Spice mix

When a certain combination of herbs or spices is called for in a recipe, it is convenient to blend these ingredients beforehand.

Blends such as chili powder, curry powder, herbes de Provence, garlic salt, and other seasoned salts are traditionally sold pre-made by grocers, and sometimes baking blends such as pumpkin pie spice are also available.

Masala (from Hindi/Urdu masalah, based on Arabic masalih)[1][2] is a term from the Indian subcontinent for a spice mix, often confused with Marsala wine due to similar pronunciations.

[3] A masala can be either a combination of dried (and usually dry-roasted) spices, or a paste (such as vindaloo masala) made from a mixture of spices and other ingredients—often garlic, ginger, onions, chilli paste and tomato.

[5] Other South Asian cuisines including Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Pakistani and Sri Lankan, Southeast Asian cuisine such as Burmese and the Caribbean regularly use spice mixes.