Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala
Shahi Chicken Masala

Shahi Chicken Masala

Spice Blend

Food historians credit Mrs Balbir Singh's recipe as the precursor to Chicken Tikka Masala.

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Curry Blend12+ servings1.76oz / 50gIncl recipe card
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Curry Connoisseur's noteLove korma or tikka masala? This is both, made royal — creamy, richly flavoured with serious depth. It may just become your new go-to curry.
Ingredients
Shahi Chicken MasalaSpice BlendIngredients: Coriander, Black Cumin, Green Cardamom, Red Chilli, Black Pepper, Bay Leaf.Allergens: None.
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All-natural. Nothing artificial, ever.
  • 100% All Natural
  • Vegan-Friendly
  • Gluten Free
  • No Fillers
  • No Preservatives
  • Freshly Toasted
9,000+ five-star reviews Loved in 45+ countries 8+ million servings 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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 of the Mughal court A taste ofthe Mughal court
Shahi Chicken Masala — the finished dish

Behind the blend

One of Mrs Balbir Singh's most celebrated dishes. Food historians around the world trace the world's favourite curry — Chicken Tikka Masala — back to it: her Shahi Chicken Masala, first published in 1961. 'Shahi' means royal, and its roots lie in the kitchens of the Mughal emperors, where cream, ground almonds and warming spices like cardamom were layered into something far more refined than any takeaway version that came after.

This is the original, not the imitation. No artificial red colouring, no mass-market shortcuts — just deep, moreish, elegantly balanced flavour, handcrafted the way it was always meant to be. Decadent, yet never cloying.

And fittingly, it was the very first blend we ever made — the one the whole House of Mrs Balbir Singh grew from.

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The taste of things to come! — Peter & Colleen Grove, British food historians (Flavours of History, 2010)
Shahi Chicken Masala — the spice blend, freshly ground
Freshly toasted, freshly ground, sealed at source.
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.
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Curries aren't poured. They're built.

  1. Sizzle

  2. Simmer

  3. Serve

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.

From her iconic book and private recipe collection to you

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.

With every tin
With every tin
On the record

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.
The Times The TimesUnited 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.
Simon Majumdar Simon MajumdarFood 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.
Madhur Jaffrey Madhur JaffreyActress, author & TV chef
Almost every chef of my generation has a special bond with Mrs Balbir Singh's book.
Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL Cyrus Todiwala OBE DLTV chef & restaurateur
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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.

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Takeaway · jar · or the true desi way

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.

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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.

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Mrs Balbir Singh®
  • Cooked to the finest desi standards
  • Less than two coffees — for 12+ 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
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
  1. Family farms
  2. Blended & fresh-sealed on India's spice coast
  3. Shipped direct to us
  4. Your kitchen
Most spice brandsOften 2–7 years
  1. Farmer
  2. Auction houses
  3. Multiple traders
  4. Ground & bulk-blended
  5. Importer & exporter
  6. Repackers & warehouses
  7. Months on retailer shelves
  8. 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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Mrs J Whittaker
Best homemade curry spices!

Missing the taste of a take away in these times of belt tightening, I decided to order some Mrs Balbir Singh spices. They have not disappointed, in fact they are fantastic! No more frying individual spices and then having to fish them out at the end of the cooking process. They come with easy to follow recipe cards, and have passed the test of my fussy children!

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Emma Carnall
Gorgeous

So good 😊

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Elisha Phillips
Great quality product

Packaged well!
A good quality product
Have now ordered more of a different blend and looking forward to using.

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Ian Patton
Fabulous curry

One of the best currys I've had, would definitely recommend. Don't waste your time and money buying tons of spices that you will struggle to use up. Excellent packaging and a lovely simple recipe card that is easy to read and understand. I will definitely be buying more 5 *****

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Mark Harris
Fabulously authentic spice blend!

We’ve used this blend quite a few times now and it never fails to deliver! We’re so pleased we discovered your company.

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Denise Norris
Highly recommend

I’ve made this a few times now and it just gets better and better. As good, if not better than a takeaway. Good easy to follow recipe. Cannot recommend highly enough

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Clairey
Delicious 😋

This has been my favourite so far! We’ve never had a takeaway since trying the spices bought for us at Christmas & we’ve just added a few other blends to try. The recipes are so easy to follow & it’s very satisfying knowing you have cooked something that tastes so good! For some we use a little less spice if it’s been too hot for us the first time.
Highly recommended 🤩

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Maria Duffy
Curry

Absolutely gorgeous I mixed half and half with the Delhi butter chicken delicious

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Ohagan
Delicious curry

Made a fabulous flavoursome curry with a nice kick to it

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MrsCaron Muirhead
Beautiful chicken massala

I cooked this lovely curry last Saturday it came out absolutely
Beautiful, amazing taste going to try the rogan josh this weekend.i will definitely be cooking the chicken massala again for all the family

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Nigel Simpson

Another great curry made with chicken. The key to this was adding yoghurt and ground almond. It’s in the same family as Tikka (?) I added chilli to make it hotter however. Am going to try this was Jack fruit to make it veggie. Sensational spices. Oh I freeze half - brilliant. See below

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Matthew Day
Shahi Chicken Masala

This is a great beginner dish, and I don't mean it's the easiest to make. There are some layers to the flavour and how you end up with this incredibly tasty dish. What I mean is that it is easy on the palate. If you're not big into spice, give this a try. It's mild, but does carry a pleasant buzz, so not completely benign. My partner is so sensitive to spice, and I love spice! So I'm always trying to balance the two preferences between us.

I find the "cup" measurements frustrating, given this is a British brand, the use of the nonsensical US measurement doesn't make sense to me, plus it's super annoying to continuously have to convert it, and I'm always Googling on the fly because I have the memory of a goldfish.

So, silly measurement system, but otherwise a beautifully balanced dish. Bravo! :)

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Julie Fox

The best spices around….takeaway curries are a thing of the past in this household!! Authentic and unbelievably delicious!!!!

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Karen Berridge
Excellent Spices

Homemade curries tastier than any takeaways or restaurants I have tried. And at a fraction of the price. 5 stars all day long *****.

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john findlay
Wow just Wow

What a heavenly Curry, warm rich and my wife’s favourite👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 What a fabulous Sat night dinner we had with it

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Alyson Lancashire
Gorgeous

Made this last weekend and it was absolutely gorgeous. So easy to make too

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G.J.
Chicken masala pre match meal

Made myself a chicken masala curry on Saturday before going to watch my football team , absolutely fantastic! The curry not the team unfortunately ( Leeds United 😂). It was so nice I’ve had a portion for breakfast this morning. Thanks Mrs Singh, I can’t wait to cook my next dish.

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Jackie Macdonald
First class spices

As always can’t fault these spices. Make the best curry ever. Hubby says they are better than curries we have ordered from local Indian Restaurants. Recipe cards are fab and do easy to follow. Highly recommended

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George MacAskill
Chicken Masala

Fantastic addition to chicken, makes a beautiful curry

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Mathew Milton
Great Curry

I love it. It was slightly over the spiciness that my wife could handle. The flavor is fantastic.

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Miss T. Irving
Yet another lovely curry

As with all of my previous purchases this produced yet another lovely curry definitely recommended.

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Sarah Cresswell
Great blend of spices

The blend of spices was great and combined with the other ingredients made a very tasty curry. I was pleased it had a bit of heat too. I think I'd probably put slightly less water in the recipe as I ended up with too much sauce but the flavour was gorgeous. Thank you.

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Chris Evans
Great

Love this stuff, it's great.

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Gillian
Best Spice Mix Ever

This is absolutely delicious, my impression in a resteraunt is that this would be mild & slighty sweet however this exceeded my expectations, it is absolutely delicious. In my 1st order I bought old Delhi butter chicken which I love however this is now my favourite spice mix.

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Iain D Robertson
Packed with flavour

This is an excellent spice blend. The resulting meal is very authentic and tasty.

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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.

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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.

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