Ever wondered whether you should take that step to turning your hobby into a business? New York based Simran Khiantani (also goes by Namrata) shares her journey from Bombay to New York via the Canary Islands! Inspired by her MIL’s amazing sauces and her friends’ insistence that she start selling them, Simran recently launched her condiment brand after years of research and development. Try them now from Amazon and join our chat as Simran takes us behind the scenes of launching her business and some ideas for dinner tonight!

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SHOWNOTES FOR Ep. 91:

Try Simran’s AMAZING sauces through her website and Amazon

Wondering what to cook for dinner tonight? Follow her on Instagram for some lovely recipes!

More recipes with SimranCooks sauces here

Dominique Ansel’s lovely banana bread recipe that is my household staple now!

Books we discussed on the show:

Cooking Up a Business: Lessons from Food Lovers Who Turned Their Passion into a Career -- and How You Can, Too

Zaytinya by Jose Andres

Flavors of the Sun: The Sahadi's Guide to Understanding, Buying, and Using Middle Eastern Ingredients

Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen: A Peranakan Family's Food Memories of Singapore by Sharon Wee

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Special thanks to Sudipta Biswas, Aman Moroney and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!