Panch Puran - Bengali Style Spice Mix !

Panch Puran -  Bengali Style Spice Mix !

Ah blending spices! Is there anything more delightfully satisfying? Doubtful. Panch Puran / Panch Phoron is a North East Indian/Bangladeshi/Nepali style mix of 5 whole spices. This blend will not only give your curries and dals deep and layered flavours, but each seed offers a range of feel-good benefits. 

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Cool and Refreshing Fennel and Yogurt Salad

Cool and Refreshing Fennel and Yogurt Salad

This is one of the best recipes from my favourite cookbook Fresh India by Meera Sodha. She's called it the Hill Station Salad for its cool and refreshing features which are synonymous with India's little mountain villages where people flee to to escape the hot Indian summers.   

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Egyptian Dukkah Spice Mix

Egyptian Dukkah Spice Mix

Dukkah is a Middle Eastern type of "savoury granola". It's made from roasted hazelnuts, and an assortment of different seeds and spices. It got an intoxicating aroma and can be used so many ways; sprinkled on yogurt or salads, as a seasoning for fish or roast vegetables or spooned over hummus! 

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