worked, it was really fussy due to how sticky the sugar got due to moisture in the air. i ended up getting it to work by grinding the sugar as soon as i could touch it and by including some nibs to help keep everything separate and coated. it basically set up a protective layer on the sugar so it could not...
added it as we prefer it this way. it is upto individual choice. you can add in a teaspoon of pepper while grinding the masala to powder if you wish. also some do add sugar while grinding the masala powder. i have refrained from adding sugar at initial stage as nowadays the addition of sugar does not...