Calcutta Kitchens turns founder Aditi’s home-kitchen recipes into Indian simmer sauces, chutneys and other pantry goods, while serving prepared South Asian food from its 2022 storefront in Kingston’s historic Midtown neighborhood. Its sauces began with Makhani Tikka at a local farmers market and are now shipped to pantries and storefronts across America. The Kingston shop also offers dine-in meals, catering and cooking classes centered on the regional cuisines of India.
Maya KaimalFounded in 2003 by Maya Kaimal and her husband, Guy Lawson, in their Brooklyn apartment, Maya Kaimal makes convenient Indian foods rooted in Maya’s family recipes and her South Indian heritage. The company began with refrigerated sauces and has grown into a collection designed to bring homestyle Indian cooking to American kitchens, including a distinctive line inspired by Kolkata’s Chinese Indian cuisine. Maya, the company’s founder and chief culinary and creative officer, personally oversees the creation and curation of the collection.RHINEBECK, NY
Cafe SpiceBorn from a New York City family’s spice and restaurant tradition, Cafe Spice makes chef-crafted, ready-to-eat Indian and globally inspired meals for the grocery and foodservice markets. The Malhotra family launched Cafe Spice as a more casual, experimental take on Indian dining, and today Culinary Director Chef Hari Nayak develops its recipes at the company’s USDA-certified facility in New York’s Hudson Valley. Its meals, including offerings such as Chicken Tikka Masala and Channa Masala, bring restaurant-style flavors to the table in minutes.NEW WINDSOR, NY
Atina FoodsCarrie and Suresh, a married team who founded Atina Foods in Catskill in 2015, build the company around Suresh’s Kerala upbringing and Carrie’s creative practice. Their small-batch food work adapts traditional preservation knowledge to Upstate New York produce, making distinctive Ayurvedic-inspired condiments for home cooks and sharing the approach through cooking lessons at their Studio Kitchen.CATSKILL, NY
Mama Lam'sFrom a homesick Malaysian immigrant’s family recipe to a Queens kitchen, Mama Lam’s makes small-batch curry pastes and sauces rooted in the flavors of Ulu Yam, Malaysia. Mama Lam and her daughter Cassandra launched the company in 2016 after decades of preparing the recipes for family gatherings, and the products are still made family-style in New York City.