Balchao Masala

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cider vinegar or malt vinegar
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste or concentrate
• 1 cup dried red Thai or cayenne chiles, stems removed
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground tumeric
• 12 medium-size cloves garlic
• 2 lengthwise slices fresh ginger (each 2 1/2 inches long, 1 inch wide, and 1/8 inch thick)
• 2 cinnamon sticks (each 3 inches long), broken into smaller pieces