This is an easy recipe for a homemade Tandoori Spice Mix. Making your own spice blends are always better. You can control the salt content and ensure there are no added sugars, starches or MSG in the mix.
It needs only 10 ingredients and 5 minutes to throw together. You can use the spice mix as a rub, and the paste as a marinade. You can use the spice mix as a rub, and the paste as a marinade.
Making this blend is as easy as combining a mixture of spices. To really blend the spices together well, give the mix a whirl in a mortar and pestle. It’s does a great job truly blending the different spices and unlocking their flavors.
It’s Gluten-Free, Paleo, Low-Carb, Keto and Whole 30 friendly.
🥘 ingredients
You will need:
- ginger
- ground coriander
- cumin
- turmeric
- ground cloves
- cinnamon
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- cayenne pepper
🔪 instructions
- Mix all the spices together.
- Store in an airtight container.
💭 faq
What Is Tandoori Spice Made Of?
Recipes can vary depending on their origins, but the most common ingredients tend to be: garam masala (mix of common ground spices), garlic, ginger, onion, cayenne pepper.
What does tandoori spice taste like? It’s like any other typical Indian spice blend – rich, aromatic, and spicy.
Is Tandoori Spice Spicy?
Since the Tandoori Spice Blend contains a good amount of cayenne pepper, it is traditionally a very spicy blend.
In the case of this Tandoori Spice Mix recipe, we toned the spice down a little bit, to make it more kid-friendly.
Homemade Tandoori Spice Mix
Ingredients
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp cumin
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ⅛ tsp ground cloves
- ⅕ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions
- Mix all the spices together.
- Store in an airtight container.
Deniae says
It looks like you have listed all the ingredients of the garam masala except the cardamom.
Chad Dold says
I will give it a try, but having told us that Garam Masala is a must, why leave it out?
Roche Woodworth says
Hi Chad, I’m so sorry – I’m not sure why the garam masala didn’t make it into the recipe card – it is definitely a BIG must. Thank you for bringing it to my attention – I will go through my notes and fix the recipe card as soon as possible.