Masala Mama

Masala Mama Indian-inspired cooking sauces, created in Brooklyn, NY. Made with extra virgin olive oil, no added sugar, and clean ingredients.

A shortcut to your dinner with a sauce that's made without shortcuts.

Eid Mubarak! 🌙 ✨Who’s cooking tonight? Impress the aunties with our  seekh kebabs. Swipe through for the recipe 🤌🏽Here’s...
30/03/2025

Eid Mubarak! 🌙 ✨Who’s cooking tonight? Impress the aunties with our seekh kebabs. Swipe through for the recipe 🤌🏽

Here’s what you’ll need:

Kebabs:
1 small onion, roughly chopped (about ¾ cup)
2 to 4 Thai green chiles, or 1 to 2 serrano chiles (depending on your spice level)
½ cup fresh cilantro, leaves and tender stems (plus extra leaves for serving)
4 cloves garlic, grated (about 1 tablespoon)
1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated (about 2 teaspoons)
1 lb ground lamb, mutton, or chuck (about 20 percent fat content)
2 ½ tablespoons garam masala
2 teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder
½ teaspoon kabab chini or ground allspice (optional)
2 tablespoons cashew butter (optional)
Kosher salt
Breadcrumbs or roasted chickpea flour (for forming the kebabs, if needed)
Vegetable oil or other neutral-flavored oil, for the grill grates
Lime wedges (for serving)

Cilantro-yogurt chutney:
2 cups fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
½ cup plain, full-fat Greek yogurt
2 to 3 Thai green chiles or 1 serrano chile, coarsely chopped
1 clove garlic, smashed
Zest and juice of 1 lime (about 2 tablespoons juice)
Kosher salt

Pickled red pearl onions (sirke wale pyaz):
½ cup cider vinegar or rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
Kosher salt
8 oz red pearl onions, peeled

Happy Nowruz! 🎉🎊 time to celebrate with dhan dar patia ❤️ here’s what you’ll need + head over to the link in bio for our...
20/03/2025

Happy Nowruz! 🎉🎊 time to celebrate with dhan dar patia ❤️ here’s what you’ll need + head over to the link in bio for our full recipe via 🕺🏽

For the dal:

⭐️ 1 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas), picked through and rinsed
⭐️ 2 medium shallots, quartered
⭐️ 1 Thai green chili, chopped
⭐️ kosher salt🧂

For the patia:
⭐️ 1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
⭐️ 2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
⭐️ kosher salt 🧂
⭐️ 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp 🍤 or 1 lb firm fish 🐟
⭐️ 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
⭐️ 5-7 cloves garlic 🧄
⭐️ 5 tbsp vegetable oil
⭐️ 5 Thai green chilis
⭐️ 3 small onions, finely chopped🧅
⭐️ 1 14 1/2 oz can of whole peeled tomatoes (Marzano if possible)🍅🥫
⭐️2 tsp tamarind paste soaked in 1/4 cup hot water
⭐️ 1 tbsp jaggery or raw cane sugar
⭐️ 1 bunch cilantro, chopped (about 1 cup)

To finish:
⭐️3 tbsp ghee, unsalted butter, or coconut oil🥥
⭐️ 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
⭐️ 2 medium shallots, silvered (about 1/2 cup)🧅
⭐️ 2 tbsp coarsely chopped garlic (5-8 cloves)🧄

Happy Holi and Ramadan Mubarak! Time for jalebi, baby 🧡🟠Here’s what you’ll need:🔹1 cup all-purpose flour🔹1/4 cup rice fl...
14/03/2025

Happy Holi and Ramadan Mubarak! Time for jalebi, baby 🧡🟠

Here’s what you’ll need:

🔹1 cup all-purpose flour
🔹1/4 cup rice flour
🔹1 drop orange food coloring gel or a pinch of turmeric
🔹1 cup white cane sugar
🔹1/2 teaspoon green cardamom seeds, coarsely crushed
🔹1/4 teaspoon saffron strands (or more, if you want to be decadence)
🔹1/2 teaspoon lemon or lime juice
🔹Vegetable oil, ghee, or a combination, for deep-frying

Get the rest of our recipe on at the link in bio 😋

🎄Goan marzipan is made of cashews, delicately flavored with rose water and a hint of almond extract. Its colorful tint a...
23/12/2024

🎄Goan marzipan is made of cashews, delicately flavored with rose water and a hint of almond extract. Its colorful tint and mold-pressed shapes make it an excellent treat for a variety of holidays—Christmas, Hanukkah, NYE, etc. You could even save this for Easter next year🪺 the full recipe link from is in our bio 🍬🍭🍡

Don’t stress about cooking tomorrow! Check out our Tandoori Turkey recipe on . Link in bio 🦃
27/11/2024

Don’t stress about cooking tomorrow! Check out our Tandoori Turkey recipe on . Link in bio 🦃

Diwali is coming up 👀 what will you be making? How about our Jalebi recipe or our Gulab Jamun recipe? Head to  online (l...
29/10/2024

Diwali is coming up 👀 what will you be making?

How about our Jalebi recipe or our Gulab Jamun recipe? Head to online (links in our bio) for more 😋

Who needs candy 🍬 when you’ve got a bucket full of spooky sauces and Halloween beans? 👻🎃💀
15/10/2024

Who needs candy 🍬 when you’ve got a bucket full of spooky sauces and Halloween beans? 👻🎃💀

Happy Onam 🌾🥮 Have you checked out our interview with  yet? He’s written an incredible book, Feast On A Leaf 🍃🤗 that det...
14/09/2024

Happy Onam 🌾🥮 Have you checked out our interview with yet? He’s written an incredible book, Feast On A Leaf 🍃🤗 that details various Onam dishes and traditions served on a banana leaf 😋

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