The gold standard of Indian flavours

Beat the takeaway. Rival the restaurant.

Heritage spice blends and foolproof recipe cards, from the original Godmother of Indian Cookery.

8+ Million Servings Sold Loved in 45+ countries

Old Delhi Butter Chicken made with Mrs Balbir Singh's award-winning spice blend, in a brass bowl with a swirl of cream and a knob of butter
9,000+ 5-Star Reviews Loved in 45+ Countries 8+ Million Servings Sold Made on India's Spice Coast Recipe Cards Included Real Indian | Made Easy™

Excellent Indian, by you

Sit down to gourmet curries, outstanding grills and beautiful biryani — with your loved ones.

The Mrs Balbir Singh range of spice-blend tins
The proper desi way

Not Indian-inspired. Not Indian-style.

This is Indian Indian™

Top-grade spices, freshly toasted, ground and balanced to a legend's recipes — the vibrant, undiluted original. This doesn't mean a made-up heat scale — it means a serious depth of dish-specific flavours.

INDIAN INDIAN™ 100% AUTHENTIC
Explore the range

Fourteen signature blends.
From Butter Chicken to Biryani.

Curries, tandoori grills, the great biryani and the ultimate finishing spice — build your own bundle, or start from one of our curated collections.

The Curries
The Curries8 curry blends
The Grills
The Grills4 grill & roast blends
The Biryani
The BiryaniThe royal rice
Gourmet spice blends and recipe cards from
One of the best Indian cookbooks ever.

The Telegraph

Made simple, by design

Complete with easy recipe cards

Along with having all the spice you need, Mrs Balbir Singh's cards turn a cuisine frequently regarded as daunting into a simple, repeatable dinner — sizzle, simmer, serve. Her original recipes, made effortless.

We do the hard part, so the joy of cooking is yours.

The recipe cards our customers love
The recipe cards our customers love
From our kitchen to yours

See it come together

Real dishes, cooked to her recipes — start to finish.

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The Godmother of Indian Cookery

A legacy of firsts.

First cookery segments on Indian national TV1960s
The English-language classic of Indian cookeryIndian Cookery, 1961
The first cookbook Madhur Jaffrey boughtSAVEUR
Credited with inventing Chicken Tikka MasalaFood historians
Culinary Olympics gold medalThe IKA, Germany
45+ COUNTRIES 9,000+ 5-STAR
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What our customers are saying

Absolutely amazing!
My life has taken a turn! I'll never buy other curry blends. Follow these recipes and you'll never go back to takeaways!
Monica · Verified
Fantastic!
Hands down the best home curry I've ever made. I used the Butter Chicken — it was fantastic. Excellent friendly service too!
Alison B · Verified
Better than my local restaurant
I purchased the Old Delhi Butter Chicken blend and it tastes better than my local Indian restaurant. Can't fault it one bit.
Cameron C · Verified
The verdict

What the experts say about our heritage

The only book that could produce food that tasted like real North Indian.
Madhur Jaffrey Madhur JaffreyAuthor
The Indian Delia Smith… credited with having invented chicken tikka masala.
The Times The TimesUK
Almost every chef of my generation has a special bond with the book.
Cyrus Todiwala Cyrus TodiwalaCelebrity TV Chef & Restaurateur

As seen in

All-natural. Nothing artificial, ever.
  • 100% All Natural
  • No Added Salt
  • Vegan-Friendly
  • Gluten Free
  • No Added Sugar
  • No Fillers
  • No Preservatives
  • Freshly Toasted
MADE IN INDIA ON THE SPICE COAST
Why Mrs Balbir Singh

Real Indian food, the way it’s meant to taste.

We carry the legacy of Mrs Balbir Singh, the Godmother of Indian Cookery, in fourteen heritage spice blends — each sourced, toasted, ground and balanced to her exact methods, and each with a simple recipe card. We do the hard part, so the joy of cooking is yours.

  • The finest spicesNever bulk, never mediocre, never old — so you can make proper Indian dishes.
  • Her original recipesThe methods of a culinary icon — a recipe card alongside every blend, so it comes out right.
  • Made in IndiaBlended and fresh-sealed on India's spice coast and loved in 45+ countries.
Real Indian | Made Easy™

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If you like good Indian food, you will love our spice blends. Your friends and family will hail you as a master chef, and you'll never want to compromise again.

The gold standard of Indian flavours