The aroma of turmeric, dried chilies, and cardamom spills onto Broadway from the narrow storefront of Eswar Spices. Sacks of raw, unground ingredients fill the room from the concrete floor to the wooden ceiling beams. For decades, this shop has supplied the kitchens of Chennai by grinding traditional spice blends on site. While modern markets offer pre-packaged powders, the workers here still operate heavy iron stone mills, turning dried roots and seeds into fragrant dust for customers waiting in the street.
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