Indian spices can be mixed in specific amounts to make Spice Mixtures used in daily cooking. Some of the famous spice mixtures are Garam Masala , Chat Masala etc. The composition of the mixture might vary according to region but the basic ingredients remain same. Traditionally, women in the family used to make these spice mixtures themselves. However, nowadays already mixed spices are readily found in the market.

Many of the formerly exotic Indian spices are becoming increasingly familiar to the western cook and can be easily found in any grocery store in the west. There might some difficulty finding some specific spice mixture such as Garam Masala though. If a particular spice is not available in the local grocery store, find it in a local Indian gorcery store or any other South Asian store.