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60+ recipes from around the world, each highlighting a hero spice.

Golden Milk (Haldi Doodh)
Featuring Turmeric

Golden Milk (Haldi Doodh)

Warm milk + turmeric + black pepper + honey for immunity.

5 minView
Turmeric Chicken Curry
Featuring Turmeric

Turmeric Chicken Curry

Aromatic curry with onions, tomatoes, and yogurt.

40 minView
Turmeric Rice
Featuring Turmeric

Turmeric Rice

Fragrant basmati rice with turmeric, cumin and bay leaf.

20 minView
Jeera Rice
Featuring Cumin

Jeera Rice

Basmati rice tempered with whole cumin and ghee.

20 minView
Cumin-Roasted Carrots
Featuring Cumin

Cumin-Roasted Carrots

Carrots roasted with olive oil, cumin, and lemon.

30 minView
Jeera Water Detox
Featuring Cumin

Jeera Water Detox

Cumin seeds soaked overnight in water — drink in morning.

10 minView
Cacio e Pepe
Featuring Black Pepper

Cacio e Pepe

Roman pasta with pecorino and lots of cracked black pepper.

15 minView
Pepper Chicken (Kerala-style)
Featuring Black Pepper

Pepper Chicken (Kerala-style)

Chicken stir-fried with curry leaves and coarsely ground pepper.

30 minView
Steak au Poivre
Featuring Black Pepper

Steak au Poivre

Crusted steak finished with cognac cream sauce.

20 minView
Masala Chai
Featuring Cardamom

Masala Chai

Black tea simmered with cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, and milk.

15 minView
Cardamom Kulfi
Featuring Cardamom

Cardamom Kulfi

Indian ice cream perfumed with cardamom and pistachio.

5 hr (incl. freezing)View
Kardemummabullar
Featuring Cardamom

Kardemummabullar

Swedish cardamom buns — soft, buttery, sweet.

2 hrView
Cinnamon Rolls
Featuring Cinnamon

Cinnamon Rolls

Soft yeasted rolls swirled with cinnamon sugar and cream-cheese glaze.

3 hrView
Moroccan Lamb Tagine
Featuring Cinnamon

Moroccan Lamb Tagine

Slow-cooked with cinnamon, apricots, and almonds.

2 hrView
Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal
Featuring Cinnamon

Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal

Quick breakfast with apples, cinnamon, and maple.

10 minView
Mulled Wine
Featuring Cloves

Mulled Wine

Red wine simmered with cloves, cinnamon, citrus and sugar.

30 minView
Clove-Studded Glazed Ham
Featuring Cloves

Clove-Studded Glazed Ham

Holiday ham scored, studded with cloves, brushed with maple-mustard glaze.

3 hrView
Chai Masala Mix
Featuring Cloves

Chai Masala Mix

Cloves with cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, and pepper for endless chai.

5 minView
Saffron Rice (Kesari Bhaat)
Featuring Saffron

Saffron Rice (Kesari Bhaat)

Basmati rice infused with saffron, ghee, raisins, and nuts.

30 minView
Paella Valenciana
Featuring Saffron

Paella Valenciana

Spanish rice with chicken, rabbit, beans, and a precious pinch of saffron.

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Saffron Kulfi
Featuring Saffron

Saffron Kulfi

Indian ice cream perfumed with saffron, cardamom, and pistachio.

5 hrView
Ginger-Honey Tea
Featuring Ginger

Ginger-Honey Tea

Sliced fresh ginger simmered with honey and lemon — cold remedy.

10 minView
Gingerbread Cookies
Featuring Ginger

Gingerbread Cookies

Classic spiced cookies with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, clove.

1 hrView
Ginger-Garlic Stir-Fry
Featuring Ginger

Ginger-Garlic Stir-Fry

Fast Asian-style vegetables with fresh ginger, garlic, and soy.

15 minView
40-Clove Roast Chicken
Featuring Garlic

40-Clove Roast Chicken

Whole chicken roasted with 40 garlic cloves until they melt into sauce.

1.5 hrView
Aglio e Olio
Featuring Garlic

Aglio e Olio

Pasta with olive oil, sliced garlic, chili and parsley.

15 minView
Garlic Naan
Featuring Garlic

Garlic Naan

Pillowy Indian flatbread brushed with garlic-butter.

1.5 hrView
Cilantro-Lime Rice
Featuring Coriander

Cilantro-Lime Rice

Fluffy rice tossed with fresh cilantro and lime juice.

20 minView
Homemade Garam Masala
Featuring Coriander

Homemade Garam Masala

Toasted coriander, cumin, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, pepper.

10 minView
Falafel
Featuring Coriander

Falafel

Chickpeas blended with coriander, cumin, garlic, parsley — fried to crispy perfection.

1 hrView
Sichuan Chili Oil
Featuring Red Chili

Sichuan Chili Oil

Hot oil poured over chili flakes, garlic, Sichuan peppercorns — drizzle on everything.

30 minView
Chana Masala
Featuring Red Chili

Chana Masala

Chickpeas in tomato-onion gravy with red chili, ginger, coriander.

40 minView
Thai Bird's Eye Sauce
Featuring Red Chili

Thai Bird's Eye Sauce

Bird's eye chilies, fish sauce, lime, garlic — dipping sauce for everything.

5 minView
Aloo Methi
Featuring Fenugreek

Aloo Methi

Potatoes sautéed with fresh fenugreek leaves, cumin, and chili.

20 minView
Methi Theplas
Featuring Fenugreek

Methi Theplas

Gujarati flatbreads with fenugreek leaves and spices.

30 minView
Fenugreek Water (Methi Pani)
Featuring Fenugreek

Fenugreek Water (Methi Pani)

Soaked seeds for morning blood-sugar control.

OvernightView
Shorshe Maach
Featuring Mustard

Shorshe Maach

Bengali fish in pungent yellow mustard-paste gravy.

30 minView
Honey-Mustard Dressing
Featuring Mustard

Honey-Mustard Dressing

Dijon + honey + olive oil + vinegar for salads and chicken.

5 minView
South Indian Tadka
Featuring Mustard

South Indian Tadka

Hot oil + mustard seeds + curry leaves + dried chili — finishes any dal.

2 minView
Classic Beef Stew
Featuring Bay Leaf

Classic Beef Stew

Beef, carrots, potatoes simmered with bay leaves and red wine.

3 hrView
Hyderabadi Biryani
Featuring Bay Leaf

Hyderabadi Biryani

Layered rice and meat fragrant with bay leaves, cinnamon, and saffron.

2 hrView
Tomato Sauce
Featuring Bay Leaf

Tomato Sauce

Simmered tomato sauce with bay leaves for depth.

1 hrView
Béchamel Sauce
Featuring Nutmeg

Béchamel Sauce

Classic white sauce finished with grated nutmeg.

15 minView
Eggnog
Featuring Nutmeg

Eggnog

Holiday drink with cream, egg, rum, and nutmeg on top.

20 minView
Spinach with Nutmeg
Featuring Nutmeg

Spinach with Nutmeg

Buttered spinach with a hint of grated nutmeg — Italian classic.

10 minView
Saunf Sharbat
Featuring Fennel

Saunf Sharbat

Refreshing fennel-seed cooler with rose and lemon for hot summer days.

10 minView
Italian Sausage with Fennel
Featuring Fennel

Italian Sausage with Fennel

Pork sausage flavored with toasted fennel seed, garlic, chili.

30 minView
Shaved Fennel Salad
Featuring Fennel

Shaved Fennel Salad

Thinly sliced raw fennel bulb with orange, olive oil, lemon, parsley.

10 minView
Vietnamese Pho
Featuring Star Anise

Vietnamese Pho

Beef bone broth simmered with star anise, cinnamon, and clove.

4 hrView
Chinese Red-Braised Pork
Featuring Star Anise

Chinese Red-Braised Pork

Pork belly slowly cooked in soy, sugar, and star anise.

2 hrView
Spiced Mulled Cider
Featuring Star Anise

Spiced Mulled Cider

Apple cider warmed with star anise, cinnamon, orange peel.

30 minView
Ajwain Paratha
Featuring Ajwain (Carom)

Ajwain Paratha

Whole-wheat flatbreads dotted with ajwain seeds and ghee.

30 minView
Ajwain Water
Featuring Ajwain (Carom)

Ajwain Water

1 tsp seeds in hot water — drink to settle the stomach.

5 minView
Pakora Batter
Featuring Ajwain (Carom)

Pakora Batter

Chickpea-flour fritter batter with ajwain for digestibility.

10 minView
Hing Jeera Dal
Featuring Asafoetida (Hing)

Hing Jeera Dal

Yellow lentils tempered with hing, cumin, and ghee — anti-bloat magic.

30 minView
Gujarati Kadhi
Featuring Asafoetida (Hing)

Gujarati Kadhi

Yogurt curry with chickpea flour and hing tadka.

20 minView
Aloo Sabzi (Vaishnav-style)
Featuring Asafoetida (Hing)

Aloo Sabzi (Vaishnav-style)

Potatoes seasoned with hing — no onion, no garlic.

20 minView
Lemon Rice
Featuring Curry Leaves

Lemon Rice

Rice tempered with mustard, curry leaves, peanuts, and lemon juice.

15 minView
Curry Leaf Chutney
Featuring Curry Leaves

Curry Leaf Chutney

Curry leaves blended with coconut, chili, ginger, and tamarind.

10 minView
Sambar
Featuring Curry Leaves

Sambar

South Indian lentil-vegetable stew finished with curry leaves and asafoetida.

40 minView