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Top 5 Masala Dabbas or Spice Racks

By Petrina Verma Sarkar, About.com

Spices are synonymous with Indian food and for good reason. Over the centuries, Indian cooks have perfected the art of using and combining them. An Indian dish may have one or many spices in it and having them close at hand when you're cooking, is vital to saving time and energy in the kitchen. A good spice rack will also keep spices cool and dry and help them last longer. Simplify cooking for the Indian foodie in your life by giving them a spice rack. The added bonus - spices, with their myriad colors, textures and shapes are pretty to look at. A spice rack that displays them will be therefore, be much appreciated.

1. Maple Spice Rack

This wall hanging or countertop spice rack has air-gasketed stainless steel spice canisters. Its slanted hard rock sugar maple shelves make it easy to see, identify and retrieve spices. This spice rack comes with 64 clear spice labels and its own mounting hardware.
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2. Masala Dabba With 2 Lids

This traditional Indian Masala Dabba has 2 lids - an inner lid to keep spices from mixing with each other and an outer lid to shut the container and keep spices fresh inside. It has 7 small spice bowls for different spices, and comes with two stainless steel spoons. This Masala Dabba is 7 1/4 inches in diameter and made from stainless steel.

3. Indian Masala Dabba Spice Kit

This is a typical stainless steel Indian Masala Dabba. It is 7 1/4 inches in diameter and 3 1/4 inches high. Inside it are 7 sealed stainless steel tins (1-2 ounces each) of aromatic Indian spices: turmeric, tandoori masala, fennel seed, sambar masala, cumin seed, mustard seed and garam masala.

4. Old Thompson Carousel Spice Rack

The ferris wheel design of this attractive spice rack self-balances when the spice jars are removed. Its chrome frame measures 10X13X13 inches and holds 20 glass jars containing some of the most popular spices.
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5. Indian Spice Box With Spices

This stainless steel Masala Dabba is 9 inches in diameter and has 2 clear acrylic lids - inner and outer. It includes 7 individual spice tins, each with its own spoon. The spice tins contain green cardamom pods, garam masala, fenugreek, amchur (raw mango powder), turmeric and paanch phoran (5 whole spice mix).

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