Besides that, we'll also be using a half teaspoon white pepper powder, a quarter teaspoon of five spice powder… together with the mandatory salt and MSG.
I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I buy the ready-made garam masala because I just don't have the time to make it from scratch with my studies and work.
Half a cup of dried shallots, two tablespoons of cane sugar, one teaspoon of salt, a quarter teaspoon of five spice powder, and a quarter cup of low sodium soy sauce.
In all honesty, I wouldn't change anything about garam masala because it is simply delicious and for sure I'd want to have it as fresh as my mom's homemade batch.