Vyanjan Masale

Vyanjan Masale is tucked away in Flat No. 10 at Shivaji Chowk. This is in the Old Cidco area and Shanti Nagar is right nearby. If you walk down the hallway of the building, you can usually smell the spices before you even get to our door. It is not a huge factory or anything like that, just a dedicated space where we handle all our masala work. Being in a flat means things are a bit tight sometimes but we have a good system going. Shivaji Chowk is always buzzing with people and vehicles so there is never a quiet moment during the day. We spend a lot of time grinding and packing everything by hand or with our small machines. The neighbors in Old Cidco are used to the noise by now. We don't use any fancy packaging designers or marketing people to tell our story. We just make the masalas like we would for our own kitchens. Sometimes the bags don't look perfectly aligned on the shelf but the quality of the spice inside is what we care about. Working in Shanti Nagar feels like being part of a big family. We have our regulars who come by just because they know we are here. It is just a simple business run by a few of us who enjoy the smell of good spices and a hard day of work. No corporate offices or big bosses, just real people in a flat.