No Indian meal is considered complete without the tangy and delectable flavor of Indian Spices, locally known as 'masala'. Indian Spices famous the world over for their gastronomic value, are also known to possess high medicinal values. A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for the purpose of flavoring. Spices and herbs are good not only for our taste buds but also for our health. They supply calcium, iron, vitamin B, vitamin C, carotene and other antioxidants.