Spices & Masala Blends

Aachi Dum Biryani Masala is the classic all-purpose dum biryani spice blend, carefully formulated for slow-cooked biryani dishes. Its balanced warmth and fragrance work perfectly with both chicken and mutton biryani.

• All-purpose dum biryani spice blend
• Ideal for slow-cooked chicken and mutton biryani
  

Aachi Chettinad Chicken Biryani Masala brings the bold, complex flavours of Chettinad cuisine to your biryani. Made with kalpasi, marathi mokku and signature spices, it delivers an authentic South Indian flavour profile.

• Signature Chettinad spices including kalpasi
• Distinct smoky, spiced South Indian flavour
  

MDH Jal Jeera Masala is a cold-drink blend rather than a cooking masala, built on roasted cumin, black salt and mint. It is sour and savoury, with a cooling finish and almost no cooking required.

Best for

• Chilled jaljeera served before a meal
• Spiced lemon water and shikanji
• Sprinkling over cut fruit, salad or curd

Using it

Stir about one and a half tablespoons into a litre of cold water with lemon juice and a little tamarind or jaggery, then let it stand for fifteen minutes before straining. Serve it very cold with chopped mint. Because it already carries salt, taste before adding any, and add sourness with lemon rather than more powder.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

MDH Pulao Masala is a gentle, fragrant blend for rice rather than a curry masala. It sits on warm whole spices of the cinnamon, clove, bay and cardamom family, so it perfumes the pot without adding real heat.

Best for

• Vegetable pulao with peas, carrot and beans
• Jeera or matar pulao served alongside a curry
• Light chicken or mutton pulao

Using it

Warm it in ghee or oil with sliced onion for about a minute before the rinsed rice goes in, so the aromatics open up. Use roughly one and a half teaspoons for two cups of raw rice feeding four. Add water at the usual ratio for your rice, season with salt, and leave the pot alone once it comes to a simmer. It is meant to be subtle, so resist doubling the quantity.

Pack and storage

50g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

MDH Sabji Masala is the everyday blend for dry and semi-dry vegetable dishes, built on coriander and cumin with moderate heat. It is the one you reach for when a sabzi needs rounding out rather than a specific regional character.

Best for

• Aloo gobi, bhindi and mixed vegetable sabzi
• Cabbage, beans and carrot stir-fries
• Simple potato and pea dishes

Using it

Add it once the onion and tomato have softened, with the pan still hot, and let it fry for thirty seconds before the vegetables go in. Two teaspoons is about right for 500g of vegetables serving four. For drier sabzis, sprinkle a little extra over at the end and toss, which keeps the aroma sharp. A splash of water stops it catching if the pan runs dry.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

MDH Shahi Paneer Masala is a mild, aromatic blend built for a rich cashew, tomato and cream gravy rather than a fiery curry. Warm spices such as cardamom dominate, and there is very little chilli heat.

Best for

• Shahi paneer in a creamy tomato gravy
• Malai kofta and other mild North Indian gravies
• Vegetable korma-style dishes

Using it

Bloom it briefly in ghee or oil with the onion and tomato base before any liquid goes in, which brings the cardamom forward. Around two teaspoons suits 250g of paneer serving four. Add the cream or cashew paste once the masala has cooked through, then slide the paneer in at the very end and warm it through rather than boil it, so it stays soft.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

MDH Sindhi Biryani Masala is the blend for Sindhi-style biryani, which runs hotter and noticeably more sour than the Hyderabadi version. Chilli and dried souring spices lead, with warm whole-spice aromatics sitting behind them.

Best for

• Sindhi mutton or chicken biryani with potato
• Tomato and yoghurt based meat curries
• Spiced rice layered with fried onion

Using it

Add it at the masala stage, not at the end. Fry onions until deep brown, add ginger, garlic and tomato, then stir in three to four teaspoons for half a kilo of meat and cook until the oil separates. Fold in yoghurt off the heat so it does not split, then layer with par-boiled rice and steam on a low flame. Taste before you add salt, as the blend is already well seasoned.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

Aachi Pani Puri Masala is the authentic spice blend for making the flavoured water (pani) used in India's most popular street food. Simply mix with water for the perfect tangy, spicy, minty puri filling water.

• Authentic tangy-spicy pani puri water spice blend
• Features mint, amchur, black salt and cumin
  

Aachi Butter Chicken Masala creates the iconic creamy tomato gravy of North India's most loved dish. With mellow spices, kasuri methi and tomato notes, it produces a smooth, indulgent butter chicken sauce effortlessly.

• Creamy tomato and kasuri methi spice profile
• Mild, family-friendly butter chicken flavour
  

Aachi Lemon Rice Powder is a convenient spice seasoning for making South Indian lemon rice (elumichai sadam). With mustard, curry leaves, chilli and dried lemon essence, it transforms plain rice into a zesty, flavourful dish in minutes.

• Instant seasoning mix for South Indian lemon rice
• Features mustard, curry leaves and lemon flavour
  

Aachi Mutton Curry Masala is a slow-cook spice blend designed for slow-cooked mutton curries. Its rich combination of whole spices, black pepper and warming masala creates the deeply aromatic gravy synonymous with South Indian mutton curry.

• Slow-cook spice blend for mutton curry
• Rich black pepper and whole spice blend
  

Aachi Kadai Chicken Masala is crafted for the iconic wok-cooked North Indian dish. Featuring freshly ground coriander seeds, dried chillies and capsicum-forward spices, it gives kadai chicken its signature bold flavour.

• Wok-style kadai cooking spice blend
• Capsicum, coriander and chilli-forward profile
• Wholesale tray: 100g x 10 packs per tray

Aachi Chicken Manchurian Masala captures the sweet, tangy and spicy flavour of Indo-Chinese chicken manchurian. A restaurant favourite, it delivers consistent results in both dry and gravy versions of this popular dish.

• Sweet, tangy and spicy Indo-Chinese flavour
• Works for both dry and gravy manchurian
  

Aachi Chicken Tikka Masala is a fragrant tandoori-inspired spice blend perfect for marinating and grilling chicken. It creates the classic charred, smoky flavour of restaurant-style chicken tikka.

• Tandoori-style marinade spice blend
• Ideal for grilling, BBQ and oven baking
  

Aachi Country Chicken Biryani Masala is crafted for naatu kozhi (country chicken) biryani, where robust spices complement the stronger flavour of free-range chicken. A deeply aromatic blend popular in Tamil Nadu.

• Designed for naatu kozhi (country chicken)
• Robust, deeply aromatic South Indian spice blend
  

Schani Leh-S-Royal Veg Biryani Curry Mix is a convenient blend for cooking fragrant, restaurant-quality vegetable biryani at home. Packed with authentic spices and flavours.

TRS Garlic Powder is dried garlic ground fine — sharp and savoury, with a drier, mellower flavour than fresh cloves and none of the peeling or chopping. It disperses evenly through a dry rub or a marinade in a way crushed garlic never will.

Best for

• Dry rubs, tandoori and kebab marinades
• Indo-Chinese sauces and noodle dishes
• Seasoning fries, popcorn and savoury snacks

Using it

Roughly a quarter teaspoon stands in for one fresh clove. Add it with the other ground spices rather than straight into hot oil, where it burns within seconds and turns acrid. For marinades, mix it into the yoghurt or oil first and give it a few minutes to hydrate before the meat goes in.

Pack and storage

100 g. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

TRS White Pepper Powder is ground from peppercorns with the outer skin removed, leaving a pale powder. The heat is cleaner and more direct than black pepper, without the woody, aromatic note, and it disappears into a pale sauce rather than speckling it.

Best for

• Cream sauces, soups and mashed potato
• Indo-Chinese dishes, sweetcorn soup and stir-fries
• Marinades for chicken and fish

Using it

Add it towards the end of cooking, as the heat fades with long simmering. Use a lighter hand than you would with black pepper — white pepper hits harder and can turn a sauce harsh. In Indo-Chinese cooking it is often the only pepper used, stirred in just before the dish leaves the wok.

Pack and storage

100 g. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

MDH Chutney Podina Masala is a dry blend made to go into fresh green chutney, so the chutney tastes balanced without you having to measure out four or five separate spices. It is minty and tangy, with a savoury salt edge.

Best for

• Green mint and coriander chutney for samosas and pakoras
• Chutney sandwiches and tikka accompaniments
• Spooning through curd as a quick dip

Using it

Grind a large bunch of coriander and a smaller handful of mint with green chilli, a little lemon juice and two teaspoons of the masala, adding water a spoon at a time so the grinder catches. Taste before adding salt, as the blend already carries some. Made fresh it keeps two or three days refrigerated in a sealed jar.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

MDH Fish Curry Masala is a tangy, chilli-led blend for fish cooked in gravy, where the spicing has to season the sauce in a short cooking time. Souring spices and pepper sit forward, which suits the tamarind and coconut styles fish curry usually takes.

Best for

• Fish curry with tamarind or kokum
• Prawn and crab curries
• Marinating fish before pan-frying

Using it

Build the gravy first. Fry onion, ginger and garlic, add the masala and let it cook in the oil for a minute, then add tamarind extract, coconut milk or tomato and simmer. Two teaspoons suits half a kilo of fish. Slide the fish in only at the end and give it six to eight minutes on a low flame, without stirring, so the pieces hold together.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

MDH Karahi Gosht Masala is built for meat cooked fast in a karahi with tomato, ginger and green chilli, where the gravy stays thick and clinging rather than thin. Coarse black pepper and coriander carry it, so the finish is sharp rather than sweet.

Best for

• Karahi gosht with mutton or lamb
• Beef karahi and quick-fried meat dishes
• Kadai paneer if you want a meatier spicing

Using it

Sear the meat in hot oil, add plenty of chopped tomato and let it collapse, then stir in about three teaspoons for half a kilo of meat. Cook on a high flame, stirring, until the oil separates and the gravy grips the pieces. Finish with julienned ginger and slit green chillies off the heat, and do not add water unless the pan is genuinely dry.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

MDH Paratha Masala is a seasoning blend made to go inside or on top of flatbreads rather than into a gravy. It is savoury and lightly tangy, with the carom-and-chilli character that suits dough and potato stuffing.

Best for

• Aloo, gobi and mooli stuffed parathas
• Masala parathas seasoned in the dough itself
• Seasoning grated vegetables before they are wrapped

Using it

For a stuffing, mix about one teaspoon into the mashed potato or grated vegetable for every four parathas, along with salt and chopped coriander. For plain masala parathas, knead half a teaspoon per cup of atta straight into the dough. You can also dust a little over the paratha as it cooks and press it in with ghee.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

MDH Meat Curry Masala is a dark, robust blend for slow-cooked mutton and lamb, where the spicing has to hold up over a long simmer. It is heavier and warmer than an everyday sabzi masala, with pepper and toasted whole-spice notes coming through.

Best for

• Mutton or lamb curry with onion and tomato
• Goat curry cooked in a pressure cooker
• Beef and other slow-braised meat dishes

Using it

Brown the meat first, then add the masala to the fried onion, ginger and garlic and cook it in the oil for a minute before any water goes in. Three teaspoons suits half a kilo of meat. Pressure cook for four to five whistles, or simmer covered for an hour, then reduce the gravy uncovered at the end so the spices concentrate.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.

MDH Kitchen King Masala is an all-purpose blend for vegetarian gravies, meant to be the single jar you use when a dish has no masala of its own. It is rounded and aromatic rather than hot, so it fills out a gravy without pushing it in one direction.

Best for

• Mixed vegetable and paneer gravies
• Aloo matar, kofta and everyday dal
• Pulao and stuffed vegetable dishes

Using it

Add it once the onion and tomato base has cooked down and the oil has started to separate, and fry it for half a minute before the liquid goes in. Two teaspoons is about right for a dish serving four. It works well alongside a plain chilli powder, which lets you set the heat separately from the aroma. A small pinch stirred in at the end refreshes the fragrance.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.