Masalamandi

A guide to the world of Indian spice blends

Sadaf Hussain



The book you are holding is a unique cookbook about Indian spices, specifically focusing on the intricateworld of spice blends. What is fascinating about spice blends, you ask? Well, a garam masala maycontain anywhere between four and fifteen varied spices; a pickle masala may have a different recipein Andhra Pradesh than it does in Delhi; a chai masala may have a distinctive recipe in the winterthan it does in the summer.

In Masalamandi, the author sets out on a quest to unravel how a single dish can be prepared withmultiple spice blends, all created from the same whole spices yet resulting in distinct flavours! Whilesharing his own experiences and interactions with these spice blends, he also offers a comprehensiveexploration of the history, mythology and cultural significance that surrounds each of them.

This is a spice trail like no oth