f Indian food was a person, her soul would be the humble spice box. From cloves & cardamoms to cinnamon, chilli, pepper and many more, life without the spice box in an Indian household is unimaginable.India made her tryst with destiny a long time ago, I made my mine a few years back when I picked up the ladle and the apron, when I burnt the living heck out of my first gastronomic creation and when I saw my first cake rise and rise till it tore through the clouds and touched the gates of heaven (at least that’s how I remember it).