Nothing can beat the flavors of homemade spice Powders. Yep!! I am talking about the Homemade Achari Masala Powder that I recently made.
Yohoo… One more recipe to my Indian Cuisine repertoire this month! We love Achari Curries – specially Achari Aloo, Achari Bhindi, Achari Paneer and Achari Gobi too.
It was last week, I posted a recipe for Achari Gobi, where these essential 5 spices were dry roasted and ground just enough for the curry. Since we use a lot of these Spice Powder mix in my curry, I often grind and prepare a larger batch!! Just like Homemade Sambar Powder, Rasam Powder, Andhra Chutney Powder , Edible Gun Powder, this Achari Masala Powder is loaded with flavors with dry roasted spices.
Homemade Spice Mixes reflect the personality and that touch of individual person. A little proportion and a little over or under roasting could change the whole dimension the Spice flavors. Even today, I bring my Sambar and Rasam Powder from home and enjoy the flavors with Amma’s( Mom) Hands.
But I enjoy learning and making these Spice blends over the course of years. Today in this post, I am sharing an Achari Masala ( Pickling Spices ) powder that is commonly used in my cooking at home.
HOMEMADE ACHARI MASALA
Ingredients
6Tsp Cumin seeds
6Tsp Fennel seeds
2Tsp Fenugreek seeds
6Tsp Nigella seeds
6Tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
2 Tsp Mango Powder ( Amchoor Powder)
18- 20 Nos of Dried Red Chillies
Directions
Dry Roast Cumin Seeds, Fennel Seeds, Nigella Seeds, Mustard Seeds and Methi Seeds for about 3 minutes until lightly fragrant.Add Turmeric Powder and set it aside.
Dry Roast Red chillies separately and set them aside.
Grind them all together into a medium coarse textured powder . Stir in Mango Powder and store them into an Air tight container for future use.

Ingredients
- 6 Tsp Cumin seeds
- 6 Tsp Fennel seeds
- 2 Tsp Fenugreek seeds
- 6 Tsp Nigella seeds
- 6 Tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 Tsp Ground Turmeric
- 2 Tsp Ground Mango Powder Amchoor Powder
- 18- 20 Dried Red Chillies
Instructions
- Dry Roast Cumin Seeds, Fennel Seeds, Nigella Seeds, Mustard Seeds and Methi Seeds for about 3 minutes until lightly fragrant.
- Add Turmeric Powder and set it aside.
- Dry Roast Red chillies separately and set them aside.
- Grind them all together into a medium coarse textured powder . Stir in Mango Powder and store them into an Air tight container for future use.
Ever found easiest and simple !!! Thanku.
Such an amazing recipe. We love it and made Achari Paneer.