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February 8, 2014

Homemade Spice Blend ~ Kundapur Masala Powder / Taal Powder ~ Mangalorean Bunt Style Basic Curry Powder

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I have had the good fortune of meeting great people – many of them have stayed on to become great friends over the years. So also, I have been lucky of having friends from all walks of life and from almost all communities in Mangalore. Probably this has helped me learn a lot of their respective cuisines – the big differences, the similarities and the nuances.

When I was in college my dear friend Savri gave me a pack of Kundapur masala powder – a spice blend that is used by the Bunt community of Mangalore for almost all kinds of food preparations – seafood, chicken or mutton and sometimes veggies too, to make a curry or fry some fish. A very versatile blend of spices that lifts any dish in terms of flavour and aroma. It is something like the Bafat masala powder used by
the Catholic community. We loved the blend when she gave it to me like 15 years ago, it has been a staple in my house since then. You can actually substitute any spice blend, especially the Bafat masala powder with the Taal powder if you don’t have the Bafat on hand. For those of you wondering what/where Kundapur is, it is a coastal town of Karnataka about 85 kms from the Mangalore airport.

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I made this spice blend at home when I ran out of the store bought one. I used to buy it without fail from that little spice and condiment store in Karangalpady, Mangalore, along with my other spice purchases of Bafat powder, Stew powder and Vegetable masala powder which I bought from Raysons, Don Stores or Konkan Traders, Mangalore. I adapted this recipe from the recipe shared by Mrs. Navanitha B Shetty on a food group on Facebook. Since the past few years I have started making my own spice blends. My MIL gives me my quota of the Bafat masala powder, but I do have the recipe on the blog for times when I want to make it at home. The links to the same are provided at the bottom of this mail. Next on my to-do list is to make the stew powder at home. For now, here’s the recipe of the Taal powder, the recipe of which is an adaptation of several sources found on the internet. I have scaled it down to suit my mixer jar’s capacity to powder it. If you wish to make a larger quantity you may have to get the spices powdered at your local spice/flour mill for a hassle free and fine texture of the blend.

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If you like this recipe do check my other homemade spice blend recipes:
Bafat Masala Powder (Making it in bulk)
Bafat Masala Powder (One time use – check the ingredient list within the recipe)
Vegetable Masala Powder
Meet Mirsaang/Puli Munchi (Spice Paste/Salt & Chilli Paste)

 

Homemade Spice Blend – Kundapur Masala Powder / Taal Powder
Prep time: 20-30 mins (wholly depending on the size of the dry grinding jar) | Cook time: Nil | Yield : approx 175 grams

You Need:

  • 125 grams long dried chillies (Bedgi) * see notes
  • 7 tablespoons / 30 grams coriander seeds
  • 3/4th tablespoon / 5 grams pepper corns
  • 1/2 tablespoon / 5 grams fenugreek seeds (methi)
  • 3/4th tablespoon / 5 grams jeera (cumin)
  • 1 teaspoon  / 2 grams turmeric powder (haldi)
  • 8-10 / 5-6 grams small garlic flakes (Indian garlic)* see notes

Method:
Remove the stalk of the dried chillies and dry roast each of the ingredients on a tawa till you get a nice aroma – ensure that you do not burn any of them so heat the tawa on a medium flame. Remove and allow to cool completely. The chillies will turn crisp.
Powder all the ingredients except the garlic cloves in a dry grinding jar. Sift and re-grind the coarse mixture until you get a fine texture of the powder. If possible get the ingredients powdered in a flour/spice mill.
Finally add the turmeric powder & garlic and mix well. Store in an airtight container and use as required.

Notes:
1. You may use a blend of kashmiri & bedgi chillies for a toned down spice quotient. Alternatively you can use short (harekala) variety of chillies popularly available in Mangalore – these are very spicy though.
2. If possible dry all the ingredients in the sun for two days and then powder – it will remain fresh for a longer time when stored at room temperature
3. You may use readily available dehydrated garlic cloves if you wish.

 

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  1. Hasna Hamza Layin says

    February 9, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Will it remain fresh wen stored at room temperature, if used fresh garlic? Or dehydrated is a must?

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  2. SS says

    February 9, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    I see my name and I feel happy 😀
    Nice post Shir! No India trip is complete without this in my bag 🙂

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  3. Shireen Sequeira says

    February 9, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    @ Hasna: It will stay fresh if you store in an airtight container provided the weather outside is cool (and not hot and humid like most of India) but ideally make in small batches and finish it off soon or you can refrigerate it. You can use fresh garlic at the time of preparation of a dish where you are using this powder. Or you can make your own dehydrated garlic by placing garlic in a warm iron – again its optional.

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  4. Saichiatrist says

    February 10, 2014 at 4:37 am

    I love this…my friends mom(from Mangalore) gave it to us…calls it Magic powder, it is magical. thanks

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  5. Shireen Sequeira says

    February 11, 2014 at 2:09 pm

    @Saichiatrist: Hope you like it! I like your username by the way 🙂

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  6. arja P says

    April 28, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    hi,is there any specific recipes this masala can be used?If don't get dehydrated garlic then what is the substitute?Waiting for reply!

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  7. arja P says

    April 28, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    Hi,don't you need to add garam masala like cloves,cinnamon,black n green cardamom etc.If don't get dehydrated garlic then what is the substitute?Can I sun dry them?waiting for reply!

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  8. Shireen Sequeira says

    May 1, 2014 at 7:13 am

    @ Arja P: Sorry for the delay in responding. You can use this masala in the preparation of Mangalorean veg and non veg preparations like dry and gravy items or as a marination for fish. Do check my chicken sukka, kori ghassi recipes, you may use this powder where bafat powder has been mentioned. Secondly, no garam masala is required for this blend. If you don't get dehydrated garlic just dry roast garlic on a slow fire or dry it in the sun or oven on a low temperature setting and add it to the spice blend before storing. If not, you can skip it and add it to the curry/dish while preparing

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  9. Thelma Cardoza says

    August 21, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    Do you have a tasty fish coconut curry recipe using Bunts fish curry masala powder? Thanks
    Thelma

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  10. Shireen Sequeira says

    October 6, 2015 at 3:24 am

    @ Thelma: You could replace the Bunt masala with any masala in my recipes. Try the general fish curry or special surmai curry. All the best!

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  11. Rohan Veigas says

    February 12, 2016 at 11:37 am

    Hi Shireen…. wat u update everything is good… some of ur recipes it is mention of garam masala powder (which is available in Stores)… do u have recepe for that garam masala powder saperately or… garam masala powder nd Vegetable masala poweder are one and the same… ??

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  12. Shireen says

    February 13, 2016 at 4:43 am

    Hi Rohan: I don't have the recipe for garam masala yet..will try and post it soon. Garam masala is a blend of cool spices like cinnamon, cloves, aniseed etc and Veg masala powder is a typical Mangalorean blend of spices that consist of pepper, urad dal etc.

    I will post the recipe for the garam masala soon

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  13. Deepikamn says

    July 24, 2018 at 10:48 am

    Hi shireen…. can we use this masala to any other mangalore style vegetable sabzi… like suran sukka, thindli sukka, long beans sukka…

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      July 24, 2018 at 9:35 pm

      Hi Deepika,

      Yes! ofcourse, you can use the same spice blend to make different kind of vegetables and also to marinate fish for frying, chicken & mutton sukka or even curries! It is a very versatile spice blend

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  14. Usha says

    April 24, 2021 at 8:56 am

    Dear Shireen, In Prince stores Dubai we get Kundapur chicken masala..is it the same as this one…Love usha

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      April 24, 2021 at 7:14 pm

      Well, I think that is the ghee roast masala, which would be a ready blend. The Kundapur masala is the counterpart of the bafat masala..The Kundapur chicken masala may have all ingredients in it like salt etc and it would require you to only add chicken to it…

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