A Jewel Weed Vinaigrette - Jewel Weed Culinary Uses

A Jewel Weed Vinaigrette - Jewel Weed Culinary Uses

Ben M
At Master Indian Spice, we love all manner of seeds, leaves, and roots, and we're always on the lookout for something new and delicious. Well it turns out that one of the most intriguing, and delicately flavoured culinary ingredients might be growing right in your back yard.
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North Indian Tempeh Curry Recipe

North Indian Tempeh Curry Recipe

Ben M
Here is a delicious vegan entrée that uses a host of delicious aromatic spices, including cardamom, coriander, cinnamon, Indian Bay, and cloves to flavour an unsurpassable Punjabi-style tomato/onion gravy. 
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Aloo Methi Recipe

Aloo Methi Recipe

Aloo Methi (or fenugreek potatoes) is our favourite potato side-dish, and we have seen a few different recipes and methods, however by far our favourite preparation is to cook them up like hash browns, adding just the right extra ingredients for a hearty and simple yet gourmet side-dish that you will want to make again and again. 
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Chana Makhani - Creamy Chickpea Curry

Chana Makhani - Creamy Chickpea Curry

Master Indian Spice and NuPasta have teamed up to create this Chana Makhani served over Nupasta fettuccini. This Chana Makhani is a buttery, heartily-flavoured chickpea curry. Together, they are the perfect vegan entrée for someone looking for a low carb meal. 
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how to use hing

Hing: Food of the Gods

Ben M
Working in restaurants for years didn't prepare me for working with hing, (or carom, or really any of the other esoteric spices in the beautiful Indian flavour palette). Then I became a culinary writer for Master Indian, and I fell in love with hing.
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Ginger Garlic Paste Recipe

Ginger Garlic Paste Recipe

Ben M
Master Indian Spice is all for making easy authentic Indian food at home using our cooking kits. One thing our kits cannot do, however, is include fresh ginger/garlic paste.
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Using Super Hot Peppers in Indian Cuisine

Using Super Hot Peppers in Indian Cuisine

Ben M
It's not often we dig out reapers, ghosts or scorpion peppers. But there are good reasons to use these monsters in cooking, you just have to know how. In this article, chef Ben explains how he uses super hot peppers in preparing Indian cuisine.
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Strawberry Hot Sauce

Strawberry Hot Sauce

Ben M
On ice-cream, a sweet hot sauce is a great topping. The heat is a surprise, but the ice cream takes it away immediately. Before strawberry season closes, Master Indian Spice wanted to present a sauce, versions of which we've made every berry season for the past three years for friends and family, that we've grown to love.
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Poblano Peppers: The Perfect Substitute for Green Chilies

Poblano Peppers: The Perfect Substitute for Green Chilies

Ben M
Poblano peppers are beautifully mild green peppers that impart a deep, smoky sweet pepper flavour. They are a perfect mild substitute for Indian green chilies.
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Indian Spiced Onion Dip

Indian Spiced Onion Dip

Ben M
Master Indian has trialed a few spice mixes to make the classic onion chip dip into a delicious, Indian spiced novelty that your friends will love!
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Master Indian's Turmeric Curry

Master Indian's Turmeric Curry

Turmeric should be celebrated. Its health benefits are numerous, significant, and clinically-proven. A vertiable health revolution has occurred around turmeric, and hence you can find countless preparations of the classic spice. If you make turmeric a regular part of your diet, we figure you might as well make it as delicious as possible
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vegan curry pasta shells

Vegan Curry Pasta Shells

Master Indian's Chef Ben created a vegan recipe consisting of ground tofu and veggies spiced with coriander, cumin, cardamom, and others, wrapped in a lightly seasoned, perfectly-cooked pasta shell, topped with a simple but sumptuous cumin-coconut sauce.
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