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Diaspora Cookbook Postcards

Name: Diaspora Cookbook Postcards
Brand: Diaspora Co. Spices
SKU: M-Postcard5pk
Price: 10.00 USD
Availability: InStock

A set of five illustrated postcards featuring original artwork by Aleesha Nandhra from The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook. Beautiful enough to frame, personal enough to mail, and fun enough to stick on your refrigerator next to a recipe you've been meaning to try. A small, meaningful piece of our world to keep or share with someone who gets it.

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Meet the maker

Aleesha Nandhra is an Illustrator, Printmaker, and graduate of the Cambridge School of Art (2014). Their work is often a mixture of different media both traditional and digital, that experiments with techniques. Aleesha is influenced by Music, Pop-Art, travel, food and vintage food packaging.

This set of 5 illustrated postcards inspired by our amazing partner spice farms:

- Creatures of our spice farms (on the ground): illustrations of the many animals that roam free on our partner farms, contributing to their rich ecosystems.

- Creatures of our spice farms (in the skies): illustrations of the many birds that perch on trees on our partner farms, contributing to their rich ecosystems.

- The Math of Masala Chai: the easiest illustrated guide to making great masala chai.

- The Diaspora Spice Co. Community: an illustrated map of the farm partners, restaurants, and bakeries whose cooking inspired the many recipes in our cookbook.

- South Asian Pantry Essentials: some of our fave pantry staples that play an integral role across the recipes in the cookbook!

Shipping & Returns

Domestic US: We’ve updated our shipping model to be more accessible to folks who just want to restock a tin or two. Here's how our weight-based tiered shipping works:
$6 — under 0.5 lb aka most orders with 1-2 base tins
$7.50 — between 0.5 and 1 lb aka most orders with 3-4 base tins or 1 chef tin
$9 — everything else! Shipping is free if your cart value exceeds $75!
International: Shipping takes 8-21 days to arrive, depending on the destination.
For more information and our return policy, click here!

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What's in the Tools & Swag collection?

Everything you didn't know you needed for your kitchen and beyond. We're talking the Tadka Spoon (pre-seasoned and ready to bloom spices like a pro), the Roshni Mortar and Pestle cast in pure bronze, a chai strainer, a hand-painted ceramic spice pinch pot, upcycled stainless steel spice spoons, and our beautiful dish towels. Plus, our cookbook, a drinks zine, and some apparel for when you want to wear your spice obsession on your sleeve. Literally.

Are these tools actually useful, or just nice to look at?

Both, and we refuse to compromise on either. Every tool we carry is something we use ourselves and genuinely believe makes cooking better. The Tadka Spoon is built for blooming spices in hot oil, which is one of the most foundational moves in South Asian cooking. The mortar and pestle is made from pure bronze and built to last. The chai strainer is perfectly sized for your daily cup. These aren't decorative objects that live in a drawer. They're the kind of things you reach for every single day.

Do these make good gifts?

Honestly, some of the best gifts we've ever seen leave our warehouse. A mortar and pestle, a beautifully illustrated dish towel set, a signed copy of our cookbook, a full chai essentials kit — these are the kinds of things people don't always buy for themselves but absolutely light up when they receive. If you're shopping for someone who loves cooking, loves South Asian food, or just appreciates beautiful, functional objects, you're in the right place.

What is the Tadka Spoon and why do I need one?

Tadka is the technique of blooming whole spices in hot oil or ghee to release their full aroma before adding them to a dish, and it is genuinely one of the most transformative things you can learn to do in the kitchen. Our Tadka Spoon is cast iron, pre-seasoned, and designed specifically for this technique, though it also happens to be perfect for frying eggs, sauteing garlic, and a dozen other things. Once you use it, your regular spoon will feel like a downgrade.

Is the cookbook worth it if I already cook with your spices?

Especially if you already cook with our spices. The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook has 85+ recipes developed directly from our farm partners across India and Sri Lanka, and it goes deep on how to actually use spices with confidence, not just follow a recipe. It's part cookbook, part field guide, part love letter to South Asian food and the farmers behind it. Whether you're an experienced home cook or someone still figuring things out, it will genuinely change how you think about flavor.