From the budding cook who has just gone off to university to the curry or BBQ pro, below are our picks for your foodie gifts and hampers this year. If you're looking for a perfect gift or gift set, check out our gift guide here. And with a huge 13 stars at the 2023 Great Taste awards, quality is guaranteed! Here are our unique gift ideas for food and cooking.  Best gifts for foodies  If you are looking for a memorable gift for the foodie or foodies in your lie, then read on to check our our Best Gifts for Foodies in 2023. Food gifts are a thoughtful gift for budding chefs or anyone i ..read more

My mum, Shashi, loves Diwali celebrations, and at this time of year you’ll find her making sweets or frying an endless array of spiced snacks. This year I will be attempting her AMAZING pakoras, making them with my own daughter – here is the recipe if you want to give them a go yourself. Mix it up with your choice of veggies and ask much heat as you like!  Ingredients  250g mixed veg – e.g. carrots, cabbage, broccoli, green beans, cauliflower, pepper 2 white onion, finely sliced 2 green chillies, finely sliced (optional) 1 tsp fine salt 1 clove garlic, finely grated ½ inch ginger, fi ..read more

We are SO thrilled to announce that our recently released cookery book, Spice Kitchen, has been featured in Food and Wine Magazine's list of top autumn cookbooks. Spice Kitchen made its debut in the UK in May, and we've been genuinely humbled by the overwhelming response from food enthusiasts and home cooks alike. The book has been a labor of love to share a collection of vibrant recipes using spice blends from around the world. Being featured in Food and Wine Magazine, a trusted source for foodies, is a milestone we're immensely proud of and we're excited to now share our recipes and spice bl ..read more

We are thrilled to announce that Spice Kitchen has been awarded NINE Great Taste Awards for our single spice blends!  Our Sri Lankan Curry Powder, Baharat, Garam Masala, Harissa, Jerk, Za’atar, Tandoori Masala, Berbere, and Ras El Hanout blends have all received One or TWO star recognition for their quality and flavour ?️ And of course it's a massive testament to Mamma Spice's incredible skills with spices.  We are both immensely humbled by this and want to thank each one of you for supporting us. We are so happy that our blends encourage home cooks, BBQ enthusiasts and curry l ..read more

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Our Gin Botanicals Collection is perfect for any gin lover who wants to experiment with different flavour combinations. But how to use them?  We invite you to take your gin cocktails to the next level!  Make your own bespoke gin cocktails. Our carefully selected botanicals will: Infuse your gin with world flavours  Create stunning drinks Add beautiful aromatics  Gin infusions  From a 700ml bottle of vodka, separate 100ml into a separate air-tight container. Add your chosen botanicals into a 700ml bottle of vodka, give it a good shake, and leave to infuse for 3 ..read more

I've just found out that my mum has been shortlisted for the 'Matrure-preneur' category in the massively prestigious Independent Awards. I can't begin to tell you how I feel about this and how much it would mean to me if she won. If you've followed our story you will know that Spice Kitchen was set up for mum as a retirement hobby, and she has gone on to achieve so so much. It would mean the absolute world to me if you would take a minute to vote for her here. I'm obviously 100% biased, but mum is truly someone who deserves to be recognised in this world. Here are some of the wonderful things ..read more

This is the simplest version of potato shaak, the recipe I was taught at the age of eight. I was expected to be able to make this confidently at that age along with rotli and rice.  Serves 4–6  Ingredients  1 tbsp sunflower or rapeseed oil  1½ tsp mustard seeds  1½ tsp cumin seeds 5 curry leaves (optional)  750g potatoes, peeled and cut into 2cm chunks  1½ tsp salt  1½ tsp ground cumin  1½ tsp ground coriander  1 tsp turmeric  1 tsp chilli powder  50g fresh coriander, finely chopped a wok or a pan with a lid  Method  Heat th ..read more

If you’re anything like me, when you think of autumn, you’re likely to think of deep reds, browns, wrapped up walks and big pots of hot food cooking on the stove.  For me, this is also the time of year to bring out all of those lovely autumnal spices that bring warmth and depth to recipes. From mid-September onwards, I like to cook with more allspice, cardamon, cinnamon or cassia bark, cumin and cloves, and of course, it’s the right time of year to get some beautifully in-season pumpkins, squash and root vegetables.  It’s all about comfort food at this time of the year: summer is ..read more

It’s always been very important to me and mum to reward people for their hard work, which is why we’ve always paid higher than the minimum wage since we opened in 2012. The cost of living is so expensive, so it only seems fair and right to pay everyone who works for us the Living Wage. Employees need to feel they are valued and that they aren’t just scraping by!  By becoming a Living Wage Employer, we hope to be able to hold on to the staff who make this business the amazing place that it is. Find out more about the Living Wage here.  ..read more