QUICK GUIDE TO YOUR SPICE CUPBOARD MUST HAVES

When it comes to creating the tastiest authentic Indian meals in your kitchen, it’s all a matter of ingredients and this is why it’s vastly important to have a well stocked spice cupboard when you come to concoct your delicious Indian inspired cuisine.

In previous blogs we’ve touched on the importance of authentic Indian spices online, and some of the intrinsic benefits they can bring to your food, whether you are looking for more flavours or added health benefits but we’ve never truly touched on which spices are essential for your kitchen.

What follows is our quick guide to the most important spices for Indian cuisine, to help you ensure that your marvelous meals are delectable and not drab.

All Spice

With a flavour and aroma similar to cloves, but more pungent and deeply flavoured, all spice is best used in desert dishes, such as spiced baked apples, to add an Indian twist.

Bay Leaf

With a pungent and slightly woody flavour and aroma, bay leaves are an essential part of any Indian kitchen, adding in a rich background note to curries, dhal and rice.

Cardamom

This warm, aromatic spice is widely used in Indian cuisine to add a wonderful flavour and aroma to many dishes.

Chilli

Warm, smoky and offering a definite kick to any dish, chilli is a hugely versatile spice, perfect for perking up any curry or dhal.

Dhana Jeera

Blending the delicate flavours of coriander with cumin, this spice mix is an ideal base ingredient for curries, dhal and even Indian inspired stews and casseroles.

Garam Masala

Garam Masala (which translates to warming spice mix) is the main spice blend used in North Indian cookery and offers the perfect base for any savoury Indian dish. Although ingredients in this mix vary from region to region, this spice mix is always delicious.

Haldi Powder

Better known as turmeric, this amazing yellow spice has a peppery, warm and bitter flavour perfect for curries.

Here at Shop Spicy we supply all these great spices and many more. All of which you should consider stocking up on to keep your spice cupboard tasting great!