What We Call Masala: A cook's practical guide to the poetry of Indian spices

“Gripping and beautiful. A masterpiece.” Tony Tan, author Tony Tan's Asian Cooking Class “One of the best books on spice that I have read ... it will change the way you cook.” Bhavna Kalra Shivalkar, The Modern Desi Co. We know every Indian family holds delicious secrets in its dabbas. But what if they held even more than we knew? Masala is the vehicle that opens the door to a food multiverse. And Kashmiri-Australian cook and author Sarina Kamini is inviting you inside. For ten years Sarina taught her Kashmiri Hindu family's kitchen secrets to people of all ages and cooking talents via her masala masterclasses. She was The Spice Mistress to whom spices sang. But the more she taught, the more she realized that masala spoke to everyone … once they understood its language. What We Call Masala is that code breaker. Learn what white pepper does to pavlova. How to use spices and fats to speak to nervousness or anxiety.