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  1. hi
    I have home made coriander powder at home since 4 months but I feel whether it is good for consumption as when I opened it the coriander smell was not there. how to know whether it is decayed?

    1. the the freshness becomes less over a period of time for any ground spice. so the aroma becomes less. if it get spoiled, it will become powdery and also sometimes lumpy. insects are also seen. if there is no aroma at all, then i suggest to discard and make a fresh batch.

  2. I want to grind dried termaric at home. Plz tell me how to grind termaric in fine powdered form. If possible , send recipe on email I’d . Thanks!

  3. Just like your mother & grand mother I do agree and therefore have learnt from my mother to make all dry masalas at home. Your site was very helpful for me to know that I’m still following the method correctly. Thanks a lot. And bye !

  4. hi could you please post the recipe of Garam masala powder specially for Andhra curries

    Thx
    Chinni

    1. i will be posting a general garam masala recipe soon. i think it can be used for andhra curries. but again andhra style garam masala would be different. so will try to post that too.

  5. Very informative. I’m attempting the same process with my mother-in-law’s (MIL) guidance. Its the first time i’m attempting to powder ‘haldi, mirchi, dhania and garam masala’ at home.

    Totally clueless of how to pick up the right quality stuff I went to a local store and bought 1kg of coriander seeds costing Rs.110/-. When I got back my MIL said this is not the right kind as it has a mix of green and white seeds and that it is surely treated with chemicals because green usually means its not dried well and sprayed with lot chemicals to prevent it from catching fungus or it is chemically dyed. According to her if it is packed without drying well it will go bad unless you spray lot of chemicals.

    Need your insight on this. How to get good quality stuff – coriander and other spices.

    1. when i buy whole spices, i always buy organic ones. so in a way i am assured that they have not been treated with chemicals etc. and to my surprise the organic ones stay fresh for a long period of time than the market brought ones.

      as a guideline when you buy spices, they should smell fragrant. if they are fragrant, they are good and fresh. the coriander seeds should look crisp and not soft. my suggestion would be to buy organic spices.

  6. your method is very good alongwith pictures, till now I m using spices from market but now I will make them in home only.

  7. Dear Dassana,

    Thanks for teaching a pictorial process of making dania powder at home. If possible, can u pls teach us how to make haldi, chilli and jeera powder at home so that we can stop using those adulterated ready made powder available in the market.

    Thanks Sudeshna

    1. thanks sudeshna. actually haldi, chili and jeera powder are easy to make at home. i have made haldi powder at home but did not take pics. have also made chili and jeera powder, but did not take pics. i will keep your request in mind.

  8. This cookery site is marvellous. Every recipe gives marvellous results. Tks a million for all these wonderful recipes and goes without saying the pictures as well.

  9. hi dassana

    your post was a saver, i slighthy browned the the seeds,cooled and grinded it, oh waht a aroma in my kitchen

    thanks dassana

  10. Hey Dassana, even I make the coriander powder at home, I roast the coriander light brown and then after cooling grind them but not to smooth powder, coarsely grounded powder coz that’s how my in-laws prepare it but my mum uses your method of fine powder.
    Really loved your clicks, so very natural:)!

  11. I love the pics, they actually took me back to those old days when Mom made this the dhania powder at home. She also made a certain Chilli powder mix , along with dhania powder and haram masala in place of just the plain Red Chilli powder.

    Shocked to hear about the stuff used for adulteration!