Meat Masala
Meat masala is a spice mix used in Keralan cuisine, typically as a marinade for various types of meat, especially mutton. Meat masala can either be rubbed onto pieces of meat as a dry powder mix, or combined with oil to make a paste that more easily coats the meat. Once coated, the meat should be left to marinate for at least 20 minutes, but preferably up to 2 hours, before cooking.
Ingredients
- 50 g whole dried chillies
- 100 g coriander seed
- 2 tbsp black peppercorn
- 1 tsp cumin seed
- 1 tsp mustard seed
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 12 cloves
- ¼ tsp cardamom seed
- 2 short pieces of cinnamon
Ingredients for 1 serving (180 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Toast the chillies, coriander, peppercorn, cumin, and mustard in a frying pan.
Stovetop - 2
Grind all ingredients to a powder.
- 3
Store in a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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