you in advance for your answer.
Hi, Mace flower is different from nutmeg powder, If you don’t get mace flower then you can simply avoid it. Please check the below guide where I have shared the pictorial details about common spices and herbs.
https://www.priyascurrynation.com/common-indian-spices/
Hope this helps.