THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE! Padma Lakshmi’s Gunpowder is now available to order. I cannot believe I’m even typing these words out. What a surreal moment for our spice biz!
Padma is the most renowned South Asian in our food world, and her work has truly paved the way for folks like us and for the culture more broadly. When I slid into her DMs in May 2024 saying I’d love to make a spice blend together, I was shooting my shot after years of fangirling. Then I woke up the next morning and she had said yes!!! The one thing Padma knew from the get-go was that her spice blend would be Gunpowder aka milagai podi. She had grown up dunking pieces of dosa into podi almost every morning, and she really wanted to bring those flavors of her childhood to the world. And now, after months of R&D and samples shipped from Mumbai to New York, it’s finally here! It is my honor to introduce you to PADMA LAKSHMI’S GUNPOWDER!
Made from roasted lentils, sesame, byadgi chilies, and curry leaves, gunpowder is a dry spice blend that’s typically mixed with a fat (sesame oil, ghee, or even extra virgin olive oil) to make a sort of instant dip or chutney that you can eat with crispy dosas, slather onto idlis or simply mix into steamed rice for punchy flavor. It’s savory, nutty, and just spicy enough. Padma likes to think of it as a kind of “South Indian chili crisp” because of its versatility, and incredible ability to amp up the flavor in any dish. You can sprinkle it into a grilled cheese, toss it into a salad, drizzle it onto roast vegetables, or swirl it into marinades. ALL of Padma’s gunpowder recipes are coming into your inbox this weekend, so go snag your tin to get cooking!
This is a huge milestone for us, and we’re so grateful to our amazing farm partners who really make it all possible, and you, our fantastic community, for supporting our growth! Working on this blend and bringing it to you has offered us all some much-needed glimmers of hope and excitement in the midst of an otherwise difficult, tariff-filled year. I hope, just like Padma, this Gunpowder becomes one of your favorite pantry staples, and that a sprinkle of it adds a punch to your daily cooking 💞
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P.S. Try the gunpowder with me in the most delicious bakes! Come to our Diwali Pop-Up on Sunday, October 19th at Librae Bakery in collaboration with Padma Lakshmi to celebrate this big moment with us. The lovely folks at Librae have schemed up 2 exclusive bakes for the day: a gunpowder and cheese morning bun, and a sweet frosted golden milk bun with candied coconut! PLUS I'll be there serving y'all our signature masala chai to keep y'all warm and well fed! RSVP here!
P.P.S. We've put together a 6-pack of Padma's fave spices just for you! The bundle includes her Gunpowder of course, along with Guntur Sanam Chilli, Jodhana Cumin, Madhur Jaggery, Bindu Black Mustard, and Wild Heimang Sumac. This is a great bundle for you if you're here for Padma's Gunpowder but also want to try some of our other spices — you'd need to add just one more base tin to your cart to cross our free shipping threshold! If you're a Diaspora regular, my rec to cross the free shipping threshold is to get Padma's Gunpowder, along with our other recent launch, the Masala Chai blend, our Chai Spice Nut Butter created in collaboration with Ground Up, and a tin of Pumpkin Spice for all the fall feels!
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