

Deep fried until it's crisp but not brittle, this savory spiral is irresistible when it's greasy and hot.

Along with afternoon tea, often served with milk and copious amounts of refined sugar, there are the requisite snacks and chakli may be the most universal. It's more expensive than it should be and it doesn't carry a wide range of products, so I only go there if I'm pressed for time or need to grab a couple of quick items.įreshly fried chakli at Surati Farsan MartĬolonialism sucks but tea is very nice and Indian people love the stuff. After I picked up a bag of cardamom as small as my cat's paw and saw it was priced at $10.99, my cynicism about India Sweets & Spices was cemented.
#Indian market free
I like their vegan jackfruit curry, the dhal at their hot bar is almost as good as my mom's and sometimes they have free self-help booklets (but skip the one titled "How to Change People," which just talks about making peace with pain). Most people, if they know about Indian markets at all, primarily know of India Sweets and Spices, the Atwater Village-based store with eight other locations from Riverside to Canoga Park. which is the exact point of Koreatown, Thai Town, Little Tokyo and Little Armenia. The approximately five block stretch of Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia hasn't received an official designation because politicians decided that calling it Little India would recognize one cultural group over another. Want to know how many Los Angeles residents have never been to Little India? Too many.
