CHAI KA MASALA

Nothing like using home made masalas and I have made this Chai ka Masala using ginger skins/peels for the event organised by Nithu Bala - BEST OUT OF WASTE.

Usually we end up throwing the peels when we grind ginger paste.

Ingredients:

Green cardamoms ...... handful

Cloves .................. 3-4

Cinnamon stick .... 1 small piece

Black pepper corns... 10-12

Aniseed/fennelseed/saunf... 1 tbsp.

Ginger peels ....... 1/2 cup

Tulsi leaves ........ 10-15.

Method:

1. Wash and wipe the ginger well before peeling. Peel out the skins, spread them on a paper towel and dry them in the microwave for 1 minute first. Open and mix them and repeat doing this 3-4 times until they are crisp.(If the peels are thick then crush them in a pestle and mortar before drying them)

2. Repeat the same process with Tulsi leaves.But Tulsi takes lesser time.

3. Put all the other dry spices in a bowl and microwave for half a second.

4. Grind everything together and store in an air-tight container.