Mango powder. A very sour flavouring agent with a slightly fruit flavour made from dried under-ripe mangoes, rather similar to tamarind in cooking.

Whole black lentils. They need to be cooked for a long time.

Split black gram lentil. Hulled, it is a creamy white, which is why it is sometimes called white gram.

Dry ginger

Lovage seeds from a plant of the caraway family, used mainly in Indian cooking. The greenish-brown seeds are a little larger than celery seeds and have a strong aroma of rather coarse thyme. Oregano can be substituted.

Lovage leaves. Oregano can be substituted.

Whole spices

Split black gram lentil. Hulled, it is a creamy white, which is why it is sometimes called white gram.