Panch Phoron Recipe (Panch Phoran)

Made using 5 whole spices, Panch Phoron (Panch Phoran) is a traditional spice mix that is quintessential in Bengali cuisine. It is very easy to make at home using five basic Indian spices. Here is how to make it.

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Panch Phoron Recipe (Panch Phoran)

Made using five whole spices, Panch Phoron (Panch Phoran) is a traditional Indian spice blend composed of five whole spices. It is quintessential in Bengali, Oriya, and Bangladeshi cuisine. Make it using my easy recipe.

Prep Time2

Cook Time2

Total Time4

Course: Spice Mix

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: tablespoons

Author: Neha Mathur

Ingredients

2 tablespoons fennel seeds (saunf)
2 tablespoons brown mustard seeds (sarson)
1 tablespoon fenugreek seeds (methi dana)
1 tablespoon radhuni replace it with cumin seeds if not available.
1 tablespoon nigella seeds (kalonji, onion seeds)

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Instructions

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
Store in an airtight jar and use as required.

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Notes

Many people use equal parts of all the spices in their mix, but I feel that fenugreek, radhuni, and kalonji taste bitter when used in large amounts. Hence, my blend uses a lesser amount of these spices.

The methi seeds tend to cook a little faster than the other spices, so keep your next step ready as soon as you add the spices to the oil so that you can easily bring down the temperature of the oil and the spices do not end up burning.

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