South Asian Spices & Halal Spice Mixes | Hills Harvest

Shan Chana Chat

Shan Chana Chat is a seasoning blend crafted for making chana chaat -- a popular South Asian street-food snack where boiled chickpeas are tossed with onions, tomatoes, fresh coriander, green chillies, and a tangy-spicy seasoning. This chana chaat masala delivers the signature sour, salty, and mildly hot flavour profile that makes chaat so addictive, with notes of chaat masala, dried mango powder, and cumin. Each...

Shan Rogan Josh Curry

Shan Rogan Josh Curry mix is formulated for making the iconic Kashmiri dish -- a slow-cooked meat curry distinguished by its deep red colour, rich gravy, and complex layering of Kashmiri chilli, fennel, ginger, and whole spices. This rogan josh masala is not about heat alone but about aromatic depth -- the kind of curry that fills the kitchen with fragrance and rewards patient cooking....

Shan Kofta Curry

Shan Kofta Curry mix is designed for making kofta curry -- spiced meatballs simmered in a luscious onion-tomato gravy. This kofta masala seasons both the kofta mixture and the curry sauce, creating a dish where the meatballs are fragrant from within and the gravy has the characteristic warmth of cumin, coriander, turmeric, and garam masala. Each Shan packet contains pre-measured spices with detailed cooking instructions...

Shan Haleem Masala

Shan Haleem Masala is blended for making haleem -- the iconic slow-cooked dish of shredded meat, mixed lentils, broken wheat, and barley, all simmered together until they merge into a thick, porridge-like consistency bursting with spice. This haleem masala features a complex warming profile built on garam masala, ginger, garlic, and dried spices that develop their full depth over hours of slow cooking. Shan makes...

Shan Tandoori Masala

Shan Tandoori Masala is a marinade spice blend designed to replicate the intense, smoky flavour of tandoor-cooked food at home. This tandoori masala features Kashmiri chilli for deep red colour, cumin, coriander, fenugreek, and a smoky-tangy profile that gives tandoori chicken its iconic taste. Even without a clay oven, this tandoori spice mix delivers impressive results from a regular oven, barbecue, or grill. Each Shan...

Shan Biryani Recipe & Seasoning Mix

Shan Biryani Recipe & Seasoning Mix is a complete spice blend for making classic layered biryani at home. This biryani seasoning mix combines whole and ground spices -- cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, cumin, and saffron-style colouring -- in a tested recipe that produces aromatic, well-seasoned biryani with distinct spice notes in every grain of rice and every piece of meat. Each Shan packet is pre-measured...

Shan Bombay Biryani Mix

Shan Bombay Biryani Mix is blended for making Bombay biryani -- a vibrant, slightly tangy style of biryani that includes potatoes and dried plums (aloo bukhara) alongside the meat. This Bombay biryani masala has a distinctive flavour profile that balances heat, tang, and aromatic sweetness, with a colourful presentation that makes it a feast for both the eyes and the palate. Shan is trusted in...

Shan Chana Masala

Shan Chana Masala is a spice blend crafted specifically for making chana masala -- the beloved South Asian chickpea curry. This chana masala features a tangy-warm flavour profile built on amchoor (dried mango powder), cumin, coriander, pomegranate seed powder, and garam masala that gives the chickpeas their characteristic sour-spicy taste and dark, rich colour. Each Shan packet contains a pre-measured chickpea curry spice mix with...

Shan Meat Masala Mix

Shan Meat Masala Mix is a versatile meat curry masala designed for cooking any type of red meat -- beef, mutton, goat, or lamb. The blend is calibrated to stand up to the stronger flavours and longer cooking times that meat curries demand, featuring a robust base of cumin, coriander, black pepper, and garam masala with enough chilli and depth to create a deeply satisfying,...

Shan Chicken Masala

Shan Chicken Masala is a full-bodied curry spice blend designed for making classic South Asian chicken curry -- the kind with a rich, thick onion-tomato gravy and tender chicken pieces infused with cumin, coriander, turmeric, and garam masala. This chicken curry masala is the everyday chicken curry that millions of families cook regularly, and Shan has perfected the spice balance to deliver consistent, satisfying results....

Shan Sindhi Biryani Mix

Shan Sindhi Biryani Mix delivers the bold, tangy, and fiery flavour profile that defines Sindhi biryani. This Sindhi biryani mix is distinguished by its assertive use of dried plums (aloo bukhara), tomatoes, potatoes, and a spice blend that packs significantly more heat than milder biryani traditions. The result is a biryani with a tangy gravy, tender meat, and fluffy rice stained with vibrant colour. Shan...

Shan Nihari Curry Mix

Shan Nihari Curry Mix is blended for making nihari -- the iconic Mughlai slow-cooked stew that is widely considered one of the greatest dishes in Pakistani cuisine. This nihari masala is traditionally cooked overnight on a low flame, allowing the bone marrow and connective tissue to melt into a thick, glossy, deeply spiced gravy. The masala is complex and warming, featuring ginger, fennel, nutmeg, mace,...

Shan Seekh Kabab BBQ

Shan Seekh Kabab BBQ is a spice blend formulated for making seekh kababs -- the iconic South Asian grilled mince kebabs moulded onto skewers and cooked over hot coals. This seekh kabab BBQ masala features a robust mix of cumin, coriander, paprika, black pepper, and dried herbs that give the kababs their characteristic smoky aroma and well-rounded, savoury flavour. Each Shan packet contains a pre-measured...

Shan Fried Fish Mix

Shan Fried Fish Mix is a spice and coating blend designed for making perfectly fried fish -- golden, crispy on the outside, and moist and flaky within. This fried fish masala features a savoury combination of red chilli, turmeric, cumin, carom seeds, and salt in proportions calibrated specifically for fish, delivering flavour that enhances rather than masks the natural taste of the fish. Each Shan...

Shan Chicken Tikka Recipe & Seasoning Mix

Shan Chicken Tikka Recipe & Seasoning Mix is a marinade spice blend that transforms plain chicken into the vibrant, smoky, and tangy chicken tikka found at the best desi restaurants. This chicken tikka seasoning combines Kashmiri chilli for colour, cumin, coriander, and a hint of citric tang to produce chicken pieces that are deeply flavoured all the way through -- not just on the surface....

Shan Keema Curry

Shan Keema Curry mix is blended for making keema -- the much-loved South Asian dish of spiced minced meat cooked with onions, tomatoes, and a warming blend of cumin, coriander, turmeric, and garam masala. This keema masala is one of the most versatile preparations in the South Asian kitchen, equally at home as a main course, a filling, or a topping. Each Shan packet contains...

Shan Karahi Masala

Shan Karahi Masala is formulated for making karahi -- the beloved Pakistani wok-cooked curry known for its bold tomato-chilli flavour, simple ingredient list, and fast cooking method. This karahi masala is about high heat, quick cooking, and letting the tomatoes, green chillies, and fresh ginger take centre stage alongside the spice blend. Each Shan packet contains a pre-measured karahi curry spice mix with step-by-step cooking...

Shan Achar Gosht Curry

Shan Achar Gosht is a recipe-specific spice mix designed to create achari gosht -- a tangy, richly spiced meat curry where pickle spices (achar masala) are used to flavour the gravy rather than served on the side. The packet contains a carefully measured blend of fenugreek, mustard seeds, nigella, fennel, red chilli, and other spices that give achari dishes their distinctive sour-spicy character. This is...

Shan Punjabi Yakhni Pilau

Shan Punjabi Yakhni Pilau is a spice blend designed for making yakhni pilau -- a Punjabi rice dish where basmati rice is cooked in a richly flavoured meat stock (yakhni) infused with whole spices. This yakhni pilau masala cooks the rice directly in the spiced broth so every grain absorbs the deep, savoury flavour of the stock, unlike biryani which layers cooked meat and par-boiled...

Shan Pilau Biryani

Shan Pilau Biryani is a lighter, more delicate spice blend designed for pilau -- a style of spiced rice that is more subtly flavoured than a full biryani. This pilau rice masala features whole spices like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and bay leaf infused into the rice during cooking, producing grains that are fragrant, slightly sweet, and beautifully golden without the heavy layering of a traditional...