1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup flour (I use a gluten-free all-purpose flour)
Kosher salt
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon store-bought or homemade garam masala, recipe follows
3 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup fresh blackberries (or any berry!)
Powdered sugar, for dusting
Whipped cream, optional
3 large cinnamon sticks (if you have the kind you get at Indian stores, it's about 3 tablespoons of cinnamon bark bits)
3 tablespoons whole cloves
1/4 cup green cardamom pods, shelled, husks discarded (about 2 tablespoons of seeds)
4 large black cardamom pods, shelled, husks discarded (about 1 tablespoon of seeds), optional