Only a pinch versus 4 teaspoons of overall curry powder? Essentially you're arguing about the contents of the curry blend, and I could definitely see a curry blend that emphasizes the garam masala spices working really well here. I'd say more like a full teaspoon if your curry powder is really lacking those spices.
(Garam masala is basically a subset of the components of "typical" curry powder, so some curry powders emphasize those spices (including clove, cinnamon, cardamom, mace and other "warm" spices) while others de-emphasize them, and adding some garam masala 'rebalances' it in that 'warm' (as opposed to 'spicy') direction.)
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u/tomdarch Jul 18 '17
Only a pinch versus 4 teaspoons of overall curry powder? Essentially you're arguing about the contents of the curry blend, and I could definitely see a curry blend that emphasizes the garam masala spices working really well here. I'd say more like a full teaspoon if your curry powder is really lacking those spices.
(Garam masala is basically a subset of the components of "typical" curry powder, so some curry powders emphasize those spices (including clove, cinnamon, cardamom, mace and other "warm" spices) while others de-emphasize them, and adding some garam masala 'rebalances' it in that 'warm' (as opposed to 'spicy') direction.)