Four Bites Show: Smita Chutke, Indian spice evangelist

'Curry powder' drove Chutke to bear witness to the delicate individuality of Indian masalas

Dec 17, 2023

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Smita Chutke has found her voice in defending Indian spices, and delights in showing people how right they are for Western New York’s finest produce. (Photo: Luke Copping Photography)

It took Smita Chutke a year of emails to get me into her kitchen. Once I agreed, the Amherst banker made me poha, a western Indian dish of flattened rice, peanuts, turmeric…

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