Kitchen Craft
Building your first masala dabba
Seven spices will carry ninety per cent of everyday Indian cooking. Start here before you go deeper.
Vandu Kitchen Desk · 22 May 2026 · 5 min read
Cumin, mustard, turmeric, coriander, red chilli, black pepper and garam masala. That is the working set.
Add ajwain, star anise and cardamom once you know how the first seven behave.
