Can I swap sabji Masala for Tandoori Masala in this recipe?
thought I'd ask more experienced cooks on their advice for this recipe. Found it a while back on a Suhana sabji masala box. I made it and turned out fantastic. I want to make it again but I have all but the sabji masala and instead have tandoori masala. Is it possible to switch? I understand it would taste different but I'm wondering how different.
1 potato diced
2 medium Onions-chopped
1/2 cup of cauliflower florets
1 medium bell pepper
1 tbsp sabji masala < *
1/2 tbsp chili powder
1/4 tumeric powder
1/2 cup of water
3 tbsp of oil
Best Answer
Spice mixes tend to vary quite a lot from recipe to recipe. If you go to an Indian shop and compare a few brands of tandoori masala (or search online for different recipes) you'll probably notice that there are quite large differences in both the quantity and types of spices used. I've tried a few packaged tandoori masala and have tried a few recipes and they can definitely vary quite a bit in flavour. I'm sure the same is true of the sabji masala.
In all likelihood, most of the spices would be present in both mixes. Without knowing the specific spices used in your mixes, however, it's hard to say exactly what would be different. Some spices are quite distinctive - i.e. the sabji masala might have fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi) which have a pronounced flavour, but then again, some tandoori masalas also include it.
Whatever spices used, I think the tandoori masala will work fine in the recipe.
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Is there a substitute for tandoori masala?
What is a quick substitute for tandoori spice? Take an equal amount of any garam masala and add as much red Kashmiri chili powder or cayenne pepper as you wish. You might start with a teaspoon of the Kashmiri chili and 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of the cayenne pepper.Is masala and tandoori the same?
Garam masala is typically used to season cooked food. More often than not, garam masala is added at the end of a recipe to enhance flavor. Tandoori masala is usually used to marinate meats prior to cooking in a clay oven called a tandoor.Can I use garam masala instead of tandoori masala?
No we cannot make garam masala from tandoori masala. While the tandoori masala spices and flavors are more tangy and impart a reddish color to food, garam masala has a warm earthy flavor that are not present in tandoori masala ingredients.What does tandoori masala consists of?
Combine coriander, cumin, garlic powder, ginger, cloves, mace, fenugreek, cinnamon, black pepper, cardamom, and nutmeg together in a bowl; store in an airtight container.Tandoori Masala Original Recipe By Kun Foods
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Answer 2
Depending upon the ingredients you can use any masala.
Essential spices in Indian cooking are cinnamon, coriander, cardamom, mace, peppercorn, and black cardamom. All these spices are dry roasted and then ground to powder to create the "sabzi masala" as they label it in marketing world, though there is nothing specific called "sabzi masala".
On the other hand, tandoori masala is something very much different. It's for use as a barbeque marinade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandoori_masala It has many more to it then sabzi masala which may make it little too much for the potato recipe as potato absorbs too much too quickly
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