Garam Masala For Cunswim - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup cumin seed
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
4 sticks cinnamon
10 -12 green cardamom pods (bruised)
4 -5 black cardamom pods (bruised)
8 cloves
1/2 nutmeg, grated (with the mace is a plus)
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
4 whole star anise
5 bay leaves

Preparation

Roast all the ingredients lightly in a heavy bottom pan (cast iron).
When the spices give off the fragrance allow to cool slightly. Grind to a powder in a coffee grinder (used for only spices not coffee).
Store this powder in a dry airtight container for up to a year.