Whether you make them at home or opt to purchase pre-mixed blends, these spice blends are a must-have for any home cook.

Several bowls piled high with brightly-colored spices - Sgaphoto/Getty Images For home cooks with an interest in international cuisines, the spice aisle is a fascinating place. A recipe inviting you ...

The secret behind the rich flavours of Indian food lies in the masalas. Indian cuisine boasts a wide range of masalas, each contributing in its own unique way to a dish. While some add a hint of ...

As a girl on her family’s farm in Punjab, India, Kinder Gill tended the open wood fire beneath a tandoor (or oven), and her mother trained her in how the bread was baked at high heat. Fast-forward to ...

Garam masala is a staple Indian spice blend. Here's what you need to know about it before you cook with it, according to four experts.

In Indian cooking, the ancient system of ayurvedic medicine categorizes spices as “heating” or “cooling” the body, much like the Chinese yin/yang theory of heating and cooling foods. The spice known ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... First lesson of Indian cooking — not all brown powders are curry powder. Second lesson — don’t confuse heat and warmth. Especially in Indian cuisine, they ...

Garam masala, a blend of spices like cumin, cardamom, and cinnamon, aids digestion, boosts metabolism, and reduces bloating. It rarely causes acidity unless consumed in excess or with fried foods. Use ...

Garam masala and love have a lot in common. The aromatic spice mixture described by Julie Sahni in "Classic Indian Cooking" as "absolutely essential to most North Indian preparations" is intensely ...