The Spice Girls of Rajasthan

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Happy Navratri! 🌺🙏

October 11 to 19 marks Navratri, a nine-night Hindu festival honouring Goddess Durga, feminine strength, courage and the triumph of good over evil.

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We stand with women across India who are raising their voices for safety, freedom and the right to determine their own lives.

— The Spice Girls of Rajasthan documentary team

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Inside M.V. Spices, visitors from around the world find Spice Girl Priya sharing her knowledge and passion with confidence.
She knows her spices—and she knows how to work a room.
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Some recipes are measured in generations. Bhagwanti learned her spice recipes from her mother, who learned from hers. Today she’s passing that knowledge on to her daughters.
Is there something someone in your family taught you that you still do their way?
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From Jodhpur to Paris. 🇮🇳🇫🇷
MV Spices’ Chicken Tikka Masala makes its way into the kitchen at Desi Road restaurant in Paris, planting the seeds for the Spice Girls in Paris.

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Sometimes courage begins with one person who refuses to let you give up.

All seven Spice Girls tell us that their mother has been the driving force behind their strength, independence, and determination to keep moving forward. ❤️

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Back in the Mathania chili fields. 🌶️

Neelam tells us that as a girl, she would visit the chili fields of Mathania with her father. Years later, during our shoot, she returned to the fields and spoke with local farmers about their crops.

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Behind the scenes on our coriander shoot. 🌿

Ritu, Spice Girl #6, takes us into the coriander fields of Rajasthan, following the spices of MV Spices back to where they begin.

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A taste of Jodhpur. 🌶️

Walking through the busy streets around Ghanta Ghar, spices are everywhere. This street chaat is just one of the many flavours you’ll find along the way.

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Behind the scenes in Jodhpur.

A day filming at Panchkunda Ki Chhatriyan, a historic complex of red sandstone cenotaphs connected to the royal family of Marwar and known for its memorials to the royal women of Jodhpur.

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At MV Spices, seeing is believing. Priya puts the spices to the test, showing customers their quality firsthand.

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A glimpse behind the scenes with Neelam walking through the cumin harvest. From the fields of Rajasthan to the shelves of MV Spices.

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It’s not only the quality and blend of the spices. It’s how you cook them, too. 🌶️

In her cooking classes, Usha shows how gentle heat helps bring out their aroma and flavour without burning them.

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Some of Usha’s first cooking students at MV Spices. In the face of adversity, Spice Girl #1 became the first to offer cooking classes in Ghanta Ghar Market, transforming the shop into a classroom and setting a trend that other shops would soon follow.

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Spices and saris, anyone?

After a customer admired the way Bhagwanti wore her sari each day, Bhagwanti gave her one of her own and showed her how to wear it.

MV Spices is more than a spice shop. Its warmth has created friendships far beyond Jodhpur.

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It was the MV chai masala that first made a name for Mohanlal Verhomal, earning him a place in the pages of Lonely Planet.

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The secret to a great masala lies in the preparation.

Every blend tells a story. Every generation adds to it.

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Kajari Teej will be celebrated across Rajasthan on August 31. The festival has long created a space for women to gather, sing, swing and share stories as they mark the monsoon season.

Artwork: Woman on a Swing, Rajasthan, 1680–1700
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With Nepal, right now.

Sending strength and solidarity to everyone affected.

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In Rajasthan’s royal kitchens, khansamas guarded their recipes fiercely. Stealing or revealing a secret spice blend was a grave betrayal. A masala was more than a recipe. It was inheritance, livelihood and power.

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