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Small-batch Indian spices

Whole spices from single-origin farms, stone-ground in small batches and pouched within 48 hours — so the aroma lands in your kitchen, not a warehouse.

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ANDHRA CHICKEN FRY ✦ BENGALI CHICKEN KOSHA ✦ BHATTI MASALA CHICKEN ✦ BIHARI CHICKEN CURRY ✦ BIHAR'S CHAMPARAN ✦ MUTTON DEHATI ✦ FISH BHUNA ✦ ALOO CHATPATA ✦ MUSHROOM FRY ✦ BENGALI BIRYANI ✦ ANDHRA CHICKEN FRY ✦ BENGALI CHICKEN KOSHA ✦ BHATTI MASALA CHICKEN ✦ BIHARI CHICKEN CURRY ✦ BIHAR'S CHAMPARAN ✦ MUTTON DEHATI ✦ FISH BHUNA ✦ ALOO CHATPATA ✦ MUSHROOM FRY ✦ BENGALI BIRYANI ✦ ANDHRA CHICKEN FRY ✦ BENGALI CHICKEN KOSHA ✦ BHATTI MASALA CHICKEN ✦ BIHARI CHICKEN CURRY ✦ BIHAR'S CHAMPARAN ✦ MUTTON DEHATI ✦ FISH BHUNA ✦ ALOO CHATPATA ✦ MUSHROOM FRY ✦ BENGALI BIRYANI ✦ ANDHRA CHICKEN FRY ✦ BENGALI CHICKEN KOSHA ✦ BHATTI MASALA CHICKEN ✦ BIHARI CHICKEN CURRY ✦ BIHAR'S CHAMPARAN ✦ MUTTON DEHATI ✦ FISH BHUNA ✦ ALOO CHATPATA ✦ MUSHROOM FRY ✦ BENGALI BIRYANI ✦
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Est. 2021
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Our story

It started with a mortar, a pestle, and a stubborn grandmother.

She refused packet masala her whole life — she could taste the difference between spice that was ground and spice that was burnt flat in a steel mill. Bay’n Basil is her kitchen, scaled just enough.

We buy whole spices directly from farm clusters we can name, grind them cold and slow, and pouch them the same week. Nothing else goes in. Ever.

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pouch shot — Andhra Chicken Fry

Andhra Chicken Fry

₹169

Fiery Guntur-chilli dry fry.

185g
pouch shot — Bengali Chicken Kosha

Bengali Chicken Kosha

₹169

Slow-bhuna kosha mangsho depth.

185g
pouch shot — Bihar's Champaran

Bihar's Champaran

₹189

Ahuna handi mutton, sealed & slow.

185g
pouch shot — Mutton Dehati

Mutton Dehati

₹189

Rustic, wood-fire village heat.

185g
pouch shot — Fish Bhuna

Fish Bhuna

₹149

Mustard-bright Bengali bhuna.

185g
pouch shot — Bengali Biryani

Bengali Biryani

₹199

Kolkata biryani, aloo and all.

185g
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Why Bay’n Basil

The pouch is black. The label is honest.

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Stone-ground, small batches

Industrial mills run hot and cook the volatile oils. We grind slow and cold, a few kilos at a time.

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Single-origin sourcing

One farm cluster per spice, bought whole and direct. We can tell you the village on every pouch.

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Nothing added

No colours, no preservatives, no anti-caking agents. The ingredient list is one word long.

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Pouched in 48 hours

Milled close to order and sealed within two days, so peak aroma happens in your kitchen.