A mixture of spices which are cooked with a particular dish.
The Hindi word for "spices"; a refined blend of spices, herbs, and other seasonings that flavor the Indian cuisine.
is the Hindi word for spices. In informal phrases it generally refers to a hodge-podge of elements mixed together to add spice to the final product.
Wherever the term Masala appears it indicates the collective spices in that particular recipe, either blended together and then smeared, or added to main ingredient. The Western equivalent of masala is marinade.
A spice mixture used in Indian cooking that can include mace, coriander, and cardamom.
Spices, herbs and other seasonings ground or pounded together. When wet ingredients like water, vinegar, yogurt etc. are added to the spice mixture it is appropriately called a "wet masala". Dry spice mixtures are also called "Garam masala" or commonly known in the world as "Curry powder". Indian cooks generally don't use pre-prepared curry powder - originally a British invention to approximate Indian seasoning - but prefer making their own ever changing blends.
A mix of spices. See Curry Powders.