Chaat Masala Fruit Salad

• For the chaat masala:
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 2 teaspoons carom seeds (ajowan)
• 4 dried red chiles (preferably Kashmiri or Thai chili peppers)
• 4 cloves
• 1 teaspoon dried mint leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried ginger powder
• 1 teaspoon dried mango powder (amchur)
• 1 pinch asafoetida (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder, freshly ground
• For the fruit salad:
• 4 cups whole red and green grapes
• 2 bananas, sliced
• 1 pear, diced
• 1 Granny Smith apple, diced
• 1 red apple, such as Gala, diced
• 2 large navel oranges
• 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
• 1 green Thai chili pepper, thinly sliced (optional)
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon chaat masala
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon black salt powder

1. Place all the spices from the cumin to the mint in a spice mill and grind to a fine powder. You can also use a mortar and pestle. Toast the ground spices in a dry skillet on low heat until the powder just starts to release its aroma and the color gets slightly dark brown. Remove the spice mix from the skillet immediately and transfer to a cool dish or a sheet of parchment paper.
2. Mix the ground spice powder with the rest of the spices from the ginger to the black pepper. Store in airtight container until ready to use. This mix is best used within 4 weeks from the day it is prepared.
3. Place the fruit from the grapes to the apples in a large mixing bowl.
4. Peel the oranges, cut the segments, and add the fruit to the rest of the ingredients in the large mixing bowl. Squeeze the juice from the leftover orange over the fruit.
5. Add the remaining ingredients to the fruit in the large mixing bowl. Toss to coat evenly. Cover the bowl with cling film and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving. This fruit salad is best eaten the day it is prepared.

cumin seeds, carom seeds, red chiles, cloves, mint leaves, ginger powder, mango, asafoetida, black pepper, whole red, bananas, pear, apple, red apple, oranges, fresh cilantro, green thai chili pepper, lime juice, chaat masala, brown sugar, black salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/38245-chaat-masala-fruit-salad (may not work)