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Our original gift box of spice blends to make stellar versions of some classic North Indian curries. Travel through Moghul times, Kashmiri mountains and the fertile farmlands of Punjab with Mrs Balbir Singh's: Not only does this kit include delicious spices and spice mixes to create wonderful dishes like lamb curry, lamb keema and lamb kebabs, it also comes witha recipe book and a tasting guide to cooking with Punjabi spices as well as understanding the techniques used in the region. There are six recipes for you to try and enough spices to cook each recipe twice. Alongside delicious lamb dishes, you'll also learn how to make a fresh spinach raita, a sharp tomato and cumin chutney and a classic pakora. Legend has it that this "Sikandari Raan" was first prepared for Alexander the Great’s wedding feast when he married Roxanne, daughter of Oxyartes, a king of the Hindu Kush region, which Alexander (or Sikandar as he was known in India) had just conquered. This special leg of lamb preparation was also eaten at the battlefield banquet held to celebrate the legendary friendship of the great conqueror with King Paurava of Takshila. Ever since, eating raan has become a symbol of friendship and binding ties. Kashmir is a place where one sees nature at its height, a soul-stirring spectacle which will linger in one's mind forever. The cuisine is a magnificent blending of the culinary arts of the Moghuls and the Kashmiris. This aromatic lamb curry is a signature dish of Kashmir and is one of the main dishes in the famous multi-course meal, wazwan.

Of the many hundreds of alumni from Singh's cookery classes, a large number have gone on to pass on their knowledge in the professional cooking world, and their teacher's inspiration and influence can be seen in many subsequent and modern-day Indian cookbook authors, restaurateurs and cookery teachers. Her dishes continue to be experienced and enjoyed by lovers of Indian food around the world. In the latter part of her life, Singh combined her decades of experience with the then new desire of Indians for international cookery, without making a departure from the traditional, and always mindful to utilise produce and ingredients available in local markets, to present more than 300 recipes in her 1994, Continental Cookery for Indian Homes. Today our small family-owned company's labour of love is to continue Mrs Balbir Singh's legacy by bringing you a range of gourmet spice blends made to the recipes of this icon of the culinary world, so you too can easily cook some of the best Indian food in your own home.Mrs Balbir Singh (1912 – 1994) was an Indian chef, cookery teacher and cookbook author. [1] Her formal cooking and homemaking classes began in New Delhi in 1955, and her award-winning Mrs Balbir Singh’s Indian Cookery book, was first published in London in 1961 to much acclaim and inspired future generations of Indian chefs and cookery authors. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

A post shared by Halen Mon (@halenmon) on Apr 25, 2018 at 6:05am PDT Famous Five Gift set fromHalen MônA must-have for any keen home cook, this setincludes five spice blends, including a Tennessee barbecue rub Memphis Belle, a classic Kansas City rib rub and a smoky Southern rub Sweet Home Alabama. Our favourite, however, is the Much Adobo About Nothing. Winner of the Great Taste Awards 2015, this spice blend will take your Tex-Mex creations to incredible heights thanks to its depth of flavour. Born in 1912 in Punjab, Mrs Balbir Singh was a beloved and celebrated author and chef of the early 20th century. She is widely regarded as one of the most influential cookery writers and teachers of modern India. A little taster of HalenMôn's most popular salt varieties, this set makes the perfect gift for someone into all things food. The set includes five 5g samplers of HalenMôn's pure sea salt, salt smoked over oak, salt with celery seeds (perfect in a Bloody Mary),salt with roasted garlic and salt with chilli & garlic. It's also a brilliant introductory set for those who haven't cooked with flavoured salt before. In 1961, she penned what went on to become her enduring legacy to India's culinary heritage, Mrs Balbir Singh’s Indian Cookery, an internationally acclaimed book which became the center point of authentic Indian cooking for subsequent generations of homemakers and chefs alike. The book went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide, and went through several revisions, recipe additions and reprints over the years. [ citation needed] A post shared by Holy Lama Spice Drops (@holylamaspicedrops) on Jan 15, 2018 at 12:01am PST Baking Spices Spice drops from Holy Lama