I am going to let you in on a secret: Most of those bottled spice blends you are buying from your grocery store are nothing more than lightly fragranced sawdust, as far as I'm concerned. By the time ...

Certain kitchen appliances ensure the smooth functioning of the kitchen. One such appliance is the masala grinder. It lets you prepare heavy masalas like garam masala, ginger-garlic, sambhar powder ...

One cannot imagine Indian dishes without spices. They bring out the real taste in food. While store-bought masalas are easy to use, they often lose their aroma over time. Some may even contain added ...

When you want freshly ground spices at home—for, say, a batch of channa masala—you have a few options. You can get an electric spice grinder, or buy a second coffee grinder devoted uniquely to turning ...

As a girl on her family’s farm in Punjab, India, Kinder Gill tended the open wood fire beneath a tandoor (or oven), and her mother trained her in how the bread was baked at high heat. Fast-forward to ...

After finding ethylene oxide (ETO) levels exceeding permissible limits, Singapore and Hong Kong have banned certain MDH and Everest spices recently. Following the recent incident, the Spices Board of ...

To make the chai masala mix, all you need is a few spices that one can easily find in their kitchen. Read Time: 2 min No matter what the season or the situation is, a hot cup of chai is always ...

Sure, you can spend a lot of money on the perfect spice. Or you can make your own. Buying a spice blend is a little like buying salad dressing: If you spend enough money, you can find a good one. But ...