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Recipe card with every blend
Freshly toasted, ground & sealed at source
Real Indian | Made Easy™
We've mastered the masalas.So you can master the dish.
Every blend is sourced, toasted, ground and balanced by us, then sealed fresh on India's spice coast — generations of expertise in every tin. You bring the pan and a few everyday ingredients. The cooking is yours.
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The masala, mastered
From harvest to tin: hunted down, toasted, ground and balanced by us — the part that takes a shelf of spices and a lifetime to learn.
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You add a few everyday ingredients
Your protein and a few everyday ingredients from your kitchen or the local shop. Nothing you'll need to hunt for.
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The dish is yours
Follow the recipe card and cook it to the standard Mrs Balbir Singh set. Every time. Without compromise.
If you can chop and fry an onion, you can make this.
A taste ofeveryday India
Behind the blend
Ordinarily I wouldn't have touched a lentil and spinach curry, but this was truly delicious. I honestly can't wait for the next meat-free Thursday!
Questions, answered
I've never cooked Indian food — is this actually easy?
Yes. Every tin comes with an authentic Mrs Balbir Singh recipe card that walks you through it step by step. Thousands of first-time cooks have made restaurant-quality curries with it — no experience needed.
I already cook Indian food — is this still for me?
Absolutely — you're exactly who we make these for. If you already cook, you know great Indian food lives and dies by the spices: the highest grade ones, freshly toasted, ground and balanced in the correct proportions. That's the slow, exacting part — and it's the part we've done for you, every blend made to Mrs Balbir Singh's original recipes. You get the depth you'd spend hours building, in minutes, with the same result every time — then season and make it your own, exactly as you would.
Is it very spicy?
It's about flavour, not heat. Butter Chicken is rich and mild, and the recipe card lets you dial the chilli up or down to taste. Indian food is defined by region and balance, not a heat scale.
I usually order this from the takeaway — how is this different?
It's the real thing, made properly at home: freshly roasted, ground and blended spices, with no jars, no base gravy and no shortcuts. Most people tell us it's better than their Friday takeaway.
Do I need a cupboard full of other spices?
No. One tin replaces the 10–20 spices you'd otherwise buy. Add a few fresh ingredients from the recipe card and you're done.
How many servings does a tin make, and how should I store it?
Each tin makes 12+ servings. Store it closed in a cool, dark place, and check the best-before date on the tin base.
Curries aren't poured. They're built.
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Then comes the best part — the faces around the table, the second helpings, the repeated requests… and the confidence to know you can easily make this at the drop of a hat. Or, like many of our customers do, batch cook or meal prep on a weekend for weeks' worth of memorable curry nights.
The recipes that started it all
The methods that made Mrs Balbir Singh the Godmother of Indian Cookery — first in her 1961 Indian Cookery, now on a recipe card that comes with every tin, so it comes out right the very first time.
What the experts say about our heritage
Named critics, chefs and authorities on Mrs Balbir Singh and her landmark cookbook — the heritage every blend is built on.
The Indian Delia [Smith] who is credited with having invented chicken tikka masala.
United Kingdom
Mrs Balbir Singh is the Julia Child, Mrs Beeton or Martha Stewart of India. To us chefs, she is the big bang moment of modern-day Indian home cookery.
Food writer, broadcaster & Food Network judge
The only book that could produce food that tasted like real North Indian… a book that Indians would want to cook from, as all the flavours were true and recognizable.
Actress, author & TV chef
Almost every chef of my generation has a special bond with Mrs Balbir Singh's book.
TV chef & restaurateur
The gold standard of Indian home cookery
What sets Mrs Balbir Singh® apart
Heritage, codified original recipes and the finished dish's taste — the things great ethical sourcing alone can never buy.
Cook the real thing
Authentic recipes from the original grande dame of Indian cookery.
Get it right, first time
An expert blend, a recipe card with an easy ingredient list and method — no guesswork.
They'll think you hired a chef
Rival the world's finest Indian restaurants on flavour!
You're in legendary hands
It's like having a seat at her famous cooking classes — her exact method, guiding every dish.
One flat note — or the whole symphony?
The takeaway, jar and microwave meal hit the same flat note — chilli, tomato or cream. Real Indian food is highly nuanced, needing a specific blend and method for every dish.
One flat note
Muddy shades of reddish beige — one base gravy, every dish.
A true symphony of flavours
Cooking with spices — vibrant, layered and magically alchemic.
Mrs Balbir Singh®
- Cooked to the finest desi standards
- Less than two coffees — for 20+ servings
- Adjust the heat to your taste — never overspiced
- No grease, no mystery — you control it
- Batch-cook your own gourmet ready meals
A takeaway
- No cooking
- On your doorstep within the hour
- The same 'base gravy' behind every dish
- Cheap, bulk-bought spices, long past their best
- Costs more, every single time
- Often greasy and over-salted
- You never quite know what's in it
- Many made in faceless 'dark' and 'cloud' kitchens, en masse
- One meal, then it's gone
Mrs Balbir Singh®
- Cooked fresh by you, not a factory
- Real, freshly-ground whole spices
- Deep, layered flavour — never one-dimensional
- Batch-cook your own gourmet ready meals — 20+ servings
- Adjust the heat to your taste
A jar
- Quick to re-heat
- Pre-cooked in a factory, months ago
- One-dimensional, mass-market flavour
- Ultra-processed, from cheap bulk spices long past their best
- You still prep and cook everything else yourself
- Often just ~2 servings
Mrs Balbir Singh®
- Cooked fresh by you — not reheated
- Real, freshly-ground whole spices
- Deep, layered flavour — a blend for every dish
- You control every ingredient — nothing artificial
- Batch-cook your own gourmet meals — 20+ servings
A microwave meal
- Ready in minutes
- No cooking at all
- Reheated in a factory tray, never cooked
- Made weeks or months before you eat it
- Ultra-processed — additives and stabilisers, not fresh spice
- Cheap, bulk spices, stale and fading
- One flat note, engineered for shelf life
- Usually a single portion
Sourced right, from the start
How your spice reaches you
Fresh-sealed at source on India's Spice Coast, through a direct-from-farmer supply chain. Fresher, top-grade spice means bolder aroma and deeper flavour on the plate — not the flat, faded taste of bulk pre-ground powders losing their potency over the years.
Mrs Balbir Singh®Fresh-sealed at source
- Family farms
- Blended & fresh-sealed on India's spice coast
- Shipped direct to us
- Your kitchen
Most spice brandsOften 2–7 years
- Farmer
- Auction houses
- Multiple traders
- Ground & bulk-blended
- Importer & exporter
- Repackers & warehouses
- Months on retailer shelves
- Your kitchen
With us, farmers are paid fairly, in less than a week, not 120+ days
The better spice route.
You're supporting one of the world's most advanced and equitable spice-sourcing models.
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So far I have used this to make tandoori flavoured baby potatoes and chicken tikka skewers and they are an absolute game changer, recommended to all my social media friends with pictures of what I’ve made with tags and links to the product as I am a total convert to using this x
J
I used the recipe emailed me to make tikka paneer, very impressed, I’ll definitely be making them again, and trying it with chicken too.
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The first time I used the Tandoori rub was on a leg of lamb. Marinated overnight and slow roasted. The result was the most beautiful piece of lamb I have ever eaten. The whole family loved it and are looking forward for the next time I make it.
P
I love these mixes!
Did lots of dishes fit a dinner party - the guests were blown away! So quick and easy to prepare and cook!just read the recipe cards well - cos some require a marinade for hrs or overnight!
L
Absolutely lovely! We used this on king prawns and basa fish, and it made an amazing dish!
I fry onions and peas in butter to mix with rice, then serve on top of that. Yum.
V
A really delicious & simple curry to make, with readily available ingredients. My curry looked like there was a bit more tomato in it, but nevertheless, it was so tasty
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The Dal Palak recipe was simple and delicious
A
Wow, I’ve just made this for the first time & it’s beyond delicious! So nutritious & low in calories too. Followed the recipe card, really easy & the result is amazing, so flavoursome. Would highly recommend.
R
Amazing! Used this on chicken thighs with yog, oil, (1/2 a tablespoon for 8 thighs)lemon juice and they were fantastic!! We BBQ them and had them with flat breads and salad! Healthy and delicious. Will be investing in more from Mrs Balbir Singh.
j
Made some Chicken Tikka kebabs following your recipe for our BBQ on Sat. Spot on absolutely fantastic our neighbours Son munched all the left overs
G
Used tonight on bbq chicken absolutely delicious
Will definitely ordering more
R
Great product and great flavour ~ Chicken flavour after was amazing
K
I’ve just made Dal Palak and it was delicious! Very easy and inexpensive to make too. The tin of spice mix will go a long way so I’m looking forward to eating this simple recipe again!
R
Tandoori rub this is an amazing spice blend and following the recipe cards is so easy cooked either in the oven or the tandoor the results are all ways exceptional
J
Theses spices are first class. Smell when you open is amazing. Recipe cards fab with step by step
Instructions you can’t go wrong. Delicious mouth watering food.
Highly recommended.
T
Made this beautifully marinaded chicken, served with a simple red onion, cucumber, tomato salad, dressed with lemon juice, olive oil, coriander and mint leaves, salt....garlicky lemon yoghurt.. and pitta bread. .....lovely alfresco meal.....bbq the chicken skewers 😋
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Everything of good quality. I made the byriani yesterday and it was delicious. I’ve made many dishes from scratch myself and unfortunately there’s always something missing. These recipes always result in restaurant quality meals and I like that it is just spice blends so you know what’s going in and still adding fresh ingredients
J
Great range of spices
They enhance all the meals
It’s easy to produce excellent meals
S
Good company ethos. Easy to use website. Lovely design on the tins. Tasty spices and good recipe ideas.
M
Tried the Chicken Shahi and it went down really well with the family, the Byriani was nice as also but I’m still trying to crack that authentic taste.
S
Where to begin... I now buy the spice blends for gifts, I want everyone to enjoy the same pleasures. We used to spend long hours - enjoyably - on days where it was decided we'd cook a curry. I have had the Mrs. Balbir Singh's Cookery book for decades, the ingredients are so detailed but now I batch cook my dishes using the spice blends already deliciously mixed for me and can open the freezer any day of the week for a supper more than ordinary. the spice blends are wonderful. One curious query - why the bigger tins ? they don't hold any larger quantity than the original containers....
J
Really loved this collection of spices
Enhances every meal
I will certainly order more
Very positive comments from my family and guests
M
Fantastic starter pack, introduction to Mrs Balbir Singh spices. I’ve made the Biryani twice and Butter chicken both absolutely delicious and so easy to make using the brilliant recipe cards included with each tin. With the voucher for the full cost of this pack to be used against a further order, it will not be long before I order again
J
I’ve just bought this starter set for a friend’s birthday because I’m a big fan of Mrs Balbir Singh and maintain a stock of the full range. This smaller selection is perfect to start out as it has a great mix of curry, grill and biryani options, suitable for meat or veggie. I have no doubt my friend will love it and come back to buy more.
CRAFTED FOR
CURRY CONNOISSEURS
This isn’t just spice — it’s structure, story, and soul. Our blends are crafted for cooks who care about doing things properly. Whether you’re simmering a curry, firing up the grill, or layering biryani, this is how real Indian flavour begins.
OUR METHOD
THE ART OF SPICE™
Every tin goes through our 7-stage process — from sourcing whole spices to custom toasting and grinding. We blend in small batches and seal at origin for peak freshness. No fillers. No artificial colours. No shortcuts. This is Indian spicecraft — refined. Every tin. Every teaspoon. Every time.
THE GOLD STANDARD
Mrs Balbir Singh was India’s original authority on home cooking. A pioneer. A bestselling author. A teacher to generations. Her family now brings that same legacy to your kitchen — with pure, powerful curry blends that stay true to tradition. More than just a spice brand. The gold standard of Indian flavour, reborn.
The complete collection
All 14 blends — tap any to explore, build your own bundle, or secure the complete collection.
Amritsari Chana Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Kashmiri Rogan Josh
Garam Masala
Mughlai Keema Masala
Dal Palak (Lentil & Spinach)
Old Delhi Butter Chicken
Keralan Coconut Curry
Goan Vindaloo
Tandoori Rub
Masala Chops
Roast Lamb Raan
Cocktail Kebabs
Biryani
The Complete Collection
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