Kitchen Alchemy: Crafting Homemade Masalas
Ever tried to make a special dish and the end product tastes nothing like how it is supposed to? DespiteContinue Reading
Category: Know Your Spices
Different types of salts and their uses
For the most part, produced using sodium chloride and other substance compounds, salt is found in the seawater and inContinue Reading
Saffron – The Golden Spice
Considered the most expensive spice in the world, Saffron or kesar is intrinsic to many cuisines in the world. The deep yellow colour andContinue Reading
Elaichi – The Queen of Spice and everything nice
It would be difficult to find one soul who would pass a divine cuppa of rich masala chai. Infused with cardamom, masala chai makes you feel like royalty.Continue Reading
Kalonji – The tiny soldier of health
An interesting spice, kalonji is popularly used to prepare various Indian dishes. It is aromatic and is used in tempering dalsContinue Reading
Star anise – The star in your kitchen
This star-shaped spice is a staple ingredient in various international cuisines. This exotic star fruit or ‘chakra phool,’ as it is calledContinue Reading
Clove -A class apart
It was in the days of the yore that an advert repeatedly told us how laung, clove, gave relief from dentalContinue Reading
Nutmeg and Mace – The delicate and unique spices
Giving a unique taste to your dish The unique spiciness and a hint of the sweet warm taste of nutmegContinue Reading
Pepper – The Black Gold
Introduction Not without my pepper! Many of us cannot think of our morning breakfast, a plate of omelette without sprinkling itContinue Reading
Vanilla: The quintessential fragrance
Ironically, Vanilla which is a sublime expression for plain and boring is the second most expensive spice in the world! Continue Reading