Buying Indian spices in Russia has long ceased to be a problem for people who are fond of national cuisine. These spices can be ordered in online stores, bought in ordinary ones or found in large hypermarkets.
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Hypermarkets and ordinary shops in Russia
The easiest way to buy real Indian spices in Russia is to carefully examine the shelves of the nearest large hypermarket. Spices such as cloves, coarse chili peppers, ginger, zira, coriander or nutmeg are found in almost all stores in convenient paper packaging or glass "mills".
As a rule, despite the fact that the spices are packaged in Russia or the CIS countries, they are grown precisely in Southeast Asia (Thailand, India or Vietnam). The most common Indian seasoning - cinnamon - is present in all grocery stores in Russia in ground or chill form, as well as black pepper.
Specialized places
Specialized places can be considered national Indian, as well as esoteric shops and spice shops.
In large cities (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, etc.), several Indian shops are open. As a rule, you can find many products in them, including Indian spices such as curry powder (yellow or red), spice mixtures, masala tea. Also in such stores it is worth buying dried herbs (galangan, lemon sorghum for teas, ajwan) and caraway seeds, pomegranate and fennel, used to prepare Indian dishes.
As a rule, such places have their own sites on the Internet where you can pre-place an order and then come for a ready-made kit. It will also be more convenient for residents of small cities to order Indian spices on the Web (when ordering, it is better to arrange quick delivery, since spices can lose flavor for a fairly quick time).
In addition, a small amount of Indian spices can be found in esoteric shops, which are open in almost all cities of Russia (in such places you can find mixtures of spices) and in coffee and tea shops, where nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon and other spices are very often presented used when brewing coffee. If you wish, you can find Indian spices in Hare Krishna religious organizations in almost every city (moreover, you can buy them there several times cheaper than the store price).