About us

Our Mission

Our mission is to continuously explore and understand the primary food needs of South Asian business travelers in order to provide immediate, authentic, good-tasting, simple-to-prepare Indian food.

My Story, My Start Up

I was born in Germany and raised in the U.S. My husband, Manohar, was born and raised in India. Ten years ago, Manohar’s work brought him to Minnesota and we met. Despite differences in language and culture, we discovered we had a common love of food. (I liked to make it and he liked to eat it!)

Manohar gave me my first Indian cookbook, one by famed Indian chef Sanjeev Kapoor. I studied, tested, and perfected the recipes day and night. Next I started taking classes from local star chef Raghavan Iyer. Then I was ready for the ultimate test. I took my first trip to India where I cooked for my soon-to-be mother-in-law. (It must have turned out pretty well!)

Over subsequent visits to India as well as my mother-in-law’s summer stays with us here in the U.S., my respect for Indian food only grew. Churning out meals as quickly as I was devouring up recipes, the Indian name given to me was Annapurna, after the Hindu goddess of food and cooking. So why Worry Not Curry? Over the years, the company my husband worked for brought employees from India to the U.S. on temporary work assignments. Here in Minnesota, sources of Indian food were neither abundant nor conveniently located. Not to mention, the newly arriving guests would be without a car. Realizing their predicament, I would trek into the city to locate enough Indian ingredients to get them started. With so many unknowns upon their arrival, I just felt strongly that “home food” should be the least of their worries.

Alas, here we are today. As much as I would like to personally prepare sambar for every visitor from Chennai or rajmah for those from Delhi, it’s just not possible. What I can offer, however, is a starter kit, or depending on your perspective, a “survival kit” of ready-to-eat Indian food.

Tamera Shintre
Founder | Chief Curry Officer
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tamerashintre