How to tell if your spices have gone flat
Four tests you can do in a minute, without buying anything.
Spice usedRecipes and 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.
Why we roast every spice separately before blending
Cumin, coriander and clove all take heat differently. Roasting them together flattens all three.
Spice usedThe four-spice base every North Indian gravy is built on
Get the ratio right and most recipes stop needing a recipe.
Spice usedChole that tastes like the ones from the corner shop
The amchur and the black salt are doing more work than you think.
Spice usedWhole or ground: when it is worth grinding your own
For some spices the difference is enormous. For others it barely registers.
Spice usedWhat artificial colour in chilli powder actually does
It survives the pouch. It does not survive the pan.
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