A warming Indian spice blend typically featuring cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, cumin, coriander, and black pepper, added at the end of cooking or used as a finishing spice.
From Hindi 'garam' (hot/warm) and 'masala' (spice mixture), referring not to heat level but to the warming properties these spices have on the body according to Ayurvedic medicine. Each region and family has distinct variations.
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