3 hours ago, Tempest63 said:Some people carefully ensure they are all found and removed prior to serving, and I have seen it suggested that whole spices can be tied up in a muslin bag before putting into the hot oil to make their removal easier.
That's a fairly standard method with hard whole spices in many cuisines. Alternatively you could use one of thee spice balls which would more allow the spices to be in contact with the oil.