Mr. Kooks Indian Cuisine

Tandoori Chicken Seasoning

As per IRI -  TTL MR KOOKS is outperforming the TTL Seasonings/Sauces Category $ Sales in Total US - Food over the last year as of Feb 2023.

As a young boy in Mumbai, my life revolved around spices. From sneaking out between classes for a quick bowl of hakka noodles, to sharing a dinner of dhansak among the 28 relatives I also shared my flat with, to late night shish kebabs behind the Taj Hotel with my friends, food in Mumbai is more than just sustenance – it’s something of a religion. Except, it’s even more than that. Mumbaikar cuisine is a reflection of the city’s multicultural history. Of the three staples I mentioned, all three originated outside of India. Hakka noodles are Chinese. Dhansak is a Parsi specialty – Parsis being the descendants of Persians who migrated to India. Shish kebabs come from the Caucasus region. We get the “pav” in pav bhaji from the Portuguese (pão being the portuguese word for bread). We get chicken tikka masala from the British. As a child, I could always explore the world from my plate.

Then, I got older. I joined the family masala (spice-blend) business that’s been going on since 1912. I worked each and every position from sweeping the factory floor to travelling internationally to sell our products to the wider world, from assisting customers at the store to blending the spices in our factory. As my father said, I needed to understand each employee’s job in order to manage them effectively and with empathy. And that’s what I did. For 18 years, I was able to bring the joy I found in food to other people.

In the late 1990’s, my wife and I made the difficult decision to uproot our lives in India and move to the US. We did this because most of our family had moved by then, and we wanted to know our children would be taken care of were something to happen to us. It’s not easy being a newcomer to the US. It’s the little things you don’t realize. Driving on the right side of the road being one, though I quickly adapted to that while driving hundreds of miles a day to sell my products from door-to-door. Most of all, I missed my food. I went from turmeric, cumin, and coriander seeds to salt and pepper. I went from having almost any cuisine I wanted at my fingertips to only a few varieties – Mexican, Chinese, Italian, and American. I lost the privilege of traveling from my plate.

That’s why we made Mr. Kooks. No question it was tough in the beginning, doing demos and food shows with our young children sitting in the car for hours, but I was driven by the belief that I’m not the only person who likes to close their eyes while eating koshari and imagine that I’m in a restaurant overlooking the Nile. So that’s who Mr. Kooks is for – the tastebud explorers. So bon appétit, afiyet olsun, بالعافية (bialeafia), thokozela ukudla kwakho, नौश फरमाईये (naush farmaiye), enjoy your meal. Here’s to the journeys we’ll make together.

Mr. Kooks is owned by Anish and Dimple Patel - first-generation immigrants who started their business over 20 years ago.  Mr. Kooks' range of natural, gluten-free products is proudly manufactured in the US with authentic,  all-natural spices imported from India. All products come in six-packs and are supported with 4-5 strong promotions over the course of the year.

Mr. Kook's proudly manufactured in the USA for 18+ years and we are a certified minority business.

Mr. Kook's compares its products against imported Canadian and British brands to provide taste and varieties that local Indian restaurants in the USA serve and our American consumers are used to this taste compared to the British or Canadian Indian products.


Mr. Kook's is a delicious range of Authentic Indian Products that turn a normal meal into an exotic occasion! 

Mr. Kook's products are available for private label.

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