Anar Gourmet Foods Featured on The Pittsburgh Dish Podcast

February 25, 2026 Priya Osuri

A conversation about family, flavor, and the heart behind our Indian spice blends.

We are honored to share that Anar Gourmet Foods was recently featured on The Pittsburgh Dish Podcast, hosted by Doug Heilman.

Doug doesn’t just interview guests — he celebrates them. His warmth, curiosity, and genuine love for Pittsburgh’s food community made this conversation truly special.

🌶️ The Story Behind Anar

In this episode, we share:

• The family inspiration behind our spice blends
• How “Anar” (our son’s name reversed) became our brand
• Recipes rooted in tradition — some passed down, others created in our own kitchen.
• How we develop our recipes, balancing authenticity while customizing spicy heat.

Anar Gourmet Foods was created to make authentic Indian flavors approachable, wholesome, and easy for home cooks. Our seasonings are all-natural, gluten-free, family-inspired.

❤️ Celebrating Local Food & Community

Being featured on The Pittsburgh Dish means so much to us because it shines a light on small businesses, family stories, and the people behind the food.

We are grateful to Doug for giving space to our journey and for uplifting local makers with such authenticity.

🎧 Listen to the Episode

We would love for you to tune in and hear the full conversation.

👉 Listen here:
https://www.pittsburghdish.com/episodes/episode/7cdcc9be/091-anar-gourmet-food If you listen, let us know your favorite part — your support means the world to our family.

With gratitude,
The Anar Gourmet Foods Family ❤️🌶️

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A very special and meaningful birthday gift for my husband

I purchased Anar's virtual cooking class as a special birthday gift for my husband. He loves Indian food and I've never felt confident enough to make it at home. The entire experience was beyond exceptional, from the moment we received the purchased space packets in a beautifully packed box (with a custom birthday note to my husband) to the experience of cooking together in the virtual class with our warm and supportive guide. My husband has allergies to both dairy and gluten and Priya from Anar was able to customize the recipes for the class to meet his needs. She encouraged us each step of the way so now I no longer feel intimidated by Indian cooking! My husband is thrilled because now I have several Indian recipes I can make at home using the accessible and delicious Anar spice packs. I highly recommend the virtual classes because they are special, really fun, and a great way to build confidence with using the spice packets. We are now customers for life!

Excellent Christmas gift!

I bought this class for my mom for Christmas and it was the perfect gift! We live in different states and we both love to cook, so this was a great way to do something fun "together". Priya was an engaging and considerate teacher, and the food was spectacular. I was secretly hoping to "accidentally" make it too spicy for my husband so I wouldn't have to share, but no dice, he loves it too. An excellent experience!

Hi Kelsey,
Thank you SO much for your AWESOME and thoughtful review. I'm absolutely thrilled to have provided a great experience for you, your mom and friends during the class. It was truly such a delight to cook along and chat with such a wonderful group.
Glad you enjoyed the food after. You made my day with your review.
Thank you

Priya

I have ordered before and we love it. So easy to follow the recipe.

Hi Claudia,

Thank you SO much for your thoughtful feedback and 5 star review. I'm so thrilled that our recipes was easy to follow.

Much Appreciated!
Priya

Our nine year olds favorite dinner!

We were so surprised when our very picky eater fell in love with this spice packet. He requests it a few times a week and we are not complaining. It’s got wonderful flavors without being spicy 🌶️. He even requested we make some for this birthday get together at our house and everyone LOVED it! It’s an easy win and the portion feeds us all. Thank you for making these!

Hi Belinda,
Oh my goodness! I am SO excited that your little one loved my ground beef (keema) spice packet and requested it for his birthday. I actually created this recipe for my son when he was little too and wasn’t too thrilled about flavors that were too spicy. I’m so glad that it hit the mark for you and that your entire family loves it.
Thank you for your thoughtful and AMAZING review. You totally made my day.
Cheers,
Priya

Potato curry is amazing, as are all the other kits we’ve tried. We initially tried the keema at the home show in Pittsburgh, my husband would never try Indian food before. He is now one of your biggest fans! Priya is an absolutely sweet and wonderful person. Everything we have purchased is delicious, will be ordering more in the near future.

Hi Beth,
Oh my goodness! What a wonderful review ! Thank you for your incredibly sweet and kind review. I’m so thrilled that you and your husband both love my spices and recipes . I’m especially glad that your husband loves my seasoning kits so that you both can enjoy Indian food at home. You made my day .
I appreciate you.
Cheers, Priya

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Anar Gourmet Foods Featured on The Pittsburgh Dish Podcast

🌶️ The Story Behind Anar

❤️ Celebrating Local Food & Community

🎧 Listen to the Episode

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