Jay Maharashtra Masale

Jay Maharashtra Masale is our family business, and you can find us at Bhaveshwar Plaza, Shop 7, in Lal Baug. This area is always full of life, and our shop is right in the middle of all that energy. The first thing you’ll notice when you walk near us is the strong smell of ground spices. It’s a scent that stays with you all day. We spend a lot of our time filling bags with different masalas for the local families who have been coming to us for years. The shop is quite small, so we have to use every bit of space, with sacks and jars piled up high. It’s not a modern store with bright lights; it’s more of a traditional place. My father and I work here together, and it’s a lot of manual labor, especially when the big deliveries of whole spices arrive. The floor often has a layer of colorful spice dust on it, no matter how much we sweep. We don't really do any advertising or have a social media page. People know us because we’ve been here in Lal Baug for so long. It’s a busy, noisy, and sometimes dusty job, but it feels good to be part of the daily life of this neighborhood. We just keep things simple and focus on the work we’ve always done.