Quandahari Bazaar

This place have just gained a new regular customer with me… despite living close by, today was the first time I popped into this store. Although I had noticed it in passing I guess I never really paid much attention to what it was all about, it looked like just another dairy with all the milk signs and vegies spilling out onto the footpath for sale.
Inside however I was delighted to find some bulk food — spices, grains and nuts, in good quality (I can tell the freshness by the smell of the spices, colour of the dahl and appearance of the nuts).
I love to cook, but this year have lost the passion for it, feeling like it is more of a chore than a pleasure. So, in the last few days I have tried to reinvigorate the foodie in me by puling out some interesting recipes. Tonight it will be a tandoori chicken with lots of vegetables and rice.
I bought a bag full of goodies from here today and it all cost less than $ 10. The staff, and a regular customer whom happened to be a chef that passed on some hints to me, were very friendly and helped me feel a bit more at ease in a new and quite foreign shop.
Ohhh, and conviently next door is Muhammad Halal Meats, AND they have large traditional middle eastern rugs, very nice indeed.

Quandahari Bazaar («The name means quality») stocks mostly Middle Eastern and Indian supplies, including quite a range of spices and tinned goods. As well as more specialist items, they also stock basics such as milk, flour, and the like. If you cook a lot of rice, you can pick up 10kg or 20kg bags here pretty cheaply. I think they may have new owners or managers, as recently I went in looking for barberries, which I’ve bought from them before, and the shop assistant vowed that they did not have them and didn’t keep them in stock. Please bring back the barberries!