with Kalpana Panditrao
Saturday, October 24, 2015
2-5pm
In Kalpana’s words:
“You cannot imagine any Indian cooking without the quintessential Garam Masala!”
The secret to the popularity of Indian curries lies in the blend of spices that imparts the unforgettable ‘zing’ to your taste buds. According to Ayurveda (Indian Medicinal Science) it is garam masala that brings all the six rasas (tastes) into a dish to formulate a balanced diet.
The word garam masala is derived from the Hindi language which literally translates as hot spice mix (garam = hot and masala = spice mixture). You will not come across a “fixed” recipe for garam masala in India. The variations are as numerous as the diverse population when you move from North to South and East to West. Every state, every village, every household has their own traditional recipe for garam masala handed to them from generation to generation.
Garam Masala can be used in a variety of meat and/or vegetarian recipes.
Kalpana shares her Garam Masala recipe in this workshop along with:
- A power point presentation showing each spice, its properties and benefits
- How to use the ingredients in various recipes and some of them in daily cooking
- Written copy of this specific Garam Masala recipe
- Actual preparation of the Garam Masala (roasting, grinding and mixing all ingredients in proper proportions)
Each participant will get a sample to take home as well as a package of 22 – 24 raw ingredients to prepare the masala at home (this will make around 250gm of masala powder).
Cost: $ 75.00 + HST
(Includes sample of prepared masala as well as 250gm of package of all 22 to 24 ingredients to prepare it at home)
If you would like to pay with cash or cheque you can do so at the studio or by mail.
Registration must be made by Friday, October 9th so that Kalpana has all of the ingredients ready.
Minimum registration: 7 people
Maximum registration: 12 people