As nouns the difference between herbs and masala
is that herbs is plural of lang=en while masala is any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.
herbs
English
Noun
(head)
masala
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.
Derived terms
* garam masala
* tikka masala
Usage notes
* The term is often used in the names of individual dishes.