On the subject of enhancing the flavour of spices, I find that toasting
them in a cast iron pan works very well. FWIW, I've seen many tv cooks
do the same. Heat the pan, then add the spices -- as soon as you can
smell the aroma from the spices, remove them from the heat. Burned spices
are a *bad* thing.
ALternately, you can roast spices in the oven. This is probably better if
you have a large amount of items, as you might if you make garam marsala.
-troy
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