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Best Western Recipes vary, but
garam masala is India's ubiquitous
spice blend, the pinch that adds
flavor to all kinds of dishes. Our
Kitchen Coach Chef Preeti Mistry of
Juhu Beach Club in Oakland,
California, uses this blend in
chicken tikka masala. To make sure
the spices are extra-fragrant,
Preeti toasts them in the oven
before grinding. What to buy: Black
cardamom pods are smoked over
charcoal-they have an earthy, smoky
flavor that gives this spice blend
plenty of depth. Read Preeti's
spice-buying tips, with links to
online sources.