Indian spice
Masala blend ingredient
Indian spice refers broadly to the aromatic seasonings central to South Asian cooking—cumin, turmeric, coriander, cardamom, and dozens of others.
The phrase often appears in marketing or casual speech as a flavor category: The curry has that warm Indian spice flavor.
Indian spices are typically sold whole or ground and often toasted or bloomed in oil to release their oils.
- turmericYellow rhizome spice
- cuminGround aromatic seed
- corianderHerb yielding fragrant seeds
- cardamomAromatic seed pod spice
- garam masalaIndian spice mixture
masala · curry · curry powder · saffron · chili · fenugreek · mustard · clove · cinnamon · ginger · pepper · fragrant · aromatic · grinding · mortar and pestle · mortar · bazaar · heat
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Indian spicefines herbes
Traditional French herb combination
unseasoned · herbes de Provence · unflavored · parsley · thyme
Indian spiceunseasoned
Lacking flavor or experience
unflavored · tasteless · mint
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