This Month’s Films: Shakespeare Wallah & The Namesake
Cuisine: Indian

Gathering all my specialty ingredients for my Shakespeare Wallah & The Namesake Indian menu is easy this time, as I already have many of the aromatics in my spice rack. And I already have a big jar of mango chutney that I bought online at an Indian foods website called IShopIndian.com. It was only $5.95 per one kilogram jar, with a little shipping. What a bargain. I ordered 3 jars of it on pure faith, and it’s so good I’ve already polished off two of them,. But there’s still plenty left for my Indian dinner. IShopIndian.com carries an amazing selection of Indian ingredients, and free shipping on orders over $50.

When it comes to the exotic spices (garam masala, curry powder, cardamom, turmeric, nutmeg, cinnamon, corriander seed, and cumin) we have a Cost Plus World Market in Napa that they carries a full selection of ethnic spices at bargain basement prices. Most of them cost less than two dollars each. What’s missing from my repertoire are a couple of exotic Indian spices (nigella, ajwain, and fenugreek) and some basic curry powder.

So, with the exception of my fresh ingredients, which I will shop for later in the week, I’ve got almost everything I need to make an Indian feast.

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