The most dedicated foodies will tell you that one of the most common mistakes people make when cooking is using inferior quality ingredients. Your ingredients are the foundation of great cooking, which means you will only ever produce dishes that are as good or as bad as the things you put in them. It can be hard to trust the quality of supermarket bought Indian herbs and spices, as they often sit on the shelf for a long time, turning stale in the process, so buying high-quality Indian herbs and spices will make an amazing difference to your meals, adding incredible flavour, colour and aroma.

That’s where we come in. At Akaroo, we produce the finest Indian herbs and spices, made with dedication, time and love, and create a world of taste that is far superior to anything you can buy in the supermarket. We travel the world looking for farmers who grow their own crops and trial their products to make sure they meet our high standards. These raw materials are then ground using a process called stone milling, a traditional method of grinding that produces the finest powder and gives our products an authentic, homemade quality.

Akaroo has been established for over 30 years, so we can guarantee that we know what we’re talking about when it comes to Indian herbs and spices, and you can trust that our products will be the ones that take your dishes that extra mile from bland to brilliant. We were established in 1978 by two family members with a few milling devices and a small shop on Harrison Road, Leicester, with the aim of making and selling flours and spices using traditional methods. 

After a decade of trading, one of the original founders was joined by his two younger brothers to expand further and create a respectable family business. As the business went from strength to strength and grew ever larger, we moved to bigger premises and bought more manufacturing machinery so that we could keep up with the demand for our products, which boomed during the 80’s and 90’s due to an increase in the UK’s Asian population.

We have continued to grow and our products are so popular that we export to many parts of the world, including the USA, Canada and parts of Europe. We pride ourselves on being a family business, and remain an active part of the community, providing the best quality ethnic food and excellent customer service. As you can see, amazing ingredients are what we are all about, so if you want to create delicious Asian dishes at home, make sure you start by shopping at Akaroo. 

Why not put our Indian herbs and spices to the test by trying our tandoori chicken recipe?

Ingredients - click the ingredients to find them in our shop

2 x organic chicken breasts

4 tsp tandoori masala

3/4 tsp garlic and ginger paste

3/4 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp lime juice

2 tsp fat free yoghurt

1 tsp olive oil

Cilantro & Fresh Squeezed Lime to garnish

Method

1. Combine chicken & all ingredients through Lime Juice

2. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours

3. Add Yogurt and Olive Oil and refrigerate for an additional hour

4. Bake chicken for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees