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    Cooking Indian Food at Home

    Suvir Saran and Devi Chef Hermant Mathur Suvir Saran is the owner of Devi in Manhattan and American Masala in Jersey City.    Spices are the cornerstone of Indian Food.  Some staples include black pepper, black mustard seeds, cloves, cardamom, whole red chilles.  You can also add ginger, fennel, nutmeg, mace, fennugreek, cinnamon sticks,…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Suvir Saran and Devi Chef Hermant Mathur

    Suvir Saran is the owner of Devi in Manhattan and American Masala in Jersey City. Spices are the cornerstone of Indian Food. Some staples include black pepper, black mustard seeds, cloves, cardamom, whole red chilles. You can also add ginger, fennel, nutmeg, mace, fennugreek, cinnamon sticks, and bay leaves.

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