Sulekha Masla Bhandar

Sulekha Masla Bhandar is located in the village of Amgachia, near Radhaballavpur in the Purba Midnapur district. It is a small operation, mostly run out of a simple building where we grind and mix different spices. When you walk near our place, you can always smell the turmeric, chili, and cumin in the air. It’s a strong scent that stays with you. We get the raw spices, clean them, and then use the grinding machines to make the powders. It’s dusty work and makes you sneeze quite a bit if you aren't careful. We serve the local people in the village and the surrounding areas. People come by to get their monthly supply of masalas for their cooking. We don't have any fancy packaging or big marketing. We just put the spices in plain bags and weigh them out on the scale. Sometimes the power goes out, and we have to wait to finish the grinding, but that’s just how it is in the village. It is a slow-paced life here compared to the city. We know most of our neighbors and they know where to find us when they run out of spices. It’s an honest way to make a living, and we just make sure the spices are what they are supposed to be and not mixed with anything else. Just simple, local work that we have done for years. We keep the machines running whenever the power is on. Sometimes the bags are a bit dusty, but the spice inside is what counts. We’ve been here since my father's time.