This blog is a little personal one. Year was 2012 that would change the course of my life & also give me invaluable insight that would years later help in shaping vision for Kiraana. I was working in a news channel in Delhi before deciding to move to Mumbai to work in entertainment industry. I got a great job that involved working on production sets, research for online content, meeting interesting people everyday. But during all this I had this unending itchiness to travel across India to see my own country, parts and places that I hadn't seen. And so one day I decided to quit my job, pack my bags and leave only to never return. Being from north...
When I decided to start Kiraana, I knew I had to go to the source of where all these beautiful spices were grown, to know and learn a bit more about these flavour gems.
Kiraana was started by me, Supriya. I migrated to Australia from India after marrying my beloved husband Jackson. On coming here I was quite surprised to see how little knowledge Aussies had about Indian cuisine. Its seen as oily, unhealthy food, something one makes from ready made pastes or eat as rich takeaways with just 4 or 5 dishes circling in most Indian restaurants. But this perception is so far from Indian food sensibilities which has so much more to offer. Indians by and large eat at home using seasonal, regional produce. These simple regional recipes were created centuries ago keeping in mind the nourishment it gives to your body, how that produce grew in harmony with nature, how it...