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Arun Srinivasan's avatar

This is such a good post. I wish more people talked about ingredients. I discovered Eastern's sambar at Kappa Chakka Kandhari and have been meaning to get some of the masala and try it out.

I have tried some lesser-known brands like Sri Varaha Foods and Sweet Karam Coffee in Chennai for sambar powder, and they are better than the usual store-bought brands like 777, Aachis, and MTR.

I wonder if you have tried other Heeng brands like SS Pandian https://www.sspandian.com/product/asafoetida/

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Nandita Iyer's avatar

Thank you, Arun. I think I have tried SSP brand, another Madurai based brand has sent me a sample last week that i will be trying out and I shall share my thoughts on my Insta / twitter.

Love Sri Varaha products - their vadams and appalams are very much like homemade and close in taste to what my grandma would use at home.

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