Recipes & kitchen notes

Recipes, ratios and small notes from the people who grind the spice. Nothing complicated, nothing that needs an ingredient you will use once.

The amchur and the black salt are doing more work than you think.

Get the ratio right and most recipes stop needing a recipe.

Cumin, coriander and clove all take heat differently. Roasting them together flattens all three.

Four tests you can do in a minute, without buying anything.

For some spices the difference is enormous. For others it barely registers.

It survives the pouch. It does not survive the pan.

Cumin, turmeric and a pinch of hing, in the right order.

Light, air, heat and a wet spoon. Avoid all four.

Cooked long, it goes flat and slightly bitter. Here is when to add it.