oh...and when I ran out of garam masala, I mixed up a batch following Ryan's quantities. WAY too hot
for me with a TBL of cayenne and a TBL of black pepper. I would cut those two back to 1/2 tsp each and then add more of each individual spice as needed. Always easier to add in than take out.
I didn't realize how hot it would be and had to add more of all of the OTHER ingredients. Actually, now I realize I simply could have taken a small portion of the original recipe and added the other spices to neutralize the hotness rather adjusting the full recipe quantities.