Food Brands

• Burma Spice (Florida)

  • Producs seem to be good quality.
  • Packaging does not specify country of origin, but website does.
  • Tried:
    • Dried Curry Leaves (product of Sir Lanka or Austin, TX)
    • Mediterranean Bay Leaves (product of Turkey)
    • Indian Bay Leaves (product of Nepal)
    • Maras Pepper, Crushed (product of Turkey)

• Frontier Co-Op

  • Packaging does not specify country of origin.
  • Tried:
    • Organic Harissa Seasoning

• Lijjat

  • An Indian women's cooperative whos' main objective is empowerment of women by providing them employment opportunities.

  • Great microwavable papadams.

  • Tried:

    • Papadams

• NOW Foods Organic

  • Producs seem to be good quality.

  • Packaging does not specify country of origin.

  • Tried:

    • Unsweetened, Shredded, Organic Coconut
    • Dextrose

• Pure Indian Foods

  • Producs seem to be good quality.
  • Packaging does not specify country of origin, but website does.
  • Tried:
    • Tellicherry Black Peppercorns (product of Kerala, India)

• Rani Brand

  • Not to be confused with Rani World Foods which is a US grocery chain.

  • Has a good selection of spices.

  • Tried:

    • Amchur (Mango), Ground
    • Asafetida (Hing), Ground
    • Tamarind Paste: Kinda bitter, real tamarind pulp is better.
    • Fenugreek (Methi) Seeds
    • Coriander (Dhania) Seeds, Whole
    • Chana Besan (Chickpea Flour)

• Swad

  • Good selections of grains.
  • Tried:
    • Toor Dal
    • Urad (Matpe) Dal
    • Urad (Matpe) Beans
    • Idly Rice

• Vedica Organics

  • Tried:
    • Organic Parmal Rice

• Nine Tamarind

  • Tried:
    • Natural Sweet Seedless Dried Tamarind (product of Thailand)

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