THE FLAVORS OF THE PERFECT PALATE
What is the key ingredient which makes any dish delicately perfect and more palatable? It is the spices or spice mix (a blend of various spices). The flavors are completely reliant on the spices. Cinnamon and nutmeg powder makes Apple pie more palatable. Let me enlighten you from the roots of spices to the spice pairing with food.
India is also known as the Land of Spices. The first spice introduced to Egypt from India was pepper. Spices were one of the most expensive products because of their value to medicinal purpose, preservation, and also used for making flavored wines. Therefore, the trading of spice between these countries transformed into primary trading. Pepper and Mustard were the top-selling spice in the world because Pepper is known as the king of spices and Mustard as the first spice.
Aryans were the first who educate people with the help
of "Ayurveda", "Ayur" means life and "Veda" means knowledge, at that time with the help of "Ayurveda", we came to know taste like Sweet, salty,
pungent, bitter, sour, and astringent. These all taste make our cuisines more
palatable and Balance our daily diet to keep our lifestyle safe and healthy.
The spice mix enhances the taste and flavors of food.
The combination of spices makes Indian cuisine more unique and flavorful. Many
traders like Mughals, Portuguese, Mongolians &Chinese, Greek (eastern part
of the world) brought their spices with them like Mughals brought the usage of
aromatic spices such as Cardamom, Nutmeg &Mace with the help of spices and
cooking technique they also give birth to Kebab Clay, Oven preparations and
introduced pilaf and biryani. Portuguese brought the most important ingredient
which is chilly. Vasco da Gama was the first to link Europe and Asia by an
ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans.
Any delicacy is incomplete without the flavor enhancer
and spice mix or the spices fill that blank space to enhance the flavor and
make it more perfect and palatable. There are many forms in spices like seeds,
roots, barks, flowers stems. They may be available in different forms like
fresh &whole dried; many times it's available in a dried form so it can be
ground into a powder as per convenience.
The derived spices are not only limited to Indian
cuisine but it also derived into other cuisines in different forms to enhance
the taste and make food more palatable e.g.: Stew, preservations process,
Marrintion Process, etc. The food makes delicious because of the right spices.
There are two major categories of spices which are hot spices, sweet spices.
Hot Spices- Pepper, cayenne pepper, hot paprika, chili, clove, etc. Sweet
spices- Allspice, cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, fennel seeds
Let’s come together and make all in one spice mix
which is Signature spice mix at home and don’t forget to share it with your
friends and family members.
Preparation
time-05 min
Cooking
time-15 min
INGREDIENTS
· 3-inch
cinnamon stick
· 3
tbsp of black peppercorn
· 3-4
green cardamom seeds (remove the green pods
· 2
tbsp cumin seeds
· 2-3
mace pods
· 2
leaves of bay leaf
· 2
tbsp Salt
Method
· Heat
a pan over medium flame heat and toast cinnamon, black peppercorn, green
cardamom seeds, cumin seeds, mace pods &bay leaf, add salt in the pan (To
absorb the moisture to increase shelf life and prevent it from to lose out the
flavors)
· Toast
it for 10 min stirring often until fragrant and toasted and switch of the flame
and take it out on the plate and allow to cool for10 min.
· Grind
all mixture in a smooth texture and store it in a dry place with a dry
container.
DONE
Let’s make sharp and delicious memories with your
friends and family members and like our Garam Masala and don’t forget to share
these roots of spices with your friends and family members.
THANK YOU
