make your own spicy ketchup

[darkoshi]

In my spice cabinet was a jar of garam masala which my brother left here 15 years ago. Other than perhaps once (after which I wrote "spicy sweet" on the jar), I never used it because it's too spicy hot for me. It smells good like Christmas spices, but on the rare occasions when I want something to be spicy hot, I don't want it to taste like cinnamon and cloves. I realized that while browsing the spices recently, so I put the jar on my counter, intending to finally get rid of it.

A few days ago I was looking for something to pep up my meal. It occurred to me that spicy ketchup would go well on it. I didn't have any. But I had ketchup, and that jar was still on the counter. So I mixed garam masala powder into ketchup, and ta-da, spicy ketchup! It tasted just like the Maya Kaimal ketchup I remembered.

The jar went back into my spice cabinet, as now there's something I can use it for in the future.

Comments

[mellowtigger]

Back when I still went to fast food restaurants (5 years pass so quickly), I would put a packet of black pepper into my ketchup for my fries. I think I started it in high school (decades ago) after seeing someone else try it. Garam masala also sounds like it would be good. I might try that recipe with the carrots too, since I have the ingredients already.

[darkoshi]

From what I've read, not all garam masala has chili pepper in it, so depending on your taste, you may want to add that too. I think mine includes it, because it is so spicy. But I no longer have the original bag it came in, so I'm not certain. Maybe it is only black pepper which makes it so spicy.