Podi & Spice Ventures Private Limited

You can find Podi & Spice Ventures Private Limited over in Ulsoor. We are on the first floor of building 320 in CB Layout. The whole place usually smells like roasted lentils and dried chilies. It’s a strong scent that sticks to your clothes, but we like it. We spend most of our time grinding and mixing spices to make different kinds of podi. There is a lot of trial and error when you’re trying to get the ratios right. We use big grinders that make a lot of noise. Sometimes the dust from the spices makes us sneeze. We have to be careful with the packaging so the moisture doesn’t get in. If the spices get damp, the whole batch is ruined. We work out of 1st Main. It’s a bit of a tight space but we make it work. Every morning starts with checking the supply of raw ingredients. We source them from different places and then do all the processing here. It’s a very manual process. We don't use a lot of automated stuff because we like to see what’s happening at every step. Sometimes the deliveries are late and we have to wait around. We just try to keep a good stock so we don't run out. It’s a small, honest business run by people who know their spices. We don't talk much during the grinding hours because of the noise, but we get it done.